The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-09-28

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CORN. No, Sept 0se j q, 0toas 1lps
& Utah express on the Ns1tA HosWi
held up BY robbers lt Mo- n to-;
day. Owing to the fact nat fhs mn.
road and express ofiicialo nd ~ - -
the trail OF the bandits when a169.
stopped the train they mt 8 hAItsc6
buckshot and bullets. They Noea
novices In the art Of train robbes1.s
and brutal ones at that, for they 1nufi
dad" Prescott, the englnees, be6og0
they even gave him O. chance to- Ao5ds
up his hands. His Woundss Il - -
Neved, will not prove fatal. The Iat3
was planned three weeks AGO. but -
put into execution until this nofntn6 n
The men We're farmers, and one SEs
them gave the plan away. CoaoG
Quently the train has carried nun
OF detectives for the last three Wee =
The infOrmer had agreed with the = ss
tecuves to stop the train by putttne 81
torpedo ON the track. l.s ss "a q
Out from between two high embona- y
ments, just q mile from CORN, sped II;
train. Then came the crack Of ~
Observation-Disclosures signal. a ms
ment and q shrill, sharp whistle eayOs
token TINT the engineer had heard. ara
almost before his hand left the valve.
across the tracks, not fifty yards away.
swung a red light. A grinding Of the
wheels along the rails told the aif had
been applied, and within twenty 80
onds from the explosi0n of the torpedo
the train was at standstill. Out from
the dense underHrOwth north OF the
track came four forms. The; fnce Of
each was hidden by a black mask.
One, more agile than the rest, rushed
to the engine almost before his COM
panions could reach the express chr.
He carried q rifle, and when within
ten feet Of the tender, brought It to
his shoulder, pointed 1t at DAD Pres
colt, the white-bearded engineer, and
as he shouted Hold up your hands, (.
lie pulled the trigger. His nIm was
true, and Dad" fell to the iioOr Of tbs
cab. with bullet In his right breast.
but was not fatally injured.
With one bound Detective Kinned
gained the top of the tender. and.
bringing his gun to his shouldsr, sent
q shower of shot almost In the face of
the masked individual. How On earth
the fellow ever managed to move six
inches IL a mystery. But lie tdid. ara
made for the woods. s.,,B7Is 81
AAAS o1oS WulCH u1tu
colt low was the signal for a fmallade.
and was echoed from bank to, bank.
and through the woods. It va 40
the signal for IL llasty retreat to the
shelter Of the timber on the part OF thes
greatly surprised individuals Whoee3
faces were hidden by masks.
Not until they reached timber dSlS
they answer; then they only fred tWo
shots But their MIN was not eood.
and although men were leaning mon.
the car windows and pulling triggers =
fast Is possible, while ! others ~ !.
jumped to the ground and were sftsf
them on foot, they failed to hit q man,
Tie officers then gave chase and cap.s.
t.lrcd two of the men. i1ley afs
Charles Abrams and Lincoln nyertie3d.
the former being the "l,e 90 l,oilly I
wounded. He cannot live,
The other men arc kaown aad w!n
no doubt soon be arrested. All thu men
are farmers and live near Arabe3la.