Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-10-16
THREE MASKED ROBBERS.
They Eeld Up the Pacific Express
On the Burlington, Near
Lincoln, Nebraska.
THE ADAMS EXPRESS CAR WRECKED.
The Safe Blown to Pieces and the
Valuable Contents Carried on by
the Robbers-A Posse, With
Bloodhounds, Takes Up the Trail
Mt the Scene.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 11.-Three
masked men held up Burlington train
No. Al, the Pacific express, four miles
out of Lincoln, shortly before two
o'clock Saturday morning. They used
explosives on the express car, shat
tering it badly and after wrecking
the safe, rified it of its contents, Sc
curing an amount thought to be
about $1,000.
stopped BY a Danger Signal.
Train Al reaches Lincoln at 49, 55 a.
M, and leaves for the northwest ten
minutes later. 1t was a few minutes
late Saturday morning and was in
charge of Conductor C. 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 red light waved across
the track and brought the train to
standstill. Two men sprang quickly
into the cab, covering Clay and
his fireman with revolvers. They lost
no time in giving their orders and
were just as pr mptly obeyed. The
express car as cut from the bal
ance. They found the door locked,
and after commanding Messenger
William Upton to open it and getting
no response. fired two or three shots
into the car. The door was then
opened. A heavy charge of dynamite
on the safe literally tore it to pieces.
Fourteen rackages, said to contain
hundred dollars each, were taken, to-
gether with other valuables. The two
men who were in the car politely
bade the trainmen good morning,
jumped from the car and disappeared
in the darkness. The passengers were
not molested, nor were the trainmen
asked for their belongings.
A Third Robbcr Oh Guard.
While the robbery in the express
car was going on, a third robber
walked alongside the track by the
passenger coaches firing his revolver
occasionally to keep inquisitive pas
sengers quiet. Brakeman Moore, who
aliehted from the rear coach to go
ahead, found revolver pushed in his
face, with warning to go back where
he belonged He ran the four miles
to the Lincoln yards and was the first
to give the alarm. The robbers were
cool, ,talkatiyc and apparently experts.
The whole job occupied scarcely an
hour.
BIoodhOunds On the Trail.
The train was run back to Lincoln,
the wrecked express car taken out
and at four o'clock it resumed the
journey, the original crew going out
with it, Following it was an engine
carving Chief of Police Hoagland,
Detective Malone and his two blood
hounds and three police officers. At
the scene of the holdup the hounds
took the scent and the pursuit of the
robbers was, actively begun.
Every town and village marshal ard
every county sheriff in southwestern
mart of Nebraska has been notified to
he on the watch.
The Adams Express Co. says its
loss is not large.
The Loss Placed at Fifty Thousand.
lincoln. Neb., Oct. 1.-THE loss in
the train robbery, as given out by
officials of the Burlington, is placed
at $4,000. They have offered a re-
ward of 81 900 for the capture of the
gang.
The booty consisted principally of
gold coin. This made their burden
exceedingly heavy, and accounts for
the broad trail discovered by Chief
Hoa gland. The robbery was original
ly planned to take place at st. Jo-
seph. and the railroad men were on