Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-31
OREGON EXPRESS HELD UP
Robbers Provide Themselves with Bicycles
on Which to Make Their Escape.
HOT FUSILADE IN THE SMOKING CAR
Sheriff Bogard and One of the Two Rob-
bers Killed and the Fireman Seriously
Wounded-Scveral Passengers
Lose Their Valuables.

SACRAMENTO, March 30.-The north
bound Oregon express was held up by two
men four miles north of WheatIand about 2
was compelled to stop the train and go back
and open the express car. Failing to secure
anything in the express car, the robbers
started to rob the pass sngers in the coach
and smoker. Sheriff Bogard of Tehama
county was on the train and opened fire on
the robbers in the smoker killing one of
them. and was himself killed by another
robber. The fireman was shot in the neck
and one leg and is thought to be seriously
injured. passenger named Sampson Of
Redding was struck on the head and cut.
Several passengers were robbed. The dead
bodies were turned over to the coroner at
Marysville. The dead robber has not been
identified and no accurate description of the
man who escaped has been secured.
1t was evidently the intention of the
robbers to escape on bicycles. The body of
Sheriff Bogard and that Of the dead robber
were taken to Marysvile, where 1t was dis
covered that the robber was attired in full
and complete bicycle suit, over which he had
drawn a pair of overalls. In the Overalls he
had improvised pockets made Of toweling, in
which were two big pistols. The dead robber
is known in the vicinity Of Marysville, where
he had eaten several meals In a restaurant
during the past few weeks. He Is over six
feet tall and weighs over 200 pounds. A.
Northcott, the fireman, has two bullets in
his body and may die
The first intimation that the engineer and
fireman had Of the presence OF robbers on
the train was when man climbed over
from the blind baggage car and commanded
at the point OF a pistol the train to be
stopped. The command was so earnest that
the brakes were applied. Then the robber
caused the engineer and fireman to jump
from the train, and with another rObber who
appeared to come from a hiding place In
the roadway, they compelled the fireman to
request that the express car be opened. This
was done, but the robbers could find nothing
OF value and the combination of the safe was
not in the hands OF the messengers. The
robbers carried bag made from the leg OF
an old pair of oyeralls tied at one end. As
they went through the first car, the smoker
they made the passengers, who were few In
number, put in their coin and valuables, the
| fireman being the custodian, behind which
the robbers stood. The colored porter in ths
tourist sleeper just beyond the day coach be-
| came aware that robbery was in progress
and knowing that Sheriff Bogard was in q
berth. called him. That heroic man was In
his shoes and trousers In minute and
armed with his heavy reyolyers started fol
the door to the north. He crossed the plat
| form between the sleeper and the day coach
and as he entered the latter at the south door
| the robbers came in at the north
| The sheriff stepped to one side, aimed ant
| fired. His bullet dropped the man nesres
him, but the second failed to reach its target
| One of the robbers must have seen Bogart
enter and on doing so jumped down and. run
ming alongside of the car. entered and sho
him from the rear. The fatal wound is In tn
sheriff's back, Just below the kidneys. WheI
| the robber was shot he exclaimed. II am don
for" The other asked. Are you killed, Bi H.
and thereupon they hastily left the car. tel,nl
the now thoroughly frightened trainmen ant
passengers not to attempt to follow Th
passengers were all thoroughly aroused by thi
| time and there were number who wante,
| to go on and others who wanted 10 go back
Conductor Shortrldge secured man to he'll