The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-24

the side I ordered him to get out and
fired a shot over his head with my shot
gun. The entire ceremony lasted about
forty minutes. The engineer retired
after ] fired the shot and ordered him
to leave and I was not moiested fur
Their"
Engineer Burt Lucas told an inter
esting story OF the robbery. He said:
Il first heard the command to throw
up hands to the fireman and as he did
not at first comply 1 urged him to give
in, at the same time throwing up my
own hands as I saw the weapon in
the hands of the robber levelled at
me. ! was commanded to turn the en-
given the command. We ran out some
distance from Walker. wheu I was
directed to slow up and the fireman
was ordered to leave the engine. We
then proceeded farther. At the next
command to stop 1 was compelled ia
unc0uple the engine. run it up the
track and then return with the rObber
to the detached train.
THE robber wore a long mask that
completely covered his face and eX
tended well down to his chest. He
wore sort Of white apron. in the
pockets of which he carried sticks
of dynamite. A Winchester rife was
strapped over his back. while in each
relied revolver, about 40 calibre, 1 should
judge. these revolvers were strapped
to his wrists.
Robbers Cigar Bad One.
THE robber gave me a cigar, COM
manded me to light it and keep putting,
as he desired 10 use me in touching
off the dynamite ] took the cigar. but
threw it away. substituting one of
my own. 1 lighted it as directed and
kept on putting.
Upon reaching the express car the
rObber commanded the messenger to
I open up. No response came to his de-
mand. | was then given charge of
dynamite. directed to light il and blow
in the door. ] did as directed The
rObber kept at my elbows covering me
with the gun all the time. l was com
PEELED to shoot off the dynamite, and as
I this had no effect upon the express
messenger. the rObber forced me 70
crawl into the car through one of the
holes blown into the door. As I did so
7 shouted TO the express messenger not
to shoot, as l was between him and the
robber and the shot would hit me.
Il had not sooner entered the car
when | WAS directed by the express
messenger to get out. A shot accom-
I panied the command. 7 did as directed
and theu told the robber there was no
use to try further. as the express mes
senger was heavily armed and well
able to resist a forcible entry of his
car. At the same time I called his at
tention to the fact that the freight was
soon due and that ne had better get
I through.
With an oath the robber abandoned
] the attack on the express car and
turned his attention to the baggage car.
I was compelled to enter the baggage
I car and command the baggage men to
give up. Assuring the robber that there
was nothing of value in this car it was
also abandoned and the mail car was
I taken in hand.
..-Tbs mail clerk was covered nv +he
robber while ] was compelled to open
I the mail sacks. After the mail was
dumped out the robber sorted it and
/ had the messenger hold the sack. while
/ ne took what he wanted. But one sack
/ OF registered mail was taken. The rob-
I Der also helped himself to the mes
/ senger's lunch. This ended the work
Of the robber"