The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-09-28
HELD UP AT WAUPACA.
Bandits Attack a Wisconsin
Central Passenger Train.
Engine is Ditched Dynamite Used on the
Express Safe.

! Wau3aca. Wis. Sept. 20.-There was Il
most daring train robbery perpetratcd
| here last night 1t is almost a miracle
/ that no one was killed in the wreck
/ which was caused by Instructions placed
/ on the track 10y the bandits, who had
/ also lUOScned the spikes of the rails. And
| it is also equally surprising that none
/ of the panic stricken passengers or train
! men were killed 10y the fusilade of shots
| which the robbers fired At the cars and
! through the windows to frghten them
and prevent their taking part IN any
! attempt TO fruStrat tc the robbery.
The train attacked WAS the passenger
! and mail train No. > from St. Baul on
the Wisconsin Central railroad. Con-
ductor Whitney and Engineer Blame
were in charge When it had reached
! swamp three miles west of this city the
engine struck an obstruction OH the track.
! The train had been tagged, but the en-,
! gineer could not stop Ill time. lies had
| been piled on the track and the engine
and baggage cars were thrown INTO
! ditch. The engineer and fireman cS-
! capped by jumping and were Immediately
! covered by rcvolycrs and told to remain
! quiet, orders which they were obliged to
| obey.
The robbers at once began TO fire and
If was evident TO the passengers that the
/ train had been attacked by BANDITS
whom they momentarily expected 10 aP-
pear. There was great hurrying t"
| hide their valuahlcs. But the robbers
only made raid on the express car the
doors Of which were beaten or blown
open. The conductor said there might
/ have been two or Il dozen men III the at
lacking party. he could not tell.
Twelve sticks of dynamite were eX-
nIod"d on the safe without avail. They
could not open it, and finally fled without
| injuring anyone or getting any booty.
The wreck is a bad one and it will take
several hours to clear the track.
The passengers were assured that the
danger was over. and they brought their
money. watches and valuahes out from
their temporary hiding places. The cX-
press car was almost blown to pieces.
/ The passengers were taken back TO
Sheridan.
Waupaca, Wis. Sept 23.-L Special T.
The farmers who live near I'll" scene of
last weeks train robbery have com
planned OF many dcprcdations the past
two days. Cows have been mikrd, one
or two sheep have been missed, potatoes
have been dug and corn stolen and ii
was suspected that some OF the bandits
were hiding in the vicinity. Yesterday
morning Sheriff Peterson organized Il
party of about 100 armed men and
searched the big swamp near wher" tn"
robbery occurred. They also secured TIN"
woods in that locality. but without sue
cess Not single clue was obtained.
The sheriff Went to Big Fails. a village
i'll the northern part of the country, YES
terday and brought back a man named
Baker. He has been living in the vicin-
/ ity of the robbery During the summer
and claimed his nam" was Finley. He
gained quite little nobrirty about three
weeks age by clipping with The f6-ycar
old daughter of james Manncy of Shcri-
dan. and since then has not been seen.
lie claimed to be Il carpenter ana build
or and worked most Of the summer on
a house near where the wreck occurred.
When taken in custody he claimed to
know nothing about th" robbery and
said he could prove an alihi. lie WAS
kept in jail until this morning, when
he was discharGrd there being no cvi-
dcucc 10 implicate him.
Sheriff Peterson and two officers left
this morning for PIainG"ld. village
about twenty miles southwest of this
city, to follow up Il cIu" that promises
good returns. The man arrested in New
London Saturday has an examination
this afternoon and he will probably be-
discharged. aS there is no evidence cUu-
Meeting him with the crime.