The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-12-26
TOOK THE CAR AND ALL
~ LOUIS A CHICAGO PAssENGRR
TRAIN HELD Up At BLUE cur.
a"ad Agents Left the Other Car.
stranded and he'ireh to PLAN
der Their Captive.

Kansas City, Dec. 23.-I3lue Cut, made
historic W the operations OF the James
S"a Younger bands, when they were pio-
heeis III the train fobbine Industry was
We seene tonight Of it's fourth hold-up
ID road agents.
~ y" O'Clock tonight the ST. Louis 4
eAlcsso express, which left Kansas city
al e.as, Was Gagged at Blue Gut and came
10 siahdstili. Masked men Immediately
covered IL, engineer ana fireman ana
compelled them TO get down from their
fab' AT the same time another member
u Tie band uEeOupied tht express car
ii0n The rest Of the train. The robbers
| PUAsA My climbed aboard the locomotive
ana the eAItess car. aud before the sur
iilsvd train meH had had time to collect
'htf wits. The bandits were speeding
Gown The steep grade beyond Blue Cut
VAN the engine and express ear. the ex-
liess messenger, A. J. Frler Of ST. Louis
t'elns prisoner III the express car.
A. midnight hO word had been receiy-
vd hsTr Of the train or Of the robbers
| Prom Independence 20 Glendale, the next
station. II Is ed miles. aud the supposi-
ioE Is hal the robbers have looted the
'-'f and leiI the train sOmeWhets In the
"a gVas bri seen the Two stations
Valuable EAPF~sH Aboard.
| Tbs faiv of Messenger Finer Is cAus-
lbs anAirty Kansas cay ofticials Of the
iniISd siAtes Express company state
| 'iat Tie u4ih carried little cash, but
iaal lhe CAT was nllvd with an enormous
amount q miscellaneous eAprcss pack
aevs Of considerable value. Christmas
'sAts making W the large amount Of
'le treasurer OF Messenger Frier all
'be orhc.Als Nill say lie that he IL heay-
Ly armed and IL dead game" bu, they
adH4n that the chances are all against
hltu
wheh she Tobbery became known al
dependence posse Of county otilcers
So cas- faf the seene Of the hoid-ur. anc
~ midnight CouuIy MARSHAL kcshica'
sas arranging TO send out i force Of ON
arfs from kaHsAs Clty.
aIssths Gars FosRd.
| ~ I oClcCk thls Thursday morning
| see .AuHv nlr-s@Ec Nas received from
Gses,asle stating that Epgtueer Mead,
aA4 EIs arrif.&H had arrived there. I'm
ssavSialels Atgrt The robbery they ssi on
losAt3 Glendale iu srsHgh Of their lcoo
n.etlNe Tg.e found The engine about on,
sr..ge cas-, @: Glendale with the express
oas huJ hu,ulns Il said o. ihe iS'e Of "a
elrsv,sa f4osse niger. EnEluo~r Mead .
rss-,sfl~3 90 have said ihere were tire
futA,cgs and thai Dc iaoAuneA them a.
,hfvs Of ms tuen no held ~ the all
gpo months aga
Passengers Heard Prom.
| The lrst htHri.ic information about ia
passenger ualu "a as resolved from lnde
geHGeaas az 70 O'clock after the az
| rival @, Marshal koshloAFs relief train
ssat ca, fFaiB kAaaas Cl;y BeyoEd IN
Ars. naos4or ihis train iaokSi 40 the pas
aeaFsr ard baggage Goa ilou that had les.
| 4,u o, lAs rotlo;s a. lslue GU, and pulie
.gsrs iarE ls lHdr1 crdenoc.
Coad4eiar Nichols. Ia an Interview a
Ilfsgtt.radsug,. stated that Whcf the u1d
b uas lruuEAs 20 a siandsua at the cut h
d | saepraA ou; aIaH sac rear platform. onl
q &C. have = !4s3o. 'arust under his na"o-
Just keep your moath shut dou
want 60 huft amp b.ir Was what IA
rad asoct szld 20 him.
q iie haA uoih.HE TO say. A moment late
q ,As bandit said Look hrrr, young ie
lleu have you so, Aay Of tho company
s money
p The -osdacioT duE up u and displayc
| ,serr ia sra7t q the rebtCT. Tho robh'
I,a.E 4 Ulth tic rcEnAfk. Well, ! vi
a net JiVldr Il Wlth you.
Meme ~ tho passengers were MODESTO
o. Its, Ihc Erca,ss; ooafusion rrcSall'
BE- aboard ,hc train Whca % became know
a lAat tboy were ln the hands Of robhcr
-, Ttsro uas a aid scramble TO hide val'
| ar3o=
After taking 'hN stranded train into II
tsssnasnac. Msrrhal kcshicSrs reli
, I,ralD ucnt ou to Glendale 10 PICK up Il
ID, l,rafnstlyo and the eNprcss car, whi'
uerc LEI, some distance cast Of that 81
tiyu
Anna m no word could bc had
, Af.asenFet FT3cr. though further inform
,sap Is mogncu;atily expected from lnd
4. ,.,senoo when Marshal keshicar and
men shall have returned from the Vicini