Gunnison news-champion., 1902-07-18
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esssa.ort t. ysa afterwara the
nseH appeared Hao-t excIsad .aa sn-
easy and ~om.u mose geHeE.iis
treated II az mage Jaee. l.ase ehsag
sad chatting. especially these ~b0
rad Little Haaes - la-e.
Al ssrts Q. PLACES ~ere invented
for -~cretlng nss1sy. tnger rsnzs sna
catches. >sme sssa the coal ban.
others the seai bostoas. ard others
thesT stockings. Ne.assme. A.E'on
Myers. the hF.msu wss seat throagh
the cars at the posnt II 30 "a A.T-
ha t. tell every body - get egt and
go ap the track Everybody got
out al r,eht and were heraed back
for . sandred yards OF more. Ga
the way occurred most amusing
scenes VA tne stteapt to hide yslu-
snses. Stockings were the fasorIte
hiding place. tbosgh SHIRT waists
and sboes came a close second.
Many threw pocket books aud
watches into the bushes or among
the rocks or dug holes IN the gravel
With their heels aad barred their
money.
The helper engine foliowlng the
tram Was stopped by a shot through
the cab. A very pretty and very
accurate shot say those who saw 1t.
Reports differ as to the number of
robbers. Most people saw only three,
but posse on their trail report see
ing the tracks If four together in
soft ground as they talked in con-
suitation, From their voices IT is
Judged they were Americans. They
wore white masks and light suits.
The mail clerk shut ms car up
tight and no one disturbed him.
r'"'"'if thb ivbtffs "tft profess
slonals who knew better than to in
terfere with Uncle Sans valuables.
w. W. Cofiey, expressman, did not
fare so well. He was held up at
Rico four years ago and has whole
some fear Of train robbers. Zone
shot strsck my door, SAID Mr.. Cof-
fey, but ! kept it shut, ! went to
the door to try to see If could see
anyone through the window. As
did this the engineer told me to get
out quick as he WAS going 10 blow
the car up. ! got out and one of
the robbers told me 10 go to the rear
OF the train with the crowd. Shortly
after | left the car one of the rob
bers entered and put dynamite on
the safe. The first shot failed to
open the safe, and they put in a
second shot. which blew the top and
sides of the car, and also the safe.
They also blew the local safe open.
The Car was damaged to such an
extent that 1t was necessary to put
another on at Gunnison.
The express lost is not known,
but was small. Most of the money
for big mines at Crested Butte, Tel
luride and Ouray had gone through
last week or came the day after.
just at this point brutal thing
occurred. Engineer Rutland was
ordered by the robbers guarding him
to pick up sack and go back among
the passengers to collect money. He
misunderstood the order and said.
"W Whatp" I'll teach We TO say
what" said the fellow and hit him
over the head with his gun breaking
the stock. Rutland was unconscious
for some time.
Conductor Mike Guerin and
Brakeman o. W. Barton and T. II
Thurman were back in the crowd.
Going back from the express car the
coaches were ransacked but so hur-
ridly that valuables well secreted
were not discovered. One of the
brakeman was then given "a canvas
ore sack and told to take up the col
lection. Everyone had saved some
small change for the occasion. and
shelled ont cheerfully. One man
told the reporter he had q dollar. a
half dollar, dime and a penny in
his wallet. He shook the wallet into
the bau snuaeztpy the dollar In h,s