The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-13
TRAIN HELD UP BY
A LONE ROBBER.
BRAKEsMay FORCED To ASSIST IN
LooTING PASSENGERS.
bandit Treated Women Passengers
Courteousry. hut Compelled All
Men in Chicago sleeper ON Bur-

DENVER, Sept Is-westbound passen-
ger train No, s, on the Burlington. which
arrived in Denver at 1:i0 o'clock this
morning. was held up FIVE miles east Of
Haigier. Neh., at i,40 a. M. by a masked
robber. who secured from passengers
about 500 in money, two diamond rings.
one diamond stud. three GOLD watches and
other articles Of minor value.
The lone robber. flouriShlng a revolver.
made his way through the car. and forced
his victims to hand over their property.
threatening TO shoot II they did not COM
ply.
A good description Of the road agent
was secured. and Burlington officials at
once offered reward Of $1,000 for his
capture, dead or alive.
The roobsr is about five feet eight inches
tall. weighs ieo pounds, dressed In blue
overalls. linen hat and striped overjacket:
about IS years old: brown hair.
The robber boarded the train AZ Ben
kelman, 2os miles out Of Denver. where a
stop was made TO cool on hot box. and
take on water.
He made his way from the rear car
into the Chicago sleeper, and there COW
cred Porter Bell with revolver and
compelled him 20 start through the car.
drawing back the curtains from berihs,
Forced brakeman to Assist.
W. s. Tomlinson. the brakeman. was
also compelled to go ahead and pull back
berth curtains. The robber confined his
operations to the men. and his orders
were sharp and TO the point
'sDig up your purse" he commanded of
y. w. Wilson, OF Sacramento, who was
In the Chicago sleeper. Wilson dug up"
$50 In gold and a diamond ring worth SIS.
lie had other money and his watch. but
the robber overlooked these.
II had no time TO think" said Wilson
this morning. when the man ordered me
TO deliver my valuahles | knew that he
meant what he said simply handed
him what was convenient and he went
on. He had me covered with his revolver.
and was preceded by the brakeman. who
opened the curtains for him. There was
comparatively little excitement. 1t was
all over in few minutes. and when the
robber dropped off the train in the dark,
there were few who realized fully what
had happened"
Treated Women Courteousiy.
Mrs. w. h. Te5hets, wife OF Alderman
IeDbets, OF THIS city. was passenger on
the train with her young son. They occu-
pied berhs In the Chicago car.
"I'he brakeman drew back the curtains
of my berth and the masked man looked
in" she said. 'iIe just glanced at me
and said: oh. she's a woman; we won't
bother her" Then he passed on. He
robbed all Of the men on the car. but
treated all the women courteously. and
robbed none of them"
Conductor f. J. Dixon. who had charge
OF the two sleepers. was helpless 10 pre-
vent the robbery. Train Conductor Char
lie Bronson was In the smoking car. and
knew nothing about the affair until IL
was over.
'"rhe robber covered me With gun and
made me open the berths for him., said
brakeman Tominson- II walked ahead OF
him, knowing that n made a false move
| would be shot. and as l opened each
berth he called for the occupants valua-
bles. and got them without protest"
The losses os fhe passengers are esti-
mated 10 amount 10 about $1,000