The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-07-05
WEDNESDAY
Sons Robbery Notes.


L. 4. Fitch was tie name 81 the klarn-
atis county sheriff who gave tsp his money
s31 and revolver and hand cuffs 10 the.
bis Eoht~r. The robher got - cents
from Fs;ch's prisoner. which h.. returned
upon being told the state Of affairs.
IN the train robbery The robisr va
10, particular with passengers poorly
dressed AMI when one man held ~,
$50 he refused 10 take il upon looking
.; Isis clothes: b5i; he took all he could
esi from The smooth guys" as he called
sAe well dressed men.
One oh lady a, the eui og a car re-
marked when the burglar entered.
Come in, you need no; - afraid: there
Is go one in this car "a ho will hars yosa-
When the burglar entered the car and
shouted hands Cp every hand went NJ
ssil a fash. ~ one car including those ot
bridal couple, Who keJ,s them up along
time IS . pr,gauTIou.
Before opening lis cxu.css car RAlrlls
D1uohue hid all the money and loose
yalaable<, psIt the lights oat and refused
io open the door until advised hy the en-
giueer on the outside to save being blown
up. While going through the car Dono-
hue proposed 10 The engineer that they
tackle the rcblser bu; the latter did no;
care for the experience
Mr.. c. H. Ri;tenhousc, a Chicago
drummer. who was on the train stood up
II Riddles j. in the city. The ngNucRAT
man had n pleasant visit with him. He
confirms the other reports OF the inca
dents OF the exciting affair. Just previous
20 the bombs going of. Ar. Riiienholse
and the conductor Tom kearney we're
sitting together discussing the bridal
couple, q pair OF Young country people.
karney jumped to the door bat was or
dersi in, and then skipped for the water
closet and that was the last seen oi him
until the robter left. When the robter
and ccierie reached his car..he threw np
his hands ias; enough with the rest The
engineer very cool fellow. whispered
20 him to hand over his money and he
would keep it for him. but he thought
the best way to save trouble was TO di-
vide with the robber and did So Mr..
Rilienhousc has travelled through Indian
Territory and New Mexico. where he
would have thought nothing of q train
robbery hut was greatly surprised at one
here. As n matter of fact this was the
first one on Oregon soil. lie thinks the
man has had other experience on account
OF his coolness and manner al operation.
MERE THEY PRoFRssioSAls.-The
has been considerable speculation As TO
whether the men holding up the over
land at Riddles were professionals or
roYices. The coolness Of the leader indi-
Gated that it was not the first job. Mr..
Herman the postal agent told .he DENo-
cRAT man it was his opinion the man
had never been in a robbery before. Mr..
kearney, the conductor, who first jump
Cd off the train and upon being shot at
hid in a car, thought he recognized one
Of the men as an ex-trainman. A dis
patch from Roseburg TO the Telegram
states that ''Stilly Riddle, who lives
near Riddles, has just arrived in town,
and states that three men that have
| been working for some time at Nichols
station, Is miles south of Riddle, where
the robbery occurred, disappeared yes
| ,erday. One usually wore white hat
with buckskin band, which corresponds
with the white hat worn by the robber
who went through the coaches. and
which was today found near the scene
oil the hold-up. They are thought TO be
hidden in n cave near the scene OF the
ho'd-up."