Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-04-06
VERY BOLD ROBBERY
Sheriff Boeard and One Of the
Bandits Were Killed,
FIREMAN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
I he D.sp~rsdo~s Were identifisd as Com
lag From Fargo--a brave
sheriff.

two men four miles north OF Wheatland |
about o'clock this morning. Engineer
Rowsheer was compelled TO stop the
train. &c back and open the express
car. Failing to secure anything In the
express car, the robbers went back and
started to rob the passengers In the
coach and smoker Sheriff Bogard of
Tehama county was on the train and
opened fre on the robbers In the smok-
er, killing one and was killed himself by
the other robber. The fireman was shot
In the neck and leg and II thought to
be seriously injured. A passenger
named Sampson OF Redding was struck
on the head and cut. Several passen-
gers were robbed. The dead bodies were
turned over 10 the coroner at Marys-
willie. The dead robber has not been
Identified and no accurate description
of the man who escaped has been se-
cured.
II was evidently the intention OF the
robbers TO escape on bicycles. The body
OF Sheriff Bogart and that Of the dead
robber were taken to Marysville. where
IL was discovered that the robber was
attired In a full and complete bicycle
suit over which he had drawn pair OF
overalls. In the overalls he had Inn
which were two big pistols. The dead
robber is known In the vicinity OF
Marysvilie. where ne has eaten several
meals at restaurants during the past
two weeks. He is over six feet tall and
weighs over 200 pounds. Northcote, the
fireman. has two bullets In his body
and may die.
The first intimation the engineer ana
fireman had OF the presence OF robbers
| on the train was when they climbed
over from the baggage car and COM
manded. at the point OF the pistol. that
the train be stopped. The brakes were
applied. Then the robbers caused the
engineer and fireman 20 jump from the
train and with another rroboer, VINO ap-
peared TO come from q hiding place IN
the roadway. compelled the nreman 70
request that the express car be opened.
This was done. but the robbers oid not
find anything OF value, an the safe COM
bination was not In the hands OF the
messengers.
The robbers carried bag made from
the leg OF an old pair or overaiis. ~
they went through the srst car ano
smoker they made the passengers pu'
their coin and vainanles Into y, tne hre-
man being the CUSTODIAN ana shie'a DC
hind which the robbers stood,
BooAhfs . BRAY pEED
Tne coioreo porter OF tne Iourlse sieep
er. knowing tnat sheriM bosart was y
his berth. called MIN. Inat nero was u
MS snoen ana trousers IN minute sn'
armed with = revoiVer crossed tne pia.
form petween tne sleeper ano uay coacn
As ne entered tne latter y, .ne sou.,
} ooor' the roooers came In A' 1ne NOR nor
ooor, ana the snerin nrea- MS oulie
dropped the man neares. 70 nim, ou
the second taiieo 10 reach its tarse'
one OF the ROBBERS must nave seen 80
sart enter. ana jumped ooWn. anu. run
nihs aionssiue the car, shssreu anu sno
MIN from the rear. Ine ia.ai "ouh
IN the PACK, just peiow tne kioheys.
When the ropoer was snot ne e1claiH
eo, hm uone TOT. ana tne otner asked
> Are you killed. bih' anu thereupo
a ne nastiiy ieit tne car teh,ns tns ho'
: thorougniy rrighteneo tfainneh an
e passengers not 10 foiow.
e Tne oeao ropper mas eeen iuentine
: by the night clerk AT tne united ntate
! hotei AT Marysvhie anu ~ 9onn
: Daley VINO occupied tne same posiuo
= al the Golden Eagle hotei. Two strai
! gers arrived al tne uniteo states not
e soon after tne departure OF the GREGG
, express Monoay morning. they po'
y hao picycies snc stateo sna' shey M
'e arrived on sne train. nr~u>