The evening world., 1894-10-12
last EDITION.
BANDITS Get
BAGS OF GOLD.
Daring Robbery Of the Over.
land Mail Train Not Far
from Sacramento.
RAILROAD MEN THE THIEVES,
They Steal the Engine to Make
Their Escape After Getting
Their Booty.
THEIR PLUMBER ABOUT $1,000.
Express Safe Opened to Save the
Lives Of the Engineer
and Fireman.
THEIR PLUMBER ABOUT $1,000.
fBy Associated Press.)

SACRAMENTO, Cal, oct. ia oar
ing train robbery occurred last night
about seven miles beyond Davisville, at
q crossing known as Sheep Camp. Four
sacks of coin were secured from the
express car. and Messenger Jack Paige
barely escaped with his life. The loot
amounted to about $500.
1t was a well-planned and skilfully
executed robbery. The robbers waylaid
the track-walker on his tricycle. about
0 o'clock, tied him hand and foot, stole
$3.50 from his pockets and left him
helpless at the side of the track
With the track-walker's lantern the
robbers signalled No. 3, the Overland
To stop. Engineer Scott slowed up, but
did not come to a full stop until the
explosion of dynamite bombs under the
. engine warned him that 1t was useless
to proceed further. By this time the
robbers. were on the engine. They
sprang on from opposite Sides of the
track and began shooting at once. The
q number of shots We're fired before
anybody knew what it was all about.
The robbers then MADE the engineer
and fireman dismount, and marched
them back with rifles at their heads
to the rear of the express car, where
the victims were ordered to uncouple
This was done speedily, and before the
expressman, mail clerk or any of the
train hands knew what was going on;
drawins only the two pef forward mail cars
and Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'S express ear.
They went ahead about five miles with
the robbers. the engineer and fireman on
manned at. Sheep Camp, in imminent
peril Of being teiescoped by the Oregon
When The cantured oars wero baItod
Engineer Scott and the fireman were
marched back to the express car, where
the robbers made a demand on Messen-
"By God, we'll shoot the engineer and
fireman If you don't open in hurry"
said one o. the robbers. the taller of
the two, while the other masked man
held two dynamite bombs UP to view
In the clear moonlight and threatened
to blow the express car to pieces I'M
hesitated and some shots were fired
through the glass door at him, one of
which grazed his temple and Allied it
with broken bits OF glass. Then the
"We're covered with guns. and they
will kill us II you don't OPEN" said
Still Page hesitated, and began to fire
nd gain Scott. in fear Of his life, called
on the messenger to open, saying that
unless he gave up.
The messenger finally opened the
door. One robber then covered the mes
genger and engineer and fireman with
his rife, while the other searched for
coin. He found three sacks, one con;
tanning 5000 in silver and two small
sacks OF gold.
The engineer and fireman were made
TO carry the booty to the engine. Then
the robbers mounted the engine and
rode off, leaving the engineer and fire,
man behind. They went down the road
towards Sacramento, and when some
distance away, reversed the lever and
sent the engine back to the stalled
train.
Luckily the steam was low and when
the locomotive came In contact with the
forward mail car little damage was
done.
Train No. 10, the Oregon express. came
along and pushed the detached sections
of train No. together, and then into
Sacramento, where they arrived at l23(
this morning.
Fireman F. 8. Lincoln, who got good
view of the robbers, says there is no
doubt of their being men who thor
ougly understand railroading.
The backs Of Lincoln and Scott are
covered with bruises caused by con-
slant prodding with the rifles held by
the robbers
The news of the robbery produced the
greatest excitement, and the city Ii
alive with men eager to assist In the
Men are already securing the country
In every direction.