Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-12
Two Determined Men Held Up the
Trainmen.
SECURED FOUR BAGS OF GOLD
Ruse Adopted to Persuade the
Messenger
IN PCRS UT OF THEM

SACRAMENTO. Cal. October Eth.
eastboun1 overland traih due here al y
O'Clock last night. was held up by two
masked men about six miles below this city
! The robbers. armed with REVIEWERS. cara-
PEELED the engineer and fireman TO accom-
pany them 10 the express car. where Mes
sencer Paige Was told that IL he ala not
open the doors The engineer and fireman
would be shot. Paige. hONeyer at first at
tempted resistance. and fired twice. but,
fearing that the tIainmen would be Killed.
he let the bandits into his car where they
secured four bags Of gold. containing
sl.Jtp.
The robbers then uncoupled the eurIne,
and, after running il toward the city a
short distance. reversed ii and jumped or,
making their escape.
The engine ran into the uncoupicd train,
but as the steam had run low, no damage
MAS done. BcfO-e holding up the train. the
men robbed track walker of his lantern,
and with IL signaied the train.
Enginee~ Scott tells the story a. follows:
we were running On time. and would
nave been i'm Sacramento in about fifteen
minutes. The train ran over two torI,cdo.s
and l thrust my head out of the window
ana noticed that We were being Tagged
Everything was properly done, and had NJ
suspicion OF anything being wrong until the
engine stopped, when two men. armed with
VII chester rifles. Sprang into tn. cab
They ordered Fireman Lincoln and to dis
mount and 20 with them 10 the express car
which they began To uncouple They then
accompanied back 10 the engine and
made us pull out about three-fourths of q,
mile TO point between two trestlas
While uncoupling the car the conductor
and brakeman got on the train and the rob
bers shot at them. After stopping tn. en-
sine between TIE trestie the men made US
go back again to the express car.
called the messenger fp t,uqf, he
door or they would kill the fireman anl my
self The messenger said that was ali right,
him.
II knew the robbers were determined ana
pleaded with the man TO open the door The
robbers told him they would not hurt him il
he opened It, They ordered us TO go into
the car first, one of them following The
messenger gave up the keys to the box
ana the robbers opened them, taking out
Tour sacks Of money, two of them being so
heaEy That one man could not lift both.
They then ordered US ahead of them To helm
carry the sacks OF money, and We walked
back TO the engine. The robbers constantly
punched US in the back with the muzzles
OF their guns.
when We got to the engine the robbers
Jumped on IL, opened the throttle and the
engine sprang away down the track. When
tney arrived in the neighborhood OF Sacra-
mento they jumped OF. reversed the lever
and sent the engine back over th. track
under fun head of steam. The first knowl-
was when We heard the engine coming down
the track at a high rate of speed At first
We thought IL might be some one coming To
our ald, but a moment after. realizing that
the engine was running away. and stepplng
aside, We were just in time to avoid being
struck by the wreckage the engine
crashed into the train"
Fireman +. :. Lincoln, who got a good
view of the robbers, says there is no doubt
OF their being men who thoroughly under
stood railroading.
The signal used in stopping US compiled
exactly with the fonn,' said Fireman Lin
coin. Il think l should know either OF The
men II were to eyer see them. When the
Robbers ordered the express messenger TO
open The car. instead Of complying tu.. mes
scnSer fired two shots through th, door
winch came near hitting Engineer scott
ana myself. IL was then We asked Tim 10
open up or the robbers would Kill US"
he backs OF Lincoln anl Scott are cover
ed with bruises caused by the constant
ProddinS or the rifles held by the robbers
Inc news OF the robbery produced the
greatest excitement and the city Is aliN,
with men eager to assist in Tn. s,,5,,.b
Men are already securing the country i'm
every direction.