Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-19
AUDACIOUS TRAIN ROBBERS.
stole S1SO.OOO Near the Ma
tiOmal Capital.

The Robbers He'd Up the Train. Used
Dynamite ON the Express Cur. Conn
PEELED the Messenger 10 open the safe.
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The people of Washington. ID. c., We're
astounded Saturday to learn that seven
masked mon had held up uain within "a
few miles OF the national capitol. had blown
out the side OF the Adams express car with
dynamite, secured SljO,Oo0 or SlsO,OOo
and then escaped ON the engine with their
booty, turning the engine loose with the
throttle wide open. The train held up
was the north-bound express on the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad
leaving Richmond, Va. at : and Freder-
icksburc at SOS o.. NJ Friday. The rob
berry took place near ANqua Creek. bee
tween Brooks station and Wide Water.
wild part of country well suited for the
purpose. II is not known al what point
the robbers boarded the train They were
not seen until two men jumped from the
coal car down into the cab ana ieyeIing
revoiyers al the astoulshed engineer and
fireman ordered them To- stop the train.
The engineer hesitaleJ for au instant.
but when Informed tina, he must STOP the
/ train or he killed bee closed the throttle
] he fireman and engineer We're compelled
20 leave the engine and sit quietly Oh the
/ bank alongside the track. Then the seven
4 bandits. all disguised 10y masks ur hv hand
kercAlet> tied over part of their faces. made
/ Tor the Adams express car. which Was lu
charge of Messeuger q. = truichh-ld.
"Nhcu the train was stopped. say,
trutchurlG. 81 opened the door OF my car.
The robter fired "a shot al me- ] lodged
back and closed the door. He called.
open that door. ] dIdn' do IT, open that
door. or I'll blow the whole car 10 pieces
with dynamite. Then he threw a stick of
dynamite. Ii struck the door and shatter-
ed IL and the casing. The force knocked
me OF my feet. l then opened the door.
one robber came in and made me open the
safe. He took everything. There was one
package which he must nave thought CON
tanned only papers. for be threw 1t into the
box. Ii contained $1,000 Then he said,
open that other safe. That is simply a
dead-head safe ] said. The L. ii is
he roarcd show me your way bin for it,
! started to Get the bill, and he said, Keep
your hands up. show me the paper I'll
get it, He looked at the bill and was sat
istied that the second contained nothing of
value to him. The man was very cool all
the time" The robbery occupied ~ min
utes. The train crew pOsta. clerks and
passengers were unarmed. all were thor
ougny cowed by the terri DC dynamite eN-
plosion and made no attempt to stop the
robbers The posta. car contained many
packages of registered mail. but no effort
was made 90 touch them The passengers
Ind their vaiuabIrs but the robbers did not
enter the passenger car.
When the robbery had been completed
the tall man who had fired the FIRST shot
into the express car gave the word "Go
ahead with the engine The bandits
compelled the engine crew 90 uncouplr the
locomotive. jumped aboard and escaped in
the direction OF tine Potomac river. where if
is IMPOSED they had boat ia waiting 10
take them 10 the MARYLAND shore The
robnpr, allowed the engine 90 run wild
after they were through with b.. The eu-
cinc was seen boy a swtchmau vino had
barely time 10 throw II upon q side tract,
where il ran INTO and crushed freight cars.
But Tor the swiichmau S discovery the Ell
zine would have colided with a passenger
train filled with people
The leader of the ronbers s supposed 90
have been George Carter. a railroad eugi-
neer. about 81 wears Old, who formerly
lived near Acquia creek Carter is known
as one OF the most desperate OF criminals,
fully competent 10 organize and carry out
robbery OF the audacous character OF the
one perpetrated. Carter was sentenced to
sing Sing Tor seven years last year. but es-
capped He had previously escaped from a
prison i'm Virginia, The robbery is one OF
the largest on record. and there is but little
chance that the bandits will be arrested.
The eastbound overland train due at
Sacramento. Calf. at 81 P NJ. Friday night
was held up boy two men about six miles
below that city. The track-walkor wa,
first robbed, and then forced TO start %
town. The robbers then covered the en-
PEELED them to accompany their captors to