Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-03-30
.THE GRANTS HOLD-UP !
No Trace Of the Grants Train
Robbers.
Engineer Workman Tells His Story
Of the HOld-Up,
There we're Five Men and They were
Heavily Armtd.
CONDUCTOR BERRY KNOWS LITTLE.


The attempted hold-up OF the No ]
passenger train at Grants, on the Santa
Fe Pacific, early yesterday morning, Il
still the topic Of general talk among our
citizens. although the war news and the
approaching city election seems to hold
the attention Of some Of our readers YER,
closely.
The several posses, in pursuit OF the
robbers, are still In the field, and. II they
are as successful In eluding the deter
mination Of the bandits TO escape jus
tice which Is hanging offeuse In this
territory-the robbers will surely be
shrewd enough to keep entirely away
from the officers.
No word OF any consequences has been
received by the local officers or the rail
road company, at this place, 10 warrant
the assertion that the posses are on .
hot TRAIL" but as the posses contain
some very determined men, who are we'll
armed, II Is fair 10 presume that
they will give the bandits lively race
and that no further trouble will he ex-
perienced by the railroad company for
some time TO come.
II is learned here to-day that Frank
Vigil, chief deputy sheriff Of Valencia
county. came in from the south last
night, and hastened 10 Grants early this
morning, where he goes into the Geld
with several trusted deputies.
As far ss The CITIZEN can learn. the
robbers took TO the mAlpais--a veritable
hiding place for bandits-where they had
their horses hitched. and after nring at
the depot had ceased and the train pulled
ont, the bandits rode of In the direction
Of the MogOllons
The several interviews published be-
low give a true account OF the attempted
hOld.up:
ENGINEER woRKMAN's STORY
B. A. Workman, the engineer on the
No. passenger train, west-bOund, which
was held-up by robbers at Grants early
yesterday morning, brought In the No. 2
last night. and was seen this morning by
The CITIZEN representative. lie aid:
"Ws made the regular slop at a. lts,
q few minutes behind time. got off on
the left side OF the engine with my
torch, TO oil. The engine had not stopped
20 l could oil II "A wished. and then
stepped back 10 the gangway TO tell the
fireman TO move up little. just as ]
got TO gangway two Winchesters we're
showed into my face. The men were In
the cab OF the engine. was 10 surprls-
ed that | did not appreciate the danger
instantly, until | heard one OF the men
remark, 'Culdado, meaning lookout,
and the click OF the hammer Of the two
Winchesters was very plain. then moved
TO the rear OF the engine, and there was
confronted by three more men with guns.
At this juncture, Charles RennO, brake
man. came up 10 the engine and yelled
to him: Go back; we are heldup.' then
made my way to the depot and notified
the agent that we were held up and
was walking with my lighted torch, as q
target. II the robbers desired 10 kill.
While at the depot the train started. and
not knowing who was at the throttle OF
engine and what was going TO happen. /
attempted to reach the engine, when the
firing OF guns commenced. /, however,
jumped ON the cars, and the train was
pulled away from the depot three or four
lengths. AS soon as the train stopped. l
looked through the train for Conductor
Berry aud found him missing. just then
the shooting ceased, and Charles Fowler,
guard. came up and said: All right; they
have left, and think shot One.' then
went TO the engine AMI whistled for my
fireman, but got no answer. l backed
the train 10 Grants, and Conductor Ber-
ney got on. Fowler aud myself then
started 10 find JudsOn Lathrop, the fire.
man, and discovered him creeping to
ward the train in q crippled condition,
he having been shot In the leg. We put
him on tourist ear, after which the train
pulled out for the west with Brakeman
Renno acting as fireman. At Bluewater
VIII. Gibson, from freight engine go, was
taken on, and he acted as fireman TO
Gallup"
"How many men did you seep" was
asked.
two men we're in the gangway and
three at the rear end OF the engine, and
they were heavily armed" answered Mr..
Workman.
"Did one OF the robbers shoot LathTOp,