Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-18
A SHOWER OF BULLETS.
n. Engineer and Two Robbers
Wounded, The Latter Morally.
PASSENGERS TERRIBLY SCARED
III. Iraia Wen GuNrded.-rhe VII.
Iaips Taken by surpris~.-taTm'
srs Turn Outlaws

CoRiN, No., Sept. ls.-Thu Colorado
and Utah express on thc Santa Fc was
hell up by robbers nj $3.50 y. m. today.
A. the railroad and express officials
had spy on the train the bandiis,
when they stopped the train, met n
he'll VI shots and bullets, IL Is said
that At least two are dead Ia the sur
rounding woods, while M many oihofs
rode for tho rendezvous, u miles
away, riddled with bullets. They
thlt "DAG" Prescott, tho engineer,
triofe they even gave MIN n chance to
told up bis hands. His wound, II II
believed, will not prove fatal.
When the train left Chicago ut 3
O'clock last evening the railroad and
express detectives, ull walking nj.
trnals, climbed on at every statlou.
Among them were Chiui Detective J.
J.. kinny, OF the santa Fc, and J. a.
Matthews, who has been acting sly
Ter two weeks anu getting news OF the
Tbbefs' plans. The latter brought the
Jews that robbers early In the day had
decided 10 leave their hiding place near
Memphis ut $3.50 O'Clock last night,
rich NJ tho eXpeuio OF tho express
company. They expected TO make
haul Of at lUast s5O,OO0. At Fort
Madison, Iowa, Division buporintund.
eut stockton, OF the Wells Fargo ex.
Press, went Into the treasure CAT. He
pfieI the sAwed-on Winchester that
0ucu belonged TO Bill Dalton. with
hlm were four men. Detectives
kiuny aud Montgomery boarded the
tusinr.
superintendent Stockton and two
gLud shaia tArfled Ia tho express car.
In tue forward end OF the smoking
car, shut on by partition from the
tess OF the car, n dozen men were
plscej. Each had u gun loaded espec'
tally for the event, with two dozen
Dursshnt.
Al O'Clock, when Sheriff Sailing,
Of scotland county, ollmeu ON board,
~ tho details for the surprise party
were arranged. According 10 the re-
pUt brought by Matthews the SPY
would CndUavor 10 be the one who
tagged the train. IL No one torpedo
would pTeeode tho swinging OF
lantern, Orders were give,
that, no matter II every Ono of tue
f0ubetH got away, there Was 10 be no
shuotlng to endangor the life Of the
ny, who had In fact taken his life In
hn hands IN order 10 Illustrate tue at
tempted ROBBERY. In little compart-
meut tiilrd with armed men this nights
were out aud the wtnduws up. In zach
section were two men sitting sideways
with tho muEElus OF their guns
pf0lmdlng Iust a trihs over
The siils. Beside them stood
others with wiuchettefs at half
cock resting across their arms.
Asout from between two high ON.
bauEments Just uue mile II IN CORN
sped The train there came the looked
Tor signal and not atty yards away
wtsihe bwinging OF tho red hight.
Wihin twenty seconds tho Train was
ttA alAuuHtill. Out irOm the dense
underground north OF the track came
four forms, tue face OF each hidden by
black mask. Que rushed 10 the on.
glne almost before his com.
psuioHs could reach the UN.
press car. Within ten feet Of tue
lender he pointed at "Dad" Prescott,
the white boarded engineer, anu M he
shouted "hOld up your hands" pulled
tue trigger, and "Dhd" fell 10 the floor
with bullet In his Tirht breast.
With ono bound kinuy gained tue
top OF the tender and bringing his gun
" his she ulder sent n shower OF shot a.-
most into tho face Of tho masked man,
How the fellow managed 10 move six
Inches II a mytiefy, But he did, aud
made Tor the woods. The shot which
laid Engineer Prescott WINS signal for
aiuslladC; also signal for the hasty
retreat OF tho robbers 10 this shelter Of
!he timber. Tney fred two shots.
But although the men were leaning
rom the car windOws ami pulling tue
Wlsgcfs AS fast ~ possible, while olheIs
were after the robbers ON foot, they
lated 10 hit man.
The place whore the horses were tied
was soon found. A cut hitching strap
Il ihOw ed that QUO man at least had life
enough 10 escape. The search for the
dead and wounded was postponed until
| daylight. Hut the chase after one OF
more who escaped was started within
II Ton minutes. IL ~ not likely that the
passengers In the rear end Of the
Il 'nuker, those who were uosing In the
chair car aud hall dozen wake
\ lul ones Ia the sleeper VIII ever
/ l.Tgol their experience. Win iho fifsI
il0t every man near n window opened
/ !. uud looked out, with the second lac
L hud drawn his head Ia nnd dropped on
| he door. The cry strain rjhbefs"
vent through the train ami ana women
Htn;dOwn on their kntesand screamed.
Twice before last nighps attempt
hr bandits had started Tor tho spot
t.eolod for the robbery. nut each time
'nlpiOus fail OF rain h M 20 them.
The Santa Fa anu Wells Fargo
lllIals received news OF the contem.
/ lated raid nearly three weeks and
very night since then not lees THAI
lali u dozen secret service men have
oeu ON the train until the danger
Nlnt WAC putHe1.
1wo ROBBERS CAPTURED.
kEOKuISi Iowa, Sept. lS.-Five
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