The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-22

Bold Robbery Of = MIncraI Range RAN
rad Train In Northern Michigan fioofv
To the Extent of seventy y Five Thousand
Dolisrs la Currency. lntended 10 ~.
the Calumet and Hula Miners, Secure
by Four Daring Men.
CALUMET, Mich, Sept. Nate
IN. the passenger train on the M1neral
Range railroad coming To Calumet was
held up by four highwaymen at \ rh
way. about halfway between CalA met
and Hancock. The engineer and lire
man were covered with revolvcrs by
two OF the robbers. while the other
two ordered the express messenger 10
put the contents Of his safe into a bno
which one of the robbers carried. The
messenger Immediately complied and
handed out some 1000 consigned To
the Calumet and Hecla mine and which
was part of the money to BIZ paid by
the mine on its payroll.
After securing the booty, the rob-
bcrs fred shot and ordered the en-
gineer to ''1o ahead--quick," which he
did.
The Messenger's story-Four Suspects Ar
rested.
HoUGHroS, Sept. l5-Express Mes
senger Hogan. tells the following story
of the robbery:
IL was sitting in my chair with nv
feet on box. singing. when heard q
crash, and looking that way saw
a masked man covering me with
two revolvers and ordering: Hands
up. There was another man Just
behind him. threw up my
hands ynirhtxy al
took my gun away. Then they
demanded the keys Of the safe. pre-
tended to be looking for the right KEY
when they threatened to kill me II /
did not hurry. then opened the safe
and took out the four packages of cur
rency, and oneof the robbers scooded
them into bag he carried. Backing
out of the car door again, they fred
two shots, evidently as signal to the
robbers on the engine, to tell the en-
gineer to go on, saying: 'You will
find rail pulled up about three miles
ahead
The engineer pulled the throttle
wide open and few for the Osceola tel
egraph Office, when the news of the
robbery was at once telegraphed to
Houghton.
Jack King, the wrestler John Ke-
hoe, sport. and Jack Ch0llew, were
seen driving very fast into town about
10 o'clock. and persons near the Boston
station saw a horse corresponding in
color tied up near the station. These
men and "A man Famed German were
thereupon arrested and the case against
them seems to be a very strong one
The conductor of the train. who saw
the robbers walk away. thinks their
gait and general appearance corrc-
spends to these men.
John Challew's wife attempted to
leave by the noon train. but She was
stopped and brought back. The pris-
oncrs were put under $40. 200 bonds. in !.
default of which they were placed in \
Jail. They will have hearing at 9
o'clock tomorrow. man named
Butler, from Marquette. was also ar
rested.
At the scene Of the Robbsry-Rarthe-
Particulars
HANCOCK. Mick, Sept. ia Unitd
Press representative went to the
scene OF the robbery and interviewed
the people living in the neighborhood,
but none of them had seen the men in
custody about the railroad track.
The passengers were not aware Of
the robbery until the conductor rushed
the train shouting: There
are highwaymcn on board Much ex-
element ensued. but the robbers did
net put in an appearance in the pas
senger coaches
The robbers gained entrance to the
express car by smashing it in with q
which was secured AZ
the Peninsula mine, situated close by.
After securing the booty and or der
my the engineer to pull out. the ban
Tits coolly walked down the track
while the trainmen stood on the back
platform watching them until they dis
appeared from view.
Ii the money is not recovered, tho
American Express Co. will be the
oser. as the money was shipped to the
Jalumet and Hecla Co. to secure the
payroll tomorrow by the First ma
national bank of Hancock and the Ma
ional bank of Houghton.
Hundreds of men are still securing
he country in the hope of finding some
lew to the robbers. The general
opinion, however. is that the men ar
ested are the right ones.