The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-16
$4,000 IN CASH SECURED
Done So Quickly the Passengers
Didn't Know 1t Happened.
One Shot Fired at the Engineer and
Another at the Fireman--Dep-
uty Sheriifs in Pursuit.

by bandits a half mile from Boston station,
about half an hour later. The robbers Sc
cured SIS. 900 in cash. money intended for
the employees of the Calumet and Hecla
copper mine, for whom tomorrow was
pay day. The money was drawn this morn
ing from the First National Bank, of
Houghton nnd the Superior Savings Bank.
of Hancock.
The express car was In charge of messen-
ger ID. w. Hogan, and there were no special
guards. That there were train robbers
daring enough to make q raid on the valua-
bic treasure in broad daylight apparently
never entered the minds of either the Off
cials of the company or Of the trainmen.
1t might we'll be supposed that In the train
robbery in Indiana this week the acme
of such daring exploits was reached. but
it remained for to-day TO demonstrate that
q train can be stopped and robbed with
impunity in the broad light of day. and
with little or no attempt at disguise by
the men who successfully accomplish the
deed.
The train was going along at the usual
speed. and was within half @ mile of the
little station called Boston, five miles from
here. when man stepped into the middle
of the track and tagged the train. The
engineer quickly applied the brakes. no
thought Of train robbers entering his mind.
The man disappeared behind the station
house, and as the train stopped two
women passengers got Oft. At that
moment masked man jumped on
the locomotive ana pointed u revolver
at engineer Schuler and ordered him to
stop. The engineer thought he was fooling
or was a lnnatic. but the gun went off. the
ball whizzing past Schuler's left ear. The
engineer then knew be was at the mercy of
q desperate man. The bandit pushed the
engineer into the corner of the cab and
grabbed the air-brske lever to keep the en-
gine moving slowly. He opened the throt-
tie slightly. showing perfect familiarity in
handling the engine. Fireman Sonther-
land jumped out of the cob window, ana
was met by two more OF the robbers. who
came from the front of the engine and fired
at him, ordering him back on the engine
on pain of instant death. The fireman had
no alternative but to obey.
MESSENGER HoGAN's STORY.
Two more robbers had. in the meantime.
got on the front end of the express car and
with q sledge smashed In the car door. Ex-
press Messenger Hogan then tells his story.
Il was sitting in my chair" he said. with
my feet on box. sin ging, when L heard a
crash. and, looking Up, saw masked man
covering me with two revolvers and order
ing hands up There was another man
just behind him. / threw up my hands
mighty Quick, and the robbers took my
gun away; then they demanded
the keys of the safe. l pre-
tended TO be looking tor the right
key when they threatened Co kill me. 1
then opened the safe and took out the four
packages of currency, and one of the rob-
bers scOoped them into o bag he carried.
Backing out of the car door again. they
fired two shots. evidently as signal to the
robbers on the engine. who ordered the
engineer to 60 on. saying. You will tind a
rail- pulled up about three miles ahead
The engineer pulled the throttle wide
oDen and sped for the Osceols telegraph
office. when the news of the robbery was at
once telegraphed here. The robbers, after
leaving the train. passed to the rear OF it
and disappeared in the woods. the one who
had the treasure waving his hands at the
passengers, who were ignorant of what
had taken place. SO quickly was the rob-
berry completed.
Teller Fish, of the First National Bank
of Hancock. was In the passenger coach
with $4,000 in currency IN his pocket, but
the robbers did not know it.
As soon as the train arrived at Calumet
the Calumet and Hecla Company sent near
lv nna hupdren daputv aharifs IN
direction in pursuit of the robbers. Sheriff
Dun also sent deputies out from Houghton
and tugboats were sent along the lake
shore to cut Off escape by water. Every
road was closely guarded.
The loss by the robbery falls on the
American Express Company. which has
ordered the best detectives from Chicago
tonight.
Engineer Schuler says the voice of the
robber on the locomotive was familiar to
him. large revolver and q leather strap
were found near the spot where the rob-
bers left the train. The sledge hammer
they had with them was left on the car
The widest excitement prevails through
out the country. as this Is the first train
robbery in the history of the copper region.
sheriff and his party found revolver and
two masks. The trainmen report that the
two bandits who held revolvers at the
heads of the engineer and fireman wore
cloth masks covering q portion of their
| faces. but the express messenger says
| tho two who forced him with revolvers
to put the money into bag and hand II
out to them. wore no masks. The masks
| found are. without doubt. those worn By
the men at the locomotive. Tha. they
should have thrown these away was
natural. but that one of them should also
throw away his revolver was signif-
icant. 1t is interpreted as q desire
TO get rid of something that m ght tend to
crirninate the owner il it were found upon
his person. and it is argued that he intend.
cd to mix with his fellow-men instead
of flying for security. For these
reasons. while search in the woods
! had been kept up all day uneees,