The record-union., 1894-02-17

track, and was jolting over the ties with
awful thumps. Fortunately the engine
did not turn over. The ground was soft.
and she plowed into the mud and sand
clear up to the cylinders. She stuck there
about twenty feet away from the track.
crawled out of the cab window and hid
behind a cactus bush. | was unarmed,
and knew they would make it specially
warm for me for not stopping the train
at their first command. l remained there
until the first bomb went off. If | had
been armed, or if there had been guard
on the train, | believe the robbers could
easily have been shot down as they APP
preached the train. [ know that | could
have dropped both of them if had gun.
After the explosion of the bomb
crawled away little further, knowing
that l could be of no assistance to the
other trainmen, being unarmed and fear
ing that | might be compelled to help rob
the express car. l saw the two robbers
very distinctly, as they passed close by
me while l was lying in the cactus.
There was one large and one small man,
the first having gray overcoat and the
other dark clothes. They had handker-
chiefs tied around their necks. They
lifted them up over their noses when in
close quarters to make mask OF their
features. The express messenger. un-
derstood, looked at one of the robbers
closely and the robber said: See here,
don't look at me so close, but get light
there id quick = The messenger said
he had no match. well, I'll give you q
MATCH said the robber, putting his pis-
toll to the messengers head. y ust feel
down in my vest pocket and get one
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1.-The bomb that was thrown against the
door broke few panels and some win
dOws and slightly stunned the express
messenger. Beyond that understand that
no damage was done.
1.-The robbers made the express mes
senger pack the money they secured
down from the car toward their two
horse team, which was about 100 yards
distant, but when within thirty yards of
the wagon they took the money and
made him turn back. There were several
bags of bullion or money in the car that
the robbers did not get, and they prob
ably did not secure a very large amount.
There were eight or ten shots fired alto
gether, and three of them whlstled close
to me.
IF the train had been coming down
grade with a speed of forty miles an hour
at that point there would have been great
loss of life and property. AS it was up
grade the pull made the speed eighteen or
twenty miles per hour.
Fireman Arthur Masters suffered a
terrible fate. The wild plunging OF the en-
gine threw him oil his feet, and he fell
down the opening between the tender
beam and firebox. The rising of the en-
gine closed the opening and plnched poor
Masters in by the lower part OF the legs
with frightfully crushing force. lie SUIT
fered most horrible agOnies while he
lived, which was about an hour. In the
midst of his suffering he begged for
pistol, that he might kill himself and end
his misery.
1.-The tramp that was killed was found
under the left cylinder. His partner was
stunned some, but soon recovered, and
helped to get Masters out of the wreck.
During the whole affair | saw only
two robbers, and if there were more they
were not about the engine"
Sheriff Cline and Detectives Insley and
Benson came back this afternoon, and re-
ported at railroad headquarters that they
had left Detective Bowler at Lankershim,
on the Clearwater Park branch, follow
ing a wagon track made by the robbers.
The officers who returned are going to
take another tack, according to plans
agreed upon. The ROBBERS are appar
emily heading in the direction Of Ventura.
Detective Auble returned late this even
ing. He says there were at least three
robbers in the gang. Two of them drove
in a buck board and one was on horse
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plainly three miles west Of Cahunga Pass.
then it turned on the old Ventura road.
When seven miles from the scene of the
robbery binding sandstorm arose and
put stop to further proceedings. Along
the trail the officers picked up quite col
lection of tags. which the robbers cut
off, the tags showing that the robbers
made quite haul.
Besides the money packages carried off,
two Wells-Fargo boxes filled with val
liable packages were taken.
When officer Auble left, United States
Marshal Guard, who captured the bandit
Evans short time ago. and w. Smith of
the Southern Pacific, and Deputy Sheritfs
Cline and Botel1o were still following the
clue.
On reliable authority it can be stated
that Marshal Guard is on to the men, and
has made wager that he will have them
in twenty-four hours. Sheriff Cline states
that he and his deputies tracked the rob-
bers TO a point seven miles due west of
Roscoe. There ali traces of the men were
lost. Cline says all the parties implicated
rode together to the above point and then
separated.