The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-07
Bandits Hold Up a Union
Pacific Train.
PASSENGER WAS SHOT
And Instantly Killed. Attempted to Shoot
Robbers. Small Amount of
Booty Secured.

cial from Salina, Kan, says:
Union Pacific east bound passenger
train No. 4, which left Denver last night
was held up by two men several miles
west of Hugo, Col, 80 miles this side of
Denver. The passengers in the Pullman
sleepers were robbed of their money and
valuables. An old man named Fay, a
resident of California, who had been
| visiting Denver and was on his way to
St. Louis, refused to surrender his valu-
ables and fired a shot at one of the rob-
bers, but missed him. Thereupon the
robbers returned the fire, one shot en-
tering Fay's mouth and coming out at
the back of his head, killing him almost
instantly.
The robbers stopped the train, jumped
off and escaped.
| The robbers got into one of the sleep
ers near Limon and after the train had
started the men made noise at the door.
The conductor, thinking they were
tramps, opened the door to put them of.
The robbers, who were masked, pointed
a pistol at his head and ordered him to
lead the way through the coaches. All
of the passengers were asleep and the
conductor was ordered to wake them one
at time. The frightened passengers
were told to keep quiet or they would be
killed, and at the same time were asked
to hand over their money and valuables
The robbers obtained about 500 in cash
and a number of gold watches and other
pieces of jewelry.
The robbery took place few minutes
before o'clock this morning. The body
of Fay, who was killed, was taken off at
Hugo and shipped to Denver. He was
6S years of age and prominent Odd
Fellow of California. The conductor,
who was compelled to hold bag while
the robbers relieved the passengers. lost
his watch and asked that it be returned
to him in order that he might run his
train on time. The robbers gave it back.
After ransacking the two coaches, the
men made the conductor pull the bell
cord but the train was going SO rapidly
that the robbers were taken to Hugo be-
fore it slowed up enough to enable them
to Jump. They compelled the conductor
to get off ahead of them, SO that if any
of tho passengers had been in waiting
they would have shot him first. After
the robbers had dismounted, they or
dered the conductor to return to his
train.
Charles V. Fyke, "a Kansas City law
yer, was among those robbed. Mr.. Fyke
gave u graphic description of the muir
der of Mr.. Fay. He said:
"Near Limon two men were discovered
on the platform of the rear pullman.
The Pullman conductor, Mr.. Smith, mis-
took them for tramps and ordered them
to enter the car. Go to the smoking
car said he, and the next stop leave the
train They entered the car and at once
drew revolvers, both flashing weapons in
the conductors face. One handed him
a flour sack. Hold it with both hands,
sale he, and wake up the passengers
Then they began systematic search of
the car.
1T was in semi darkness and all the
passengers had retired several hours be-
fore. One robber guarded the conduc-
tor while the other extorted money and
valuables from the passengers. All of
the passengers in the rear Pullman were
soon plundered and then the bandits en-
tered the forward Pullman where l was
An aged man, w. j. Fay, discovered
what was taking place before any one
else. He partially emerged from his
berth and presented revolver through
the folds of the curtain, The bandits
saw the revolver and one of them opened
fire. At the same time Fay fred, and it
is believed the bullet struck one of the
robbers. Fay fell like log and was
dead before his body touched the berth.
The bullet had entered his mouth and
had passed through his head. His
brains were scattered over the bed COW
erings.
| Nothing New.