Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-16
CONDUCTOR SHOT DOWN
TRAIN CAPTURED IN DAYLIGHT.
Passengers Robbed of $500 I'm
Money Bandits Attempted to
Rifle the Safe in Express Car. but
We're Unsuccessful.

! Austin, Tex, Oct. 13-Yesterday af-
! ternoon at $3.50 o'clock in broad. open
! daylight, and within II miles of the cor
| porate limits of this city, the south
! bound cannon ball train on the Interna-
! tional & Great Northern railroad was
| held up by four men and robbed. The
conductor of the train, Tom Healy, was
shot by the robbers while resisting them.
but fortunately not seriously wounded.
One of the passengers had his shirt col
lar carried away by pistol ball that was
aimed at his neck and another received a
bullet in the hand
The passengers were robbed of some
to rifle the safe in the express car but
were unsuccessful.
When the station reached Mcneil, a
small station IA miles above this city, two
men heavily armed boarded the train and
took up their stand on the rear platform.
After the conductor had checked up the
train he reached the platform only to find
pistol at either side of his head. The
men demanded that he stop the train. He
declined to do so and began to run
through the train with the two robbers in
close pursuit. He had not gone half the
| length of the first car when the foremost
robber shot at him, bringing him to the
! floor with a pistol wound in his right
arm
Boarded by other Bandits.
/ At this juncture the other robbers pull
. nI no hn1 ba
brought to a standstil 1t was evident
! ly at the appointed place for the train
/ had hardly stopped before two other men,
/ whose faces were covered with masks,
! stepped out from behind the trees and
began shooting into the cars. Instantly
/ all was confusion. The two men on the
| train were Immediately joined by those
in the woods and began their work. As
! the train porter sprang from the hear
! coach and ran for shelter. a robber be-
gan shooting at him and the negro emp
/ tied Il revolver in return without effect.
! The express messenger looked out of his
car, and, taking in the situation, left hia
car and ran through the woods and was
soon lost to sight.
Robbed the Passengers.
/ The robbers in the meantime leaving
two men to guard the three coaches,
| which We're packed with passengers, pro
/ ceeded to the express car and demand
! ed that the baggage man open the safe,
but upon being assured he could not do
so, turned their attention to the passen-
gers. They only took money from them
not overlooking a single cent, and walk
ing two by two through the cars, 50 as to
always keep their eyes OH all the passen-
gers, After securing about 5000 in money
they uncoupled the engine from the train
and started off down the track After
/ going several miles they set the lever at
| a moderate gait and left the engine,
scampering into the surrounding coun-
try. The engine came on the flag station
at Duval, four miles below, and was there
captured and the station agent returned
! to the scene of the robbery with the en-
CINE, securing the train and came on to
this city, arriving here shortly after dusk.
Officers have gone to the scene with
/ bloodhounds to locate the robbers. The
two men who boarded the train at Nc
Neill were not masked, but the other two
4 bandits features were concealed.
The sheriff and posse have gone to the
scene of the action, and a message at
midnight is to the effect that they have
struck the trail of two of the robbers.
The scene of the holdup is a famous ono
for train robberies, four having occurred
there within few years. 1t is wild and
mountainous place, just at the foot of
range of mountains that afford a safe
hiding place. Inc night express bound
for st. Louis, which left here at mid
night, was accompanied by an armed
guard.
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