Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-06

exlUUUCIS.
small Amount Of Money and a
Number Of Valuables
Secured.
Safina, Kan, Aug. 6.-Coming across
the lonely stretch Of plains near Hugo,
Colo. late Saturday night. two masked
men held up the fast east bound Union
Paeifis; train, robbed and riiled the
passengers of their money and valua-
bles and shot and instantly killed Will
liam j. Fay an aged man who resisted
them.
They boarded the train at way sta
ton eighty miles east of Denver.
While it was running a t a high rate of
speed they forced an entrance TO the
pa ssengei coaches. covered the con-
duttor with revolvers, awakened the
passengers one at Il time and relieved
them pf their property. The conductor
MILO Was compelled to hold bag while
the robbers relieved the passengers. lost
his We tcli and asked that it be returned
to him in order that he might run his
train on time. The robbers gave it
back.
The robbers concealed themselves on
the stoi,s leading to one of the vestibul-
ed coaches. After the train had gained
good Roadway they elambered to posi-
tons on either side of the door. When
the conductor approached on his trip
thru the train he was met by the men
with masks and u fierce command to
put up his hands as nigh in the air Is
ne could get them. Then a succession;
8ofasingie robberies, from berth 10 berth.
Mas begun. Women and men alike We're
aroused from sleep and forced TO pro-
5duce money watches and jewelry.
In one section the robbers encounter
I'd, Fay 6S Years of age. He WAS a
Yves errcr and a pioneer Of California
and the gold fields Of hat state. When
h.3 realized what WAS going on he at
tempted 10 take a revolver from his va
iise. but the taller Of the robbers shot
him. The bullet entered the aged pas
senger mouth, passing thru the back
of his head killing him instantly His
remains We're taken off the train at
Hugo and shipped Il Denver.
The robbers worked Systematically
and With considerable success One.
man stood guard over the conductor.
" hile his companion threw aside the
curtains Of the various sleeping COM
jpartments and roughly ordered the oc-.
eupan:s TO hand out their money and.
watches. Repeated commands TO re-
main quite We're given under iihreatssof
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roorn;,Yr. According 10 the story sh.
told her experience must have been
mighty exciting
.sE,very,ne Mas asleep when he rob
sbers entered he car, said Miss shaw.
Nobody had amy Knowledge or iniil,,a
ton even oil wt,li was ansnjring5,,ntf
they we're awak ned By the robbers
When theatr,,.n IL, M. ia my berth nne
IL nan nat med 4 nistoI right 81 my
face ana told ms. "a keep ouiet and
hand over my val11abl,.s. turned
around and reached for my pock book.
and as did So opened ii partially
and let The biiis fan out and then gave
&, he s,,,,rsa "a t,,a ,,san h,,t th,.,e ,,.,s
nothing but some silver in ii. NV watch
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