Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-02-24
DARING HOlD.UP.

southern faciuc Express Train Dereif
90 we've Mnes Nor,n o. LOS A"se,e. N'-
Robber.-Ths E.~re.s Gar niown Omen
with Dynamite and Looted-Evans and
Morrei suspccted-The Fireman aud q
1""p n"'e"'
Los ANGELES 'al'' feo' IA gang
oi traih roooefs wrecked passenger
tram NO ~ ON the southern Pacihc
raiiroaa al roscoe station' Twelve miles
north OF mere at ! O'Clock Yesterday
morning Inc nignwaymeh olew open
she express car win dynamitc ana
hreo seVerai shots al the traihmen
WHO WIG, a''eiiP'eo 10 escape
me ,oooers escaPea WIN severa'
1.rohs Jokes oeiong'hg 10 tne "eiis,
r"rgo EXPRESS 'o' ou' inc total
a"'ouh' vi oas'' - oclieVeu 10 amount
" no' more 'hah sl,ooo
US '"s A"" oo'' io'' "' "orA
Nohe vi 'he passengers 30 Iar as
Nno"n' mi'h 'ie exception "i u tramp
nan,eu uranger' "ere 'Dlurea. Inc
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.no' u'a''h'c "n. .nc 'ocoiho'i'e ana
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uoe'' U oou'u reaii~e "nal haa happened
.n'eo nasAeo h'e', l"'npeo 'h,o we"
.n .Io'n tno "oous a"loihlhg ''e 'racAs'
Will iines III their hahus'
| '"'S vi '"''e'
was hreo a' .he engineer ana nreman,
VINO were struggling TO escape from
the tahgied wreck, ana then the gang
kept up l"siliade Oh bullets TO terrliy
the passengers and prevent them from
'eaVlng the cars. Fireman Masters
was instantly Kllled AT the hrst hre'
tramp named Granger was also
struck py outlet ana died on the
spot Inc engineer was badly hurt,
@ ou. nanagea N ;a1s. 20 crawl INTO the brush
out Oh sight OF the robbers.
"reeRe" WIN homb'
When the shock of the accident was
felt the accomplices who boarded the
'raln at burDank left the rear coach
ana hurried 10 the express car, which
stood on 'le raiis lnhafmcd. Ihey
piaceo pomos under the car and the
explosion tore The doors from the car.
Express Messenger Harry Edgar was
nnlnJured' Inc thieves tnen rliied the
car OF al its contents, and mounting
horses which were tied in the woods
near the ra'lroad' gaiioped north.
Escaped to Give An Alarm.
roster' thc brakeman, was IN one OF
the passenger coaches at the time OF
the accident and realized that robbers
were AT work as soon as he heard the
fihc snots ne quietly slipped from
the tram anu made his way toward a
light ne saw across the country, which
proved TO be farm house. Foster got
team at the ranch and after arousins
the nelghpofnood, drove to Burbank
ana notlhed the deputy sheriff at that
place.
Relief Train Sent to the Scene.
Ine southern faclflc andWells-F Fargo
onlcials IN TINS city were notihed OF the
robbery, and train was sent at once
to the scene. DIR. Alnsworth, the rail-
road s surgeon was sent to Roscoe, but
found no one 10 care Tor but Engineer
lhomas'
Inc oouies OF Fireman Masters and
Granger were brought back to this
city. None OF the passengers ventured
70 move outside TO see what caused the
stop, as the h'ghwaymen kept up q
continual 1usilade OF shots.
Hesr. the stamp OF Evans Work.
ne oehei .hat Evans ana Morre'i'
VINO escaped from the Fresno jail sew
eral weeks ago, participated IN the
roooery ID ssnareo ny many taiiroao ana
express oinc'aS'
Inc Joo was Sucn coid. o'oodea ano
desperate piece Oh work that omcers
ia'hii'sr WIN ,'he Two desperaooes'
agreed Una. IL 'ears their 'fade marx
rfes'o"s attempt frustrated
i. ~ no, over s'N weeks ago Una. a
p'eVious ', a',elupS was l'aae 10 hoiu up
oou'nein m ao'nc 'rs,h u. hoscoe s.a'
'on. nS ",vio me- ace.oei,' ,he pan was
:', irus',a.eu' ,s. me iac' Una. .he 'ial. ,,
wnloh ,ei' hos hhgeies ihu,suay n'en'
was i"Vo p'o'.u W pe Vi 'aiue " 'h'