The state herald., 1897-11-12
| TRAIN ROBBERY.
sAnrA FE is TAE SUFFERER
New Mexico. by a Party Thought to BE
Black Jacks Gang.


Albuquerque, N. NJ, Nov. THE No
passenger train of the Santa Fe Pm
ctic, which was held up at Grants
station last night, reached this city nj
11:30 o'clock this morning. Conductor
Aldrich states that just as the train
came to n halt at Grants, n fusiinde OF
shots rang out In the air. and as faI
as he could see several men boarded
the train, one on the engine. He and
the engineer, ii. d. McCarty, were on
the platform, but ran and caught the
train as 1t was moving out, the fire
man, Henry Abel, being compelled at
the point of n cooked revolver to pull
the train up at he stock yards, about
two miles distant. The conductor, full
ly realizing that something was wrong,
left the train at the stock yards, where
the robbers had ordered the train
stopped, and ran back to the station,
telegraphing the news to Division Su-
perin,endent Hubbard at Gallup and
Sheriff Hubbell.
In the meantime, however the rob-
bcrs, who wore false boards and were
unmasked, cut the mail coach, day and
chair coaches and the Pullman sleeper
from the engine md express cnr, and
the fireman was again ordered to pull
the latter further up the road They
commenced dynnmitlng The express car,
and the third explosion blew out one
end of the car. Abel being forced TO as
sist the robbers. Once inside they
E'lcked out a safe, which they surmisetl
r0ntaifled considerable money nnd val
uablcs. and placed on 1t stick of dy-
nainitc. few Jumps of coal on the
dynamite. and then attached a fuse,
which they lit, and blew hole in the
safe. They helped themselves to u
number of packages containing gold
and silver coin. which they placed in
n sack. and then left the car, going In
the direction of the Malpoi rocks,
where their horses We're picketed. The
express ear was ON fire. and Abel,
thoroughly frightened and after seeing
the robbers AT II safe distance. backed
the engine and express ear into the
other portion of the train left standing
at the stock yards. and in consequence
the express car, day coach and chair
car Were telescoped and all three de.
stroyed by fire
Express Route Agents Bay and Tice.
who went out to the scene last night.
returned this morning. and they state
that the robbers did not get into the
most valuable safe. which. with two
others. were badly warped and dam
aged by fire. They think. however.
tina; the robbers secured several hun.
dred dollars. but the exact amount will
not be known for some time. as all the
papers and records of the car and safe
were burned In the fire. The baggage
was all removed before the fire Cot nm
der headwny and saved. and the pas
sengers. some of whom were badly
frightened. were not disturbed.
The robbers are thought 10 be several
desperate cowboys who are familiar
with that section Of the road. A posse
Of officers is still in pursuit.
Santa Fe, y. NJ. Nov. 7.-United
States Marshal Foraker left tonight
Tor the scene OF last nights train rob.
Dery on the Santa Fc x Pacific road
Immediately upon being apprised of
the robbery he wired the attorney gen
eral. requesting authority to place five
picked men on the trail of the robbers
nut had received no response up to the
time of his departure.
Marshnl Foraker says The robbery
was undoubtedly the worl, of the Black
Jack gang, who last week returned TO
Arizona from the Sierra Madre noun.
tains In Mexico, and who Were heard
OF u few days ago at SolomonvIIIc. ON
me New MeNIco-Arizona line. There
nrc eight men In the band.