Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-08-16
BANDITS ROB TRAIN.
A Daring Hold-Up Occurs in Indian
Territory.
THEY USE DYNAMITE ON EXPRESS CAR
infect nm Entrance and Demolsh
Safes-Mail Pouches Rihed and
Passengers RobbcdLSeeure Lit
tie Booty for Their Pains.

St. Lous. Aug. IA special to the
Post-Dispateh from Denison, Tex,
says: Missouri, Kansas & Texas passen-
ger train No. 3, southbound, was held
up and robbed at Caney switch, I. T.,
Tuesday morning at 1880 o'clock, by
two men who got on the train at Ato-
ka. When two miles north of Caney
they crawled over the tender with pis-
tolls in hand, covered the engineer and
fireman and commanded them to stop
at Caney water tank. There the two
men were Joined by three Others and
at this juncture fusillade of shots
alarmed the crew and passengers.
Every Passenger Robbed.
Postal Clerk Tulley was compelled
to go through the train, carrying the
sack in which the yaluables were
thrown. Every passenger was robbed,
and then the robbers turned their at
tention to the express cars. Both
safes were blown open with dynamite
and the contents secured. The amount
stolen is not yet known, although the
robbers got some valuable jewelry.
They gave diamond ring and shirt
stud to Engineer Lehman.
Robbers Enjoy situation.
After the work was done the rob-
bers, who seemed to enjoy the situa-
tion, sat around and laughed over the
matter. The whole affair was carried
out without hitch and it is believed
the men have had experience in this
line of business before.
While the robbery was going on, the
operator at Caney, hearing the shots,
advised the Denison Office that the
train was being robbed. After holding
the train two hours the robbers left,
going east into the bottoms.
Posses After the Men.
The trainmen cut out the wrecked
express car and ran down to the Caney
station advising the offices up and
down the road. Within two hours United
| States officers with bloodhounds
| were on the trail, and it is rumored
| that two of the men have been cap
tured, but the report lacks verifica ton.
The express company claims that it
lost nothing and Conductor nolan es-
Inmates the passengers loss at about
5000.
Both safes were demolished by the
explosion and the baggage car was
wrecked. The country adjacent Is
gridironed with telephone wires, and II
the robbers leave the bottoms. they
will be arrested or killed. The posse in
pursuit are made up of determined
men, and a surprise OF fight is immi-
pent.
Scene of the Robbery.
Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 14,--Caney,
the place where the train robbery oe-
CURED, Is side track 80 miles north
of Denison. It is In the Choctaw ma.
ton Of the Indian territory, and tbs
| population surrounding the station
is only 12s. The train does not STOP
at Caney except on signal, and the
proper aignal was given. The en-
| gineer Whistled his reply to the sig.
nal, then the train slowed down foa
| the stop. Instead of tbs hurried sig
nal to 60 ahead, the engineer and
fireman were confronted by two ma1
with faces yelled with black netting
About the same time the expires,
messenger and the mail clerk wer,
communicated with through The
closed doors of their car. Three O
the robbers shot wildly, and then tn,
call went to the messenger anf
clerk: "Open up, here, open up, AM
don't be too slow about it'll" From
within came no response. The tw,
| OF ho 4
ed only the result. When there wa
no reply from within the robber
again called out: "Open the door o
/ we will blow it open and blow you t,
hell"
Dynamite Used.
There was no response to the sec
ond call, and the firing again began
Still there was no response to the fiji
ing, and the three men prepared
] small blast of dynamite against tn
: car door. In the meantime the shoot
:. ing had awakened the passenger.
= The first intimation that came
Y Hold up" sent the conductor, brake
e man and porter back into the trair
"It's hold-up," the passengers trie
to hide their money and valuablel
The dynamite blast was exploded.
was small charge and was intende
more for fright than anything els.
A larger blast of dynamite was PR
;, pared and exploded. This did tn
work. 1t tore the side off the ca:
The robbers leaped through til
opening, and the frightened messer
: ger had nothing to do but acceT
: their orders. He was overpowere
Y and narrowly escaped being torn il
: to shreds as was his car. He was o.
t dered to open the safe, but he coul
not, as the combination was at tn
i end of the run.
e Snfe Blown Open.
The robbers then put charge {
dynamite to the safe and blew
open. they demolished the safe, br
:. got only si.5o, as the money had q
. been left at Auskogee, to be pickle
!. up by the katy Flyer" WHICH run
through the territory by day. Th
messenger and clerk were forced t
8 assist the bandits in their worl
a Every mail pouch was emptied an
the mail considered valuable by the,
was taken. Then, with Postal Cler
Tnlley holding an empty mail sacl
the robbers went through tn
! coaches and robbed every passenge,
e They got $3.50 in one coach. A nt