The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-04
BANDITS STEAL
LOCOMOT
Hold Up and Rob a Train on the
Cotton Belt
In the Woods About Five Miles
From Texarkana.
MADE A BIG HAUL.
Had an Experienced Engineer In
the Gang.
Cut Off the Engine and Made
Their Escape on It.
Engineer Follows on a Hand Car
and Finds It 4 Miles Away.
Had an Experienced Engineer in
the Gang.
Cut Off the Engine and Made
Their Escape on It.
Engineer Follows on a Hand Car
and Finds 1t 4 Miles Away.

Texarkana, Ark. Sept. No. 1 Cot
ton Balt passenger train leaving Tex
arSana at 9.25 p. m. in charge of Con-
ductor Armstrong was held up and rob
bed near Eylau. four miles south OF
Tsxarkana. last night. The train was
tagged by one OF the robbers, who
forced the fireman to go back and cut
of the mail and baggage cars and re-
turning, forced the engineer to give up
the management of his engine. One Of
the robbers, who it appears, is an ex-
pert engineer, ran the engine and mail
and baggage cars about a mile from the
point where the first stop was made and
forced the express messenger to open
his car. The robbers then blew open
the safe with dynamite securing, it is
said, a very large amount of booty.
The exact amount is withheld by the
railroad company and the express peo-
pie. but it is known that q very large
shipment was made on this train.
The robbers after securing the loot.
cut off the engine from the mail and
express cars. and forcing the engineer
10 get off, they took the engine, in
charge Of the robber engineer, and went
south at full speed.
At 1,30 o'clock this morning the en-
No passengers were molested. They
We're, however. very badly frightened
and hid their valuables. The robbers
We're evidently In possession of all facts
concerning this particular shipment of
money, together with a schedule of the
train as their scheme was successful in
every respect
Railroad employees here seem to be
conndent that the robbery was commit
ted by railroad men from the manner in
g4lDRrinTRn6in6 he h01e r
fair.
The spot selected for the robbery was
Wei adapted for this kind of work as it
IS very Wild and heavily timbered- The
conductor and several passengers walk
cd back to Texarkana, a distance of
four miles The sheriff and posse have
Deen summoned to go in pursuit of the
robbers. At this hour the passenger
train stands in two pieces with the en-
Sines wherea bouts unknown. So far as
known no one was injured. There were
ENGINE is FOUND.
St Louis. Mo, Sept From neagre
information received in this city at the
0EnceS Of Vice President and General
Manager BrittOn Of the St Louis South
western road. Cotton Belt six instead
or five men held up the passenger traiu
lase night near Eylau station. After
bLoWlNg UP the safe in the express car
with dynamite, the robbers secured two
sacks Of loot. This they transferred to
the engine which had been detached
AA A~AAA A4AG OAuEi cars EsnElnGHT HendGr-
son was compelled to put out the head
light BY the robbers. who put him off
and took charge of the engine saving
Two of their number knew as much
ABOUT running as he did The engine
went south at full speed, followed bv
Englneer Henderson on a hand car
which he had secured from a nearby
switch house. Early this morning ne
came up with his deserted engine about
four miles from the scene of therobbery-
Inc robbers, who, the engineer believed
rom rom tnelr actions were all railroaders,
mad escaped into the dense woods sur
rounding the track al this point Engi-
Deer Henderson could not give a ye7-xv
accurate description of the men, but
masks
The engineer ran back, picked up the
Haali ana express cars, and going to the
remainder of the train. coupled on ana
continued south. Neither the Dassane-aT.
nor the mail cars Wete mOlested nv the
robbers. The train held up left ~
Louis Monday evening
At a. m a posse Of horsemen under
the sheriff of Boyd county left Te5yar
Aana 70 scour the woods on both Sides
q tne track Ihey We're followed at 2.3O
a. m by another posse on ~ engine
The hloodhounds kept at ne nenitan
tiary at Rusk, Tex for fracl-i,r~
escaped conyiets are being hurried to
the scene of the robbery on q s.racisI
train. Everything that can ba d9ne * :,
capture the robbers the C.rton Pelt
officials say. will be done t X v-l7eei
Shs SAAeA OF Lnat roads special detective
force, with five men is expected ~
Feach the spot where the robbery o.
Cured at 10 a. m. He is on a snarial
engine running from Tyler. Tex AS
soon as he arrives at the scene ~ vs-5l1
send report Of the robbery to head
quarters here.
General Superintendent. Fuller of t1,a
Pacific Express company. whose safe ~
Inc Cotton Belt train was ranor+a4
blown open and robbed. stated thar IA
mad received no particulars Of fha f,r,l,5
UP. All he knew. ne said. was that II
haa occurred He did not believe ma
loss was heavy, for, he said. NOT very
much money is ever carried on thar
train. lie declined TO state the amount
shipped ON that date. When asked v-haf
ne thought the robbers carried eff IL, ths
sWo sacks they We're reported to have
taken from the express car S;lrner-i,
tenaenf Fuller said they have contained
SILVER currency. possibly 81 900 in each
BANKS We're closed in st. Louis on Mon
aay when the train left here and for
tnat reason IT is believed by the railway
officials that the sum of money. shinnad
was not heavy
As soon as possible officials of the cor
ton belt and Pacific Express connan1-
helu conference and decided Ia ore.
jointly q reward cf $500 a piece fer rha
arrest Of the six men implicated il the /
ROBBERY. IN addition to this the exnrass !
company viii pay a bonus OF 10 pe7. cent
on All stolen money that is recovered.
Al the office Of General Manager IT +, |
@ritron. Of the Cotton Belt, it was sta |