The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-04-05
SHERIFF BoGARp WAS KILLED
The North Bound Express Held Up in
California--The Sheriff Killed
One Of the Highway
men--Fireman
Also Shot.

MARYSVILLE, CAL, March 3O.-
The north-bound Oregon express train
was held up at IA point 100 yards or
more below the crossing at Reeds
station, seven miles south of this city,
at about As this morning.
The result of the hold-up was the
death of James j. Bogard, the well
known and efficient sheriff of Tehama
county, who was a passenger on the
train bound for home, and occupying
berth in the tourist sleeping car, and a
robber, six feel in height, weighing
about 200 pounds, attired in full and
complete bicycle suit, over which he
had a pair of slip overalls and In
which there were two improvised
pockets made Of toweling to hold
pistols, two Of which were found OH
him.
Fireman A. Nethercott was SER
iously injured, having received two
wounds in different parts of the body.
The first intimation that the enei-
neer and firemen had of the presence
of robbers was when, at the place
mentioned, one climbed over from the
blind baggage and commanded, at the
point of a pistol, that the train be
stopped. This demand was 81 earnest
that brakes were applied. When stop
ped, they were commanded to move
about one hundred feet further, which
they did. Then the robbers caused
them to jump from the train, and,
with Others who appeared to come
from hiding place in the roadway,
made them request that the express
car be opened. This was done, but
the robbers could find nothing Of
value in the safe, as the combination
was not in the hands of the messenger.
The two railroad men were then COM
manded to go into the cars.
The robbers had leg of an old pail
of overalls tied at one end, as they
went through the first Car. the
smoker, and made the passengers
who were few in number, put theil
coin and valuables in it, the fireman
icing custodian and guard behind
which they stood,
The colored porter in the sleeper
just beyound the day coach became
aware that u robbery was in progress
and, knowing that Sheriff Bogard wa!
in II berth, called him. That heroi,
man was in his shoes ard trousers ii
an instant, and, armedwth his heavy
revolver, started for the door to tn,
north. He crossed the platform be
tween the sleeper and day coach, and
us he entered the latter at the soutt
door, the robbers came in at the north
The sheriff stepped to one side
aimed and fired. His bullet dropped
the man nearest him, hut the secon,
failed to reach its target, One of tn
robbers must have seen Bogard enter
and on doing so jumped down, AM
running alongside of the car, entere'
and shot him from the rear.
When the robber was shot he eA
claimed: II am done forn' Anothe
asked: care you killed, Bill?" an
thereupon they hastily left the cal
telling the now thoroughly frightene
train men not to follow.
The train then ran to this city. Th
booty was left In the car when the roI
bers fled. The fireman is seriousl
wounded. The dead robber has bee
identified as one Mcclure, wi
claimed to be a bicyclist. They a.
believed to have been railroad en-
ployes before the strike. They can
!, from San Francisco on bicycles.