Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-12
ROBBERS SECURE SPOIL
A Package Containing $4,000 Stolen at
Colorado Springs
Compelled the station Agent to Open
the Safe-HOunds Put Upon
Their Track.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. November
1.-THE Wells Fargo Express Company
has given out the following official state
ment regarding the robbery at the Santa
F'e depot about 10 o'clock last night.
Twenty thousand dollars was sent from
Denver to the First National Bank of Colo
RADIO Springs early in the afternoon. This
money was in currency of small denomina-
tions. and was received about o'clock and
TOO late to be delivered to the bank. The
package containing the money was placed
in the depot safe and both doors locked.
There was nothing to indicate It's value.
Evidentl. the thieves knew Of its exist
ence.
When train No. came in, about 9:45.
there were other packages aboard with
the currency. TO the amount of $4,000, con-
signed to the same bank. These packages
were delivered to the agent and placed In
the safe with the other.
After the train had departed the agent.
George Krout, went to the platform to
straighten the trucks which were stand
ing there. When Krout entered his office
after performing his duties outside two
men, one tall. the other short. confronted
him with revolvers pointed at his head and
commanded him to throw up his hands.
Krout, badly frightened. obeyed.
Then one of the robbers. stepping close
to the aren't, said: Not word from you
quick about it. Hurry Ip.''
Krout denied thu here was any money
in the safe. The revolver was pressed
close to him and he was told to open the
safe suffer the consequences.
With trembling hands he slowly turned
the combination. When the door swung
open Krout explained that there was only
ere package there. and reaching in ne
picked up an envelope containing $4,000
which he handed to the short man. He then
closed the heavy door.
The robbers seeming satisfied that the
agent told the truth. stepped away from
the safe
Krout's action in handing out the $4,000
Package and closing the doors Of the safe
saved the company $350JO.
During all this time the thieves did not
appear in the least excited
The robbers ordered Krout to undr2ss
himself and get into bed. After he ad
done 50, one of the robbers took pains to
see that the quilts and comforters were
drawn tightly over Krouts head and tuck
ed down Then Krout heard one Of them
say: Now open the door and see if there
is any one about
Krout heard the. door slide back and
bump, and then one of the robbers said
wait now, we have missed something.
Let take good long look over the place
and see
VIXEN Krout plucked up courage to jump
out OF bed and got outside there was no
one in sight. An alarm was given and by
II O'Clock posses were securing the vicinity
OF the depot the eastern outskirts OF
the town, but no trace of the robbers was
found. Finally, two boodhounds were put
on the trail and it was found the men had
gone along Pixies Peak avenue, through the
heart of the city. On the theory that they
would go to Cripple Creek, over the Chey-
enne mountain road, posse started from
that city to head them off. The depot agent
was not 100 yards away from krouts office
while the robbery was being committed
but he did not see the robbers and knew
nothing about the matter until informed
by Krout