The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-26
MESSENGER KILLED ROBBLR|
BOLD ATTEMPT AT TRAIN HOLD
UP EAST OF PORTLAND, ORE.
Express Messenger Fred kornsr Lays
Out Two Of the Four eandits-ho
BOOTY seeured-Ensinssr oils Bar
ret Seriously Wounded BY Bullet
After II Passed Through RebbsS.

Portland. Ore. Sept. 24.-fhe Atiah'
te EXPRESS on the Oregon Railroad q
Navigation line. which left here al :: 10
D. III, was held up BY four masked meh
Al y 50 near CoFbett station. Il miles
east Of this city one OF the robbers
was shot and killed by Express Mes
ssnger Fred k0rner and Engineer
Ollie barrett was seriously wounded
by the same bullet After the shoot
ips the robbers ned without securing
any booty.
Two Of the highwaymsn boarded
the train al TrUatdale. statioa Is
miles east u here. and after the train
had got under way they eFaBied over
the tender ami. covering she ensiHssF
ana fireman with reyolVsrs, Iald them
% stop at Mac Post "a. which - meas
/ gurbet station When the train sl0s'
ed down tvU more mrn appeared
| Two IL the robbers compelled tbs
engineer to get out % the cab and
accompany them u the express car
while thv others watched the nseulan
/ The men enrrird several sticks u dynA
mite ard shea they came 10 tho bag
gage car. thlHhiag Il saa The express
/ ear threA 4 stiles Of dynamite A. tbs
door.
/ Mraarnger Kroner heard the e4piUs
| lon and Immediately secured hls Fins
and opened fire The Jalrl pieseud
the heart ~ oas ot tho sob1~sa and
went through bis body. catering Ghs
/ le'J breast % Enster~r Barrett. wha
was Just brhind him tiaFrelts usaal
/ IL above tEe Aearg Aai Ia aDg Aeees
I safiiy fatal
+ After the shooting the other ghfss
robbers nrd NtEho4, s1eufIaE AL
booty aad IL Is Supposed thuY took Is
a boat which they hAi moerrd al ghs
bank % the river
The point ahrrr the hDi8ap occurred
Il GA thr bant 81 tho C1l4mbl4 StBrt
and PERCEPTIONS mountala IA Da tAs
other side % the graea The ~asirs
route u escape L. BY the figrf aad tha
officers believe that ,h- robbers wtI
either cross to thr Nasaiast8s saors
or coms dnsa The rtsrr to thle city
The Fubb~r ordered Engineer BAs
rett 20 walk Ia frgai 81 hial while 40
preaching tho bAxGase car. but b.
Jumped bshina just before the sha
from fhs express mrssehErr's stHe va.
arcd
/ Sh~riT Story aai foar deputies 1T
on a special train tor the se~nr % %.
robbery At Il e. bs, they haTo snal
hop~ u capturing the rubBs-ra. 80 ID.
country 90 both aides IL tAr s,rrr &
rough aud heavily umbsTed
n Tbs Oregon Railroad & Na4iFatlas
. company ato fpaiEht 1Tsrr,i sraaf,
/ ot $1,000 tpr tbs arrest a, the hiEh
EAymea,
Shortly after the special frala bea,
Ing the shrri7s posse arrived A. u,
, scene Of the attempted hol4ap q "a,
/, y r. q y tfaia near Curh~tt. oa.s "a
tho Eaas uf oatlans was fnuaA At Il
, ibis morning. a short atsiaa-s 40 ~.
track badly woaa4ed trua a rhafg
. ~ h1rksbut which hr bat rrrstyr.
, In Tie bead Iis was placed on baAe,
'hH shsriTa special train. and the az
Z Sin" vas turned about AMI beaded 70
I Portland. whore it will arrive about
. Io'iocF this m"ruing The bandit SAT
that his nHamo Ia Iip Coauaru. an.
thar he h from Portland but refuse
. To maze known the names u any q
th" other bandits M 10 the dirrrtto
> In which they wont.
/ The Portland police state that q
= BAD Character Is kHovn In them upas
, that nam" and that until tbs detective
/ 500 him they can mot state whstAs
; no Is known TO them under aay oths
name.