Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-01
MUCH TOO COSTLY.
Kidding the Earth of a Cali
fornia Train Robber.
SACRIFICE OF A BRAVE SHERIFF,


Of tho Hold-Up Of the Oregon Express
and Death Of Shcr.n n Bogard.
SACRAMENTO, April 1.-The north.
bound Oregon express was held up BY
two men three or four miles north Of
Wheatland, about 3 o'clock in the morn
ing. Engineer Bowsher was compelled
to stop the train and go back and open
thing in the express car, the robbers went
back and started to rob the passengers
in the coach and smoker. Sheriff Bogard
of Tehama county was on the train and
opened fire on the robbers in the smoker,
killing one of them and was killed him.
self by another robber. The fireman was
shot in the neck and one leg and Is
thought to be seriously injured. A pas
senger, named Sampson, of l;edding, was
struck on the head and cut. Several pas.
sengers were roobed. The dead bodies
were turned over to the coroner at
Marysvillc. The dead robber has not
been identified, and no accurate descrip-
ton of the man who escaped has been Sc
cured.
How the Job Was Done.
The first intimation that the engineer
and fireman had Of the presence Of the
robbers on the train was when one
climbed over from the blind baggage and
commanded at the point of pistol that
the train be stopped. The command was
SO earnest that the brakes were applied.
Then the robber caused, the engineer and
fireman to jump from the train and with
the other robber who appeared to como
from some hiding place IN the roadway,
they caused the fireman to request that
the express car be opened. This was
done but the robbers could find nothing
of value as the safe combination
was not in the hands Of
the messenger. Then the robbers
commanded two railroad men to 90 with
them into the cars. The robbers carried
bag made from the leg of an old over
alls tied at one end. As they went through
the first car-the smoker-they made the
passengers, who were few in number, put
their coin and valuables in it. The color
ed porter in the tourist sleeper just beyond
the day coach became aware that q rob-
berry was in progress and knowing that
Sheriff Bogard was in berth called him.
That heroic man was in his shoes and
trousers in q minute and armed with his
heavy revolver started for the door to the
north. He crossed the platform between
the sleeper and day coach and as he en-
tered the latter at the south door the rob-
bers came in at the north.
Sheriff Drops Ono Man.
The sheriff stepped to one side. aimed
and his bullet dropped the nearest him,
but the second failed to reach it's mark.
One of the robbers must AU1b Seea Boz
gard enter, jumped down, and running
along the side OF the car, entered and shot
him from the rear. When the robber was
shot he exclaimed, 81 am done for" The
other asked, Are you killed, Bill" and
thereupon hastily left the car, telling the
now thoroughly frightened trainmen and
passengers not to attempt to follow. Tho
passengers were all thoroughly aroused by
this time, and a number wanted
to go on and others who wanted to go
back. Conductor Shortridge secured a
man to help Engineer Bowser and after
about half an hours delay they came on
to Marysville, arriving there about 2:30.
The dead robber has been identified by
the night clerk at the United States ho-
tel at Marysville and by John j. DAILY,
who occupies the same position at the
Golden Eagle hotel. The body OF Sheriff
Bogard and the body of the dead robber
were taken into Marysville. where it was
discovered that the robber was attired in
q full and complete bicycle suit.