Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-01
FRAN HELD UP
WITHOUT BOOTY
,,,sa BroE. Into s.' Mall Cars
w. Instead Of the Express
uryD FOR HALF AN HOUR
=. 20 the Identity Of the Hano'''
|" o' police aud detectives on

W. malice aud Detectives ."
the Hunt
July si.--The Baltimore
ni'asO' rgor train from the east
~ pass .as du to arrive in the cram
W s,auon. Chicago at y 0 c'ooa
gu" was held up by i've maSNeu
pspl o'clock tonight between
~ - and Grand Calumet Heights
Si'sp ,s,,,y.one miles out from chi
b. ' n"s Of the mail cars, which con.
~ no ID money, was dynamited ana
hHea THE attempt at robbery was
H''AsS ,,.r the two mail cars had been
p'as ~ ,rom the train and run a
s '',' Of a mile ahead
GU. W. allure OF the robbers to make a
ID, ,d ,a was due to the fact that the
'sD ,s.s car which contained 'ne
ap, ,reasure was in an unusual
lsln : II was the third car IN tne
~ After wreeking the man ca ca
EaIh' h,oin,ng no booty, the men ans
iaa vv "s In The darkness without az
slleai, ss m rectlfy their mistake. me
l,nptns, hat they carried away WIN
eag 'ss s the result Of their adventure
l'lu me gold watch of the engineer
va 'I train was the New YORK anu
ip t,sgton yestibule limited. MOST
v . y" tpainmen were shot al ana had
o 'ns a, escapes from the bullets. No
ialv' was Injured either by the dy-
s,mlte OF firearms .,,.n,. 90
The place where the foupery oc-
.,.'sa Is a lonely district where houses
Y, low and far between. The tram
w ,,,nnlng at a high rate of speed
~ !, nsSsed calumet Heights, and i'm
! q passing out of sight Of the
.'.a'n Engineer j. W. Collins saw d.
ss sv in front of his engine a large
y, on which some rails had been
,sret.
PRODUCED A PANIC.
Va slowed down, and as he did so
a.'o men wearing masks over their
tx Jumped into the cab and covered
rorus and his fireman, James WHIP
q. with revolyers. Just before
s'nbIng into the cab the three men
sornenced to fire with their reyolvers
4 frghten away all assistance.
Ths shots produced the llveliest kind
Z, tanlc in the sleeping cars, where the
ia,sengers made every effort to hide
Az money and yaluables before the
rDbbers could get at them. No attempt
va made, however, TO rob any Of the
PASSENGERS
After mounting into the cab of the
engine the robbers covering the enBi-
1ser and fireman with their revolvers,
made them step down and go back the
length OF two cars. They ordered the
men 10 uncouple the first two cars,
which vas done. They then hustled
The two trainmen back into the cab.
tni still keeping the engineer covered
With receivers, directed him TO pull
ny some distance from the rest OF the
tnh
Esrneer Collins ran UP 200 feet and
us ben directed to stop. He did so,
tni Ehle one of the men remained to
gsa him the others jumped of
nl hurling dynamite at the door of
ds ars, which they judged to be the
urfts car burst open the door.
lastly climbing In TO get at the safe,
lAy we're astonshed to find that they
Aid broken into a mail ear.
ALL MAIL CARS.
iaty threatened the engineer with
taih for not telling them that the
ily which he had uncoupled were not
airess cars, and ordered him to re-
ITO at once and uncouple the next
a behind the baggage cars.
Climbing once more into his cab,
Collins backed his engine down,
@lped on to the third car, which the
li'lnan was made TO uncouple at the
isa' end and still with the muz2le OF
y. revolver at his head, Collins was
a'lsFed 10 run down the track as be
'ee He drew away from the re-
handler OF the train about the same
lsance as on the first occasion, and
ne robbers still leaving him under
harge OF one Of their member at
hked the other car. When they
s'ehed Il they found, to their great
'aIh, that they had opened another
U a
,ohey.
me train had been delayed now
Wy thirty minutes, and fearing that
9hey delayed any longer help would
coming 20 the train crew, the rob.
sn gave up their attempt to rob the
an and ran into thicket OF scrub
* at the eide of the track and dis
ppeafed. The train came on 10 Chi.
20 and officers were at once sent
.Nr NE robbers. Within an hour
W, NE robbery q large posse was oh
idf trail.
PREPARED To MEET THEM.
y A. Apologize OF Newark. o.. was
y express messenger, and was alone
hs ear, lie had no idea that IA
.opefy was being attempted until he
ara the shooting on the outside. III.
,eh seized a Winchester rifle, and,
Hlolng on top Of the safe, awaited
1,.9spments. determined 20 make tho
\. nght In his power He was not
Iisested IN any way, however, n,
~ tnat there was considerable gold
/, ~ sN'er IN the car. and that the
WI. ,9s must have secured quite a sum
"'eg had come TO the right place.
MONEY IN EXPRESS CAR.
Local express officers refused TO say
a'ght how much there was I'm the
y II Ia estimated that $4,000 was
Ue1 IN The express car, and il Is be-
veg that the robbers knew OF the
W. amount OF money and yaluables
,tr leaving the train the robbers
s,inel toward Lake Michigan. II II
! t they made their final escape
FOUND NO CLUE.
". ss',s,go, Aug. l--No clue has as yet
/, ~ oelalned Of the men who held Up
!, baltimore & Ohio vestlbuled limited
/. : nlsht near Miller's Station. Ind.
se,,, n as the attempted robbery was
'sa 70 the railroad officials in Chi
!, . special train was made up and a
,lS ,un was made 10 the scene OF the
I, - w The train carried officials Of
"a" special detectives and officers
MAJ chicago police department.
.,eh suas were secured ffom Long
y an. ana these aided In the search for
~ ~ leiradoes II Is the firm belief
Ia ~, olce that the robbers escaped