The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-07
SIX Masked Men
HOLD Id UP A TRAIN
Daring Robbery on Burlington
Route, in Illinois.
ONE me. OF THE II PARTY 'I.F: KILLED Il. z:
Engine and Express Car Uncoupled and
Run Up. Track a Quarter Of
Mile.Where. The Work
Was Done.
ONE OF THE PARTY KILLED
Engine and Express Car Uncoupled and
By Associated Press.l

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLS, Aug. Ga
daring and successful train robbery oc-
CURED at Marcus. on the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy railroad, a few miles
north Of Savannah, about midnight me
vestibuled passenger train OF eleven
coaches Conductor Emerson in charge,
was tagged at the little station ard Sax
masked men boarded the engine. Inc
engineer and firemen obeyed their I'M
perative orders and at once uncoupied
the engine and express cars from the
train and ran them a quarter of a mile
up the track, they then blew up the en-
press car, ran the engine north a mile
from Hanover, and the locomotive becom-
ing dead, the robbers abandoned it and
escaped.
One of the highwaymen was killed,
being shot above the eye and also in
the leg. He was dumped to the ground
by his companions as they sped by The
express messenger, Bye, claimed to have
done the shooting. The trainmen and
passengers making no defense. SIX
sacks of express matter was obtained.
but the amount of money is not known.
There is no way of getting news from
the hold-up. and a fag1nan walked back
and gave the alarm
ROBBERS EASILY ESCAPED.
A special train of citizens end special
,oI:celnen at once proceeded to the scene,
sippi and the country is well adapted
to a skilfull flight the robbers easily
escape.
The work was evidently that Of experts
as they went at 1t coolly and methodical-
ly. The train attacked is one of the
finest in the world and usually carried
considerable money which must have been
known by. the highwaymen. The dead
robber was stranger in this vicinity
He was middle aged and well dressed.
Four explosions were required to COM
plete the destruction of the safe and the
car was badly wrecked. The robbers
were eight in number, Ill masked. They
evidently were railroad men, one being
a good engineer.
William Bye fred FIVE shots at the
robbers, but without success and an at
tempt was made TO blow him up in his
car The bandits had arranged to ditch
the entire tain of nine heavily laden
coaches, had not the signal to stop been
needed. Several passengers in the buffet
car, including the porter, We're held pris-
oners during the struggle to crack the
safe.
It is thought the dead man was killed
by comrade by mistake. The body was
put on the tender by the robbers. taken
the woods.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
CHICAGO, ILLS. Aug. 6.-Following
is the official account of the robbery, is
sued by, the c. 3. and @. railway:
Train No. A was held up last night
about 11:3O o'clock at South Switch, Mar
Gus, about ten miles north Of Savannah,
Iowa The short switch was turned for
passing track and the train tagged. The
two head cars, consisting of a. mail and
express car. and a composite car, were
cut off and taken to the north switch
where the safe in the express car was
blown open with dynamite and con-
tents taken, after which the engine was
cut off by the robbers and started north.
AS the robbers left the express mes
senger fired at them. One robber was
found dead about one mile north of Mar
Gus and his body was given over to the
coroner. At least six men were con-
cerned in the robbery.
$50 far as known only $1,000 in silver
was secured. None of the crew was
hurt and none of the passeng ers mo-
Tested The express matter in the RI
fed car was badly damaged