The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-17

in the cab. BY this time the engine was on
more afraid of the engine turning over over
on me than OF the showers Of bullets. But
fertunately, the engine did not o,c turn 0VeF efi
the track. / was with the engine when she
stuck in the sand. and did not not
of the cab window and hid behind a
cactus bush. / unarmed and knew
they would make it specially warm for me
mand. 1 remained until 1 heard the ex-
plosion. If there had been a guard on the
train believe the robbers could easily have
After the explosion Of the dynamite L
crawled away little further. knowing mat
trainmen,. being unarmed, and fearing that
L might be compelled 10 help rob the SN-
press car | saw the two % robbers b,Hn very ss Sls,
lying in the cactus. There was one large
and one small man. the first having gray
overcoat and the other dark clothes. They
had handkerchiefs tied around their necks.
which were lifted over their noses to mask
their features. The dynamite that was was
and some windows and stunned the express
messenger. Beyond that no damage was
done. The robbers made the express mes
senger carry the money they secured down
from the car toward their two-horse team,
about $50 yards away. When within thirty
yards OF the wagon they took the money
and made him turn back. There were sew
eral bags of bullion and money in the car
that the robbers did not get They proo-
ably did not secure a very large amount.
There were ten or a dozen shots fired alto
gether, and three whistled close to me. Ny
recollection is that about fye shotS were
fired before the bomb exploded.
Fireman Arthur Masters suffered a ter ter
rible fate The wild plunging of the engine
threw him off his feet and he fell down me
opening between the tender and the fire
box. The rising of the engine closea the
opening and pinched the poor fellow IN 10y, 10y
crushing force He lived about an hour,
and although we worked our best TO eX-
fore could get him out In the ml6st t6st
of his suffering he begged Tor a piston mat
he might kill himself and end ms misery
During the whole affair saw only two rob-
bers and if there We're more they were not
about the engine. Upon the person of the
tG fGamP mprrH kfa Day was 30 a5 Wall ftsa
Sheriff Cline and the detectives, lnSley ana
Benson, came back this afternoon and re-
ported at railroad headquarters that tney
left detective Bowler at Lankers HILL on
the Clearwater Park branch. following the
wagon track left by the robbers. The OIL
GERS who returned are going to take an
other track according TO plans agreed upon.
The robbers are apparently heading IN the
turned late this evening. He says there
were at least three robbers in the gang;
one Was on horseback Mounted officers
followed the trail plainly three miles west
Of Cahunga pass, then turning on the old
scene of the robbery. binding sand storm
arose, putting a stop to further proceed
quite collection of tags which the robbers
cut off. the tags showing that the robbers
made quite haul Besides the none money PACK, PACK
filled with valuable packages were taken.
The posse is still in pursuit.
Faro Bank Robbed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.-The faro
bank of Carroll & Weber was robbed of
$1,000 by two men early this morning. The
dealers were about to close the bank when
the robbers entered, covered the employees
with revolvers and, bundling up all the
money in sight, made their escape One Of
the men was captured and identified
son of ex-Harbor Master Paulselt, we'll
known citizen. The other robber escaped
but will probably be captured
James Halsapple, one OF the employees,
says the place was deserted with the ex-
ception of himself and a man named Green
when the door was flung open by two
masked man, who compelled them az the
muzzle of pistols to hold up their HANDS
while the robbers opened the safe and Sc
cured $4,000 in ccin, which they placed in
canvas sacks and made off with. Halsap-
pie and Green went to the window ana
on the sidewalk grappled with one OF the
robbers. In the scuffie which ensued gold
coin flew in all directions, and the crowd
drawn to the scene by the noise reaped
rich harvest. The other robber escaped.
wouId-Be Robber Shot.
ST LOUIS, Feb. 16.-Five men attempted
to break into a saloon at Twelfth and Nor
gan streets this morning about o'clock,
but were met at the door by an employe,
who was about to start for home. A fight
ensued in which the employe, Charles
Bacher. emptied his revolver into the
crowd, wounding two, one OF them so bad
ly that he had to be carried away. A
passerby ran for police help but the
thieves made their escape. The one who
was carried away was probably fatally