Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-10-12
BOLD BANDITS.
They Attack an Ble otric Oar in a
Chicago Suburb.
The Eighteen Passengers Are Forced to
Give Up Their Money and Yalu-
ables - One of the Latter
ShOt-Others Clubbed.

CHICAGO, Oct s.-Five armed and
masked road agents held up an cleo
trio car in the outskirts of the city be-
tween and 0 o'clock Monday night
and went through the passengers in
regular train robber fashion. One pas
senger was shot and two or three others
dubbed, and the robbers escaped with
out leaving clew of any kind as to their
identity. The spot selected for the
robbery was near the Berwyn avenue
crossing of Evanston avenue, the latter
thoroughfare being the one used by
the North Shore Electric Street Rail-
road company for it's cars between the
northern city limits and the suburban
city of Evanston.
The car makes fast time along this
stretch of the run, and Monday night
it had eighteen passengers, two of
whom were women. AS the car APP
preached Berwyn avenue, north
bound, the motorman noticed Il group
of men standing at the side of
the track. At the moment he noticed
the men two of them stepped out in
front of the car and signalled to stop
As the car came to a standstill two of
the robbers stepped upon the front
| platform and three assembled the steps
of the rear platform. Then it was no
ticed that the men wore masks and
their purpose was suspected.
The suspicion was not formed in the
minds of the passengers when one of
the robbers opened the front door and
said IF you people behave yourselves
10 rnica Xxynt,'t h,,,.t
But you've got to keep quiet
and give up what you've got"
His remarks were reinforced with
huge revolver and the passengers
were thinking about giving resistance
when the lights in the car went out,
the thieves having taken off the trolley
pole and removed the generator
wrench from the motorman SO the
power could not be governed. The
darkness compelled the passengers to
submit, and then the searching process
was inaugurated.
All of the eighteen occupants of the
car were robbed of various amounts of
money, watches and jewelry. The
value of the plunder is not known, but
will probably amount to between $500
and $500.
AS the bandits entered A. E. West
man sat at the side of the car. In his
hands he held heavy cane. AS the
robbers entered he half raised it as if
| to strike. One of them seized it and
wrenched it from his hands. Then the
bandit poised his new weapon in the
| air and struck Westman a terrific blow
/ in the face. 1t brought the blood spurt-
ing. twas the signal for a general at
tack-an attack without mercy or COM
passion. n. o. Johnson had tried to
rise in his place He was struck to the
earth with a single blow from the
cane. AS he lurched forward with a
great cash in his head he was struck
again. Then he lay still and white.
i The robbers bent over and wrenched
his watch and chain from his pocket
and slid them quickly into their own.
A robber approached L. P, Nisbett
and demanded his money. Nisbett
arose from his seat and knocked the
revolver up. Then he dealt the robber
terrific blow in the face that sent him
reeling to the opposite side of the car
But it was only moment. Recovering
himself, the revolver dropped to the
horizontal. At the same instant an
other robber struck Nisbett in the
face and sent him to one side. 1t
saved his life, for at that moment the
shot was fred and the bullet pierced
his leg at the knee.
But the robbers knew that their
shots would soon alarm the distant
settlers. And another car was
soon due. There was a signal from
the shock-haired leader. Instantly
the robbers rode down their
victims on their way to the doors,
and moment later they were swal-
lowed up in the dark. There were
those who followed in their anger to
trace the robbers In Berwin avenue
the five men sprung into an old surrey,
laid the lash to the horses and ratified
west, and were soon beyond pursuit.
The police authorities We're notified of
the affair, and searched all night, but
without result.
By his presence of mind Conductor
Osborn saved the fares which he had
collected during the day, and was
therefore almost the only person on the
car to escape the robbers When
the masked men began to beat
the passengers the conductor grasped
his money in his hand and dropped
it all down in the space back of
the seats where the windows fit down
when they are open. In this way the
money could not be reached. The en-
tire time consumed by the robbers did
not exceed five minutes, and the
wounded victims arrived in Edgewater
not more than an hour late,
SMITH WILL BE HANGED.