The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-09-13
HELD Up
A TRAIN
Robbers Blew Up
an Express Car
Safe.

ST. LOUIS, Sept 4-From meagre in
formation received at the offices Of Vice
President and General Manager Britton
of the St Louis Southwestern Road
Cotton Belt), six instead of five men
held up the southbound train last nignl
near Eylau, Texas. After blowing open
the safe in the express car with dyna-
mite, the robbers secured two sacks Of
loot. This they transferred to the engine
which they detached from the cars. En-
gineer Henderson was compelled to put
out the headlight by the robbers, who put
him off and took charge of the engine,
saying two of their number knew as
much about running 1t as he did. The
engine went south at fun speed, follow
ed by Engineer Henderson on a hand car.
Early this morning he came up with his
deserted engine about four miles from
the scene of the robbery. The robbers,
who, the engineer believed from their ac-
tion, Were railroaders. had escaped into
the dense woods surrounding the track.
Engineer Henderson said the men were
all young and wore masks. The engi-
neer picked up the train and continued
south Neither the passenger nor the
mail cars were molested by the robbers.
\ posse OF horsemen under the sheriff of
Boyd county left Texarkana to scour the
woods on both sides of the track.
The bloodhounds kept at the pcniten-
tiary at Rusk. Tex, for tracking escap-
ed conNcts, are being taken to the scene
of the robbery. q. X. Wheeler, chief of
the roads special detective force, with
five men, is hurrying to the seen on
special engine from Tyler Tex.
General Superintendent Fuller of the
Pacific Express Company, whose safe on
the Cotton Belt road was blown open
and robbed, stated that he had received
nnTtirlllnrS n the hplI-nn All he
knew, he said, WAS that 1t had occurred.
He did not believe the loss was heavy
for not very much money Is ever carried
on that train. He declined to state the
amount shipped on that date. When
asked what he thought the robbers car
rcd OFF in the two sacks they were re
ported TO have taken from the express
ear Superintendent Fuller said they
might have contained silver currency,
possibly $1,000 in each. Banks were closed
| in st. Louis on Monday when the train
! left here, and for that reason 1t Is be
! leved by the railroad officials that the
sum of money shipped was not heavy.
/ KANSAS CITY, MO, Sept. A special
to the Star from TeXarkana, Ark, says:
The robbers who held up the Cotton
! Belt train at Eylau last night are be
licvcd TO bc in the sulphur river bottom,
moving toward the Louisiana line. II
cannot be ascertained from the railroad
how much money they secured from the
. express company, but it is thought to
reach into the thousands.
| The officials of the Cotton Belt Rail
road and the Pacific Express Company
held "a conference ana decided to offer
Jointly a reward of 1900 apiece for the ar.
rest OF the six men implicated In the
robbery. In addition TO this. the express
company will pay bonus of ten pei
cent. on all stolen money that is recov
cred. At the Office OF General Manages
Britton of the Cotton Belt, il was STATED
that tho capture of the robbers may b,
effected within the next twenty fou,
hours