The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-10-24

finally gave admittance to the three men.
Kelly and Mckinley were ordered in first,
and then the robber climbed in cumsily,
as though loaded down with extra
weight
Once in the mail car, he went to work
on the registered mail-pouches, which he
forced the men to open. The packages
were handed to him, and with the utmost
coolness the fellow took seat and opened
the first package and then another, using
his gun to break them.
During all the time he was with his
prisoners he kept up running talk and
joked with the crew over his poor sue
cess in getting valuable plunder.
Two or three times he expressed regret
at having been forced to kill the engineer,
whom he characterized as foolish tor
trying to resist. At the same time he as
sured his prisoners that they would come
to no harm just as long as they obeyed
orders.
Opened Uncle Sans Pouches.
There were four through pouches in
the mail car, and each of these was
opened. Then the drawers were opened
and the flats" packages of letters, with
registered matter) were exposed. In all
the robber secured very little. One pack
age at the postofIce showed haste, as 1t
was partially opened but not rihed the
inspector this morning finding a quantity
of silver in it.
The package was sent by Marshall
Showalter of Tyler, Spokane county,
Wash, to Sears, Roebuck & Co. OF Chi
cago. Among the other discarded pack
ages which were exhibited in Postmaster
Twins office this morning was one con-
tanning watch and stack of torn en-
velopes and wrappings.
The desperate took time in making a
thorough search, although he missed the
Deer Lodge registered pouch. When sat
isfed there was nothing more to gain IN
the search, he ordered Mckinley and Otis
to remain i'll the car and put out the
lights. He commanded Kelly to walk
with him, and, jumping from the car,
started leisurely east along the railroad
track
Dismissed His Attendants.
The pair had walked about two miles
along the track when the robber turned
to Kelly and told him to get back to the
train as quickly as he could.
IF there's anybody who wants to know
who am, tell em Pm the same fellow
who held up the Southern Pacific out at
Portland last fall"
Mckinley and Otis did not wait the
10 minutes prescribed, but as soon as
they saw the robber disappear around
the engine they rushed to the coach where
Conductor Quinn and his brakeman we're.
The four went to the engine and
picked up Engineer O'Neill, who was
groaning and suffering terribly from his
wounds.
O'Neill was unable to give any account
of the shooting
A hasty search through the train for a
physician was made, and, none being
found, the train was run to Drummond.
where medical aid was given the wounded
man. All efforts of the surgeons to save
the engineer were fruitless, however and
he died shortly after his wounds were
dressed.
The bullet entered the abdomen on the
left side and is presumed to have sew
cred the intestines and occasoned in
ternal hemorrhages.
Train Brought to Butte
The wrecked express car was side
tracked at Drummond and the train was
brought into Butte, reaching here at
o'clock this morning and passing through
to the East.
Just as soon as the news of the daring
robbery was reported, the federal officers
set to work and the railroad company
ordered out all of its detectives. The re-
ward notice was posted at once and
telegram was sent to the warden at the
penitentiary in Deer Lodge asking for
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