, 1900-09-06
DETAILS OF DARING
TRAIN ROBBERY

Denver, Aug. 31.-A special dispatch
from Cheyenne to the Republican says:
The hold-up and robbery of the Union
Pacific fast mail and express train,
near Table Rock. Wednesday night.
was he boldest and most successful
piece of work ever accomplished In the
West, and from present indications the
perpetrators of the cvime have es-
capped. The robbery occurred about
$50 O'Clock Wednesday night No one
was injured. as the robbers were not
interefered with; neither did they mo-
lest the passenger nor train hands
aside from compelling the latter TO do
their bidding. Owing to the scene of
the hold-up being in an isolated spot
and distant several miles from the
nearest railway station, several hours
elapsed before a report of the affair
was received and posses started ont,
and it was not until daylight that the
first posse. organized at Rock Springs,
got started on the trail. The posse of
~twenty-five' men organized by United
States Marshal Hadsell at Rawiins left
the scene of the hold-up at 10 o'clock
this morning.
The Union Pacific railroad and Pa
. cifc Express Company have author
| lied a reward of 81 900 each for the
TDbDtTs, utuu VI ulNt. anu III
of detectives and special officers are
hurrying 10 the scene to take up the
trail. 1t is the opinion of everyone IA
miliar with the hold-up that the affair
was the work of professionals; either
members of Butch Cassiday's gang or
| some of the Arizona outlaws who were
chased to the mountains south of Ia
bic Rock and who hav been operating
in that district for some time. As the
trail leads in the direction of the Book
mountains and the Browns Park rem
devious the officers believe that the out
laws are endeavoring to reach that see
ton. Should they succeed before the
posses overtake them there will be lit
tie use in continuing the chase, as the
bandits will be comparatively safe IN
the wilds of the mountains
The story of the hold-up as told by
the engineer is as follows:
As the train left Upton station, O
few miles east of Table Rock. a heavy.
set man was seen TO leave the water
tank and board the front end of the
baggage car. AS hundreds of tramps
are riding on trains these days, littl,
attention was paid to him. After the
train had attained n moderate rate OF
speed the stranger crawled out over TIN
tank of the engine and covered the en-
gineer and fireman with a revolver, n
the same time commanding the en-
gineer TO keep on going until he CANT
to a bonfire burning alongside thu
track When his fire was reached tn
man behind the gun ordered the traiI
stopped.
Here the lone highwayman wa.
Joined by three other men, all wearin,
pieces OF cloth over their faces. Ont
ian back and covered Conductor Ker
rigan with a Winchester as that ofticia
came up to ascertain the of tn,
stop. The Others proceeded TO cut of
the baggage and mail ears. when tn
engineer was ordered to go ahead. Run
ming down the track a distance of tw,
miles the cars were again stopped, ant
while one man kept the enginemeI
covered the others went back TO tn,
baggage car. Express Messenge
Woodcock, the same man that was II
charge of tile express car that wa
blown up by robbers at Wilcox OF
June 2, 1899, was inside, and when or
dered to open up refused.
The robbers Mt once placed dynamit,
under the doors and Woodcock, fearin,
that he would be injured in the ex
plosion, escaped through one of the en-,
doors. He was none too soon, for as h
reached the ground the dynamite ex
ploded and shattered the sides of tn,
car. The robbers did not hesitate
moment, but quickly entered the ca
and blew up the treasure safe of tn,
Pacific Express Company. The con
tents of the safe We're thrown int
sacks and the bandits hurried down tn
track to a point where their horse
were either being picketed or We're be
ing held by "A confederate. In less tim
that It takes to tell 1t the robbers ha'
looted the express car and were speed
ing away toward the notoriou
Browns Park country.
The baggage car was badl,
wrecked and its contents s%eriousl
damaged by the explosion, but the ma
cars attached suffered very little. TIL
postal clerks were not molested in an.
way. Indeed, they did not know tina
anything was wrong until they hear
the explosion.