The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-03
ANOTHER TRAM ROBBED
TheWork Accomplished This Time
by Three Highwaymen,
THE PASSENGERS CONTRIBUTED.

Getting Little from the Express and Mail
Cars One of the Men Went Through the
Train, While His Pals 1T Watch ON
the Outside.
GRANTS Pass, Ore, July 3.-The South
ern Pacific overland train, north bound,
was stopped at 1915 p. m. by three high
wRymen near Riddles, about thirty miles
south of Roseberg, and thoroughly robbed.
Sticks of dynamite were placed On the
rails, which disabled the engine by blow
ing the hanges off the pony trucks, and
brought the train to a stop.
Every car, from the express to the rear
Pullman, was searched. Nothing was
obtained from the express car, for there
was no treasure on board. In the mail
EAR better success was met, and the Port
tand, Tacoma, Seattle and Victoria, B. c.,
registered sacks were ri1ed. The passen-
gers were also searched thoroughly.
When the dynamite explosion brought
the train to a standstill Conductor T. ].
Kearney, who was in charge of the train,
ran out, but was met by one of the ban
dts, who fired at him with a pistol, the
bullet grazing the conductors head. The
bandit then ordered the conductor to get
inside and stay there, an order which he
was not slow in obeying, hiding himself
in a Pullman closet, from which he saw
one man patroling the bank which over
looked the train. Another bandit made
Engineer Waile and Fireman Gray get off
the engine and go to the express car, n
ordered it opened. Express Messenger Don
ohue had taken out his way treasure at the
first alarm and locked his box. This he
reopened at the order of the robber.
The robber then ordered the engineer,
fireman and expressmen to enter the mail
car. Postal Clerk Herman gave up all the
registered pouches, which the robber or
dered cut open. He then ordered the rail
road employees to &c to the passenger
coaches inc assist him in relieving the
passengers of their ~valuables. They passed
all who had the appearance of working
men, but made the others hold up their
hands while they went through their
pockets, the robber standing over them
with a pistol.
Itsis estimated that the robbers secured
from e, 600 to "a, 600 altogether. One pas
Senger in the Pullman gave up $500.
Others contributea in amounts ranging
from $50 to 500. AS 500 as the cause Of
t~helstoppage OF the trim was known the
passengers began hiding, money and val
uables, throwing them under seats, in hat
racks, and stufang bo5ts and shoes, many
afterwards digglngSh up and giving it
away at the robbers REQUEST! A bridal
couple III the day cosshsyere the first pas
sengers held ups All siseir money was
taken. Both sat with HANDS up for an
hour after the robbers left the Sar. =
r. E. Smith, special agent Of the Phoe-
nix Insurance company, Of Hartford WITH
two friends, were in thePuilinan smoRfnk
room when they heard the first bomb.
They looked out the window, and were
told by the robbers, with many oaths,. to
put their heads inside, whereupon they
piled over each other in the middle of tiiel
room to get away from shots. Soon after
wards they ran to their berths and rolled
in, After a long suspense a robber, witty
the engineer, fireman, express messenger
porter and a tramp came along, and told
them to dig up" The robber asked the
person at every berth, Lady or CENT?"
Lower berths only were inspected.
Ladies' were not disturbed. A Berkeley
student sound asleep in the Pullman knew
nothing of the hold up until punched in
the rits with a pistol and told to dig up"
He gave up everything, including II gold
watch. The robber laughed and talked
with the passengers while taking their
~valuables.
The sheriff of klamath county was on
board with a prisoner. The robber appro-
priated the sheriff's pistol. None of the
ladies in the car were molested. During
the time the train was held, an hour and
forty-five minutes, the robbers outside
kept firing sticks Of dynamite, to intimi-
date the passengers. After the chief rob
Der had secured his booty he ordered the
engineer to proceed north. He then shot
out the headlight, fired five additional
shots as a signal to his companions, and
disappeared in the darkness. TIL engine
was so badly disabled that it took three
hours to reach Riddles, four miles distant.
There is a force of about thirty men in
pursuit of the robbers. The country is
very wild and rugged, and the prospects
of the capture of the bandits are not very
favorable.