Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-13
TWO TRAIN ROBBERIES.
Bandits Tn Virginia ana Califcr-
 mia Make Big Hauls.
A NEW YORK TRAIN MAS HELD UP.
Seven Masked Men stopped a rassengrr Train Near ouantieo. Va, DIew Open the Express Car With Dynalstto and Es- capped With sI5o,ooo.

capped With sI5o.ooo. RICHMOND, Oct. 13-The north bound l passenger train on the Richmond, Fredcr- icksburg and Potomac railroad Was held mp near ouantico. The engineer and fire man were forced from their engine, and tho engine was cut loose and sent ahead. Tho express car was entered, tho messcn- ger covered with pistols, and the safe was opened and robbed. The runaway loco motive was stopped at Cuant!co by ob- ssructing the track.
 It Is stated here that therc was m un- usually large amount of money on the train, probably $50, o0J. The robbers, seven in number, were sskcd. They forced tho messenger to uPon the box. Tho railroad company has offered Sl,e-lO re ward for tho arrest of any of the robbers
 The express messenger B. r. Crutch- field. and his helper, II. =. Murray, barred the doors of the express car, but thcse wcro blown open with dynamite.
 After the robbery the thieves made of with their booty in the direction of the Potomac river, where. it Is supposed, they had a boat in waiting to take tnem to the Maryland side. None of the robbers en- tered the passenger coaches.
 The Wild Locomotive Wrecked.
 Tho operator at Brooks, six. miles from Quantico, discovered that the engine was wild" as 1t passed his station ani tcle- graphed to Quantico. where n switch was thrown so that it was brought into colli- sion with two loaded freight cars and wrecked. Had tho locomotive been per mitted to pass Quantico it would have collided with the south bound passenger train.
 A dispatch from Washington says: The train which was held up was tho through special No 7S from Jacksonville for New York. Only few passengers stopped of when the train reached this city, the re mainder going north.
 The following facts in regard to tho | holdup wefe obtained from the baggage master of the train:
 It is customary for all trains to stop at Aquie Creek. several miles below Quan- | tico, for wator. Tho train was 200 or 3OO yards this side of the creek when tho en- ginoer got a signal to stop.
 Tho porter wont forward to sec what | had caused the signal and was confronted by the robbers, who, 1t was learned. had given the signal. There were seven or eight of them, and as soon as the engine | stopped they walked back toward the train | and commenced to fro their weapons, at | tho same time warning everybody to keep | inside the cars X number of shots were | fired, but by the greatest chance no one was hurt, for by this time tho passengers had become excited by the fusillade. and some of tho moro daring ones throw open | tho windows to learn the cause of tho fir ing But upon seeing tho masked men they became aware that tho train had been hold up by desperate men and quickly 1 sought cover.
 The robbers by their bold course thus intimidated tho passengers and train crow and theroupon quickly clambcred upon the express car. They found the door tightly barred and wcro unable tC force an entrance by persuasion or threats. Their time was precious, and they were we'll fixed to do their work rapidly. The robbers were supplied with dynamite. and by It's uso the door of the express car was shattered and an entrance gained. The messenger was in the car at the time. and they told him they would blow him up if he did not open the dour oG tht safe.
 | Got sl5O.COO rerhap~. 1 The messenger appreciated that be wa, l In the hands of desperate mcn. ard aftCl demurring he ohcyed their demands ana | opened the safe. Tho men got every cent | of money that was in the car No one knows just how much the safe contained. but one Of the employees said ho thought 1t would probably amount to <I:u. uUh. The safes arc brought from various places along the road, and frequently three oI four arc taken aboard at Richm"nd
 Alter footing the car of all tho money the robbers uncoupICd the engine from the train and ran 1t several miic> up Inc road into n coal shutc. WI hero 1t was wreck cd. Tho train was left standing until an engine could be sent to bring it on tC Cuantico. The train remained at the scono of the robbery for fully two hours and n half and reached here at l:l" thi. morning. Later 1t proccedey tn New York I hn Nf |, dence of the dynamite. and all tkc glas. panes in it woro shattered It was. low. ever. allowed la proceed to New York and the exprrssman. CIU;ch.e.d N h, was in charge. aCComVHTieu It
 The 3ohhrr~ G aIed with their booty anu up |" this hour they have not hccr npprehenGed. In fact, she police depart ment of this city at a. m had not bCer notified of the huldup. IL is thought thai the mon escaped across tho Potomac rivcl to tho Maryland side of the rivor
 I CalIfarnfa Holhun