The age-herald., 1901-09-05
ROBBERY EVIDENTLY DONE E'Y
 EXPERIENCED RAILROAD MEN

St. Louis September A special to the Post-Dispatch from Forth Worth, Texas, says:
 Cotton Belt passenger train No. |. south bound, due to leave Texarkana at g BPS last night, was delayed in its de- parture and did not get out until Il o'clock. It reached the Texas and Pa cific crossing, four n2les south of Tex arkana, about 11:25 D. m. As 1t stopped to blow, six men bearded the train. Two of these were on the engine and compelled the engineer and fireman to go back and cut the mail and express cars from the train. When this had been done, the six men boarded the engine, left the fireman with the train and the engineer was instructed to pull out for the south. The train was run To Eylau, 8 small siding, where stop was made. While one man guarded the engine the five others went back to the express car, forced the doors, and blew open the safe. They took their time at the work and when they had concluded, returned to the locomotive with two sacks heavy with booty. These they tossed on the engine. Turning to the engineer, one said: we will just shell road you here; you are not the only engineer in this crowd and l guess we can run the machine few miles without your assistance. When you locate your wagon. figure the run in on your mileage as we won't put in time for the run we make"
 Bandit Engineer Pulled Out.
 Putting out the headlight, the bandit engineer opened the throttle and pulled out Engineer Henderson was left with kha @ m senger and postal clerks. He made his way to a section house within mile or two of the scene and procured handcar, with some men to assist in propelling 1t. He then started on search for the loco- motive. It was slow work. At a point south of Rowen, within four miles of Red Water, they came upon the deserted en- zine standing on the main track, throttle closed, lights out and no one in sight. The engine was at the bottom of the grade, and had either been deserted or had been left at point further north and was al- lowed by its own weight to seek the level track. The engineer got aboard, backed to the express and mall cars and coupled to them.
 The train was not put together until early this morning. Some time after mid night Henderson succeeded in getting his engine and the two cars back to where the first stop was made by the robbers anu the traln proceeded south to Mount Pleasant. the division point There a full report of the robbery was made.
 In the meantime Conductor Armstrong and several passengers had walked back to Texarkana and given the alarm, With out delay the sheriff organized a posse and started in pursuit and the conductor returned to his train. The passengers were not molested. While Superintendent Russ of the Pacific Express Company ad- mits that the robbers secured much money, he refused to make statement.
 The trick was turned by men more ex- perienced in railroading than in robbery. They knew the stops of the train and were prepared for the emergency thus presented. It was not necessary for them to flag the engineer, and when he stopped to blow for crossing they climbed aboard. They were armed but did not make un- necessary display of their weapons. All were masked and each wore coat, The country where the holdup occurred Is densely wooded, so that the robbers have an opportunity to double on their tracks through the timber and hide the route they are travelling.