The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-10-29

no AloAan was lTiSut6neQ anC
Jumped from the running board te
the ground, and hid himself unit
what followed was over. The rob-
Der went from the engine to the ex
press car, and at that instant th,
passengers began poking their heads
out of the car windows. Immedi
ately there followed a fusilade G
shots, which speedily sent the
frightened passengers back into the
coaches.
The robber pounded on the door
OF the express car and demanded
that it be opened. When no atten.
ton was paid, hethreatened to blow
it open. The two men inside op.
ened the door to find themselves
facing two big guns. Both were
ordered out of the car and marched
back to the engine. Both claimed
ITO know nothing about starting up,
and the robber tried himself to
but failed. The two men were then
forced back to the tender, and ord
cred to uncouple the engine from
the train. This they were unable
to do. They were then ordered
back to the express car, where the
robber tried to blow OPEN the big
safe witha light charge of dynamite.
This failed, and Is sticks of dyna-
mite were placed in the next charge.
The outer safe of the door was blown
open. and another charge of
Is sticks of dynamite 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 concussion put
out the lights in the mail car at the
forward end, and the jar was felt
all through the train.
Mail Clerk G. w. Otis refused to
open the door until threatened with
dynamite. Once in the mail car,
he went to work on the registered
mail pouches, which he forced the
man to open. The packages were
handed to him, and with the ut.
most GOODNESS the fellow took seat
and opened the first package, and
then another, using his gun to-
break them. There was one pouch
from Portland to St. Paul, one from
Tacoma to Washington, one from
Tacoma to Chicago, and one from
Tacoma to New York.
During all the time he was with
his prisoners, he kept up rum
ming talk and joked with the crew
over his poor success in getting
plunder. Two or three
times he expressed regret at hav-
ing been forced to kill the engineer,
whom he characterized as foolish |
for trying to resist. The robber
declared:
eff anybody wants to know who
[ am, tell 'em I'm the same feller
that held up the Southern Pacific
out at Portland last fall."
Only a meager description Of the |
dare devil robber could be obtai.
ned. He is described as small man |
not over 5 feet four inches in height
and weighing less than 100 pounds. |
He was heavily masked, and wore
4 peculiar shaped cap, which he
pulled down over his face and neck.
The only distinguishable portion of
his clothing was pair of overalls
Of dark color.
Bloodhounds from the state pen
ltentiary have been put on his trail.
The Northern Pacific today posted
notices of $4,000 reward for the cap.
ture of the robber or robbers dead
Or alive. Officers believe that the
are headed north and that
capture will soon be effected. Old
settlers, however, who know the
country, and its roughness say
there is little likelihood of the men
being captured in the mountains,
IS this section of the country is a
veritable hole-iE-the-wall and wild
Ind thickly timbered.
Chicago, Oct. 1S.-Miss Mary
Gull to-day chased a thief two
blocks through crowded thorough
ares, overlook him, knocked him
loWn. and then sat on him till al
policeman arrived.
Miss Gull carried purse con-
aiming $40 and the thief seized it
md ran. She dropped her packages
ind started in pursuit The theft
ook the middle of the street
between the car tracks. Hundreds
# persons who saw the chase stood
n wonder at the speed exhibited by
he young woman. She gained on
he robber at every jump. Soon she
veftook the man and began pum-
neling him. The robber was to
weary to fight back. and a blow
rom the girls fist sent him TO the
round.