Evening star., 1895-07-11
ROBBED THE STATION
Bold Case Of Till Tapping at Har.
per's Ferry.
ROBBERS ESCAPE ON A TRAIN
They Took tho Station Master
UnaWares.
HUNTING THE RASCALS

Last night a few minutes before midnight
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad depot at
Harper's Ferry. W. Va, was the scene
of ore Of the most daring robberies that
has been committed in this section of the
country during recent months, and hap
pening, as 1t did, SO soon after the at
tempt few days ago to blow up train
with dynamite, 1t Is suspected that the
dynaniters had a hand in it. The robbery
was committed while the $50 train from
this city was standing on the track in
front of the station and while the man in
charge of the station was seeing to load
ing a car with peaches to go west. Two
men, who had been on the train, committed
the robbery and after making the sue
cessful haul they stepped back upon the
moving train and departed
When the train pulled up at the station
the two young men stepped off. and as
soon as they saw the statioImaster step to
the train to see to the handling of the
freight they tore off an iror grating forced
a window and entered the station build
ing. When they got inside the Office of
the passenger agent Jimmy was used on
one of the drawers, and the daring burglars
carried off what money there was in it.
Just what amount of money they got no
one except employees and officials of the
company know, but it Is known that an
adjoining drawer contained between $500
and 1000, and this the burglars missed.
1t Was Neatly Done.
The job was a quick and successful one,
and the pair of expert crooks boarded the
train as it moved from the station going
west. and no doubt saw the station master
as he started hack to the station, where he
made the discovery that the robbery had
been committed.
Just what action was taken is not known,
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called out to send word to Shenandoah
junction or Martinsburg to have the train
searched for the men, but If this was done
the men were not captured. so far as could
be ascertained this afternoon.
Tie men who committed the deed were
seen and can be identified If. caught. One
Of them. 1t Is said. answers the description
given of the man who was evidently the
leader of the gang, who used dynamite on
the track near the Big Monocacy.
Securing the Country.
Captain Grammar. who is in charge Of
the railroad corps of detectives, was made
acquainted with the facts in time to send
some of his expert detectives on the trail
of the men early this morning, and it Is
possible that they will be apprehended.
1t is thought likely that the robbers did
not ride far on the train after committing
the robbery. but got off at the first stop
ping place. and perhaps they jumped from
the train while the cars moved slowly
around some one of the several sharp
curves nelr the mountains.
Information of the robbery reached the
police here this afternoon, and the au-
thorities of the towns and counties along
the line of the road will probably assist in
the search for the robbers. In the event of
their having jumped from the train a short
distance above Harper's Ferry 1t is possible
that they returned this way on a freight
train or on the canal. and may have
reached here today.
The search Of the country for the men
will be thorough one, as the depredations
on the railroad during the past few months
have been numerous and Capt. Grammar
has made up his mind to catch some OF
them If 1t takes all summer to do so.