The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-09-12
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S:.S o'el"Ck lat eight. ~ss d-l.yxSi
la it, departure and dlI aos svt cat
uniii II O'Clock. IL rv.rh-d the
TrKas aud Pacific zr,-~ir x. foar unIIs~
~outh of T-xsrkaas. at-sat li:ss n.
m- a. d, -tops.d .iK un-a harCi~si
the train. T~o &C thee ga ca the
engine aud compcils.i engia~s
aud FIREMAN to 20 hsck and cut shs
mail and en- pr-~ cats from the traln.
When this had le-n done the an
mcn then boar,i-d the engine. icft
the fireman with the train and Tho
cnginc-r wa- insiructr~i To pull oat
south. The irAin Mas run Ia Eylsu.
a small siding, ~hcr . stop ~s.
made.
Will. oae man guHricd the -u.
gine ihe other wrut tack to the ex-
pr-ss car, fOrod the door and blew
open the safe. They tnok their
time a, the ~ork, and when they
had concluded. r-turncd to Tia. Io,o-
motive with t~" -Ark- h~sVy with
booty. The-e they io-S-d on the
engine. Turning io the engineer,
one of them aid. "W. Will lust
-hell rnAd you here. lou arr noi
the only euginc~r la this crowd, and
| gues- We can run the nlarhIne q
few miles without your a--iriancr.
When you loate your wagon. hgur.
he run in on Your mileAgc, as Nc
won't put in time tor Tn. run Nc
make"
Putting out the headlight. the
randIi engineer opened the thottle
and pulled cut. Engincer Hender-
sou wA> lett with the express and
mail CAR and the messenger and
postal clerk. lie made his way Ia
-ection-hou-e near the sr-nc, and
procuring n handcAr and some As-
sistance in proP.lling IL, sisrted on
4 search for the locomotive.
Al a point south oi Rowan, with
in four miles Of Iiesl sAter. they
came upon the deserted engine upon
the main track, throttle cio~-i,
lights out, and no one in sight. The
engine was at the bottom Of a grAde
aud either had bsn deserted or been
left at a point further north. and
was allowed 10y its own weight To
eek the level track. Engineer
Henderson took possession, backed
TO the express and mail CAR and
coupled up.
The passengers were not molcsted.
While superintendent RUS, Of the
Pacific Exp,ss Company, admits
that the robbers secured much mon
ey, he refused 10 make a statement.
The work was done 10y men more
Experienced in railroading than in
robbery They knew the stops OF
the train and Wen. prepared DIR the
emergency thus presented. IL Was
not necessary for them Ia flag the
engineer, aud when b. stopped for
the crossing they clImled sbmrd.
They were armed, but did not make
unnecessary display Of their weap
ons. All were masked and each
wore a coat. The country where
the hold-up occurred H. densely
wooded, - that the robbers have
had an opportunity To double on
their irscss through the timber and
hide their route.
loFFIcERs ABANDON THE PURsUIT.
| TexsrkAna, Ark, Sept. i.-To-
night the railroads po.se returned
here, having called The bloodhouDd-
from the track. IL has been dis
covered that the robber- secured one
b,g Of gold which took the comb
efforts Of two men TO carry from
the express car to the engine. The
through safe We dynamited. IL 1.
claimed enough was learned TO place
The guilt on parties believed to b.
Texarkana men, or at least one man,
the remainder being boys. The ar
rest OF tBe leader l. looked for hour
ny. The amount Of booty, IL H. now
SAID, will reach nearly $4,000.
The Cotton Belt has offered a re.
ward OF 81 800 for the robbers and
the express company 10 pcr cent. OF
all money recovered. All Of the
posses have been recalled TO Texar
kama and the search Is now confined
strictly TO TexsrkaDa.