The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-12
HOLD.UP AT LINCOLN, NEB
BURLINGTON TRAIN STOPPED AND
THE EXPRESS SAFE DYNAMITED.
Amount Secured Is Not known, but Is
senger's Ruse-POsses I'm Pursuit.

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 1.-THE Pacific
coast express on the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy road was held up by three
masked men early to-day four miles west
of Lincoln. The robbers used explosives
on the express car, SCATTERING Ii badly, and
after wrecking the safe, rifed it of its
contents. The train, which was a few min
utes late this morning, had reached the
crest of a hill midway between the city
and~the town of Woodlawn. when the Ell
gineer saw a red light waved across the
track and brought the train to a stand
still. Two sprang quickly into the
cab, covering Engineer Clayburg and his
fireman with revolvers. The express car
was cut from the balance of the train and
ran ahead short distance. The men found
the door locked and after commanding Mes
senger William Lupton to open it, and get
ting no response. fired two or three shots
into the car The door was then opened.
A heavy charge of dynamite on the safe
literally tore it to pieces. Fourteen pack
ages, said to contain hundred dollars
each, were taken, together with other val
uables. The two men who were in the car
politely babe the trainmen good morning,
jumped from the car and disappeared IN
the darkness. The passengers were not
molested, nor were the trainmen asked for
their belongings.
While the robbery in the express car was
going on a third robber walked alongside
the track by the passenger coaches, firing
his revolver occasionally to keep inquisi-
tive passengers quiet. Brakeman Moore,
who alghted from the rear coach to go
ahead. found a revolver pushed into his
"a xxrifh ing To % ha hare "a
belonged. He ran the four miles to the
Lincoln yard and was the first to give the
alarm. A posse composed or Chief OF Po-
lice Hoagland, Detective Malone and his
two bloodhOunds, and three police officers
Immediately set out in pursuit. At the
scene of the hold-up the hounds took the
scent and the trail of the robbers was
actively begun.
The booty of the robbers consisted princi-
pally of gold coin. This made the burden
of the robbers exceedingly heavy and ac-
counts for the broad trail discovered by
Chief Hoagand. The robbery was orig
inally planned to take place at st. Joseph
and the railroad men were on the lookout.
One of the men in the plot tipped the
deal off to the company, and this probably
accounts for the shifting of the hold-up to
Lincoln.
Up to 10 o'clock tonight no news of the
capture of the Burlington train robbers had
been received. The pursuit, however, is &C
tive and advices received from the two
posses from this place encourages the hope
lone, with his bloodhounds, is tonight at
Louisville, in Cass county, thirty-five miles
away, to which place he followed a SEEM
ingly positive trail. He made arrest
there this evening. but the suspect was
able to prove an alibi.
1t developed during the day that there
were four robbers, one of whom re-
manned at some distance from the scene of
the hold-up, guarding the horse and buggy
in which they all escaped with the plumber.
1t is evident the robbers separated, two
foot going north, the others in the buggy
travelling eastward. Town marshals and
county sheriffs for forty miles around Lin
coin are on the lookout.
Estimates on the amount secured from
the Adams Express safe range all the way
from $1,000 to $4,000. Company officials re-
fuse to say word about their>loss, and the
only authoritative statement is from Gen.
eral Superintendent Calvert, of the Bur-
lington, who is positive the robbers did not
get over $1,000. The Burlington company
has posted reward of 81 200 for the cap
ture of any one of the robbers.