The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-01
HE'LL UP BY ROBBERS.
AttemIt TO Rob the B. and 0. Train
Near Chicago.
THE OBBERS FOILED THEMSELVES.
Expres Car Was Not In Its Usual Place
a1 After Oynamitino Mail Car
the Men Dessted.

Chlcaso, July 31-The Baltimore and
Ohio passenger train from the cas-, which
was dh to arrive in the Grand Centr |
depot, thicago, at Q O'Clock toDiGat, was
held uI by five masked men ut q o. 10 k
! tonight between Edgemore and Grand
! Calumd Heights, Ind, thirty-one miles
out froh Chicago. One of the mail ears.
which obtained no money, was dinamited
and WRECKED
| The attempt at robbery was mnde after
| the tw{ mail cars had been detachci from
the tr3n and run a quarter of a mile
ahead The failure of the robbers TO make
rich haul was due to the fact that the
| eSprCsf car, which contained the trains
treasuIf was IN an unusual pace. II wis
the third car In The train. After k
Ing thd mail car and obtaining NJ booty,
the robbers disappeared without attempt
Ing to pctify their mistake. Tae oaly 10
they carried away with them rs result
OF their adventure was the gold wa ch of
the engineer
Mos bf the trainmen were shot a. anu
had narrow escapes fom The bullets No
person vas injured either b. the dynamite
or hreams. The place wEcsc the robbery
occurred is lonely district In which lew
people live and houses are far between.
No bettkr place for a train robbery could
be desiIed by robbers,
The tnln was running at a high rate OF
speed Il it passed Calumet Heights and
immediately after passing the station En-
sineer Collins saw directly In front of his
engine ! large fire, on which some rains
had beyn placed. lie slowed down AMI
as he al so three men wearing masks oycr
their fades jumped into the cab and 60, cred
Collins and his fireman, James whipp.e,
with refolycrs. Just before climbing into
the cab the three men commenced to fire
with tnrir reyovers In order to brighten
away all assistance The shots produced
the wilde OF panics In the s'eepins cars,
whore The passengers made every effort
to hide their money and valuables before
the robbers could get at them. No attempt
was made. however to rob any of the
passengers. The fusil.afe had the effect
OF making hem Keep inside the cars.
On mount ne TIE engine. the ro5hers, COZ
9 ing the engineer and fireman with thei,
rovolvtrs, made them step down aad e.
back N length OF Two cars 1hc, ordered
the men to uncoupie thu FIRST two car4
which was done. They then hustled tie
trAlnmen back Into the cab and, sun keeb
ing the engineer covered With revolVels
directed him TO pull TIP some distance iran
tac resi OF the itain. Collins IAN IN 10
iett and was then directed 10 stnp. Ha
dld 40, and. while on OF the men rt,iuainnI
20 g, guard him, the others jumped on ana
nsiIi'ns uSnamlte ut the doUIS OF The cas-,
,Nll.n lnty Judged 10 he tle eSp.css ear,
ours open the door Hastily climbing IN
70 ger ~ the SAFE. they we're a.tohlshra
70 ma that the had broken lnto mail
hey threatened tne engineer with death
ttSSr hpl telllng them that the cars which
t an h2l uhc9uple- were not express ears
nhl ordered him TO return aud nncbupIe The
next cars behind the baggage sar. Cliulb
ing once more into his cnb. Cnlllns bnrksd
NJ engine down, coupled on 60 the thir
couple n the roar e1i. still witsi ne n,,,zztes
ieNolFer az his head Cnlllns was
., ueled 10 run dawn the track M bef0 d
nal tx aftw away flpm the balance OF VA
hfst OCCASION and Tho robbers, still lcavin5
nlM uhqer the charge ~ one OF their num-
r nffi made for this chr. When they reaehel
~ ihey found 70 their wrath TINT they had
ntincked another mall car. and thar n run.
talned no moncY "
lhe train had been delayed fully thirly
ii ,,..d ana evidently fearing II they ID,
~ trains crew ms robbers gave IN the
r -, M 10 TOD the tralt4and jumping dawn
ncn,a nhM q thleket az the side and llsap
slnl came on to Chicage arriving ro,rtl
SSts..saii .N nal iate stop having been made ut
t m,on,srs p report the attempted robbery.
o :. We're sent after the robbers and
MIhlh an honr after the attempt 4 large
1850 vas on their trail Charles A. Cross,
.9,nouctor ot the train brought into the
.tiy Tonight several sticks OF dynamite
ina sr the robbers left at the side Of the
heard some shooting" said the ron
Wy natter. | saw the engineer ana DIRE
niah running down tho track. ! had no
.rne 70 look az more than that, far / saw
~" .n hashes or name close to the car and
pill went by my head ss one Of the rob.
nnle SAID Keep. yonr head An there. II you
avM want II blown on
eftaiHly. ! said. and pulled u In