Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-22
AGAIN THE TRAIN ROBBERS
Successful HOld-up Of a Train on The
Union Pacific Railroad.
THE ENGINEERCOWED WITH AGUN
And Forced to Assist in Open
ing the Express Car.
THE SAFE BLOWN OPEN WITH DYNAMITE

Three Bandits. Wearing MASKS. We're Al
That Appeared in the Proceeding I'm.
possible TO Learn the Amount OF None,
They secured-A Posse in Hot Pursuit
Another, but unremunerative AtteInp-
in Michigan.
Associated Press Disnatch by Special Wires
Gothenburg, Neb., Aug. 81. Early
this morning, shortly after midnight,
eastbound overland flyer, No. 8, on the
Union Pacific railroad, was held up al
Buttermilk Hill, about two miles this
side of Brady's Island, where the sand
hills terminate at the Union Pacific
tracks On the east side of these hills,
wagon road comes in from the north,
angling eastward along the Union Pa
cific, when is strikes it. Here is a
level piece of road and it was the scene
of the robbery.
There were three men visible, ac-
cording to Conductor Flynn's descrip-
tion. Two Of the gang got on the train
at Brady Island, going forward over
the tender after the train was in mo-
ton. and with revolvers drawn, held
up the fireman and engineer and com
PEELED the engineer at the point Of re-
volvers to 60 back to the baggage car,
This he did by informing the baggage
man that they were held up and chat
the robbers had gun at his head and
demanded admittance.
They were admitted at once and the
express man was compelled to open
the smaller safe. He could not open
the larger combination safe, and the
robbers proceeded to blow the top out
of it with dynamite.
In the meantime the fireman man
aged to give them the slip and going
forward he uncoupled the engine and
made the run to Gothenburg for posse
of men to help capture the bandits.
In short time 20 volunteers were en-
route for the scene of the robbery, but
before they arrived the robbers had
disappeared.
The bandits wore black SLOUGH hats
with black silk handkerchiefs for
masks They were about 5 feet 10 inches
high and would weigh about $50
pounds. They were roughly dressed.
They rode horseback and evidently
came in from the hills.
The windows of the car were all blown
out of the baggage, car by the explo-
sion. The bandits were experts in
using the explosive. When the dyna-
mite exploded, the passengers on board
were much excited, but were not mo-
Tested.
Section Foreman AL. Frohman has
seen strange men around the place for
several days and has good description
of them. Posses have been sent out
from North Platte and Brady Island,
and every effort is being made to cap
ture the robbers before they get out of
the country. 1t issimpossible to learn
the amount of booty secured.
The country in tho vicinity of the
hold-up is fairly well settled and the
authorities anticipate no trouble in
following the outlaws. All were heavily
armed and a conflict is quite probable.
ANOTHER HoLp-uP, BUT NOTHING TAKEN
Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 81. ALBERT An
tisdel, superintendent of the American
Express Co., said this morning his
company had lost nothing by the hold
up near Richmond, Mich, last night.
The only information received by the
railroad officials here was in dispatch
from the telegraph operator at Fem
vile, which stated the hold-up took
place between Fennville and Rich
mond. Three men piled ties upon the
track and stopped the train which they
Immediately boarded. Brakeman Muir
ply was shot, but not seriously. The
robbers blew open the safe and then
escaped. They did not attempt to rob
the passengers. These were all the
particulars furnished by the FennyiIle
operator.