The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-16
CONDUCTOR SHOT DOWN
TRAIN CAPTURED IN DAYLIGHT.
Passengers Robbed Of $500 In
Money = Bandits Attempted 10
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Austin, Tex, Oct. yesterday AZ.
ternoOn at $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-
tionai 4 Great Northern railroad was
held up by four men and robbed. Tho
conductor Of the train, Tom HeaIy, was
shot by the robbers while resisting them.
but fortunately mot 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
bullet in the hand.
The passengers were robbed of some
500 in money. The bandits attempted
TO rife the safe in the express car but
were unsuccessful.
When the station reached Mcneil, a
small station IL 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 50 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
ed the bel cord and. the train was
brought TO a standstiII- II was evident
iy 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 thosa
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 a revolver in return without effect,
The express messenger looked out of his
car, and, taking in the situation, left his
car and ran through the woods and was
soon lost to sight.
Robbed the PassenEern.
AAG AODhEAH lllE meantime leaving
two men to guard the three coaches,
which were packed with passengers, pro-
eeeded to the express car and demand
ed that the baggage man open the safe,
but upon being assured he could not do
80, 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 on all the passen.
gers After securing about $500 in money
they uncoupled the engine from the train
and started of down the track. After
going several miles they set the lever at
a moderate gait and left the engine,
seampering into the surrounding eoun-
try. The engine came on the flag station
at Dnval, 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
bandits features were concealed.
The sheriff and a 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 one
for train robberies, four haviry occurred
there within few years. 1t is a wild and
mountainous place, just at the foot of a
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.