Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-30
DARING ROLD-UP
LONE BANDIT PULLS DEE A
SUCCESSFUL TRAIN
ROBBERY.
tackles NORTH COAST LIMITED"
KILLS THE ENGINEER, pYNA.
MITES MAIL CAR AND
ESCAPES.
TACKLES NORTH COAST LIMITED"
REWARD or $4,000 OFFERED
ARMED POSSES WITH BLOOD,
HOUNDS PUT ON TRAIL OF
DESPERATE.

Helena, Mont, Oct. 26.-The most
daring as we'll as successful train rob-
berry in the history of Montana was
committed by a lone highwayman
three miles east Of Bearmouth, sixty.
four miles west of Helena, early yes
terday morning.
The train held up by the bold high
wayman was the east-bound North
Coast Limited" on the Northern Pa
cific, and to accomplish his object the
robber found it necessary to murder
the engineer, Daniel O'Neil Of Mis-
soula, which he did without the least
conjunction. because the latter would
not stop his train as commanded. The
robber then seized the throttle lever
and stopped the train, showing that
he a acquainted with the mechan-
ism of the engine. The combination
baggage and express a
Was Blown to Pieces
with dynamite and all the registered
mail was taken. 1t is believed the rob-
Der boarded the blind baggage when
the train stopped for water neal Bear
mouth. After the robbery the bandit,
taking one Of the train crew, named
Berry, for a companion, marched down
| the track without molesting the pas
sengers.
After going about a mile and a half
he told Berry good bye and took To the
woods. The robber is described as a
short, heavy-set man, stoop shouldered
and dressed like a laboring man, but
wearing a light cap and light shoes.
No trace has yet been found Of the
man. Bloodhounds from Deer Lodge
penitentiary which were taken to the
scene of the hold-up were unable TO
get the scent, and as yet the daring
murderer has not been heard of since
he took to the brush along the track.
While the identity Of the
Robber is Unknown.
Il is believed from a remark that he
made that he was implicated in the
Southern Pacific robbery near Port
land, Or. last year. The amount OF
booty secured is as yet unknown.
Details of the robbery were received
in this city by a telegram from Supt.
H. ]. Horne to General Agent A. d.
Edgar. This is the dispatch:
"Tra:a No. 2, Conductor Quinn, En-.
gineer O'NeiI, was held up this morn
ing three miles east of Bearmouth.
Quinn reports that baggage car 2S9
was blown to pieces. Engineer ONeill
was shot and has since died. The rob-
Der went through the mail car, taking
all the registered mail, but got moth
! ing else. He dynamited the comblna-
ton baggage and express car. Ready
TO start special from Deer Lodge with
b%loodhounds as Don as we can locate
/ direction taken by robber. ave
posses at Deer Lodge, Missoula ana
Anaconda
Ready to Take the Trail
of robbers. Think our chances are
good. So far as seen there was but
one man, who told the train electrician
If any one wanted to know who he was
to say he was the fellow that held up
the Southern Pacific train south OF
Portland a year ago.
Big Reward Offered.
Later in the day General Agent Ed-
gar received the following telegram:
"The Northern Pacific railway VIII
pay a reward of $4,000 for the capture
and delivery to the authorities dead
or alive, of the train robber VINO
robbed No. Q this morning. Should It
have been committed by n man the
reward will be $4,000 for his capture;
IF committed by two men the reward
will be SIS, 900 for the two or $4,000 Tor
the other: if committed for than
two men the reward will be $5,OOo lor
ne capture of all OIL. $4,000 for the cap
ture of any one"