Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-12
GUNS AND DYNAMITE
Tho EOst DARING Train Robbery 10
the Annals Of Crime.
TWENTY BANDITS ron ANfxpREss
over QuarIcr Of Million Dollars
Carried On.--lhe Engineer
Wounded.

r,ilroading, occurred here last night |
Train NJ. II on the Lake Shore aud !
Michigan Southern, which left Rock |
Island depot ut Chicago at 7.4j, was
attacked and held up by twenty men
rs 10 noared switch at this point. The !
story OF the robbery a. obtained from
o. tramp who was riding on the pilot Of
tho engine Ia TO the effect that twenty !
men had turned the switch lamp Of
the switch leaving the switch ~ the
regular position. Tho engineer stop
pod the train AMI rs soon 90 they came
10 stnudHtill twenty men emerged
from the darkness anu approaching the
express car commenced this work 81
destruction by placing dynamite cart
ridges under lt aud blowing II up.
There was a large sum Of money IN
the safe which, II IL said, the robbers
captured and carried away. Just before
tho Tobbers blew up the car, the en-
eineor made show Of resistance
Wh-fuupOn the robbers fired nj him
aud wounded him, but II " not thought
hs IN fatally Injured. Martin Loop
was conductor OF the train.
The train dispntchers here have been
notified and meeting of tbs officials
OF the railroad 10 now being held In
The Rock Island depot. A special
train In being gotten up aud BOTH rail-
ROAD anu express company Unlcinlsi
together with strong detail Of central
police station detectives Will leave Ia n
short time for the scene Of the robbery.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The following 10 another account OF
the robbery. The Lake Shore ana
Michigan Southern passenger train
No. IA was held up by gang Of
robbtrs this morning at Keller Siding
about i've miles west OF here. The
west switch was thrown showing the
rcd light and when Engineer Knapp
stopped mis- engine he was lrod upon
and hit In the shoulder by
a bullet from Winchester rifle. The
robbers then coveted the train crew
with rides anu Af,or blowing open the
door OF the express car three OF them
catered ana covering the express
messengers, proceeded cody TO blow
open lhe sale. IL took five cartridges
10 accomplish this. The robbers, after
taking what they wanted, departed.
The tTain was held about an hOut.
Engineer Knapp VIII recover. The
amoIut taken from tho safv is not
known.
FURTHER DETAILS.
Another daring and successful train
robbery goes ON record. The New
York express train on the Lake Shore
road, which left Chicago az 7:i5 last
night reached the siding at KesleT,
i've miles west OF here at
one O'Clock this morning. Approach.
iug II Engineer Knapp noticed the
rod danger signal light NJ the switch
and stopped the train. AZ he did 90
twenty men armed with Wineheslors
sprang out Of the woods anu scattered
along the train, covering the train
men, while one tiied at the ongl nesT,
innieting a wound In the shoulder.
With everything In hand the robbers
proceeded to blow Opon the forward
eNprtas car with dynamite; then
knocking the express messenger sense.
less they exploded five dynamite
cartridges In succession against the
faip before II yielded. They helped
themselves to the contents, the whole
loriormanco occupying an hour, when
without making any attempt on the
other express car or interfering with
the passengers who remained In the
ears panic.sttioken, they ilrod few
warning shots anu disappeared In the
woods. IL IL TumoTed that the robbers
occurred quarter Of million doilars,
IN transit from one OF the Chicago
banks TO New York, The rumor Ia not
yet verified. The train came on here.
An alarm was given and the sheriff Mt
once summoned posao and started In
pursuit. Of the bandits.
THE MESSENGER RENDERED DEAF.
INDiANAPOLIs, Sept. IL. Tho
United States express company has
psked Governor Mathews 10 offer
reward lot tbs rohbers who held un the
Lake Shore train. A special from
Waterloo, Indiana, says the robbers
got away with 100000, Express mes.
Aenger Weist WAS rendered totally deaf
by tho dynamite explosions.
s3lO,OOO SECURED.
CHICAGO, Sept. l2.-It 10 now re-.
ported that the robbers secured nearly
s8lO,O0O, there being considerable
sum In addition 10 the quarter Of
million already reported. Ii Ia believed
the robbery was the work OF gang Of
tramps. In the express car was the
body OF Mrs. Hsllook, VI Moncho,
Long island, who committed suioide
~ Gait House n few days ago after
having committed blgamy In New
York.
FORMER ENrLOITs REMEMBERED.
From 1867 TO 1872 KendnllYille an
adjacent country 10 tho northeast were
headquarters for one OF the most des-
pslaie gang Of train robbers, horse
thieves anu cut threats that eva in-
lesIod the Went. In the early seventies
lhey had regular system Of rObhlng
NE freight ears Of the Star UuiUn line,
opening the cars en- toutp aud throw.
Tug on the plumber 20 ooniedufates,
.he plumber In aggregate amounting
% Vast sumo. About that time they
Varied the monotony BY robbing the
hendallville bank. The gang had
sllonB political pull anu Tor long
nme escaped Justice. Finally the
SlllEens took the matter In hand.
iossti were formed throughout tho
t'o'lnn ani the work began, In the
conflicts which followed q dozen
ioobcIs were killed anu number OF
iAtmtfs wounded. Twenty OF the
readers u the gang including the
notorious Red Leary, were landed In
Tue lenilentinry.
hkARCHiNG ron THE ROBBERs.
Engineer Knapp brought the train