St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-13
BANDITS IN LUCK.
California Hold-Up Was As
toundingly Daring and
Successful.
SECURED OVER $4,000.
Outlaws Easily Effect Their
Escape With the Lead
Of Coin.
REWARD OF $4,000 OFFERED
Officers on the Traek--Thieves
Evidently Railroad
Men.
REWARD OF $4,000 OFFERED

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. l2.-The ban,
dts who held up Southern Pacific
overland train few miles west of
Sacramento late last night and looted
the Wells Fargo company express car
secured over $50. 900. They seem to have
eluded the officers and escaped with
their plunder, which was nearly all in
gold coin, and consequently heavy
burden. Beyond the mere suppOsition
that the bandits are railway men who
have been in the employ of the South
ern Pacific-and the supposition is based
Dnlv oil their apparent familiarity with
railway methods and their ability to
successfully handle a locomotive-the
pursuing officials have very little to
work upon. The astounding success of
the hold-up WAS not known until this
afternoon. Earlier reports of the rob-
berry gave the amount of money taken
as 81, 800.
The Southern Pacific has issued
circular offering reward OF $4,000 for
the arrest of the two robbers and the
recovery of the plunder. In this circu-
lar it is stated the bandits plundered
the express car of over $4,000 in gold.
The robbery occurred about seven
miles beyond Danville at crossing
known as Sheep Camp. 1t was a we'll
planned and skilfully executed rob-
berry. The robbers waylaid the track
walker Oh his tricycle., about 9 o'clock,
tied him hand and foot, stole $3.50 aud
left him helpless at the side of the track.
The track walker was just pulling out
OF Sheep Camp, and the overland was
already in sight. With the track
walkers lantern the robbers signaled
No. TO stop. Engineer Scott slowed
up, but did not come to full stop until
the explosion of dynamite bombs under
the engine warned him that it was Use
less to proceed further. By this time
the two robbers were on the engine.
They sprang on from opposite sides of
the track, and began shooting at once.
The passengers and train hands
say quite number of shots
were fired before anybody knew
what 1t was all about. The robbers
made the engineer and fireman dis
mount and walked them back with rifles
at their heads to the rear of the express
car, where the victims were ordered to
uncouple the train. This was speedily
done. and before the expressmau, mail
clerk or any of the train hands knew
what was going on the engine was
speeding ahead and drawing only the
two forward mail cars and Wells, Fargo
d Co.'s express car. They went ahead
about five miles. with the robbers, the
engineer and fireman on the engine.
The rest of the train remained at Sheep
Camp. in imminent peril of being tel
escoped by the Oregon train in the rear.
When the captured cars were halted
Engineer Scott and the fireman were
marched back to the express car, where
the robbers made demand on Messen-
ger Paige to open his door, He refused.
by -. Wen Shoot
the engineer and fireman if you don't
open in hurry" said one of the rob.
bers, the taller of the two, while the
other masked man held two dydamite
bombs up to view in the clear moon
light, and threatened to blow the ex
press car to pieces unless it was opened
at once. Still Paige hesitated, and some
SLOTS were fired through the glass dool
at him, one of which grazed his temple
and filled it with broken bits of glass
Then the engineer called out to Paige
to open the door.
Were covered with guns, and they'll
kill us it you don't OPEN" SAID Scott.
Still Paige resisted, and began firing
through the door, but his aim was wild
and again Scott, in tear of his life
called on the messenger to open, saying
that the robbers would surely blow hin
up unless he gave up. The messenger
finally opened the door. One robbel
then covered the messenger and ths
engineer and fireman with his rifle
while the other searched for coin. HI
found three sacks, one containing 500
in silver and small change, and two
small sacks of gold
p. There was good deal of itreasur,
on the train, however, which the rob
berS did not secure.
IL was about out of ammunition,
said Messenger Paige. land Scott wa
SO badly frightened that opened tn
door then to save his life. l am sur
they would have killed him if had he'll
back a moment longer.
"When the door opened the enginee
and fireman were ordered to jump tut
the car. The robbers followed them
Train No. 10 was close behind them
and the bandits evidently knew tina
their time was limited and precious
The engineer and firemen were mad
to carry the booty to the engine and de
posit it where directed. The robber
mounted the engine and rode off. leav
ing the engineer and fireman behino
They went down the road towards Sac
ramento. and then reversed the leve
and
Sent the Engine Back
to the stalled train. Fortunately til
steam was loey. aud VIXEN the engin
came in contact with the forward ma
car little damage was done. Train N,
10, the Oregon express, came along an
pushed the three detached sections
Train No 8 together and then into Sat
ramento, where they arrived at 12::
this morning.
Engineer William Scott tells the stoI
as follows:
1--WE were running on time, an
would have been in Sacramento
fifteen minutes. The train ran ov,