Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-24
Robbers Held Up Rock
Island Express, Dyna-
mite Safe an d
Took the Cash.

last night. three miles west OF this city,
By masked bandits. who cut on the eX-
press and baggage cars forced the en-
xineer to run two miles up the track
blew up the through express safe Win
dynamite and escaped with their booty.
The amount obtained from the express
Il not known. but as this train generally
carries a heavy express shipment, II Is
presumed the sum was considerable.
Al daylight this morning no definite
clawt 70 the robbers had been Obtained
but ne entire police forces OF Davenport
Moline and Rock Island. together with
a cOrps OF railroad detectives. were on
the trail
According to different reports. there
were twelve OF fifteen robbers In the
gang The robbery evidently had been
carefully planned
The train. which was due 20 leave here
Al lbs d. m, was thirty-five minutes
late ard pulled out for the west after
. short halt. II had just passed through
the suburban village OF Rockingham on
the outskirts OF the Rock Island railroad
yards. when the engineer saw red IAN
tern on the track and brought his tram
10 q stop
Pistols In Faces.
As he slowed down two robbers sprang
On the footbOard Of the engine and COW
cred himself and the fireman with re-
voivers-
While the engine crew was thus kept
quiet. others Of the gang menaced the
crew and passengers In the coaches
one OF the bandits unc0upled the ex-
press and baggage cars from the resi-
OF the train and then the engineer was
ordered 70 pull out.
Two miles west OF Rockingham there
il a stretch Of heavily timbered country,
and IN this the engineer was ordered 70
stop. The bandits blew up the through
safe with dynamite. using an extremely
heavy charge.
the noise OF the explosion being heard
in Davenport
Robbers Fled on Engine.
After wrecking the safe. the robbers
mounted the engine and ran down the
track 1t was reported that they left
the locomotive at a small station called
Buffalo and escaped in the darkness
Beyond these meager details. which
were brought 70 the city by the hagman
OF the express train. who ran back as
soon As the train was stopped and i'm
pressed a switch engine in the yards 10
bring him 70 the city. the facts OF the
hol6up are not definitely known.
TIE train held up was the fast west
bound express. which left Chicago at 6.uS
last night and which runs through to
Fort Worth. Texas. via St Joseph and
Kansas City.
The name Of the engineer is Shaefrer
and the conductor is Trumbun- Both
are with their train. which proceeded west
after a delay Of two hours.
The explosion Of the dynamite used In
blowing UP the safe badly damaged the
car. bat 50 far as known no one was
injured.
BOLD IOWA BANDITS ARE
PURSUED BY sLooDHoUNDs
DAVENPORT. Iowa. Nov. z1.-Posses
and bands OF officers with blood hounds
are securing the country for the bandits
who last night held up and robbed the
Rock Island express train. bound for St
Joseph, Kansas City and the southwest.
about two miles west Of this city. and
robbed Il Of $4,000.
Il has Just been learned that the men
supposed 70 be the Rock Island train rob-
bers stole a team and wagon from VIII
liam Rohmer. whose farm was reached
BY a mile tramp through heavy timber.
The robbers drove northwest on a run
and at nearly daylight passed a farm
house three or four miles away from the
scene OF the robbery. The farmers de-
scription tEllies with that Of the train
men. The tran is being followed hard
The work lacks some features Of profess
sionalism and hope Il strong that the men
win be caught
The police here have arrested Richard
strangers. on suspicion
Loss 10 NOW ESTIMATED
At 5000 TO SO, 900 CASH
DIES MONIES Iowa. Nov. 7.-LOcal
ofscers OF the United States Express COM
pany state that the loss In the hold-up OF
the west-bound passenger train on the
Rock Island near Davenport, at midnight
win not exceed $500 or 5000
On the ether hand IL ~ stated at the To-
cal railroad ofnces here today that the
less must have amounted to $1,000 or
$4,000. as the train carried a large guam
tity OF money and jewelry for Omaha and
Denver The safe was a screw combina-
ton. with time lock. one Of the best the
company had and q Is thought Il contain
ed an unusually large quantity Of vslu-
abIes
10000 IS STOLEN FROM
U. s. MAILS At CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Nov. 12.-The Chicago post
once was the victim tonight Of one OF
the most daring robberies that has ever
been perpetrated IN this city.
Ten thousand dollars e the amount be-
neved 10 have been secured by the rob-
ber gho made hts escape without leav-
ing any clew to hts Identity. Two mail
sacks containing the money which had
sust been picked I'D from one Of the down
Town euD-eLaAlOue were AeIN N an unpEO-
tected wagon. in front Of the Masonic
Temple. while the mail carrier went into
the building 20 gather mail that had ac-
cumulated there
The carrier was gone but a moment and
when he returned. his horse and wagon
had disappeared.
While the carrier was In the building,
the robber. who evidently had been wait
ing his opportunity. jumped into the rig
and drove away.
The street was fun OF people at the
time. but no one seems TO have noticed
the tnisf No trace OF the robber has
been secured. Both the man bags were
full of registered letters.
ROBBERS KILL MAN;
THEN ROB HIS BODY
DAYTON. O., Nov. 1.-Two masked rob-
bers early this evening walked into Al
len & Imagers' -four house on South
Wayne avenue. commanded Joseph Shide.
the bOokkeeper. and William Fishback,
an Office clerk TO open the safe and give
them what. money IL contained. ShIde
took bunch OF keys and started for the
safe wfth the intention OF obeying their
commands. when one OF the robbers fred
:. two shots at him. one taking effect In the
leg and the other piercing the heart kill
ing him instantly.
The robbers held Fish IN. while they