The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-11-26
IN THE TOLLS.
All the Train Robbers Believed to
Have Been Captured.

All the Train Robbers Believed to
Have Been Captured.
The armed bandits, some eight in
number, who held up the Great North
ern train near Carlyle, this state, on the
night of Nov. 10, are all believed to have
been captured. T. A. Clarity, the we'll
known young attorney Of this city, will
defend them. He Is confident that the
parties arrested are innocent Of the
crime though the general impression
seems to be to the contrary.
Mail Clerks NJ H. Danaher and A. ].
Lindvall have been greatly complimented
for their bravery, and they are deserv-
ing of 1t all. Although fully expecting
that themselves and their car would be
blown to atoms by the Infatuated high
waymen who demanded admittance, they
refused to open the door in spite of the
bullets fired at them. and thus saved
thousands of dollars which had been
placed In their keeping The story of
their remarkable exhibition of courage
under such trying circumstances. is best
told by Mr.. Danaher He said:
"As soon as the train stops it is the
custom to throw open the door of the
car When the robbers brought the train
to a standstill, Mr.. Lindvall did so.
had imagined what was up when the
train stopped in such an out-of-the-wa
place, and was not surprised when he
said:
""rhe train is being held up
AT the same time one of the men
outside commanded him with an oath to
close the door. He securely locked and
bolted it. We had in the car registered
through mail pouches from New York.
Washington and Chicago. to Seattle; one
from st. Paul to Larimore, N. D., and an
other to Great Fails. Mont. There were
also many valuable registered packages,
local to the line, which contained money
and valuables, which doubtless footed up
into the thousands. called to Lindvall
to lower the lights when the door was
closed. Then l stepped to the pouches
and covered them with paper sacks, by
way of concealment. Lindvall turned
the lights low, but they still lit UP the
interior of the car. l afterward realized
the mistake in not turning them out.
After covering the sacks, l ran to the
latter end of the car, where 1 had con-
siderable money of my own. AS l did
so, shot was fired through the car. 1
told Lindvall to lay low. He got in be-
hind the tie sack and /. sat down beside
the letter case. AS I took the registered
packages from the oase.and1put them, my
watch and money in thR. way sack. Just
then there was a loud knock at the door.
We did not answer, anA it was repeated.
Then hoarse voice said Open this
door. you -, andt be, ---- quick
about it. or I'll put something in there
that'll blow your carGases, all over the
country Again we kept 2still, though
fully expecting that the threat would be
carried out. Then hcl opened fire. and
let go three times through the window.
and the thin wood oE-.tha door. One
bullet. which afterwarl secured, struck
very near me. AS we. still laid low. he
said: wait till light something to
throw in there But he didn't light it.
One man, who seemed to be the leader.
addressed all the men by numbers, 9.
8, 4 and S. They mistook the second car
from the engine for the express car, that
being it's usual place in the line, but lost
a lot of time trying to get the supposed
inmates to open. That car was vacant"
Mr. Danaher is an old resident of Min
neapolis, and resides on the East Side,
at 1923 Broadway.