The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-25

at a lonely spot known as Mulkey can
yon. three and a half miles west Of
Drummond. Mont. SO far as known,
but one man was engaged in the at
tempt TO rifle the express safe. That
one man seemed TO be a host IN him
self, when he killed one. cOoped up
whole train crew and an entire train
load of passengers and kept three men
at work obeying orders.
Single handed. the desperate cap
tured two cars. the express messenger
the electrician OF the train and the
postai clerk. ard went about his task
OF rlding the mails and attempting 10
blow up the safe IN the express car
with as much GOODNESS and nerve as II
engaged IN entertaining company.
Reports Conflicting.
II Is believed that the rObber board
ed the train at the water tank, Whioh
As located about 800 feet west OF Bear
mouth. where a stop was made for wa
ter. Just after the train passed throush
Bearmouth station, where no STOP u
made. the fireman started to put IA a
fire. Engineer Dan ONeiA was shot
IN the abdomen and killed When ne
grappled with the desperate. who hao
covered him with two revolvers.
Reports are conflicting as 70 the
number OF men engaged in the robbery.
The fireman, mail clerk and express
messenger say they saw but one man.
who did all the work and all the shoot
ing. The conductor and passengers IN
slst there were two men at least en-
sgaeed ia the hold-uD.
The robber, or robbers. made little by
the desperate deed. The charge OF
dvnamite failed to open the safe IN
the express car. and the postal authori-
ties state that the contents OF the reg
istered packages amounted to but a
small sum- Had the train going the
other way been selected their booty
A. is believed. would have been rich, as
that train Is accustomed TO carry much
value.
Pointed Two Pistols.
The train had left Bearmouth. and
rs the fireman turned To gather a
scoopfnl OF coal he was startled TO
hear a yen. and, turning around. found
a man standing on the coal pointing
two big revolvers at his head.
Throw up your hands" shouted the
man. elevatinS his voice 20 overcome
the roar OF the train Throw up and
obey my orders and you won't get
hurt.
The man slid down the coal on 10 the
engine deck. and forced the fireman
against the left side Of the cab. He
covered Engineer O'Neill with one re-
volver and ordered him 10 thrown up
his hands.
aYou mind what ] say" said he 70
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Then the robber turned 10 the fire.
man and commanded:
The FIRST thing yoU dc. go out and
put cut that headlight. and be QUICK
about IL. and mind you come back
here"
Engineer Killed.
The fireman lost no time In obeyine
the order. and was returning into thi
cab when he heard a shot fired and
peered In just in time 10 see the en-
gineer falling backwards out OF the
gangway 10 the ground alongside o.
the engine.
Just before the shot he had heard
O'NeM say. wen, II you've got Il
do il. you might as well do it here al
any place"
Just then steam was shut off and thu
brakes applied and the train came e
a stop In the AlullCey canyon. Enginee
O'Neill, II seems. stepped from his seat
and in doing so overturned his lantern
which was set below him. Immediate
" he grappled with the TObber an,
tried to overpower him. The man re
leased himself. and. placing the biz
revolver at the engineers abdomen
fired O'Neill gave a groan and fell &
the ground outside. The fireman wa
frightened and jumped from the run
ming hoard to the ground and hid him
self until what followed was over.
Heeds Quickly.
The robber went from the engine L
the express car. and at that instan
the passengers began pOking thei
heads out Of the car windows. Imme
diately there followed a fusillade D
shots, which speedily sent the fright
ened passengers back into the coaches
The robber pounded on the door o
the express car and demanded that
be ODened- When no attention was paid
he threatened TO blow IL open. tn
two men inside opened the door, {
find themselves facing two big guns.
Both were ordered out Of the car an
marched back 20 the engine, wher
they were ordered - get In and star
the engine. Both claimed to know
nothing about starting up, and the rob
Der tried himself to start but failed
The two men We're forced back OF IN
tender and ordered to uncOuple the en-
CINE from the train. This they wer
unable 10 do.
Safe Blown Open.
They were then ordered back to IN
express car, where the robber trie
10 blow open the big safe with a ligh
charge OF dynamite. This failed an
fifteen sticks OF dynamite were place
IN the next charge. The outer doc
OF the safe was blown open and an
other charge of fifteen sticks of dyna
mite was used in an attempt TO fore
the inner door. This charge blew n
express car 20 pieces. The roof wa
blown of and one end of the car wa
practically demolished. The concu,
sion put out the lights In the ma
car at the forward end and the il
was felt all through the train.
Mail RiAed.
Clerk c. ". Otis refused to open II
door until threatened with dynamit
Once in the mail ear he went TO woI
on the registered mail pouches, whiC
he forced the men 10 open. The pacl
ages we're handed 10 him. and with II
utmost GOODNESS the felNw took a SCI
and opened the first package and the
another. using his gun 10 break ther
There was one pouch from Portland
St, Paul: one from Tacoma 10 Wasl
ington: one from Tacoma 70 Chicag
and one from Tacoma tO New York.
During all the time he was with h
prisoners ne kept up a running Ia
and joked with the crew over his po'
success in getting valuable plunde
Two or three times he expressed n
gret at having been forced 20 XIII q
engineer. whom he characterised [
foolish for trying 70 resist. The rol
Der declared:
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