Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-13

The Express Office at Colorado Springs
Robbed by Masked Men--H0W The
Messenger Saved $4,000.

Colorado Springs. Colo, November u.
Tho Wells Fargo Express Company
has given out the following official
statement regarding the robbery at the
Santa lie depot about 10 o'clock last
night.
Twenty thousand dollars was sent
from Denver TO- the First National Bank
OF Colorado Springs early in the after
noon. This money was in currency of
small denominations and was received
about o'clock and too late to be de
liyred r5 the bank. The package con-
tanning Jle money was placed in the
ro. safe and both doors locked.
There was nothing to Indicate its value.
evidently the thieves knew of its eX>
nee. When train no. g came I'm at
U..5. there were ether packages aboard
With the currency TO the amount Oh
lU0U. consigned TO- the same bank.
Il.se packages were delivered 10 J1e
.rr. and placed in the safe with the
Others. After the train had departed,
the .-aut. George KrOut, went 10 the
platform to- straighJen the trucks
which were standing there, ana "len
ra returned 10 The office he was met at
the door by two masked men with
drawn rev0lvers. The package con-
tanning the $4,000 was demanded, ana
Tho aeent was compelled TO open Jle
safe and give it Ll. The agent said
nothing aoool iAe l-iAiLS p''' ~
ana ,1e ROBBERS IelL a1 once, 80 '.'
'..- "-- -.---. .7 ,- -So rol,bers'
,--..-.l .-5 -i.- .,,,,,,- win nm,
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ao.1-e,i' le ---,- ,.71.., ,..- eco, os+o.
men N' 'oCl ~ -..,,l, -''' -,,., -,,o,,
I.S .5.- '.',. co,, .ror,ed him
on. ,..-i. .. 49,, 49, .,-i,+o5 st his head and
"t.- t1,~oU- nm his
~
,-.,,.- f,feb+eDad obavcd
--, VIZ .,,.. ~ol,,,9~s s+anoirc close
a.. .i., ar..,t e.if. .Not word from
,.-., W. want you TO oDen that safe
--,r te q,.iel- 9bout H. Hurry up"
r--or- denied that there was any
-,-r.- in the s9fs. The revolver was
-~-.--1 rlo.s 70 him. and he was told
p, .,-- The s9fe or suffer the c0nse-
o,-.-r-s
1,-t-1 trembling hand he slowly turned
., -.r.s-,-.-, vrroD the d19rs
s.....-,- oman g-~ort exDI7iped that there
.... -,1, ono olcl-e~a There and reach
..- .~ s.. ,foi.e5 r. nm envelope con-
-.s..-- ssl..8 which he handed to-
-. Short man Fe then closed the
-...,v door
,r-a robbers seeming satisfied that the
.e.r. -.l1 +ra -~u-h ,teDDed away from
-L- .r.
---.,,-,s a.--o0 i7 handing ont the
,e. ..l o.ol-,o. q-d closing the doors
~ .-....- .e,--1 -ra o,-,o7rv S25 600
r.,....,,e -u -,ts .ir~a rhe thieves did
moi .--e., i1 -be 1ss.- oves+e1
--f.- ,.,bt.~s o-4rrsl v~rr- IN m
-~..s bfre.rr and -s- i-+o he'd After
81 r,1 dom. ~ one NJ tho robbers
t,-I- ,a'0. -o 500 thar tho ou1ts and
oor,r---s were 1~owr tightly over
r-~,r-,s head ord u.i-e4 down Then
l-....- r.-,.7 l-,o ~ -,.l-,, SOW. ..N-,,,-
'-'
'1'- -l' '"e u'cI S''de o"cA ~. Gnu
one vi ,-1 I.ooe-9 s@-c' wa
A' i.-' g l-l-sSet som lllnS. Let
a--i' io-s -ooh over Jne pace
"ieu N.oCl liucSeo UP courage 10
...F oo, OF osu '-u go OUTSIDE Ihere
vas -o one I'D si-nl. AN alarm was
--'ed anu 10y III CLOCK posses were
securing t-- FltlNlJy OF the depot on
y.-e EASTERN oa,aN'i'S Oh lne town, buJ
no ,..1e %. ,le Ioooefs was found