The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-28
Five Masked Men Hold Up a
Northern Pacific Train.
THE RAILROAD READY FOR THEM
Trainmen Chase the Thieves. and
Two of Them Are Caught.
suicide OF Woman In Lewis County
An Oregon Woman Kills Two Chill
dren and Herself-The Mayor of Ta-

Tacoma. April 27.-Fiye masked men at
tempted 20 hold Up Northern Pacific pas
senger train No. last evening about S
O'Clock six miles this side OF Cle-EIum
station. which is ninety miles east OF Ia
coma The plot miscarried because the
Ialn ran Ia" feet after being signaled
70 stop. instead Of 1000. which the robbers
had calculated on. The railroad had
knowledge that the attempt was TO be.
made, and had planned a warm reception
Ten HeGi we're stationed where the exprt ss
car was 10 be robbed OF So ooa sent 10
pay OF the Roslyn miners for March.
w men the engine stopped the two robbers
VINO were 10 board II were too scared 10
run soo feet and get on. The train ae-
corcingiy went ahead. These two men
started across the bridge. ran into the
posse. were captured and taken 10 FL
leHsourg. Their names are Hank Har-
rington and Jack Harrison The Others
escaped.
harrington recently finished term In
the T'elliteatiary for burglary. Harrison
came TO tha state three years ago from
hahsas. They will be tried IN kiitttas
county Extra guards have been placed
al the Jail TO prevent escape.
one OF the five robbers was a railroad
man, who kept the company posted as
10 what was going. The robbery was set
Tor "Wednesday. but the shipment OF mon
r
day 10 give more time to sat a trap for
the gangs capture. The robbers likewise
deferred action The cash was not
shipped on yesterdays train as expected.
and force of men We're concealed IN
the express ear. The company's plan was
To XIII all the gang except the man who
was posting the officials. Ten Tacoma
men under Sheriff Stimson. of Kittitas
county. were posted east of the bridge.
where the engine and express car were
TO be run. Tools and dynamite had been
left there, and a quick job in opening the
safe was the programme Stfrnson's posse
was to cooperate with the meu In the
car. When the engine stopped 500 feet
In front Of Harrington and Harrison they
were afraid 10 make the attempt at board
ing, and the train finally pulled away.
The scared robbers. after taking of their
black cloth masks. started over the
bridge and ran into the posse, which put
them under arrest. officials and officers
viii not say who gave tho railroad its In
formation. A posse is chasing the other
two men who escaped.
Euenshurg, April 27.-Specal.-Th pas
senger train from the west was forty
minutes late last night, and soon after
its arrival here the report VAS circulated
that it had been held up at Nelson's
siding. near Cle-Eium. None of the pas
sengers knew OF II. but two mel we're
brought in and lodged in the county
jail The story goes that tfe officials
had been expecting the event and had
posse of detectives aboard. When he
train reached the siding 1t was tagged,
and the engineer stopped. Detectives at
once began an investigation and sNpn ar
rested two men a short distance ahead
OF the engine. One report says that three
shots were fred, others say there were
none The men gave up without resist
ance. No evidence was made public that
they tried to rob the train. but this in
preston has been allowed TO gain circula-
tion. Both men carried revolvers. hut
made no attempt 10 use them. as far s
can be learned. Superintendent McCs he
has been here today with detectives and
the prisoners have been undergoing the
process Of sweating" McCahe LETT this
evening without giving out any further
Information. one OF the men, named
Harrison. lives near the siding, which IS
a flag station. The other gave lis name
as LeTell Nothing seems to he known
OF him. They claim they were tagging
the train to get on. and say their arrest
was great surprise. Everybody con
nected with the affair Is very reticent,
and the whole thing has a mysterious
air. which people are unable 70 conpre-
hend