Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-10-30
BAD TRAIN-ROBBER
SINOLE.HANDED HOLD.UP OF NORTH.
ERN PACIFIC IN MONTANA.
Engineer was Shot and Killed = Secured
LIttie Booty = Bandit Says He Is the
Sian Who iieid Up Southern PacIfBe
Train In 0regon-BIg Reward Offered
for nils Capture.

Butte, Mont. Oct. 27.--0ne Of the
most daring train robberiss in the his
tory Of the Northern PaelGe railroad
occurred early Saturday morning At =
lonely spot known as Mulkey canyon,
three miles and halt west Of Drum
mond, Mont. So far as known, but one
man was engaged In the attempt TO
rife the express safe. That one man
seemed to be host in himself, when
he killed the engineer, eOoped up q
whole train crew and an entire train
load Of passengers, and kept three men
at work obeying orders. Engineer
Daniel o'Neill was shot in the abdomen
and killed when he grapp;ed with the
desperado, who had covered him with
two revolyers. The train was known
as the North Coast Limited.
1t is believed that the robber boarded
the train at q water tank, which ie
located about 800 feet west of Bear
mouth, where stop was made for
water. Just after the train passed
through Bea rmouth station, where no
stop Is made, the fireman started to
put in fire. He was startled to hear
yell and turning round found q man
standing ON the coal pointing two big
revolvers at his head.
Throw up your handsl" shouted the
man, eIevating his voice TO overcome
the roar Of 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 fireman
against the left seat OF the cab. He
covered Engineer O'Neill with one re-
volver and ordered him to throw up
his hands.
"You mind what say" said he to
the engineer. ''If you don't I'll blow
your head off.
Just then the steam was ehut off and
the brakes applied and the train came
to stop in Mulkey canyon. Engineer
I0'Neil, It seems. stepped from bis seat.
and in doing go overturned his lantern
which was set below him. Immedi-
ately he grappled with the robber and
tried to ovePpower him. The man
released himself, and placing the big
revolver almost against the engineers
abdomen, fired. Engineer O'Neil gave
a groan and fell to the ground outside.
The robber then went from the engine
to the express car. He pounded on the
door and demanded that it be opened.
The two men inside opened the door to
find themselves facing two big guns.
Both were ordered out Of the car.
He then tried to blow open the big
safe with light charge of dynamite.
This failed and Is sticks OF dynamite
were placed in the next charge. The
outer door of the safe was blown open,
and another charge Of Is sticks of dy-
Mantle was used in an attempt to force
the inner door. This charge blew the
express car to pieces. The roof was
blown off and one end of the car was
practically demolished.
The robber then went to the mail
car. The clerk refused to open the
door until threatened with dynamite.
Once in the mail car, he went to work
on the registered mail pouches. The
packages were handed to him, and with
the utmost coolness the fellow took
seat and opened the first package, and
then another, using his gun to break
them.
During all the time he was with his
prisoners, he kept up running talk
and joked with the crew over his poor
success in getting valuable plumber.
Two OF three times he expressed regret
at having been forced to kill the en-
gineer, whom he characterized as fool
ish for trying to resist. The robber
declared:
''If anybody wants to know who I
am, tell 'em I'm the same fellow who
held up the Southern Pacific out at
Portland last fall"
Bloodhounds from the stste peniten-
tiary have been put ongthe trail. The
Northern Pacific has posted notices of
rewards of $1,000 for the capture Of
the robber or robbers, dead or alive.
officers believe that the outlaws are
headed north and that capture will be
soon effected. Old settlers, however,
who know the country, and its rough-
ness say there is little likelihood Of the
men being captured in the mountains,
as this section is veritabse hole-in-
the-wall, and wild and thickly tim
bered.
French Miners Agree to Arhltrate.