The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-10-29
LONE BANDIT
HELD UP AND ROBBED NORTHERN
PACIFIC PASSENGER TRAIN
Engineer Grappled with him and
was Shot Dead-Chicago Young
Woman Captured a Thief
Other News.

Butte, Mont, Oct. 24.-One OIL
the most daring train robberies ir
the history of the Northern Pacific
Railroad occurred early this morn.
ing at lonely spot known as Mul.
key Canyon three and half miles
west of Drummond, Mont, Sc
| far as known, but one man was en-
gagged in the attempt to rifle the
express safe. That one man seemed
to be host in himself, when he
killed the engineer, cooped up a
whole train and an entire train
load of passengers, and kept three
men at work obeying orders. En-
gineer DaEiel O'Neil was shot in
the abdomen and killed when he
grappled with the desperado, who
had covered him with two revolv-
ers. This train was known as the
North Coast Limited, and is the
finest train on the Northern Pacific
system. This is the fist time it
has ever been held up.
Single-handed, the desperate
captured two cars, the express mes
senger, the electrician of the train
and the postal clerk, and went about
his task of rif1ing the mails and at
tempting to blow up the safe in the
express car with as much GOODNESS
and nerve as if engaged in enter
tanning company. It is believed
that the robber boarded the train
at the water tank, which is located
about three hundred feet west of
Bearmouth, where stop was made
for water. Just after the train pass
ed through Bsarmouth station,
where no stop is made, the fireman
started to put in fire. It was
then the hold-up occurred. Re.
port; are conflicting as to the num-
Der of men engaged in the rob-
berry. The fremen, mail clerk and
express messenger say they cav but
one man, who did all the work and
all the shooting. The conductor
and passengers insist there were
men at least engaged in the hold
up. The robber, or robbers NADIA
little by the desperate deed. The
charge of dynamite failed to open
the safe in the express car, and the
postal authorities state that the
contents of the registered packages
amounted to but a small sum.
Had the train going the other way
been selected, the booty, it is believ-
ed would have been rich, as that
train is accustomed to carry much
treasure.
The train had left Bsarmouth and
as the fireman turned to gather a
scoopful of coal, he was startled
to hear yell, and turning around
found man standing on the coal
pointing two big revolvers at his
head
Throw up your hands," shouted
the man, elevating his voice to ov-
ercome the roarof the train. 'Throw
up and obey my orders and you
won't get hurt"
The man slid down the coal onto
the engine deck, and forced the fire.
man against the left seatof the cab.
He covered the 1giaeer with one e.
volver and ordered him to throw UP
his hands.
''You mind what I say" said he
to the engineer, eff you don't I'll
blow your head off,"
Then the robber turned to the fire.
man and commanded:
''The first thing you do, go out
and put out that headlight, and be
quick about it and mind you come
back here"
The fireman lost no time in obey
ing the order, and was returning
to the cab when he heard shot
fired, and peered in just in time to
see the engineer falling backwards
out Of the gangway to the ground
alongside of the engine. Just be-
fore the shot, he had heard O'Nei1
say, "Well if you've got to~do it you
might as well do it here as any
place."
Just then steam was shut off,
and the brakes applied and the
train came to a stop in the Mulkey
canyon. Engineer O'Nei], it seems,
stepped from his seat, and in doing
so overturned his lantern which was
set below him Immediately he
grappled with the robber and tried !
to overpower him. The man re-
leased himself, and placing the big
revolver almost against the engin-
eer's abdomen, fred. EO'Neil gave a
groan and fell to the ground out
side. i