The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-14
RICH BOOTY TAKEN
BY BOLDB R|GANDS
Fifty thousand Dollars won
by Dynamite.
EXPRESS CAR WRECKED
Three Masked Men Hold Up Pac'hc
Coast Express.
THEIR BOOY PRINCIPALLY IN GOLD
A Pro,d Ira Discovered and Bioodhounos
Pit nm the Scent. A Cool, Courteous
But Desperate Trio One Ihuos'
and Dollars Reward.
rRy the Associated Press.)


1irco1p Neh. Oct. 11.-Three masked
men held I'D the Pacific Coast Express
train of the Burlington road. four miles
from Lincoln. shortly before CLOCK
this morning. They used explosives III
tho exnress car. SCATTERING it badly anc
after Wrecking the safe. rlied II OF us
contents, securing $40, 900 in gold coin.
The train was a few minutes late. ana
was in charge of Conductor {. a. Lyman
and Engineer A. l.. Clayburg. on the
crest of a hill midway between the city
and the town of WOodlaWn. the engineer
saw a red light waved across the track
GnG brought the train to a standstlil.
Two men sprang quickly into the CAP.
covering Clayburg and his fireman with
reyolyers. They lost no time in giving
their orders and We're Just as quickly
obeyed. The express car was cut from
the balance Of the train and sent aneau
q short distance. The robbers found tna
door locked, and after commanding Mes
senger William L. Upton, to open 1t and
getting no response. fired two or three
shots into the car. The door was then
opened.
safe to pieces. The two men who were
Ii lit * Jill
good morning, jumped from the car, ana
disappeared in the darkness. The pas
sengers were not molested, nor were the
trainmen asked for their personal prop
crty.
While the robbery in the express car
was going on, 4 third robber walked
alongside the track by the passenger
coaches firing his revolver occasionally
to keep inquisitiye passengers quiet.
Brakeman Moore, who alighted from the
rear coach to go ahead. found a revolver
pushed in his face with a warning to go
back where he belonged. He ran the
| four miles to the Lincoln yards, wherc
he gave the alarm.
The robbers were cool. talkative and ap-
: parently experts. The whole job occu-
pied little time. The train was run back
to Lincoln. The wrecked express car
was taken out and at 4 o'clock it re-
sumed it's journey. the original crew 60
ing out with it. Following it was an
engine carrying Chief of Police Hoag-
| land. Detective Malone, and his two
bloodhounds. and three police officers.
! At the scene of the hold-up the hounds
took the scent and the pursuit of the
robbers was begun.
The booty Of the robbers consisted
principally of gold coin. This made the
burden of the robbers exceedingly heavy
and accounts for a broad trail discover
ed by Chief Hoagland. The robbery was
originally planned to take place at St
Joseph. and the railroad men were on
the lookout One of the criminals tip
ped the scheme off to the company and
this probably accounts for the shifting
of the crime to Lincoln. A reward o.
81 600 has been offered by the Burlington
for the capture of the gang.
At a late hour tonight estimates on
the amount secured from the Adams Elk
press COmDany's safe range all the way
from 1000 to $50, 900. The officials re-
fuse to say 4 word about their loss. and
the only authoritative statement is from
General Superintendent Calvert, Of the
burlington, who is positive the robbers
did not get more than 50, 900.