The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-12
BANDITS Get
BAGS OF COLD.
Daring Robbery Of the Over.
land Mail Train Not Far
from Sacramento.
RAILROAD MEN THE THIEVES.
They Steal the Engine to Make
Their Escape After Getting
Their Booty.
THEIR PLUMBER ABOUT $500.
Express Safe Opened to Save the
Lives of the Engineer
and Fireman.
THEIR PLUMBER ABOUT $1,000.
IBy Associated Press.l

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Oct. ia dar-
ing train robbery occurred last night
about seven miles beyond Davisville at
a crossing known as Sheep Camp. Four
sacks OF coin were secured from the
express car and Messenger Jack Paige
barely escaped with his life. The loot
amounted to about $500.
1t was well-planned and skilfully
executed robbery. The robbers waylaid
the track-walker on his tricycle. about
. o'clock. tied him hand and foot. stole
S550 from his pockets and left him
helpless at the side of the track.
With the track-walker's lantern the
robbers signalled No. 8. the Overland,
to stop. Engineer Scott slowed up, but
did not come to a VII stop until the
explosion of dynamite bombs under the
engine warned him that it was useless
TO proceed further. By this time the
robbers were on the engine. They
sprang on from opposite sides of the
/ track and began shooting at once. The
number of shots were fired before
anybody knew what it was all about
The robbers then made the engineer
Them back with rifles at their heads
70 the rear of the express car, where
me victims were ordered to uncouple
This was done speedily and before the
expressman. mail clerk or any of the
train hands knew what was going on;
drawing only the the two forward mail cars
and Wells, Fargo & Co.'S express car.
They went ahead about five miles with
naained at Sheep Camp, in imminent
peril OF being telescoped by the Oregon
When the captured cars were baIted
Engineer Scott and the fireman were
marched back to the express car. where
ger Paige 10 open his door He refused.
by God, We'll shoot the engineer and
fireman If YOU don't open in hurry"
the two, while the other masked man
held two dynamite bombs up to view
in the clear moonlight and threatened
less it was opened at once. Still Paige
hesitated and some shots were fired
through the glass door at him, one of
which grazed his temple and filled 1t
with broken bits of glass Then the
engineer called out to Paige to open the
door;
Scott,
Still Page hesitated, and began to fire
shrough the door, but his aim was wild
nd again Scott, in fear of his life, called
son the messenger to open, saying that
the robbers would surely blow him up
unless he gave up.
The messenger finally opened the
door. One robber then covered the mes
senger and engineer and fireman with
his rife, while the other searched for
coin. He found thre4 sacks, one con-
tanning 5000 in silver and two small
sacks of gold.
The engineer and fireman were made
to carry the booty to the engine. Then
the robbers mounted the engine and
rode off. leaving the engineer and fire.
man behind. They went down the road
towards Sacramento, and when some
distance away, reversed the leve- and
sent the engine back to the stalled
train.
Luckily the steam was low and when
. the locomotive came in contact with the
forward mail car little damage was
done.
Train No. 10, the Oregon express, came
along and pushed the detached sections
~ of train No. 8 together. and then into
Sacramento, where they arrived at 1890
this morning.
Fireman +. S. Lincoln. who got good
view of the robbers, says there is no
doubt of their being men who thor
ougly understand railroading.
The backs of Lincoln and Scott are
covered with bruises caused by con-
slant prodding with the rifles held by
the robbers.
The news of the robbery produced the
greatest excitement and the city is
alive with men eager to assist in the
search.
1 Men are already securing the country
In every direction.