Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-05
HELD UP IN HIS CAR.
AsroRy OF THE KENDALLwLLE ROB-
Berry FROM THE INSIDE.

Express Messenger NJ. NJ. Weist, VINO
was blown up by the train robbers near
Kendallvilie, Ind. had just returned froma
trip over the Lake Shorc road. and very
readily told Of his thrilling experience in
the famous robbery. He has lived IN Buff
falo about a year and has been an express
messenger on the Lake Shore road for 10
years
We were rolling along at good lively
rate. My assistant, n. B. uamlln, and my
self were alone In the car 1t was about
i;s0 In tho morning. The lights were turned
low, and most OF the passengers back In the
coaches and sleepers were asleep. just as
we were approaching the switch at kess-
Ter the emergency brakes were suddenly
applied with great force, aud the train came
TO quick stop | opened the door OF the
car aud looked nhead. l saw at once that
this rcd switch light was turned on us,
which caused the engineer TO stop SO sud
denly. Before had time to look u second
time or shout TO the engineer crack"
"bang,n sounded pistol shot by tho en-
CINE, aud knew what was the matter,
"They'rc after u.s. said TO liamlin, aud
closed the door and fastened Il rs quickly
Us possible Then went to the local safe
and took out bag OF currency and nil the
valuRhles | could get hold OF and threw
| thom over among The boxes and packages
| In the freight end OF the chr. Thhtwas the
last knew for some time When l recov-
cred consciousness, | was lying on the floor
| OF the car, and two OF the robbers were In
side at work
Immediately after stopping the train
| they had placed u dynamite bomb on tho
outside sill OF the car door, and the cxplo-
sion, the great conclusion, is what mado
me unconscious, When | came 10, Us
said, two OF them were inside and hnd the
1 ~ l.4 lao.
broken by the shock, and as the car was
full of smoke you can imagineshnt twas
something like nightmare 20 rouse up
from Inconsistencies and see those two
masked robbers 10 there through that dim.
smoky light. The momentI stirred, onoot
them, the shorter one, covered me with u
winchester rifle. liamlin was guarded In
tho same way. Theyhad red handkerchiefs
tied over their iaees up 60 their eyes mud
tucked down around their necks.
"Were here for business, said one OF
them as l staggered up toa half standing
position II was the tall one-the leader
who spoke,
~ see you are, Bald l.
"Whera is the moneyr he asked
"In the large safe, most OF IT," replied.
"What have Ia IN the local safe
"Wol, want e., he aaid threw tho
door open aud told him TO holp himself
"Thcrc IL nothing in there 10 amount 10
anything but niger icwelry and valuable
papers, said nv / opened the door
"Well, III see, and id quick too" no
replied, md began 20 pull the things out
OF the safe,
want TO explain to you that there arc
, two safes ia au express car One IL the sta
4 tlonary safe, which has nil the greatest val
unbles, and the local safe, In which we carry
things OF less value aud small amounts Of
money We always call all iewury mig
b peri' lewclry The stationary safe we never
i J omen Tho dial IL taken OF the lock at one
/. end Of tho route and not opened until IL
. gets TO tho other cnd-thnt Is, sny, between
/. Chicago and Now York or between San
Francisco and Chicago,
Il But TO get buck TO the robber Hopulled
q out two orthrro packages, and after break
e ing them open and finding no money In
u them seemed 10 ny into a most furious
rnge. The jcwclry he didn't want aud
, threw u ON tliu floor In some Of the pack
"A npcs tbsre WIS some railroad money, but
n no didn't know where to look for II and no
II didn't find H. Then no turned TO me, and
b, with the most irightful oath that | ever
r heard asked me, "Whoro is the moneyN
~ "In there,n said, turning TO the station
I, AIRY safe.
y "Open it, he demanded.
,r ~ can't, said l.
NJ "1heu you open IT, " BIO said, turning TO
Uamlin.
70 II emit, said iIamlln, aud then | OK.
q planned 10 hin, that the dial was OH aud we
81 had no way Of opening IL.
~ ''Well, in open II Odd quick" no
" qrowled aud ordered some one outside tho
" cnr 10 yet him plckaN. At this point |
~, asled him il might pick up the freight
M bills TINT he had thrown about on the floor,
n and he gave me the privilege. lgathered
IN them up, mud We talked all the time. by
Tint timo he had not u sletge hammer and
10 told his partner 10 order MS TO the rear OF
NJ tho car and allow us TO make bariicudc OF
the freight boxes. ] did not know what
this was for At first, but soon saw. II was
10 protect Ms from the explosion when he
blo,y omen the sAfc We made "A little bar
OF rlcadr, aud the watcher got behind II with
IA tis. keeping US covered with a winchester
rifle all the time
" ,'rhen the other nun went TO work at
30 the safe. Flo struck II ,wice with tle
% sledge and then. after STOPPING over and
ID fusslng about a minute, lighted fuse ana
OF sprang back near where we were Ihen
a. came discharge and Immediately he would
no rush back again. He put four cartridges 10
ID the safe before he blew II open sufficiently
w. 70 suit him. know that he must have
M been mn expert aafe blower because was
a. a
ed told TINT the safe was burglar proof, but he
"a opened Il. while he was working at u
q. said TO him, YOU'RE making pretty long
lot iob Of this. II you don't get away pretty
TO- soon, therell be posse down here from
Kendallville.
Never mnd,v no replied; when th'
posse comes wen "a, and he said IL lust ~
coolly M do now
ion After the safe was opened he took out tn
bags Of money. and turning 70 his com
me panion said, "Iom, come on" lie got oul
ire Of the car fIst, and then Tom backed ont
keeping " covered with bis winchester al
% the time. They were az work In the CA
iust 30 minutes, but we were delayed al
, a ionr and i've mlnutes.--Bufalo Newa
an The Doadly Tinto River.
the The Tinto river In Spain posseases 70
markable qualities. Its waters nre yellow
en-. ma thc topaz, harden the sand and petrifyi
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