The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-12
MADE $4,000 HAUL
BOLD WORK OF TRAIN ROBBERS IN
NEBRASKA.
CAPTURED GOLD COIN GALORE
DYNAMITED EXPRESS SAFE AFTER
SEEING ENGINE.

Tagged Train Down with Red
Light and Then Proceeded TO
business in n Quiet and Systematic
Manner-EnGineer and Firemen
Were Covered with RevoIvers and
Express Car Hauled 10 Place of
Robbery-NOne of the Passengers
Nor Trainmen Robbed.
Omaha, Neb Oct. r.-Three masked
men held up the Pacific Coast express
train of the Burlington road four miles
from Lincoln shortly before 2 o'clock
this morning. They used explosives in
the express car, shattering 1t badly and
after wrecking the safe rifed it of it's
contents, securing $4,000 in gold coin.
The train was a few minutes late,
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 a red light waved
across the track and brought the train
to a standstil. Two men sprang quick
ly into the cab, covering Clayburg and
his fireman with revolvers. They lost
no time in giving their orders, and
were just as quickly obeyed. The ex
press car was cut from the balance
of the train and sent ahead a short
distances: The robbers found the door
locked and after commanding Messen-
ger William Lupton to open it and get
ting no response, fired two or three
shots into the car. The door was then
opened. A heavy charge of dynamite
tore :he safe to pieces. The two men
who were in the car politely bade the
trainmen good morning, jumped from
the car and disappeared in the dark
ness The passengers were not molest-
ed, nor were the trainmen asked for
their personal property.
While the robbery in the express car
was going on, a third robber walked
alongside the track by the passenger
coaches firing his revolver occasional
~ to keep inquisitive 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 belong
ed. He ran the four miles to the Lin
coin yards, where he gave the alarm.
| The robbers were cool, laxative and
apparently experts. The whole job
occupied little time. The train was
run back to Lincoln. The wrecked
express car was taken out and at 4
O'Clock it resumed it's journey, the orig
inal crew going out with it. Follow
ing it was an engine carrying Chief OF
Police Hoagland Detective Malone
and his two bloodhounds and three po-
lice 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
discovered 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 tipped" the scheme off to the
company and this probably accounts
for the shifting OF the crime to Lincoln.
n reward of $1,000 has been offered by
f, the Burlington for the capture of the
gang.
Not Yet Captured.
Up to II o'clock tonight no news of
the capture of the Burlington train
robbers has been received The pur-
suit, however, is active, and advices
received from the posses encourage the
hope that it will be successful. Detec-
| tive Malone, with his bloodhounds, 1t
at Louisville, Cass county, tonight,
thirty-fve miles away to which place
he followed a seemingly positive trail.
Estimates on the amount secured
from the Adams Express Company's
safe range all the way from $1,000 to
| $50, 900. The officials refuse to say a
word about their loss, and the only au-
| thoritative statement Is from General
! Superintendent Calvert of Burlington,
| who is positive the robbers did not