Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-01

so', ,s,,es and detectives ."
the Hunt
| ,o,v si.-The Baltimore e.. .
cs'so. .' 'u'y train from the ,. eas,,
OIL Pa''s' AZ to arrive in the Crane
b. ', station, 10 chicago at s,a % os,HsS
ssl va. held up ,d BY llt' b @rseen
y a. and Grand Calumet helg On,
eFn 1sI,,S VOL miles out from en- en-.
y, 'nl, . u The mail cars, when con- :,
g O = money I, was dynOmited ana ana
an ~ The attempt at robbery was
r'Iea co., the two mail cars had been
>as a''', cam the train and run d
',1 Of a mile ahead .,o .
s'i's, y, II the robbers to make d
NJ i la'' was due to the fact that the
" n'' .or which contained the
n'~ ,.o.s,,re was in an unusual
nlas v was the third car IN Tue
pc ,,,er wrecking the man car
VO' in The darkness without az az
neaIsu -, ~ rectIty their MI take. Ine
SPIN, n hat they carried q way WIN
" loo' Wv s',' result Of their adventure
" ~ h. s gold watch of me s,nyV' and
y ~ train was the New iorh AN, nns
ls s,u aa yestibule limited, MOST
Hrhl, ,selnmen we're shot at and had
las u "snanes from the bullets. NO
-w 's was injured either by 'he NY
,,~Is or firearms Ao,, no.
lx ti1 lonely district where houses
siIsl = "nd FAR between The train
y :" ,rIng AZ a high rate of speed
y !. nssssd Calumet Heights, anu I'M
~ passing out of sight oil the
MN '- Engineer j. W. Collins saw d.
t NV" IN front Of his engine a large
Y" on which some rails had been
,4sd.
PRODUCED A PANIC
o. ,lowed down, and as he did so
=, men wearing masks over their
~ Jumped into the CAB ana covered
sTus and his fireman, James Whip
| y. with reyolvers. Just before
s.hpg into the cab the three men
s-nsnced to fire with their reyolyers
tighten away all assistance.
ne shots produced the liyeliest KIND
smrlc in the sleeping cars, where the
nssfpgers made every effort to hide
esIr money and valuables before the
vSNsrs could get at them. No attempt
- made, however, TO rob any OF the
psSngers.
lIsr mounting into the cab of the
snre the robbers covering the engi-
vi md fireman with their revolvers,
r,. them step down and go back the
k,gth Of two ears. They ordered the
n, % uncouple the first two cars,
VIII was DONE They then hustled
u no tralnmen back into the cab,
81 sill keeping the engineer covered
niA feyolyers, directed him to pull
. bHs distance from the rest Of the
IN
Engineer Collins ran up 200 feet and
4 then directed TO stop, He did so.
u while one Of the men remained TO
plfi him the others jumped OF
n hurting dynamite at the door of
. cars which they judged 10 be the
pfess car, burst open the door.
astly climbing In TO get at the safe.
~ we're astonished TO find that they
n broken into a mail car.
ALL MAIL CARS.
hey threatened the engineer with
taih for not telling them that the
~ which he had uncoupled were not
aNess cars. and ordered him to re-
10 at once and uncouple the next
~ behind the baggage ears.
llmblng once more into his cab,
mlins backed his engine down,
sgDld on to the third car, which the
tdnan was made to uncouple at the
~ end, and stlll with the muzzle OF
= revolver at his head, Collins was
slaed 70 run down the track as be
~ He drew away from the re-
.lnler OF the train about the same
aAhCe as on the first occasion, and
\ robbers siill leaving him under
o.se OF one OF their member at
laed the other car When the,
M'ntd i they found, 10 their great
nm that they had opened another
- car and that ii contained no
ne train had been delayed now
ny W., thrly minutes, and fearing that
usy delayed any longer help would
Wmlng TO the train crew. the rob.
N gave up their attempt to rob the
y, ~ ana ran into thicket OF scrub
:, ~ al me side Of the track and dis
|saIed The train came on 10 Chi.
~ D ava Officers We're at once sent
' s1 ne robbers. Within an hour
ati tail PO'Se was oh
PREPARED TO MEET THEM.
a. 4 a Applegate Of Newark. o.. was
) cypress messenger, and was alone
IN ~ car. lie had no Idea that a
,.,,s Z was being attempted until he
m, 49, lle shooting on the outside. III,
g N. seized a Winchester rifle. and
s..-glhg On top Of the safe. awaited
Y, ,.spnlents, determined TO make tho
$3.50, .sa' IN his power. He was not
ma ' vl N any way. however. He
M una. NAY mere was considerable gold
,,lt' sn'sr IN the car, and that IN.
f,1,,s must have secured quite a sum
mad come to the right place.
MONEY IN EXPRESS CAR
,s,,ss,i express officers refused TO saw
a, y. now much there was I'm Inc
fffli d, a '"iNh lndt fHu.uuO was
~, ~ y, lhe express car. and n IA be-
h., va. .nal The robbers knew OF the
tss,sS amount Of money and yaluables
1 49, leaving the train the robbers
bl.s.ss Inward Lake Michigan. IL is
q so,, ,ney made their final escape
FOUND NO CLUE.
n, , ss,a Aug. mo clue has as yet
d p'u,.lhed q the men who held up
~ ,iss.or & Ohio yestIbuIed limited
A u s,sal hear Mlllers Station. Ind.
iesr.s =, q he attempted robbery was
ar M. .. % Ne railroad officials IN chi.
ir m, ,pselal train was made up ana a
Als.us1 Va. y made to the scene Of the
Dc RAJ me train carried officials of
9 NJ special detectives and oaicers
sloisso, s,n'cago police Department
hsA M, S1o Y. vere secured from Long !,
q ts,, ,.. u'ese aided In the search for
Z q. ssnsao II is the firm belief
Ia l p.aee hat the robbers esc ysns,
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