The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-05
Think THE TRAIN
ROBBERS WERE BOYS
Estimated That Their Haul in
Texas Amounted to $4,000.
NO TRACE OF BANDITS
ONE OF THE CROWD KNEW HOW
TO RUN AN ENGINE.
NO TRACE OF BANDITS

Texarkana. Ark, Sept. 4.-The six
men who held up the Cotton Belt pas
senger train at Eylau, Tex, last night
are still at large. The robbers evident
" rode their horses up Aiken creek
and left them standing in the stream
They then used a handcar and went
five miles north, as the handcar was
found near where the train was
stopped. After looting the mail and
expresa cars the robbers returned to
the creek. mounted their horses and
again rode down the stream, thus OBJ
iterating their trails. 1t is said the
entire haul was $4,000
Tonight the posses returned here,
having called the bloodhounds from
the track It has been discovered that
the robbers secured one bag Of gold
which requires the combined effort of
two men to carry from the express car
to the engine. The through safe was
dynamited-
While the dogs were trailing, it is
said enough was learned to place the
guilty persons, who are believed to be
from Texarkana, one being a man, the
remainder boys. The arrest OF the
leader is looked for hourly.
The Cotton Belt has offered a reward
Of 81 500 for the robbers, and the eX-
press company 10 per cent of all money
recovered. All the posses have been
recalled to Texarkana and pursuit is
now confined strictly 70 Texarkana.
The robbers took their time at the
work. and when they had concluded
returned from the express car TO the
locomotive with two sacks filed with
booty. These they tossed on the en-
CINE Turning to the engineer, one Of
the men said:
Robbers Were Good Natured.
'sWeu just shellroad you here. You
are not the only engineer in this crowd.
and I guess we can run the machine
a 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.
Putting out the headlight the bandit
opened the throttle and pulled ont. En-
gineer Henderson was left with the ex-
press and mail cars and the messen-
ger and postal clerk. He made his
way 10 a section house within a mile or
two Of the scene, and procuring a hand
car and some men to assist in propel-
ling It, started on search for the To-
connective.
/ 1t was slow work. At a point south
! Of Rowan. within four miles of Red
Water. they came upon the deserted
engine standing on the main track.
d throttle closed, lights cut and no one
{ in sight The engine was at the bot
tom Of the grade, and bad either been
deserted OF nau Deen leit St a point
further north and was allowed by its
own weight to seek the level track
| Engineer Henderson got aboard, backed
/ to the express and mail cars and
! coupled up. The train was not put to-
| gether until early this morning. Some
time after midnight Henderson sue
I ceeded in getting his engine and the
/ two cars back to where the first stop
was made by the robbers. and the train
| proceeded south TO Mount Pleasant the
/ division point. There n fun report was
I made and the officials Of the company
! ordered everything done possible to To-
cate the robbers