Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-08
TWO ROBBERS LOOT A TRAIN.


albuquerque, N. NJ. Nov. THE
train which was held up at Grants,
ninety-slx miles west of here, last
night at 1850 o'clock, reached AL
buquerque at 1850 this morning. None
of the train crew or passengers were
killed or injured. The express COM
pany's loss cannot be learned, but 1t
Is known to be large. The Santa Fe
Pacific Railroad company lost a com
bination baggage and express car,
day coach and a chair car.
The holding up of the train was ac-
complished by two men, who boarded
the train at Grants. At the stockyards,
about a mile east, they put on the air
brake and began shooting at Il number
of tramps that We're scattered along the
train. Most of the passengers and
many of the trainmen thought that
some of the crew were having trouble
with the hobos and We're not alarmed
until the robbers were in possession of
the train.
The hold-ups began shooting into the
engine cab, and Harry McCarty the
engineer, jumped off and went into the
rear sleeper. Henry Abel the fireman,
was grazed across the cheek by bull
let and was compelled to obey the or
ders of the robbers. He was ordered to
ultOuDlt the tNllGhS Ndli hLu II anu
the cars preceding 1t were pulled up
the track for short distance to the
point were the robbery WAS commit
ted.
When the shooting began Messenger
Lord left the expires car, locking the
door behind him, and went into one oil
the cars in the rear of the train. Con-
ductor Aldroch went back to Grants to
telegraph for help as soon as the cars
were uncoupled. The rest of the crew
have not yet been accounted for.
When the robbers found the express
car locked the yresorted to giant pow
der to open II and were obliged to fire
three shots before II gave way. On
opening the car they went at once to
the through safe and blew large hole
in it with one shot
The firemen were compelled to hold
the sack in which they placed the
money They secured all that could be
conveniently carried by one man and
paid no attention to watches and
iewelry, which were left scattered over
the floor of the car. They were very
cool throughout the Job. which took
them about an hour. No horses were
seen, but 1t is presumed that con
federate was waiting with them ut
some point near by.
When the robbers left. the fireman
got on the engine and started back for
the rest OF the train. While he was
firing up as he went back, he did not
notice how close he was to the other
cars and struck them so hard that
stove in the day coach was overturned.
Three of the cars, the express, day
coach and chair car We're entirely de-
stroyed by the resulting fire. Most of
the baggage was saved, although there
was some loss.
The contents OF the three safes which
were not cracked were almost entirely
4 h,,t No p1nA what
ever has been found as to the Identity
of the robbers The general manager
of the Santa Fe Pacific will, II Is un-
derstood offer a reward of $500 each
for their bodies, dead or alive.
MAY BE THE BLACK JACK GANG.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Nov. limited
States Marshal Foraker today tele-
graphed to Washington for authority
to employ FIVE picked men to take the
trail of the gang who last night held
up the Atlantic & Pacific train near
Grants station. The marshal leit for
Grants station tonight and eXnects TO
receive an answer from the Wnshing.
ton authorities here, He is satisfied
that the original Black Jack gang OF
desperadoes is responsible for thls
crime. He says there are eight men In
the band. and last week he had intor-
nation that they had returned from
Mexico and were in Arizona,
For some time Marshal forlher mus
been trying TO get authority from me
Mexican government to arrest ms
gang. He has known the location OF
their stronghold In the mountains and
Ind hoped to he able to bring them
into the United States to stand trlal
for the many crimes supposed to nave
haen committed by them In Arizona
and New Mexico; but the government eminent
ty in the matter. insisting that before
any stems were taken OIL the evidence
against Black Jack and his gang shoulo
he laid before and reviewed by Minister
Romero at Washington.
1t is feared that before their arrest
can he effected the Black JACK ganF
viii have renched their mountain hiu,
ing mace and be free from arrest unt n
Mexico can be prevailed upon TO con
sent TO their extradltion.
Terrible Crime by Brother'
Montreal. Quebec, Nov. Thomas
N,,ity aoad 81 years. brother and CON
ressed murderer Of the victims M ,o 81 nc ne
Rawdon tragedy, was taken 70 J-'
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