Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-09
TRAIN ROBBIE BY TWO MEN.
Ehs Conductor Compelled TO Act as Gaids
and Hold the bag to Receive
the Plumber.

Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. IA Jour
nal special from Salina. Kas., says:
Held Up by Two Men.
"union Pacific east-bound passengers
train No. 4, which left Denver last
night, was held up by two men several
miles west of Hugo. Col, 90 miles this
side of Denver. The passengers in the
Pullman sleepers were robbed of their
money and valuables.
Resisted and Was Killed.
"An old man na1ne Fay, a resident
Of California, who had been visiting in
Denver, and was ON his way to st.
Louis, refused to surrender his valu-
ubles, and fired a shot at one of the
robbers, but missed. 1~hereupon the
robbers returned the fire, enc shot en-
tering Fay's mouth and coming out ut
the back of the head, killing him al
most instantly. The robbers stopped
the train. jumped Off and escaped.
Made Conductor Act as Guide.
THE robbers got on one of the sleep
ers near Limcn, and after the train
had started, the men made a noise at
the door. The conductor. thinking
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put them off. The robbers. who were
masked, pointed a pistol at his head
and ordered him to lead the way
through the coaches.
Passengers Aroused and Robbed.
"All of the passengers were asleep.
and the conductor was ordered to wake
them at a time. The frightened
passengers were told to keep quiet or
they would be killed, and at b am
time were asked to hand over their
money and valuablcs. The robbers OBJ.
tanned about one hundred dollars in
cash and a number of gold watches
and other pieces of jewelry.
Restored the Conductors Watch.
"The robbery took place a few min.
utes before n o'clock this morning.
The body of Fay, who was killed, waa
taken off at Hugo and shipped to Den.
yer. He was 90 years of age and 4
prominent odd fellow of California.
The conductor, who was compelled ia
hold a bag while the robbers relieved
the passengers, lost his watch, and
asked that it be returned to him that
he might run his train on time. The
robbers gave it back.
Were Carried to Hugo.
"After ~ransacking the two coaches
the men made the conductor pull h
bell cord, but the train was going so
rapidly that the robbers were taken
to Hugo before it slowed up enough to
enable them to jump. They compelled
the conductor to get off ahead of them,
so that if any of the passengers had
been waiting they would have shot
him first. After the robbers had dis.
mounted, they ordered the conductor
to return to his train.
A Young Wemnn of Nerve.
Miss Shaw, of Denver, a passenger on
the train, arrived in Salina yesterday
morning. She stated that when the
men entered the Ears everyone was
asleep, and very few knew anything
of what was going on until they were
awakened by the robbers. When the
men came to her berth a pistol was
pointed at her face, and she was told
to be quiet and to hand over her vaIu-
bles. With great presence of mind,
she opened her pocketbook, letting q
number of bills fall out and then
handed the purse, containing some sill
yer, to the robbers. She also managed
to saw her watch, which was pinned to
her dress, by placing her arm over it.