The San Francisco call., 1897-09-10
M0RRAN0 TRAIN
ROBBERS KNOWN
Stockton Youths Who
Graduated From
Whittier.
Ambitious to Guido Evans and
Sontag in Deeds of
OutlaWry.
Believed to Have Made Their Es-
cape to Fastnesses In the
Foothills.

STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 9-The men
who held up the southbound train near
Ripon last night have not been Captured,
but their identity has been discovered.
They are the ones who made the attempt
to hold up the New Orleans express last
Saturday evening. Both are well known
here. One of them drove into Stock ton at
an early hour Sunday morning and visited
friend who had been interested with him
in business way. lie asked this friend
bookbinder named Cook-to accompany
him for drive, but when the latter de-
INJURED asked him to go for a walk.
While on this walk Cook was told oi
the effort to hold up the train on
Saturday night. and was asked to join in
last nights attempt to wreck No. IL, the
southbound train from Lathrop. The Of
fer was declined, and Cook was threatened
with dire vengeance If he divulged what
had been told him.
Sheriff Cunningham was informed by
Cook, and his men last night were sue
cessful in preventing the proposed rob-
berry. There were but two young men i'm
plicated in ii, and both have seen service
in reformatories and prisons.
The men who held up last nights train
are new at the bu mess. but not new in
crime. One Is George c. Williams. the
young inventor of various powders. whose
career in crime began when he was but
youth. The start landed him in Whittier
Reform School. He drove off a band of
horses that belonged to some one else, but
his years saved him from going to place
where most of those go who engage in
horse-stealing.
HIS companion in last nights affair was
George w. Schlegel. They formed their
acquaintance while both were in the re-
form school at Whittier. and since grad
uating from that institution schlegel took
post-graduate course in crime in the
State peniten tiary for horse, stealing.
For several weeks past Williams and
Schlegel have been preparing to hold up
the train that was stopped last night.
They attemp pied 10 get Cook to join them,
but he was not of their stripe and would
not listen to their proposals. On Saiur-
day night they made their first attem pit,
but it did not meet with success. The
train they were waiting for was the New
Orleans express, No. IL, and this usually
carries considerable sum of money, ac-
cording to the statements made by Will
liams. 1t is the same train Sontag and
Evans held up, and the youthful bandits
were fired with an am bition to ou:do the
men who held off so many peace officers
for so long time.
Williams career in this city has been
anything but a credit to him. A few
months ago he came here without cent,
but by his wits managed to make few
believe that he had the greatest invention
of the age in the powder he made. He
sold stock in the company that he formed
and in this way made enough money 10 go
the pace for time. Then he had to resort
to other methods. He was soon manipu-
lating notes and other paper for his own
benefit and to the sorrow OF those with
wnom he had dealing. Gradually Will
hams became bolder and finally decided
to take desperate step and hold up the
train that was stopped last night.
Both men are well armed. Williams
has a life and a Parker shotgun and
Sche ell is we'll provided for. Their plan
was to strike for the foothills as soon as
the attempt to stop the train was made
whether successful or not. The men are
probably well on their way there now,
while the officers are waiting for them to
come back to the city.
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