Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-10-20
STILL ROBBING TRAINS.
-Four Men Made a Bold Holdup
In Texas.
FAILED TO GET INTO THE BIG SAFE,
They Forced Section Hands TO Stop the
Train and Smash the safe-May Have
Secured 81, 000-aDetectives Hot on tho
TRAN OF the Aqua Creek Train Robbers.

Train and Smash the safe-AIay Have
secured 81, 0oO-Detectives Hot on tho
Trail OF the Aqua Creek Train Robbers.
DALLAS, Oct. 20. "A special from
WeatherfoId says: A report reached hero
that the west bound passenger train on
the Texas and Pacific railroad was held
up and robbed by four men near Gordon.
a correspondent learned from u d.
Young Of Gordon, who came in on tho
west bound train that at point about
two miles this side Of Gordon four men,
unmasked. approached tho section gang
and forced them to obstruct the road and
flag the train as 1t approached, and when
the train was stopped the bandits forced
tho express messenger to open the door Of
the express car.
They also forced the section men to 60
into tho car with a sledge hammer and
break the combination Of the express safe,
but their efforts to open the safe were
fruitless. Tho messenger way safe was
battered OPEN and what money there was
in it was takon by the robbers. The
amount secured, it is estimated, runs
anywhere between $500 and S5 600.
Today being pay day at Thurber for
/ the largo number Of hands that work at
/ tho mines. there was In the combination
safe $50, GOO consigned to the Pacific Coal
company, which was to pay off the hands
/ Suspicious characters have been seen for
the past month or SO in that section. and
tho express company was prepared for
/ the attack as thoy had on the train ono
/ Of their special combination safes, Of which
no agent along the route knew the com
binati0n. Tho express company had a
1 a in hn ulnI rra
the combination to the safe and who
would como forward at stations where he
was needed and open the safe. The pas
sengers and mail cars were not molested
| by the robbers.
After tho robbery was committed the
! four robbers walked away toward tho
mountains whistling, going in southern
/ direction. The Texas Pacific Coal COM
pany has offered $500 reward for the cap
/ ture Of the robbers. There were no shots
/ fired during the robbery and il is consid-
cred one Of the boldest train holdups re-
corded in the country for a long time. 1t
| is thought tho robbers are from the In
| dian Territory and are now on their way
back A posse has started after them.
Tracing the Acquia Creek Robbers.
CINcINNATI, Oct. go. Detectives are
hot on the trail Of tho Aqua creek train
| robbers and expect not only to fix the
crime on the mon under arrest, but to re-
| cover large part Of the booty.
On a farm near Chester Park the deteot-
| ives found bottle OF laudanum. In the
bottle was blown the name of Ogram,
| 1913 Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street and IL street Washington. This
bottle was found where Merganfeld was
arrested. He was in Washington with
| Searoey
Near the spot where Morganfleld broke
| his leg while trying to board a freight
train they found the broken point Of a
knife blade, it being supposed he was try
ing to dig a hole In the earth to conceal
something Marks were also found on
the ground indicating that he had dragged
himself TO the creek near by after being
injured. 1t is thought he then threw some
thing into the water
ii was learned that one legged fellev
who has been hanging around St. Bernard
called at Germans farmhouse "Wednesday
and took away o bundle given him by
the supposed robber. 1t is believed thai
this bundle contained a creator part o.
tho money. The officers arc securing tn,
neighborhood for the one legged man.
A flash photograph Of Morganaeld-wal
taken to be forwarded to Washington
John Carley, teamstor says chat OF
Wednesday afternoon, a short time afte
Morganheld had been removed to thu
Giesman house, we'll dressed strange
acoosted him and asked where tho injured
man had been taken. He was told, bu
the man did not 60 to tho Giesman resi-
denee He is supposed to be an accom-
pliCe of tho injured man.
One detachment Of officers is on thi
mans trail While many private detect
ives, as well as the regular force. ar
still engaged about Chester Park suburbs
there is general opinion that Morgan
field pals have escaped to Louisville.