The record-union., 1895-03-09
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berry and scour the country for the rob-
bers.
Word had already been received by the
telegraph that the robbers, after making
their attempt, had detached the engine
and started toward Lodi on it, and had
Abandoned it before reaching that town.
Full particulars of the robbery were
received from Lodi by telephone, after
the express train had left here. The en-
gine of the European mail rolled into
Lodi at ll:05 o'clock, going very slowly,
with no one aboard, and only about forty
pounds of steam.
George Andrews, the engineer of
freight train that was lying there waiting
for the overland 10 pass, got aboard and
stopped her. A stick of dynamite was
found on the seat in the cab, and it was
apparent that there had been hold-up.
Lodi officers took the engine of the
freight train and went after the train that
belonged to the unnamed engine, which
is No. 1875. They got back to Lodi with
the train at 1915. and it proceeded north
with It's own engine.
THE ENGINEER's STORY.
The story as told by Engineer
Inglis Of the overland train, is as follows:
"a short distance south of Castle switch
myself and Fireman House were startled
by man who crawled over the tender,
and, pointing pistol at our heads, ordered
US to stop the train. He was masked. 1
stopped the engine, and the fellow then
ordered us to get off, which we did. Two
other masked men were standing on the
ground waiting to receive us.
e ''They ordered US to walk back to the
express car, which we did. After we had
reached the express car the mon told me
to instruct the messenger to opeu the
| door, as they had dynamite and would
blow il up if the door was not opened. l
| told the messenger this, and he opened
the door and then shut it again, after
which he fired two shots at the robbers.
"a passenger stuck his head out of one
of the windows, and one of the robbers
fired a shot at him.
The men threatened again to blow the
car TO pieces with dynamite if it was not
opened, and the express messenger then
complied with their demand. The men
got inside, taking US with them, and ran
sacked the car. All the money was in
the big safe, and they did not try to open
it. They got nothing whatever.
''After satisfying themselves that there
was nothing of value outside the safe,
| and that it had been securely locked,
they jumped out of the car and went
ahead to the engine, again taking US with
them.
Reaching the engine, the men un-
coupled it from the train and fired some
shots in the direction of the passenger
cars to scare their occupants, suppose,
pulled the throttle and started toward
Lodi. a brakeman was sent back to
Stockton By the conductor to flag the Ore
gOn express, which was soon to come
along, and we waited until the engine
came from Lodi"
WHAT a TRAMP SAW.
a tramp who was stealing a ride on the
blind baggage is the only person who
can give description, other than gem
eral, Of any of the robbers. He stated at
Lodi that when the train stopped he saw
one of the robbers without his mask on,
The fellow spoke to the tramp and told
him that if opened his head he would
lose it.
The tramp wisely kept still, but he
| noted that the robber who had issued the
warning was about five feet ten inches in
hight, aud that he wore a black coat.
woolen shirt and blue necktie. The
tramp was made to walk to the express
car with the engineer and fireman. He
! heard one of the robbers say that they had
buggy in which they could ride off after
/ leaving the engine.
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