The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-13
BANDITS GET $4,000.
A MOST SUCCESSFUL TRAIN ROE
BERIr NEAR SACRENENTO.
The Engineer and Fireman Make no Resi.-
tance and that of the Express Messen-
ger Was Weak.


eastbound overland train. due here at 8
O'Clock last night, was heid up by two
masked men about six miles below this
city. The robbers, armed with revolVers'
compelled the engineer and fireman to
accompany them TO the express car,
where Messenger Page was tOId Dy tlem
II he did not open the doors the enBil1ei
and fireman would be shOt. Iase' now
ever ATTEMPTED resistance ana llftu t"ict,
but fearing that the men would De h.leu
LET the bandits into the car, WheIe t4ey
secured four bags OF Boil, con ,''i'i''e 20
abour s51.UU. The TODDe5 -eh IN OAPi b
the engine. and after running 1T tO"afus
fb4 citv Il short distance, reversed IL
and Jumped of, making their escape
me engine IAN into the uncouPieu
train hui as the steam had run low ~
daInaae was done. Before holding up the
train the men robbed the track "a'A0i'
sIoRl II ha EYL-"IINEsS.
lanes Cotton. who was beating ms |"y
IN Sacramento, from Sulsun, pIOO@DIy
saw more Of the robbery thdn any one
else. His story Is as follows
..,Tbe first thing J knew apouI any
troIIbta was when the torpedo went on.
il seemed 10 light The car. sdid ~
Hanlev. tramp who was tldlh5 on Ile
forward platform Of the blind Ddssdbe'
where / Was ridius, mere goes 'ol
pedo: something is wrong. ! swung out
on the step and looked ahead, ana saw
two figures on the track swinging IAN
terms one had q red ana the other a
white lantern. As the train slowed up
| climbed up I'm the hack end OF the
tender and lay down while Hanley went
inside the storm doors, The next thing
| saw the two robbers run mp on each
side Of the en"iuc. They were dressed
In clJse-fttlng white suits wore high
peaked caps, exactly Ike the pictures |
have seen Of the White Caps in the
East. They looked Ike clowns in a
circus. They had Winchester rifles
but not pistols or cartridge belts that
could see The biz one fired his rifle
OFF aud said to the engineer.
" Get down out Of that and he quick
about it The engineer replied: 7 will.
! viii. don't Kill me, I'll mind YOU The
the robbers, who kept UollinR them with
their guns. The tall one said Get a move
on YOU They went back and urcoupled
the four forward cars from the passenger
coaches. and brought the fireman and en-
gneer back 20 the engine The tall man
stood on the platform and said TO the
engineer: puil ont now ID lively, and
go TIL l tell you 10 stop.
vr~rr-,. rr ryTHres ca.
zone Of the robbers kept his gun aim
ed at the engineer and rested 10 on my
legs without seeing me. 1T was an old
gun, with so large a bore that ] thought
1t was a musket at first After we had
gone about mile. the big man told the
engineer 10 stop. The big man climbed on
the tender ana saw me for the first
time. lie pointed his rife at me and said:
who I'm HI IS that / said. Don't shoot,
mister, I'm only tramp.
"He told me % keep quiet and ] would
be all right Then the men compelled the
engineer and fireman 10 70 back TO the
express car and call the messenger. The
messenger began 10 shoot At once, but
vas implCred not to by the engineer. /
saw the four come back presently. bear
ing a sack each, and heard the large
man say the sacks weighed about seven
ty-five pounds. though the two carried
by the railroad men were larger than
the other two. They put the sac';s on
the engine told us TO get away nom the
machine, auJ then they pulled out. As
they were bringing the sacks to the en-
CINE the messenger fred two shots at
them, and the engineer said: That Cd
id fool will kill us yet The big rob-
Der laughed and said: NO he won't; he
can't hit the side OF house. They We're
the coolest men | ever saw The mouth
opening in the big fellows mask was
very large, and I could see that he had
dark mouStaChe'
Haniey tho other tramp. tells a story
similar to Coltcn's, though his 9pportu-
mites for seeing were not so good, as he
was behind the storm doors most Of the
tiwe.
he nANIIrs UNDFrsraoD TIE BUSINESS.
Engineer Scott, in his account Of the
robbery. saws the robbers put the sacks
containing the money ON me ehEIIle'
IN II 10 the suburbs Of Sacramento,
where they got off with their plunder,
reversed the lever. and sent the engine
hack over the track under full head or
steam The engine struck the tram, DuL
did not do much damage.
Fireman Lincoln, VINO Eot gOOd view
of the robbers, says that there iS no DOUBT
~ t%eir being men who thoroughly un-
derstaud the business. The signal IN stop
ning complied perfectly with the rules
- think / should know either or Inc
mea If / were ever 10 see them' NleH
Ne rohbers ordered the express messenger
fred two shots through the door, nearly
bittinV Engineer Scott and myself. IL
Vas then that we asked him 10 open ~
or the robbers would XIII u.s..
puuDD rY rHr B,>Drs.
The backs Of Scott and Lincoln are
covered with bruises caused by the con-
stant proddings from the ends OF tho
rifles held by the robbers TO make them
carry the plunder.
News of the robbery produced the
Greatest excitement. and the city Is awe
Nth men eager to assist in the se1fch.
Men are already securing the country III
every direction.
oscape. as the descriptions furnished OF
them are good, and they must or neces-
sitv be either in or very close TO TINS clty.
The Southern Pacific has issued clIcu-
lar offering a reward of $1,000 for the
arrest of the two robbers ana the reeOv-
erv of the plunder. In this circular II is
stated the bandits pluniered the express