Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-22
4 Big HAUL.
Robbers Get Twenty Thousand
Dollars Easily.
PUT THE AGENT TO BED.
Confronted by Robbers with Pistols
the Agent Is Made to Open Safe
and Hand Out the Money
Some Money Was Saved
Thieves Not Excited.

Springs. Col, says: "The express ONCE at
the Santa Fe Depot in this city was robbed
Of 5000 900. Immediately after the depart
IRE of the uight express at 9.42 George Krout
the express agent, stepped from the platform
into his Office and was confronted by TWO
masked men. who levelled reyolvers at his
head and ordered him to open the safe. Ihis
he did and they helped themselves to TWO
packages of money containing S5,OOO ana
$1,000 respectively. They then made tnelr
escape. The money was part Of a consign-
ment of $50, 900 sent from Denver to Cripple
Creek. the remainder Of which was IN the
safe. but was not found. Officers are scour-
ing the country in the hope Of capturing tne
robbers.
The Wells-Fargo Express Company has
given out the following official statement re-
garding the robbery at the Santa Fe Depot
Twenty thousand dollars was sent from
Denver to the First National Bank OF Color
ado Springs early in the afternoon.
This money was in currency Of small de-
nominations 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 its value.
Evidently the thieves knew OF its existence
When train No. 6 came in, about 9.43, there
we're other packages aboard with the cur
rencv. to the amount of 900, consigned to
the same bank. These packages were de-
liyered 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 standing
there. and when he returned to the office he
was met at the door by two masked men
with drawn revolvers. The package con-
tanning the s2O, 1000 was demanded, and the
agent was compelled to open the sale ana
give It I'D. The agent said nothing about
the remaining packages, and the robbers lelt
at once. The standing rewards OF S3OO each
for information or arrest of the robbers, OF
course. holds good, and the amount VIII un-
doubtedly be increased.
When Krout entered his once, after per-
forming his duties outside, two men, one
tall. the other short, confronted him with re-
volvers 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
agent. said; "Not word from you. We
want YOU to open that safe, and be quick
about it. Hurry UP"
Krout denied that there was any money
in the safe. The revolver was pressed cios'
to him. and he was told to open the safe, o.
suffer the consequences.
With trembling hands he slowly turned th'
combination. When the door swung opeI
Krout explained that there was only ON
package there, and reaching in ne picked III
an envelope containing $4,000, which HI
handed to the short man. He then close'
the heavy door.
The robbers, seeming satisfied that tn
agent told the truth, stepped away from IN
safe. Krout's action in handing out tn
$40 900 package and closing the doors OF tn
safe saved the company $4,000.
During all this time the thieves did not az
pear in the least excited.
The robbers ordered Krout to undres
himself and get into his bed. After he ha,
done So one Of the robbers took pains to SO
that the quilts and comforters were draw
Nightly over Krout's head and tucked down
Then Krout heard one Of them say NOV
onen the door and see if there is anyon
t about"
, Krout heard the door slide back and BUMP
and then one of the robbers said: IVA
t now. we have missed something Let
take good long look over the place an
: see."
= When Krout picked up courage to Jun
n but of bed and 90 outside, there was no OF
- in sight. An alarm was given, and by
g b'cIook posses was securing the vicinity
It the depot on the eastern outskirts OF Il
o town. but no trace of the robbers was foun
g Finally two bloodhounds were put on u
q trail and it was found that the men h'
d gone along Pixies Peak avenue through Il
d heart of the city. On the theory that tn
i would 90 to Cripple Greek, over t
= Cheyenne Mountain road, posse start
s from the city to head them of. The dep
}, agent was not 100 yards away from Krou
1T office while the robbery was being committe
oi but he did not see the robbers, and kn6
g nothing about the matter until informed
70 KrOut.
- The express companys officials belle
3 that the robbery was committed by A.
L Gray. alias Sam Wells, and J. G. Stua
20 alias C. ]. Starr, who was arrested for
y theft of $4,000 from the express wagon
Is Cripple Greek April II, and who recently
" company with Tom Mccarthy, escaped fr
IN Jail in Denver.
se RI. Montgomery, who was "a prisoner
ic the time of the escape, notified the police
il Denver several days ago that Gray
as Stuart plotted when in Jail to rob the expr
O. company again. The officials Of the compf
It believe that the robbers had an accomplic'
+, the bank.
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