The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-09-11
bandits WERE OUTN|TT[D
Bold Attempt to Hold up q
Train Near Sacramento.
FRUSTRATED BY THE ENGINEER

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Watching His Chance, He Shot the
Robber in the Cab, and Then Pulled
Open the Throttle and Escaped.
Sacramento. CAL, Sept. 5.-The
east-bound overland train, which left
San Francisco at o'clock this evening,
and was here at $40, was stopped
about six miles west of here by train
robbers, who failed in their purpose
through the killing of one of the gang
by plucky engineer. The train was
loaded with passengers en- route to the
state fair, and it is said that the ex-
press contained large sum of money
consigned to Sacramento bank.
The hold.up took place q short dis
tance from the place where the big
$4,000 robbery occurred two years
ago. The country is covered with wa
ter for miles, with the exception of a
narrow strip over which a wagon road
runs to Woodland, and within an hour
after the train pulled inso Sacramento
force of detectives and squad OF
deputies were dispatched to the scene.
Tonight the big passenger depot is
scene of the greatest animation. Div
ision Superintendent Wright, who was
a passenger on the train, is in his Office
giving orders and awaiting news from
the men who have been sent to hunt
the robbers.
The Overland train left Davisville
on time, with Engineer Edwin F. In
gals and Fireman Patrick Burns in
the cab. As the train approached
Webster, a man who had been conceal
ed in the tender climbed quietly over
the pile of coal until he reached the
gangplank, when he suddenly leveled
a pistol at the engineer and ordered
him to throw up his hands. The en-
gineer did so, and the robber then told
him to slow down. This request was
also complied with, and when the train
was stopped, at third order from the
robber, a masked man was seen climb
ing up the railroad embankment with
a gun in his hand. When the man
appeared, the robber on the engine COM
manded the fireman to climb down and
go with the masked robber. The fire.
man obeyed orders, and he and the
bandit walked back toward the express
Car.
This left Engineer ingalls, and the
other bandit alone, and Ingalls, began
to think up scheme whereby he could
turn the tables on his captor The rob-
ber at first was very watchful, but af-
ter a minute or more had elapsed, he
turned and looked back, WITH the evil
dent intention of seeing what had be-
come of his companion and the fireman.
This was Ingalls, chance and he
seized it. A loaded revolver was lying
in box close to Ingalls, side. Q1ick
as flash he lifted the lid, and, selzing
the pistol, fred two shots at the rob-
ber. The bandit fell from the cab,
and the nervy engineer pulled wide the
throttle, and the train started to Sacra-
mento. Fireman Burns was left to his
fate, but when he heard the firing, he
suspected what was up, and jumped
onto the moving train. The masked
robber who was on the platform Of
express jumped to the ground and
appeared.
ingalls, told his story to Superb
ent Wright. After relating I'll
ticulars of the hold-up and the
ture of the fireman with the
robber, he said:
81 noticed that the fellow who
guarding me was rather nervous. He
would turn every once in while and
glance back to see how things were
going along. Seeing that there might
be chance for me to get hold of my
revolver, which was in a box in the
cab, determined to try it, and the
next time the robber turned opened
the box and got the pistol. was not
a moment too soon, for just as he
looked around I fired twice. The
muzzle of my pistol was not more than
two feet from him when I pulled the
trigger, and / am confident thatA
struck him in the head and breast,
certainly must have killed him.
reeled forward and plunged out Of
cab, firing his pistol as he did co.
knowing how many there might be
the robbers determined to get avs
and within fifteen seconds after b;
shot the robber l had opened the third
tie and was on the way to Sacramento.
Fireman Burns said in telling his
story:
1.-THE robber ordered me to get down
off the engine and 60 with the masked
man, which did. The masked man
then instructed me to go ahead, but
halted me at the express car. Get be-
tween there and uncouple, said the
masked man in business like way.
climbed up between the cars, but just
then I heard two quick shots, and
after few seconds, the train began to
move. drew myself up on the bump
ers and the robber, who had taken up
his position on the express car steps,
sprang off and it went on and Left
him.
Later developments show that there
were but two highwaymen and that
they compelled two tramps whom they
met near the scene of the hold-up to
take part in it.
Chilicothe, Mo-, Sept. 8.-Casper
Ulmer, a wealthy retired farmer. aged
n, left here last Monday to attend the
national G. A. r. encampent at st.
Paul, where he arrived Tuesday. He
registered at the Metropolitan hotel