St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-19
ables in tue safe. but the amount was

ables in tue safe. but the amount was
small"
All of the tranmen and passengers
connected with the train robbery are In
the city now, but cannot be seen until
afternoon. The police are Swallowing
several suspects in this city. but. have
no definite clue, and no arrests, have
been made yet. 1t is the general ,6pin-
ION that the robbery, as well as the. one
a week ago. was committed bSSefOcal
talent. and that the robbers are now in
the city.
Superintendent of Adams EXPRESS
company said this afternoon that the
amount secured by the outlaws would
not exceed $500. An official of the fail
road said the amount was nearer, $50, 900.
as the train robbed always left ahere
with full safe. leaiis
Oflcers who visited the scene Of the
robbery early this morning found that
the robbers. had a spring wagoti or
buggy hitched near where the train was
stopped. and as soon as the job was fin
1Sled all OF them returned to thiS0Gity
III the conveyance. This vehieieiwas
tracked 10 this city. but the trail was.
lost at the head of Sixth street, where
the street is paved.
Officers OF the express company re-
1t Is generally believed to be large.
The train robbed carried all the through
matter for Omaha, st. Paul, Minpeapo-
lis and
THE NORTHwEST,
and 1t Is thought the train had quite
sum aboard, some people placing the
amount obtained as high as $4,000 or
$4,000. 1t is we'll known that Just after
the attempt TO hold up this train last
September, which was frustrated by
the officers becoming aware of the plan,
General Manager Brown. of the Bur-
lington road, tried to get the Adams Ex-
press company to put armed men on
both the night trains going north and
south from this city. claiming they car
ried TOO large sums for any risk to be
incurred. At this time the officers of
the express company contended that
their messengers were able ito defend
the cars, but the developments of the
last two weeks are thought TO be saffi-
Client to change their minds. The gen
efal detective of the Adams Express
company IS i'm the city now, having been
called here to Investigate the robbery
OF a week ago, and will do all in his
power to farret out the thieves.
A talk with the engineer of the train
which was stopped disclosed the fact
that If the train had not stopped where.
1t did a wreck would have followed, as
ties mad been placed across the track
with view to wrecking the train if the
signals had not been obeyed.
While the robbers were in the express
cars last night one of them produced
bottle of whisky and offered it to the
trainmen. None of the latter accepted,
but one OF them took it, and when the
robbers left they did not call for it. The
bottle of whisky is now at the general
office Of the railway company here.
While searching around in the. grass
alongside the track the officers found a
pistol holster with diagram on it. but
as yet no one has been able to decipher
the monogram. Aside from this, and
the fact that the robbers were brought
from the scene of the ,hoid-up to this
city in spring wagon with the tire of
one OF the wheels very bodily bent, the
officers have no clue.