The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-04
MADE BIC HAUL.
Bandits Hold Up Train on the
Great Northern.
Carry Away $50, 900 in Money
and Other YaIuables.
IN ROLE OF TRAMP.
One Of the Gang Climbed Onto
the Blind Baggage.
Forced the Crew to Run Train
According to His Orders.
PARTNERS LAY IN WAIT
Well Armed and Provided With
Dynamite.
Three Passengers Shot While
Looking Out Of Windows.
One Of the Gang Climbed Onto
the Blind Baggage.
Forced the Crew to Run Train
According to His Orders.
PARTNERS LAYIN WAIT
Well Armed and Provided With
Dynamite.
Three Passengers Shot While
Looking Out Of Windows.

st. Paul, Mimi, July "A Great = ais ais
srac;al II the Pioneer Press says:
The Great Northern's continental
train No. 3, leaving st. Paul Tuesday
morning at 3 O'Clock, was held up at
Wagner, Montana sz96 miles east Oh
csraa+ Fails at 500 "Wednesday after
noon by three masked men who pie"
omen the express car and wrecked the
through safe with dynamite securing
$4,000.
The robbery, in daylight, was one OF
the boldest that has ever occurred IN
the west.
one OF the robbers boarded the blind
baggage" at Hinsdale. a station about
90 miles east of Wagner. He appeared
to be a common hobo but when the
CONDUCTOR discovered him at a stop al
.r1s+ ;3Ioef3ia te4v afterward, he drew
heavy Colts revolver and ordered MIN
+r return to the rear of the train on
penalty of instant death Ine nopo
then climbed over the locomotive ten
der. and at the point OF ms reNoANSL
rounelled the engineer and nfeman 70
SION the train at a ravine few miles
east or Wagner, where his contederateS'
two in number both masked. lay IN
wait The hobo then competed the
freman and engineer to abandon the
of the train as it came to stop
Passengers on the train began to look
ouf Of the windows and brakeman
| aHghted on one side of the train, WhltS
| Travelling Auditor Glass al1ghted on
tl7e opposite side. Both instantly be-
| came the target of Winchesters in the
/ bands of the robbers, but escaped IN
| i11rv. A passenger in the tourist coach.
/ who was leaning out Of the WINDOW
1 was struck by a stray bullet ana ser
| iously injured
Two other passengers were snot, put
| neither was seriously injured.
| rTsr, wreck the door of the express car
( with dynamite with which both the
| confederates that appeared were nbef-
1 allv supplied was the work OF an IN
stant The express messenger was com
nelled to leave the car at the point of E
rife and the through safe was immedi-
ately dynamfted. The first charge die
not make it open and four others II
quick succession were necessary oeIor'
it was forced. The robbers hurr1edI1
/ gathered in its contents, consisting O
specie shipments, drafts, coin and valu
able negotiable paper and retreated
keeping the train crew and passenger
off at the point Of their rifles
All three disappeared In the ravine
and were seen later, one mounted on
bay horse, one upon a white horse, ant
one upon a buckskin, headed south
ward at a furious gait. the booty beint
l the saddle bows of the rider upon tn
buckskin horse.
As the hobo climbed over the tende
to the locomotive cab he drew on
2 mask. rendering it almost impossible I
: secure a good description Each OF NJ
e confederates were masked, ard n
only informa ton obtainable regard1n
them. is that one was evidently a haa1
breed.
The gang headed for the Little Rock
les range, lying across Milk river, IN a
almost inaccessible country, consistin
mainly of bad lands.
2 Posses were Immediately organize
in pursuit, one by sheriff, who hal
pened to be a passenger on the tran
The chances of capturing the men al
e exceedingly slight, since they have se'
: eraI hours start of the posses and ha'
n excellent mounts.
!. "A a dispatch to the Associated Pre-
: from Havre. Mont, says the folloW3I
4 were shot by the train robbers:
Gertrude NJ Smith, of Tomah, Wis,
. messenger. who leaned from w1ndo'
70 received a bullet through the right ar
n l7I1f is not seriously hurt
Il Mr.. Douglass, of Clancy, Mon
II travelling auditor for the Montana dill
o. tsion of the Great Northern, sn
ia through left arm, only flesh Wounq
Brakeman Whiteside. of Havre. 50