The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-02-19
TRAIN BANDITS At WORK.
Five Men Hold Up the Burlington
Express. in Montana and
Dynamite Safe.
AMOUNT OF BOOTY SECURED NOT KNOWN
Railway Mall Clerk wounded-sher-
III and Posse Immediately Get ON
Trail Of Robbers BIoodhounds
Being Used-Rew offered for
Capture of the Robbers.

Butte, Mont, Feb. 13.-The Burling-
ton express No. 6, east bound, was
held up shortly after midnight on
the Northern Pacific tracks eight
miles east of this city, near Home
stead, by five mounted men. They
covered the sides of the train with
their guns, uncoupled the engine,
mail and express cars and ran them
ahead of the train about two miles.
The operator at Highview says that
he heard two explosions and it is be-
lieved the bandits attempted to blow
the safe to pieces. The trainmen of
the passenger train, after the rob-
bers had left with the engine and
cars, FASTENED back towards Butte
and met an incoming freight train,
the engine of which was uncoupled
to run to Butte and the alarm given.
A sheriff and posse and force Of po-
lice have left for the scene on a spe-
cial train. The railway officials have
asked the penitentiary officials at
Deer Lodge for their bloodhounds.
Bloodhounds to BE Used.
Sheriff Quinn and posse, when
about a mile and half out of the
city, were met by Division Superin-
tendent Boyle, who was a passenger
on the train held up. superintendent
Boyle rushed to the front of the train
when it was stopped by the robbers,
but refrained from shooting, fearing
he would hit the trainmen. Every
officer in the city has been called to
South Butte and all approaches to
the city are carefully guarded. The
sheriff is securing the country and a
fight between the officers and rob-
bers is believed to be imminent. The.
robbers fired two charges of dyna-
mite, blowing the safe to pieces and
wreclling the express car. The safe,
according to the railway people, con-:
tanned nothing of value: Word has
been received that a special train
left Deer Lodge at three a. M, with
the penitentiary bloodhounds.
The train was a double-header and
the engines with the mail and ex-
press cars were run about 600 feet,
ahead of the rest of the train. +
In a few moments after the train
was stopped there were two explo-
sioRs of dynamite which wrecked the.
express cars. The roof was blown
off, but no one was injured.
booty Secured by Robbers.
Reports as to the amount Of booty
secured by the robbers vary. The ex--
press, messenger says that the rob-
bers did not get more than $500. In
other quarters it is said the plumber
will amount to several thousand dol
lars at least. It is also said that sew
eral of the mail pouches we're rifed.
Mail Clerk Shot.
A railway mail clerk, whose name.
cannot be ascertained at present,
was shot by the hold-ups. It. is not
thought his wound is dangerous.
When the express messenger real
lied that there was a hold-up he
tossed a package Of money that he
held in his hand upon a rack above
his head, and this money was prob
ably saved. This fact will not be
definitely known, however, till an op-
portunity is given for a search Of the
wrecked car.
Reward offered for Robbers.
Helena. Mont, Feb. 13.-Th,e North
ern Pacific Railway company has Of
fered a reward of $4,000 for the ar
rest and conviction of the five men
who are said to have held up the
Burlington express just EAST of
Butte Thursday morning. The com
pany will pay the $4,000 reward for
the entire gang, or $1,000 for each
member convicted.
Maria s%treeter Dead.
Chicago, Feb. 13.-Maria Streeter,
wife of the Snuatter tkinr of IL d;e-