Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-12
Lone Robber Goes Through the
Train and MuIcts Passengers,
GETS ABOUT $1,000 SP0lLS.
Held Everybody al Hay with Ills
Revolver Meets No Resistaucc-
Quick Work,

Denver. Sept. i2.-West bound pas
senger train No. on the Burlington
Railroad, which arrived so Denver at
40 o'clock this morning was held up
niles east Of Haigler Eeb., at lao
o clock. by a masked robber, who Sc.
cured from passengers about $500 in
money. two diamond rings, one diamond
stud, three gold watches and other ar
tices o. minor value.
The lone robber, hourlshed O revolver
made his way through the car and
forced his victims TO hand over their
property, threatening to shoot IL they
did not comply.
A good description Of the road agent
was secured and Burlington officials at
once offered a reward OF $1,000 Ton his
capture, dead or alive. The r0bber IS
ab0u, i've feet, eight inches TALL weight
100 pounds. dressed in blue 0yeralls,
linen hat and striped oyeIjacket, about
81 years old. brown hair
The r0bber boarded the train az Benz
KEENAN,, 20} miles out VI Denver where
q stop was made 10 cool on "a hot box
and take on water He made hIs way
from the rear car into the Chicago
sleeper ana there covered Porter Bell
with a revolver and compelled him to
start through the car, drawing back
the curtains from berths.
w. S. TomliHsOn the brakeman. was
also compelled ~ go ahead and pun
back berth curtains The r0bber con-
fined his operations 10 the men and his
orders were sharp ana TO the point
dig up your purse DE commanded OF
b. W. Wilson Of Sacramento. who was
IN the Chicago sleeper Wilson dug
up $40 In gold and Il diamond ring
worth Nij He had other money and
his watch. but the robber overlooked
these.
4 had no time 20 think said Wilson
this morning. when the man ordered
me 90 deliver my valuables / knew that
he meant what be said. [ simply hand
ed him what was convenient and he
went on. He had Toe covered with his
revolver ana was preceded by the
brakeman. who opened the curtains for
him. There was comparatively no eX-
element II was all over 10 a few min
utes, and when the r0bber dropped of
the train in The dark there We're few
who realized fully what had happened"
Mrs. ". b. Tebbetts. ,wife Of Alder
man Tebbetts, Of This city, was pas
senger on the llliu aLt young son
They occupied berths in the Chicago
car.
THE brakeman drew back the cur
tains Of my berth aud the masked man
looked in" she said He Just glanced
at me aud said on, she's a woman We
won't bother her. Then he passed on.
He robbed all OF the men on the cars,
but treated all the women cOurteOusly
and robbed none " them"
Conductor +, j. Dixon, who had
charge Of the two sleepers, was helpless
TO prevent the robbery. Train Conductor
Charlie Bronson was In the smOk-
ing car and knew nothing about the at.
fair until IL was over,
"rhe robber covered me with a gun
and made me open the berths Tor him.
said Brakeman ToWIlnson, Il walked
ahead Of him, knowing that II I made
a false move would be shot. and as /
opened each berth be called for the oc-
cupants yaluables and got them With
out protest"
The losses Of the passengers are es-
timated 10 amount TO about $1,000.