Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-10
sAETA re uOLnUP.
The Particulars Told by HeIInes ana
summers

The Particulars Told by HeIInes and
Summers.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 9.-The
weelbound santa Fe overland train,
watch was held up seven miles east OF
Peach Springs, AtizJna, last night
arrived in Los Angeles at 2 p.m., half
an hour late. Pullman Conductor
Holmes gave the following particulars
OF the holduI:
"rhe robbers cotralled the watch.
man at Nelson, o station elk miles east
OF the springs, for Jour. hours waiting
for n 10. to come along. When the
train showed up they msdo the watch.
man flag the engine with white
light. Stopping the train the robbers
compelled the fireman to get out and
cut the mail anu express cars oil. The
train conductor, Rec, WAS in the
sleeper with Conductor Bellmsn OF the
sleeper. Both men went forward TO see
what was wrong, when they were no.
tifieG to get back. After cutting the
express anu baggagei cars oil, the two
messenger agents Jumped from the ex-
press car. Agent Summers, crawling un
der the car, HID on the truoks. He saw
ono Of the robbers standing on the steps
and he shot him dead. The cars moved
oil, Summers alightinR. Two VI the
roo beers took the engine and two cars
with the eoRiueer aud mail clerk and
ran two miles west, one guarding the
engine, the other the mail agent. The
engine was backed up twice to see II
the leader of the gang wouli show up,
not knowing he was dead, but as he
did not they ran back the mail, taking
all the lose registered letters"
Alexander @. Summers, the mes
senger who killed one OF the robberp,
has been in the employ OF Wells, Fargo
& Co. for ten years. His account OF
the holdup is "a follows:
"The first intimstiUn 1 had OF the
holdup was the train stopping about
ten miles east of Peach Springs. AT
first L thought the train had been
tagged for hrdsrs. Then a shot was
fired anu Randall, my helper, said
I'VE are In Tor it, and turned out the
lights over my desk. 1 grabSrd my
revolver, and Randall, who deserves
great credit for his bravery, grabbed
up the shotgun. AS the train allowed
up one of the robbers proceeded 10 un.
couple the mail and baggage cars fr IN
the train. Randall TOOK the door TO
the LETT aud | the one TO the right,
which l opened cautiously. Not see.
Ing anyone. dropped TO the ground
ana swung on the breRkbeams
as the cars moved Ufi, at the snme
time observing one OF the robbers
standing on the lower etep of the plat.
form. l took good aim anu fired, an d
the robber tumb.ed hesdIong from the
stop. He hau in his hauu small
cutoff double-bsrreled gun, and at the
time was trying to get a bead on my
helper, VINO wns trying 10 get down
on tho opposite side. As soon RS
fred also dropped to the ground aud
the engine, mail and express cars
moved away.
"The bullet entered the back OF tho
outlaws head just above the left ear.
found under his coat bag which con.
tanned several sticks OF dynamite.
81 then went into the gnu king car
where the utmost confusion prevailed :.
The fireman was the only one who
would accompany me, aud learning
that there were no more robbers In the
vicinity, We walked down the track
and found that two robbers who HAD
accompanied the cars had entered the