Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-18
Another Bold Hold.Up on
]. the North Western.

money transactions of any kind
with strangers.
How familiar are the words Of
the above to the eye of the trav-
eler, almost every passenger coach
o. the railroad company havil g q
large sign posted in some con-
spicuous place in the car, having
upon it printed the. foregoing
words, but nevertheless hardly
day passes but some unfortunate
who suspects not the dnplicity OF
mankind loses a portion Of hisI
worldly goods while travelling.
The latest acquisition to the list
Ia an old gentleman who refuses
to give his name aud residence exc
oept to the police. Tue story he
has to tell ia one familiar to the
police but serious to the xelator.
J A short time ago he sold his,
house and lot in city near here
and after concluding all his busi-
ness ohlgations he started east.
At Council Bluffs he boarded Chi
eago II North Western passenger
train No. l8 duo in Missouri Val
ley at 5:l5 p M. Here he left the
train and bought a lunch at the
Miller hotel lunch oountes. He
ena, ded the train when it started
and took q seat in the smoker.
When the train reached the east
ern limits of the railroad yards he
left his seat in the smoking car
J, and started for the day coach in
1.-THE rear, Al he was passing be.
J tween the two coaches he WAS ac-
, costei by party of four men who
, were standing on the platform.
| One of the men asked him the
} time and then general CONVERSE
tion ensued. Oas topic lead to
another and finally one of the
J, party requested change for a FIVE
dollar bill. None of the original
party had the desired change but
: finally the old map stated he GOULD
8 accomodate his new acquaintance
3 with the change. He drew from
J. his pocket a roll ct bank bills of
: sufficient proportions to cause an
i, irritation in the wind pipe Of q
COW, but no sooner had he pro-
duced the roll and commenced to
count out the desired change in
, one dollar bills than two of the
party grabbed him, wrestling the
roll Of money from his hands and
9 then both jumped from the train
Il which at that time had STAINED a
e a speed of about thirty miles an
Il hour. Before the conductor of
e the train could be reached and the
train stopped the robbers had
made good their escnpe. When
the train reached Logan the sher-
ifP was notified and furnished with
a good description Of the two rob-
: bers, the old gentleman offering a
y reward of 1926 for their arrest.
When asked for his name and adj
t. dress the old gentleman stated he
did not care for any newspaper
:, notoriety in connection with the
= affair but stated he had supplied
= the authorities with all necessary
information.
From his appearance one would
infer he was gentleman Of com.
= Portable means, his manner Of
is dress and general bearing ipdi.
le eating as much, The officers are
n, OF the opinion the work was done
y by Omaha talent who had spotted
= the old man and had followed him
- out of the city for the purpose Of
n robbing him. The other two
( members of the party remained il
re the train and protested innocence
y of the whole affair, saying the two
: robbers had just opened q con
II versation with them when th.
ct old man appeared on the scene
[e Neither of them was arrested.