Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-12
HELD UP THE TRAIN.
An ogden Overland Stopped By E.E.
bsTS Near Sacramento.
FOUR sAtKs WIN co.'s SECURED
Grcal EXchomcui--Mcn securing tht
country or the Daring
Criminals.

robbery WllNu uGCutttN Iht hlNnt
about seven mllos hey DAvisville,
al crossing known as Sheep Camp
was u daring crine. -Four racks VI
coin were secured from The express ear
N,rstngef Jack Paige barely escaped
with hls lie. The loot amounted to
about 81 500. Engineer Bul Scott, Of
the Ogden overland that let San
Francisco NJ d .. M, and biz hr man
were forced NJ the mulz.o of uilu., 10
carry coin sacks from the express car
g. the engine. Then the robbers un.
coupled tho engine and rode OIL with
,hoir uooly. Il was well planned
nud stiiluliy excited robttfy.
Tho robbers Aylaid the ttaln walker
ON his uicyclu about O'Clock, tirl
tim hand aud foot, stole 500 tr1m him
aud loft him helpless NJ the eide VI tie
ttnrk. rnU track walker was just pull.
ing out from sheep Camp anu the
overland already IN sight. with the
track walkers lantern, tho robbers
algualltd NJ. . 90 stop. Scott slowed
Up, but did not come 10 d stshdHtill
until the explosion of dynamite bombs
under the engine warned him that It
was useless 10 risk further dazzling
his engine
BY this TINE two robbers were on
the engine. rhey spnng on from op-
t0.ite sides anu began shooting nt once.
Tue passengers anu train hands Soy
quite numbor uf thuH were fired be.
I &C. Anytoiy knew what n was all
about. Ihu robbers maze the engineer
and ntumau dismount hul walled
them back with rifles at their hoaIu 10
the rear o| the expires cur, where the
victims were ordered 10 uncpuplo the
nan. THIS was done speedily and be-
fore the express messenger OF the mail
CLERK or any Of tue other train men
knew what vas up, tho engine was
speeding ahead aud drawing ouly the
two forward mail cars auu Wells Fargo
q Co.'e express car.
Thry went anrad about i've miles,
with the robbers aud the engineer ana
brennan ou the engine. The rest Of the
train remained ut Sheep Camp In im.
mineni peril Of being teltscopvI by tue
Oregon tram Ia tue rear.
When the captured cnrs were halted
Engineer Scott aud the nicinar We
marched back 20 the express car, wnsre
seuger Paige 10 open his door. Hu TO-
iustd.
"By -, we'll shoot the engineer aud
fireman " you DOM open 10 a hurry"
Haid uus fobhur, the tailrAt ~ the two,
while the other mHtkod man held two
dynamite bombs up to view Ia the
clear moonlight nnd threatened 10
blow the express cur 20 pieces unl,s'it
was opened NJ once. Still Paige heel.
tatpd aud some shots we're fifcd through
the glass door OF tha car nj MIN, nus Of
which gfuEed his temple, AMI hlisd u
with bits OF broken glass. Then then
the engineer called out 10 Paige 20 Oieu
the door.
"Wr'fc covered with guns and they
viii NIL us n you DOME OPEN" srid
scUtt.
sui Paige dcslsted SUD began 10 Ere
through the door, but HE aim was
wild, aud uguin scot, m fear OF bis
iiiy, called uIuu the messenger tJupuu,
saying that tue foburfs would surely
blow MIN ~ uuleas lac gave iu.
The messenger hnally opened the
door. Ono Touter thea covered the
messenger, aud the engineer anu fire.
man with his riic, while the other
searched iuf tne coin. lie FOUND iDur
Hackt, one cuutsiuiug 500 IA silver
Rnu I'm ~ change, auutnor nll1d win
email silver aud TWO bags Of gold.
There was good ural Of Treasure on
tho train, however, which the robbers
did not secure.
al was about out Of ammunition"
eaiC Messenger Paige, "aud SCOTT was
no badly frightened that / opened the
door then TO saYo his liie. SIN sufe
they would ha7e killed him II mai
held back moment l0ugst."
when the door was opened tho GU
rluter aud fireman we've ordered 90
jump into tho eaf. Toe f0bperi fol-
lowed them, Train No, 10 WAS close
behind anu the bandits knew tnUt tllnt
was precious. Tue engineer ami are
man we're mAde TO carry the booty 10
the engine auu depuHit where dirto,ed.
The robbers mounted The engine anu
Tude Oh, ltavlug the engineer aud Ire
man Lehiud, They went down the
road toward Sacramento anu then
thty reversed tho lever and sent IL
usck 30 Tue stalled train.
Luckily the steam WAS low, and when
the locomotive came In contact with
tue forward mail car but Little damage
was done.
IRAN NO W. Aut Nltkuu NAIIthH,
came along and pushed the thfet
detached sections oil train No.
together nud then into Sacramento,
where they arrived at 1890 thls morn.
ing,
Engineer William Scott tells the
story rs follOws; "Ws were running
on time and would have been Ia SaoFa-
nieutu la about fiit,un MINUTES.
"Thp train ran over two torpedoos,
anu / thrust my head out of the win.
dow and noticed thAt We were icing
ilaggeI. Everything was perfectly
d1uu aud hud no ,u'rlciou oi auy.
ming upiug wrong unIil the engiue
stfyped when Two men armed with
Ninthuster Titlt, spraug into tie oib.
"Ghty ordered Fireman Lincoln aud
myfcli 10 10 with tnem o. tho eXpfoss
ear, which they 0ririei US 10 IN
couple. They inen accompanied W
tnck to the engine anu mNdu ub pull
cot Hbogt three quarters Of mile TO a
point between two irvslltr.
"Whilu uneuupliug tie car the con.
ductor and brakeman got Oh the train
nud the rObberd shot OF them.
"Auor stopping the engine between
the lfesglee the men mauo us 90 back
with them again 10 the express Gar.
"fhey called ~ the iutHsenger TO
cpsn the door OF they would Kill the
fireman anu myself
"lho messenger said that was all