The Monte Vista journal., 1897-11-13
A TRAIN ROBBERY.
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Albuquerque, N. NJ, Nov. 1.-Ths No.
2 passenger train Of the Santa Fe Pa
cific, which was held up at Grants
station last night, reached this city At
IL 80 o'clock this morning. Conductor
Aldrich states that just ~ the train
came to halt At Grants, fusilade Of
shots rang out in the air, and a. far
as he could see several men boarded
the train, one on the engine. He and
the engineer, II. ID. McCarty, were ON
the PLATFORM. but ran and caught the
train az i, was moving out, the fire.
man, Henry Abel, being compelled at
the point Of a cooked revolver to pull
the train up at the 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 hnd ordered the train
stopped, and ran back to the station,
telegrnphing the news to Division Su-
perintendent Hubbard at Gallup and
Sheriff Hubbell.
In the meantime. however, the rob
bers, who wore false boards and were
unmnsked. cut the mail coach, day and
chair coaches and the Pullman sleeper
from the engine and express cnr, and
the fireman was again ordered to pull
the latter further up the road. They
commenced dynnmitlng the express cnr,
and the third explosion blew out one
end OF the car, Abel being forced to as
sist the robbers. Once inside they
picked ou, safe. which they surmised
contained considerable money and val
uables, and placed on II n stick OF dy-
nnmite, a few Jumps OF coal on the
dynamite, and then attached n fuse,
which they lit. and blew hole In the
safe. They helped themselves to a
number OF packages containing gold
and silver coin. which they placed in
sack, and then left the car, going In
the direction Of the Mnlpoi rocks,
where their horses were plcketed. The
express cnr was on fire, and Abel,
thoroughly frightened. md after seeing
the robbers at safe distance. backed
the engine .nnd express car Into the
other portion Of the train left standing
Mt 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,
that the robbers secured several hun
dred dollars. but the exnc, amoun, will
not be known for some time. ms nll the
papers and records OF the car and sa f.
were burned In the fire. The baggage
was all removed before the fire got un.
der headway and saved. and the pas.
sengers. some OF whom were badly
frightened. were not disturbed.
The robbers are thought to 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
for the scene OF last nights train rob.
berry on the S,.nta Fc Il Pacific road.
Immediately upon being apprised Of
the robbery he wired the attorney gen.
ernl. requesting authority to place FIVE
picked men on the trail OF the robbers.
but had received no response up to the
time of his departure
Marshal Foraker says the robbery
was undoubtedly the work Of the Black
Jack gang. who last week returned Ia
Arizona from the Sierra Mndrc noun,
tnins In Mexico. and who were heard
OF few days ngo at Solomonville. on
the New Mexico-Arixona line. Ther,
are eight men In the band.