Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-02-23
INCIDENTS or A TRAM RosBeRy
Methods OF this Road Agents In PIunder.
ing the Passengers.

methods OF ths Road Agents In PIunder
Ing the Passengers.
Train rohldng ia getting 10 be an sx.ct
science in Missouri, and our esteemed 81
LOUIS contemp poraries feel aRRrieved N fthsv
are not called upon to report at least ono -
these Int erestin events eyery veek H.
are few samples Of what the St I.onis
Globe Democrat Is pleased TO call "amc..
Ing incidents" of the recent robbery on a az
Louis and San Francisco train. whan d.
express messenger was murdered and t1s
passengers plundered:
+ There was one young fellow from the
lnoian Territory on the train" said Mr.
GaffEey to a reporter, 'who tried tn fool
the man who was going through the car
he gave him $40 and said that was ALI bn
had. The robber passed on, but afterward
another one OF the men came through and
asked the young fellow If he did not have
more money. He said he did not. There
upon the robber searched him and got S1Ot
more. For revenge the robber then made
the young man take off his coat and vest
and walked Off with them.
Then was told of one man who wae
caught trying to hide his money. One of
the robb 9rs made him take off his shoes
and took them away with him. In another
case man had 500 in little sack. He
took this out of his pocket, and placing II
under the waistband of his pants allowed Il
to slip down his pants leg. When the rob
Der asked him for the money, this man told
him to search him. The robber did so. hut
only found about 90, which was in The
pockets.
"On one OF the passengers the robber
found a 80 caliber revolver. He took Il ont
carefully and examined it. Then he placed
his own big navy revolver beside it and
compared them. Finally, in contempt, he
threw the mans revolver into his lap, say
ing: Keep your = - popgun. It
wouldn't hurt anybody
Another passenger denied that he had
any money. The robber reversed his re-
volver, and seizinR the passenger by the
throat made movement as IL to strike
him with it, saying with a voley of oaths
Give me your money The passenger
forked over 81 or s7, and the robber walked
on to the next victim.
Then there was young fellow who bad
sl65 and a gold watch valued at 500. He
gave the robber his money and pleaded
with him not TO take the watch, saying Il
belonged to his father, who when dying
had given it to him. For time the rob
Der hesitated, but finally he grabbed the
heirloom, put 1t in his pocket and walked
away.
"There was negro in the front end of the
car who was sound asleep most of the time
The fellow who was collecting had great
difficulty in waking him up, but when he
succeeded in doing so the negro was almost
scared TO death. Upon being told to give
up his money he fumbled about in his
pockets for awhile and handed out e5, ~, all
be had. This didn't satisfy the robber, and
be said. You've got more money. Hand il
out The negro went down into his pook-
cts again and handed out pencil and two
or three bits of paper"
my Wife Husband, is tho uJie oi
a new and strong comedy drama by Joe
Slater which will commence its tour
abou. the middle Of October under the
management of w. L. Dickson.
Edward J. Henley was married il
st. Louis recently to Lulu May, .whc
Is known professionally as Helen Ber-
tram. The lady i'll question had been
divorced the previous Tuesday from
Achille Tomasi.
To the habit of burying gems with the
owner we owe the preservation OF many
Of themost remarkable antique Jewels.