The record-union., 1895-07-03

were outside were exploding bombs 20
frighten the passengers into submission.
They had heard the explosion as the On.
gine stopped. and they did not know but
that the whole train would be blown up.
We went along in single file, and the first
car was full OF women. They seemed to
understand the situation, SO they did not
cry Out. The robber told everyone TO put
his money aud valuables in the sack. I
held the lantern so that each could easily
see where to put his stuff. This is the
way we proceeded through four cars.
The robber was shielded from in front
by u. Some one might have shot him
from behind. but bombs exploded out
side, along with the yells OF the others.
kept everything quiet The job took
probably forty-five or fifty minutes.
peared. I saw only three men, but there
may have been more"
just how much was obtained in the
postal car is not known. It Is estimated
that about 81 900 in registered mail was
obtained. The robbers repeatedly refused
to take silver. and ordered the passengers
to dig up their gold.
Postal Agent Herman states that he had
five registered packages. two Of which he
could not hide all, for the robber would
make me dig up. hid other mail matter.
and some loose registered letters. scatter
ing them all around the car. Then
crawled back into my bunk. The rObber
knocked at the door, and I got up and
opened it. He wanted me to produce the
registered packages. I told him I had
only three. He then put pistol to my
head, and made me cut the pouches open.
threw the letters and packages down
when he directed me to. He took out the
htlIQ cilUQr ond cr0ld II Ahnut6 fndna hQ
got at least 81, 900 In ALL"
One clue to the perpetrators is offered
by Conductor Kearney. who left the train
and his division at Roseburg. kearnev
had good look at one of the mems faces.
and says he recognized him as an ex-
traininan of the road with whom he
worked last year. He is sure he could
identity the robber.
After finishing their work the robbers
told the engineer not to proceed north for
one hour. They shot out the headlight
and started north. The engine aud cars
were SO disabled that it took three hours
to reach Riddles, distance of four miles.
A posse of detectives are in hot pursuit
of the robbers.
Nelson Bennett, a well-known wealthy
Tacoma man, WAS mistaken for q poor
man, and let go by the robbers on giving
up 81 30. Sheriff Fitch of klamath
prisoner on the way to the penitentiary,
was compelled to give up SO in gold coin
and his revolver.
REWARD FOR THEIR CAPTURE.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 2.-As soon as
the dispatches came to Southern Pacific
headquarters giving details Of the affair,
Mr.. Towne issued the following bulletin
to Division Superintendents at Oakland,
Dunsmuir. Bakersfield, Tucson. Sacra-
mento, Ogden and Los Angeles and San
Francisco:
Inform United States Marshals, Sher-
ifs, Constables, police and other officers
that at l0:l5 on the evening of July /,
1895, the California express train 10,
north bound, was stopped by robbers
about eight miles south OF Riddles, at
the mouth of the Cow Creek Canyon.
Douglas County. Or. The mail car was
robbed of several packages of registered
matter, and number of passengers robbed
of amounts ranging from 500 to Sl00.
One gold-tilled huntiDg-case watch with
star on back, bought from De Brosky
Bros. jewellers, Redding, CAL, was taken
from Rev. ID. u. Maiguarri0. and $50 in
gold coin from Sheriff A. A. Fitch of
klamath County, Oregon; also 3S-cal.
iber Colts revolver, blue steel barrel.
black handle and $40 in gold. It is sup
posed that there were three men lmpli-
Gated, but only one man entered the cars,
and is described as follows: From feet
IL inches to 6 feet in hight, native-born
American. pleasant voice with a clear
ring in it, light complexion, light mus
tache, hair cut close. light gray and blue
eyes. rather round-shouldered, hands
hard like laborer. weight about ITO
pounds. high cheek bones, upper jaw
projects over lower one, bridge Of nose
swollen as though poisoned with poison
oak, blue overalls and jumper, light
checkered vest or checkered cotton shirt,
heavy stogy shoes about No. S. The
Southern Pacific Company will pay re-
ward OF $1,000 for the arrest and convic-