The herald., 1894-02-17

the bomb the robbers commsnded Ex-
press Messenger Edgar to op5r the door
or they would blow him i~tG etsTnity
with similar bomb.
He was standing in the cent?. OF the
car when the explosion occurT~d, ana
fearing the bandits would carry out
their threats he reluctantly opened the
other door.
The lobbers commanded Fireman LIE
Grange to follow one of them into the
car. Az the three climbed in, the one
behind fred at some one whom he saw
on the rear platform, and several shots
were fired along ths train.
GETTING TIE MONEY.
At the point Of q revolver Express
Messenger Edgar handed the keys to
the robbers, who opened the iron box
containing several thousand dollars in
gold and lot of Mexican silver. The
gold WAS local shipment.
They rited the box OF everything ex'
cept some oi tho silver.
ESCAPED IN TIE DARKNESS.
After securing the booty the two rob-
bers forced Edgar and Le Grange from
the car and made them go with them to
within few yards of where the horses
and blackboard were standing.
They placed the gold nn the seat, told
the fire man and messenger to go back
and aeeist in the rescue OF the dying
fireman, and then drove rapidly away.
Despite the bold manner in which the
robbery WAS conducted, two men are all
who were positively seen. 1t is almost
certain, however, that third man kept
up the firing on the outside and escaped
to the wagon when he saw the robbers,
LIE Grange and Edgar emerge from the
car, A horse and team with a buck
board are positively known to have been
used. 1t is presumed that the third
man rode the horse.
The robbers escaped in the direction
of the Cahuenga pass or towards Ven
tura.
Almost i'm mediately after the robbery
y light rain began falling. increasing in
volume as the night wore on.
RODE TO BURBANK.
Brakeman Foster was the fret to
Jump from the train and make all inves-
tigetion. He saw at a glance what q
devilish deed had been committed, and
ran to q farmhouse, and securing q
horse, rode rapidly to Burbank, where
he found Station Agent Fowle. The
alarm was sent to this city mmediately
The train was wrecked at IL :45 O'Clock,
but it was | O'Clock before word could
be got to this city. The heavy rain
made it all the more disagreeable and
greatly hindered all eforts.
SENT TO THE SCENE.
Word was sent the Southern Pacific
company, Sheriff Cline and the police
station. DR.. F. X. Ainsworth. the sur.
geon of the Southern Pacific company,
was also notified at once and he was in
readiness to board the wreck train which
was in waiting at the San Fernando
street depot
Sheriff Cline dispatched three posses
in as many directions, hopingato meet
the robbers coming to this CITY. He
sent out Deputies w. @. Cline, Vignes
Henry and Bstello.
Ohicers Mcguire and Houston and De
tectives Benson, Auhle, Lawson and
Inslev aleo left ss early IS possible to
secure some clue OF the men.
The wreck car pulled out for the scene
at 2: :l5 o'clock. in charge of Superinten-
dent Chas Jonathan. Sheriff Cline
| Dr. AlnSWOrbH Anu h GEHALD Reporter
were aboard, besides crew of 10 rail-
way men.
The run WAS made to Burbank in re.
markably quick time. Here 1t was that
the real facts in the case were learned.
Brakemen Foster and Kelleran and
R. E Nickel were there, having come
| in from the scene to give the alarm.
One man went to San Fernando from
where special engine was sent to
Roscoe.
The rain was falling in torrents by
this time. When the wreck train
reached Roscoe ali was quiet except the
incessant downpour of rain. The siz-
zling steam from the wrecked engine
caused a weird, doleful sound. The
moonlight OF two hours before was
changed toblackest darkness.
ON THE RETURN TRIP.
AS the bodies of the dead men hac
been placed in the baggage car, there
was nothing to do except return to this
| city and make up another trsin tor Sar