The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-12

couple. They then accompanied US Oack
to the engine and made rs pull out
about three-quarters of a mile TO > point
between two trestles.
"While uncoupling the car the con-
ductor and brakeman got OF the train
and the robbers shot them. After stop
ping the engine between the trestles
the men made US 20 back with them
again to the express car.
They called 10 the messenger 70 open
the door. or they Would kill the fireman
and myself
s'The messenger said that was all right
but if he opened the door they would
kill him.
~ knew the robbers were determined
and pleaded with the man 10 open the
door. The robbers told him they would
not hurt him if he opened it
Four sacks Of Money.
"They ordered Us to go into the car
first, one Of them following The mes
senger gave up the keys to the boxes.
and the robbers opened them, taking out
four sacks of money, two Of them being
SO heavy that one man could not lift
both.
.They then ordered us ahead of them
TO help carry the sacks Of money, and we
walked back to the engine. The robbers
constantly punched Us in the backs with
the muzzles of their guns
ssWhen we got to the engine the rob
bers jumped on it. opened the throttle,
and the engine sprang away down the
track
After we arrived in the neigh borhood
of Sacramento they jumped of, reversed
the lever, and sent the engine back over
the track under full head Of steam
The first knowledge that we had of
this new act Of the robbers was when we
heard the engine coming down tile track
at a high rate of speed. At first we
thought it might be one coming to our
aid. but moment after realized that the
engine was running away aud stepping
aside we were just in time to avoid be-
ing struck by the wreckage as the engine
crashed into the train
Understood IsaiIrOading.
Fireman F. S. Lincoln, who got a good
view of the robbers, says that there is no
doubt Of their being men who thoroughly
understood railroading. The signal
used ia stopping us complied exactly
with the FORM" said Fireman Lincoln.
Il think / should know either of the
men if 1 were to ever see them.
When the robbers ordered the express
messenger to open the car, instead of
complying the messenger fired two shots
the door, nearly hitting Engineer
Scott and myself. 1t was then that we
asked him to open up, or the robbers
would kill u.s."
The backs of Scott and Lincoln are
covered with bruises, caused by the con-
stant prodding5 from the end Of the
rifles held by the robbers-
The news or the robbery produced the
greatest excitement aud the city is alive
with men eager to assist in search.
Men are already securing the country
in very direction. 1t seems almost i'm
ItB bic that the robbers can escape, as
IT, descriptions furnished of them are
good and they must Of necessity either
be in, or very close to this city.
Three Hundred Pounds Of Coin Taken.
As far as can be learned moro that
three hundred pounds of coin was taken.
If all silver it would be about five
thousand dollars, if all gold it would be
about seventy-tive thousand dollars. 1t is
believed that one sack weighing 100
pounds, carried bv the engineer. was
gold, considering the smallness Of the
bulk as compared to its weight If 80,
that sack contained about $25.OO0.