The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-17

Early reports OF the robbery gave the
amount OF money taken as $1.JO0. The
Southern Pacific has issued a circular
Offering a reward OF $4,000 for the arrest
OF the two robbers and the recovery OF
the plunder. In this circular it is stated
the bandits plundered the express car OF
over $4,000 IN gold.
The robbery occurred about seven
miles beyond DaVisvills at a cross
ing known as Sheep Camp. En-
that left san Francisco at 8 p. m. with
MS fireman, Were forced at the muzzle of
a revolver 70 carry coin sacks from The
express car to the engine. There the rob
bers uncoupled the engine and rode on
with their booty. II was a Well-planned
and ski-fui.y executed robbery.
The robbers waylaId the track walker on
his tricycle. about 9 0'c.0ck tied him hand
and foot. stole $3.50 and left him helpless
a. the side Of the track. The track walker
was just pulling out Of Sheep Camp and
the overland was already in sight With
tha track walkers lantern the robbers
sign3lled No. TO stop. Scott slowed up
but did not come 10 a full stop until the
explosion Of dynamite bombs under tha
engine warned him that il was useless 70
proceed further. BY this time the two rob-
bers were on the engine. They sprang on
from the opposite sides Of the track and
began shooting AT once. The passengers
and train hands say quite a number OF
knew what it was all about.
The robbers made The engineer and fire.
man dismount ard walked them back with
rifles al their heads To the rear Of the
express car. where the victims were or
dered 20 unc0up,e the train. This was
done speedily and before the express. mail
c,erk or any Of the train hands knew what
was going on the engine was speeding
ahead and drawing only the two forward
mail cars and Wells. Fargo & Co.'S ear.
They went ahead about five miles with
the robbers the engineer and fireman on
the engine. The rest % The train remained
at Sheep Camp in immediate danger Of be-
ing telesc0ped I'm the ~7e-.
When the captured cars were halted En-
gineer Scott and the fireman were marched
back TO the express car where the rob
bers made a demand on Messenger Paige
10 open his door. He refused. by God.
we'u shoot the engineer and fireman *
YOU don't open in a hurry said one OF
the robbers the taller Of the two, while
the other masked man he'd two dynamite
bombs up to view in ths Gear moonlight
and threatened to blow the express car 20
pieces unless it was opened at once. Sdl
Paige hesitaJed and some shots were fired
through the glass door at him. one OF
which gr3zed his temple and filed IL with
broken bits Of glass. Then the engineer
called cut to Paige to open the door.
Were covered with guns and they VIII
XII, Us If you don't open the door," said
Scott. Sdl Paige desisted and began 70
fire through the door. but his aim was
wild and again Scott, in fear Cf his life,
called on the messenger tn open the door.
saying that the robbers would surely blow
him M unless he gave up. The messan-
ger finally opened the door. one rObber
then covered the messenger and the en-
ginser and fireman with his rifle while tbs
other searched for coin. He found three
sacks one containing 500 i'm silver and
two small sacks Of god. There was q
good deal of treasure on the train. how
ever which the robbers did not secure
As far as can be learned more than 800
pounds of coin were taken. III all silver
it would be about $500: II all gold It
would be about $4,000. II Is believed that
one sack Weighing 100 pounds carried by
the engineer was god, considering the
smallness OF bulk as compared to it's
weight If so, that sack contained about
900
SACRAMENTO. Cal, oct. 1.-THE de-
tectives are completely at sea regarding
the identity Of the men who robbed the
overland train on Thursday night They
claim to have discovered evidence that the
robbers intended 70 wreck the train, but
changed their minds after enc0untering
and capturing the track wa ker, whom
they forced TO flag the train A cav bar
found near the scene Of the robbery Is
believed to have been used In removing
the rails. A shovel also found near by is
believed TO have been used 10 bury the
coin
Two strangers at woodland acted so
suspciously this morning that after their
hurried departure the sheriff organized
a posse and is now in pursuit One or
the suspected strangers was wounded in
the hand and had dressed the same In
a Woodlawn saloon. Officers are IN close
pursuit and every road is under guard