Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-21

GUNNlSON, Colo. July I9.-N
trace of the train robbers has bee
discovered. Fears are beginning to b
: entertained that they will never b
caught
Some OF the Telluride people wer
in the train hold-lp the other mornin
and the Journal contains about thre
columns of experiences. The bandit
were very gentlemanly. says the jour
nal. They first took Conductor Guar
ans valuable watch and 81 in money
At first Mike protested against sur
rendering his watch. saying he needed
1t to run the train. but on secon,
thought said. "Oh. well. take il
along" The bandits carefully notet
the watches. and unless they were val
liable, told the owners to retain them
They were very polite and especially
considerate of the women. One lady
as she gave up sl5. said: What
shall do? II is all have to get
back to Chicago with" and the gentle
manly bandit handed her back 81
note. Another lady. quite well along
in years. as she climbed from the car
and was taking her place in line
slipped and fell down the embank
ment She was greatly frightened
and trembling, when the hod-up took
her gently by the arm and assisted
her to her feet. kindly remarking:
Don't be frightened lady; ! will take
nothing from you"
When his turn came. Rev Nj Han
sen. pastor of a church at Laramie
| Wyo,. who furnished the Journal with
prevaricated. saying to the bandit who
was collecting the money and souve-
Mrs: Il left my pocketbook in my
satchel in the car; here are my pass.
es, The fellow quietly observed they
were of no use to him and passed on
| iown the line, while the domines gold
watch and plethoric roll of greenbacks
rested peacefully under a rock at his
feet. Mr.. Hansen estimates from the
purses he saw emptied into the ban.
dits hat that they secrucd from the
passengers between $i00 and $500 A
man on one side OF him gave up
something over $50 and lady who
got OFF at Placerville last evening con
| tributed SIJ. And so 1t went down
the line from a little silver to a com.
Portable roll of paper money. One
man had purse containing a silver
dollar and some small change In in
verting the purse to empty it into the
hat his fingers covered the silver dol
lar and retained it. letting the dimes
and quarters drop into the hat The
collector caught a glimpse OF the dol
lar, and remarking: oh. don't be
afraid to let go" took the purse and
shook out the eagle.
One man carried a thousand dollars
and when he learned the occasion oI
the sudden stop was almost frenzied
He managed to drop from the rear o
the train and hurried back up the
track. making the station on the pass
nine miles. safely and giving tn,
first report Of the hold-up to the wires
AS the bandits We're well armed ant
perfect shots, it is wonder they per
mitted him to escape.
One fellow who gave up all he ha,
complained that he had nothing lef
with which to buy meals for the re
mainder of his journey. and they CAV
him back 50.
The local opinion. says the Journal
is that 1t is the work of Tom McCart.
and his band. who held up the Sal
Miguel Valley Bank of Telluride. Jun
%, 1899. in midday. securing S2l 300
20, nicely tied mp in bundles of 81 00
and $4,000, all ready for distribution
among his three pals, as they gallopet
out of town, their six-shooters mark
ing time for the diapson of the hoo
beats of the steeds that bore then
safely ont of harms way, thougl
pursued by at least fifty men on horse
back