The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-28
RIFLED THE NAIL CAR.

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FARGO, N. D., Sept. 28.-At about l
a. m. No. /, the Northern Pacific trans.
continental passenger train, was held
up by masked men between Glyndon,
Mimi, and this city. Engineer Hooker
was in charge Of the engine and Con-
ductor Corcoran was at the helm. When
about two miles this side Of Glyndon
the engineer looked up and discovered a
masked man covering both him and his
fireman. He was ordered to stop the
tram, and shortly after doing SO anoth-
er robber came along with Conductor
Corcoran and a brakeman in tow.
The were all ordered 10 get on the Ell.
CINE at the point of re~volvers and En-.
gineer Hooker was ordered to speed on
his journey. Not until the engine
reached the outskirts of Moorhead and
a stop was made was it known that the
engine and mail car had beer cut from
the other section of the train. the rob-
bers evidently intending to take the *
press car also but failed to do SO. After
discovering their mistake they went to
work on the mail car and secured Ii
packages of registered mail, the value
Of which cannot yet be estimated.
1t is the opinion here that the holdup
was the work of experts, and the *
press car was to have been the chief OBJ.
ject of the raid, though the robbers ig.
norantly left this car attached to the
main train when they compelled the
engineer to proceed some distance fur.
ther west, when the actual robbery took
place. Twenty sticks of dynamite was
found on the front end of the mail car
after the robbers left, showing that the
men were prepared to blow open the
safe if necessary to get the money.
Goodly Reward Offered.
MOoRHEAD, Mimi, Sept. 2S.-A re-
ward of 1900 has been offered for the
capture Of the Northern Pacific train
robbers. The sheriff has a man who
can identify them. United States dep
uty marshals and government detectives
are theoretically at work on the case.
For sale, to the highest bidder for
cash, the bridge at Lake Madison inlet,
in Lakeview township. The sale will
take place at the bridge Wednesday,
September % at 8 O'Clock a. m.
MARTIN Olson,
Chairman Board OF Supervisors.
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