The record-union., 1897-01-30

terms, passed his house, coming from
the direction of the robbery, headed for
Roseburg, shortly after the shooting
ceased.
Five dynamite explosions We're dis
tinctly heard by many people in Rose
burg. Superintendent Fields Of the
Southern Pacific, who happened to be
here, was called about / 80 and took an
engine and men to the scene. The burn
ing car was tumbled off the track and
the train brought in after several
hours delay.
Engineer Morris had one cheek grazeG
by bullet, and the express messen-
gers big dog was killed. A few mail
pouches We're rified, but their value is
unknown. The end of the mail car was
charred and some of the mail matter
damaged by fire and water. The cars
stood near small slough, from which
water was carried to put out the blaze.
Several commercial travellers lost val
liable sample cases in the fire. One case
containing silver knives, forks and
spoons was found this morning in the
slough uninjured. Nothing else of value
was recovered.
taken to Portland on the morning local
The Sheriff and posse are securing
the country, but there is no clew as yet,
as heavy rain was falling all morning
and all tracks are Obliterated.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
PORTLAND orr, Jan. 29.-The
Southern Pacific train which was held
up at midnight near Roseburg arrived
here at l o'clock this afternoon.
Charles Piper. postal clerk in charge
of the mail car, said: 1.-TWO men did all
the work of holding up the train, but
think there were five in the gang. They
exploded two dynamite bombs in the
express car and half a dozen on the
outside.
When the express car caught fire I
realized that my car, which was next
to the express car, was in danger. One
of the robbers drew a revolver on me,
While he Went through the mail.
don't believe he took anything of value
The express car was soon mass of
flames and l set about to save the car
if possible, by carrying water from a
pond near at hand. The entire end of
the mail car was burned out, but only
small part of the mail was damaged" :"
NO DEFINITE CLEWS.
ROSEBURG or, Jan. 29.-Up to a
late hour tonight no definite oiew5
have been discovered leading to the
identity of the miscreants who held up
the nOrthbound Southern Pacific ex-
press last night. Superintendent Fields
is on the scene personally directing the
movements Of several posses who are
trying to pick up the trail of the rob-
bers, but thus far their efforts have
been fruitless, owing to the heavy rain
fall Of the past twelve hours. Detect
ives in the employ of the railroad and
express companies are on their way
here from Sacramento, and upon their
arrival more systematic efforts will be
made to run the fugitives down. An
unsuccessful attempt was made here to
open Wells-Fargo through safe, after
which it was shipped to the compauy's
headquarters at Portland The metal
of the safe was badly warped by the
heat, and il is feared that at least a
part Of the contents will be damaged
The debris of the wreck has all been
cleared q 9ay, and trains are moving on
time
SIMILAR TO A FORMER HOLD-UP.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29-The
Pestoffice authorities in this city re-
ceived but little information in regard
to the hold-up, and have learned moth
ing further than what is conveyed in
the above dispatch.
The robbers entered the mail car, but
it is not known how much they Sc
cured. A brief dispatch from the Post
master at Roseburg stated that the
registered mail for Seattle, Portla IA
and Astoria had been taken
In speaking of the robbery Inspector
Thrall stated this morning that it was
similar to the one where the same train
was held up on the night Of July j.
1895, thirty miles south Of the scene Of
last nights affair
on that occasion the robbers operat-
ed in the same manner in order to stop
the train, and Mr.. Thrall is inclined to
the belief that the same parties are re-
sponsible for both hold-ups. Five men
We're concerned in the first robbery,
and two men were arrested for their
participation in it. They We're John
Case and John Pool. The evidence
against them appeared to be conclusive.
and after a trial in the United States
District Court of Portland the Jury
found them guilty.
y new trial was demanded and Judge
Bellinger, after taking the matter under
advisement for eight months, granted
new trial, stating that in his opinion
there was not sufficient evidence to con-
L. i
ther evidence the cases were dismissed
Case and Pool have since been indict-
ed by the State Court, but have not