The evening world., 1894-10-12
They Steal the Engine to Make
Their Escape After Getting
Their Booty.
THEIR PLUMBER ABOUT s1,500.
Express Safe Opened to Save the
Lives Of the Engineer
and Fireman.
By Associated Press.)

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Oct. ia dar-
ing train robbery occurred last night
about seven miles beyond Davisville, at
a crossing known as Sheep Camp. Four
acks of coin were secured from the
express car and Messenger Jack Paige
barely escaped with his life. The loot
amounted to about 81, ,500
1t was a well-planned and skilfully
executed robbery. The robbers waylaid
the track walker on his tricycle. about
, o'clock. tied him hand and foot. stole
$50 from his pockets and left him
| helpless at the side of the track.
| With the track walkers lantern the
robbers signalled No. 3, the Overland,
to stop. Engineer Scott slowed up, but
lid not come to a full stop until the
explosion of dynamite bombs under the
| engine warned him that 1t was useless
to proceed further. BY this time the
] robbers were on the engine. They
! 5prang on from opposite sides of the
track and began shooting at once. The
passengers and train hands say quite
iny6ody knew e SW what Mers II was ah ali ABOUT.
| The robbers then made the engineer
| and fireman dismount, and marched
10 the rear of the express car, where
the victims were ordered to uncouple
| the train.
This was done speedily, and before the
expressman, mail clerk or any OF the
train hands knew what was going on,
the engine was speeding ahead ana
drawing only the two forward mail cars
and Wells, Fargo & Co.'S express car.
They went ahead about five miles with
| the robbers, the engineer and fireman on
the, engine. The rest OF the train re.
peril OF being telescoped by the Oregon
train in the rear
Engineer Scott and the fireman were
marched back to the express car; where
| the robbers made a demand on Mes5en-
ger Paige to open his door. He refused.
fireman If you don't open in hurry"
said one OF the robbers, the taller OF
the two. while the other masked man
held two dynamite, bombs a uh rss 10 ,snsT view
to blow the express car to pieces un-
less 1t was opened at once. Still Paige
hesitated and some shots were hred
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
Were covered with guns, and they
will kill us II you don't open,' said
| Scott.
through the door. but his aim was Wild
and again Scott. in fear OF his lie, caned
| on the messenger 10 open, saying thht
the robbers would surely DloW MIN uP
unless he gave up.
The messenger finally opened the
door, one robber then covered the mes-'
| sencer and engineer and fireman with
his rife. while the other searchod for
| coin. He found three sacks, one oex4
tanning 500 in silver and two smas
sacks of gold.
The engineer and fireman were made
| to carry the booty to the engine. Then
| the robbers mounted the engine ana
rode OFF, leaving the engineer and nre,
man behind. They went down the road
towards Sacramento, and when some
| distance away. reversed the lever and
sent the engine back to the stalled
| train. -, -. -
the locomotive came in contact with the
forward mail car little damage was
Train No. TO- the Oregon express, came
| along and pushed the detached sections
| OF train No. 5 together. and then into
| Sacramento where they arrived at 1880
| this morning.
Fireman F. 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.
| in every direction.