The herald., 1898-04-21

| track where they rif1ed the mall car an
then threw the car on the quarry spu
known as Scherers switch.
"In the meantime Albert c. Mott, the ex
press messenger got a shotgun and revol
yer, giving me the revolver. We statione,
ourselves on the front end Of the baggag
car and awaited their return.
"Soon we saw them returning with tn
engine We then ran around the rear en-,
| of the express car.
1.-THE cars were coupled up by some on
| whom we could not recognize owing to tn
darkness. We then saw two men at tn
front end of the express car. Mott aske,
me II the tall man was one Of the robbers
replied that he was. He then shot an,
we saw him fall. climbed over the top o
the express car, while a brakeman name,
Thorne and Mott went along the side o
the track. In getting up close to the en-
gine we saw the engineer lying near tn
engine dead.
1.-The robber had crawled down the banl
and hid in the bushes. We then put then
on the train and pulled out for Victor. TIL,
conductor and remaining brakeman hat
gone back to Orc Grande for assistance
which arrived too late"
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Sanford Shirley. who resides at 324 Azuss
street and who was asleep In the chair car
was suddenly awakened by a crashing
sound and by the locked wheels dragging
on the track.
81 walked out on the front end and asked
what was the matter" said he. THE fire.
man who was there, said 1t was hold-ur
and that the robbers had commanded him
at the point of a pistol to go to the rear
and that they had fired at the express mes
senger.
IT then found that they had cut loose the
mail car and saw them pull off with it.
"They were gone for some time, when ]
saw them returning with the engine, and
saw two people get Off and come toward
the express car, and go between the ex-
press car toward the coupling. as near as
could see, but afterward came out and
start back toward the engine.
"They then backed up with great force
and from the noise I thought they were
blowing open the front end of the car
with dynamite"
While robbers were plundering the mail
car on the side track A. C. Mott, the ex-
press messenger, began preparing for
their return. Mott brought out his
double-barrelled shotgun and took his
position on the front platform of the chair
car, which was attached to the express
car.
After jamming the engine into the ex.
press car with terrific force the two
men on the machine once more got of and
came back toward the coupling again.
said to the express messenger: BE care
full and do not shoot the engineer. that
he must have on uniform; you will
know him. I heard the fireman say:
Yes, he has a uniform something like
the express messengers. The messenger
looked around and said like mine" The
fireman said: Yes, kind of light The
messenger then leveled his gun at one OF
the men and said: is this one of them?
The fireman said: Wait, yes, that is one
of them The messenger said: I am
almost afraid to shoot for fear 1 will kill
the engineer, but I believe that is one
of them, so he fired, exclaiming; Gentle
men, 1 am afraid have killed Lew; know
I hit someone and looking around he
said: Who was here when / shot?'
spoke up, and said Myself for one and
two or three other gentlemen standing
here by me-
'The robber was found lying below an
embankment in an unconscious condition
l assisted in bringing him up. When he
recovered consciousness his first request
was for a drink of whisky and cigarette
On his person a stick of dynamite with
fuse attached was found, and near by sew
eral sticks of dynamite, a rifle and mask
were discovered also
1.-THE engineer was found lying face
downward where he had been shot; be-
lieve his death was instantaneous.
After picking up the two men the train
backed up to pick up the conductor and
brakeman, who had started back to Orc
Grande to give the alarm, and as we were
picking them up we met another engine
coming up.
1--WE moved slowly up to where the mail
coach had been left. Just before we got
up to the switch saw man across the
ravine on the hillside with a gun in his
hand. 1 made the remark: Boys, think
there is one of the robbers now Some one
spoke up and said they thought 1t was
some one looking for the robbers. 1 said:
It cannot be any one out there alone this
time in the morning looking for the rob-
bers,' when of a sudden he disappeared
around the hill.
Throughout ali the express messenger
displayed unusual presence of mind.'
The Dead Engineer
Andrew w. Giffordj the dead engineer
was man of about As years of age, and
resided with his wife at No. 715 Merchant
street, and was one of the best known
and most popular engineers in the city.
He had been for many years in the en-
ploy of the Southern California Railway
company, and his sad end is keenly felt
by all.
He was member of the Masonic frater-
nifty and several other social and fraternal
organizations, and leaves a wife to mourn
his loss.
1t is stated that Clifford carried $7OO life
insurance, besides being member of sew
eral benefit organizations.
The Second Robber
Nothing has been heard of Jones' ac.
complice in the hold-up since o'clock
yesterday morning, when he was last seer
passing Turner's ranch, near Victor, lead
ing his horse He was described as being
| a dark man, about five feet five inches ir
height; wore dark clothes and a DARK