Gunnison news-champion., 1902-07-18
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~. the exVre-, car rlnei aha the
s,Assengers relieved Of their yslu-
xbles.
Posses of deputies were Immedi-
.stely sent out from Gspuis0u, >slIda
ssd sargeats Under Sheriff >nod-
grass led the party from here Which
consisted vt Lee Clay, sam Dsree,
AMiel johnson, |. REID, Jud Riley,
J~ Huff, Frank Harper. They
struck the trail at nIne clock Tues
Aay moruIng. Ii went straight up
the mountain side where horses could
not be taken. After following on
fsot to the top Of the range and not
Jag that 1t ran south and west to-
ssrd Cochetopa pass the party re-
EARNED. Bloodhounds from Canon
city were used. bat 5000 keeled over
from the dope used by bandits on
their shoes. SPECIAL agent Bert
Brown led the party from sallda
sud traced the robbers sfteI they
reached their horse. They went
south to the Saguaehe and Middle
creek country and from there were
working west.
Wednesday morning, BIO Grande
special agents G. w. Geddes aud A.
T. Carver arrived from Denver and
accompanied by Sam Duree and
Amiel johnson again took up the
trail.
People from Tin Cup say that last
Saturday three men passed through
the camp hesdiag for the Marshall
Psss country who answered to the
descriptions given OF the trsin rob
Sers. Pieces Of wrapping paper Of
the giant powder used were found
stamped with the name of the
Tompkins Hard DWARF Co., Aspen,
Colo. The report reached here yes
terday morning that three robbers
OAu brth suft'uhufu III bpA tdhohf
between Pitkin and Tin Cup and
were being held by five men.
Four of the Salida posse reached
here yesterday and reported having
tralled them back across the Tomichi
valley above Doyleville.
Sheriff Watson went to Waunita
but has not returned 1t is proba-
bile the bandits have slipped through
aud gone into Taylor park. Jud
Riley heads a party watching the
country in that direction.
1t appears to have been one of the
most daring, complete and success
ful robberies in the history of the
west. Daring and complete in ITS
pians and successful in their execu-
tion and getting away of the robbers.
At 10 minutes of nine the long
train, filled with tourists and Colo
RADIO business men and women, was
slowly winding down Marshall pass
near Mill Switch siding above
Chester some eight miles below the
ttass and ten above Sargents. On
the platforms were crowded sight
seers. gazing at mary sllous noun
tain scenery of the upper Tomichl.
The engineer, John Rutland, no
ticed three men tagging the train.
1t is customary to pick up such
groups on the hill and the tram
slackened speed. Then he noticed
that the men had guns IN their
hands and that a railroad tie was laid
across the track with big boulder
behind it. No use ditching the train
he thought and stopped it. Pas
sengers began to crane their heads
from the windows and platforms.
Ten OF a dozen shots we're fired in
rapid succession. not at. but very
close to people in the windows and
doors. They lodged back and all
shouted ''hold-up." Its a joke said
the others. No Joke, but a real
~hold-upr was the word passed.
Then began wild scenes in the
cars Hysterieal people had the op-
,portunity of life time One lady
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