Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-08
BRAKEMAN SHOT IN THE LEG.
0,,,lt. Fired on Train Hand as he
Ran With Lantern Up
Track,
s,s OF SPECIE WAS SECURED.
r,cltlue Scene on the Baggage Car
And Brave Action Of the
Messenger.

NEWER June s.-Denver and RIO
c,.,d passenger train No 8, westbound
,,ompcnyer was held up by five masked
.on three miles west Of Parachute. d
,,J, station midway between Grand
mnc,lon andGlenwoodsprings last night
oD. sealed bag containing specie was
,.tsn from the express safe, which was
Avra,pned. The express car was badly
cracked by dynamite, but the robbers
we're forced to take 10 the mountains
A.,ope they could gather up the yalua-
bles IN the car,
POSSES IN PURSUIT
sheriff w. G.. Struthers and Deputy
Sheriff D. NJ. Hardy Of Grand Junction
are now upon the trail of the robbers
with a posse OF farmers and ranchers,
who we're quickly summoned from the
ylclnlty OF Grand Junction.
sheriff Frank Adams. with another
Nose from Glenwood Springs are also
securing the surrounding country.
CRAwLED OVER TENDER
when the train reached point three
miles west Of Parachute last night two
masked men crawled over the tender OF
the engine, They placed six shooters 10
The head OF Engineer Allison and his
fireman and demanded that the train
b. stopped, Three men were waiting on
he tender and as the train stopped
they quickly ran back and uncoupled
the express and baggage cars These
cars, with the engine, were run two
miles further west.
CREW THREATENED.
The members Of the train crew were
ordered TO remain with the passenger
coaches on pain Of being shot. When
The point selected for the dynamiting OF
the express car was reached. the en-
glnser and fireman were ordered down.
One Of the robbers covered them with
two ok shooters. The remainder of
The gang went 70 the express car.
NERvY MESSENGER.
Messenger d. NJ shea Of this city. re-
fused to open the car upon demand and
piled the baggage OF the car I'D TO the
front OF the car. The robbers placed a
stick Of dynamite at the side door OF
The car The entire door was blown
away with terrible crash. Half a doz-
On trunks which had been piled up
against the door were demolished and
Their burning contents scattered over
The car.
KNEW THEIR BUSINESS.
The great iron combination safe was
The only one I'm the car. The robbers
showed that they were conversant with
conditions on the road for they did not
fyen demand the messenger to open the
'afe' They knew that he did not have
Inc combination. This safe can only be
opened In Denver and Salt Lake.
VI dynamite Whs placed |
against the lock Of the safe. Here
'saln the robbers showed their dlsre.
gard OF dynamite, Half the explosive |
would have done the work.
BRAKEMAN SHOT.
Just At this point Brakeman shellen.
'arser' who had been ordered to remain
vim the passenger coaches. two miles
'eh'hd' came running up the track car
y'hg a lntern One OF the robbers
mot at him. lie was wounded in the
sS ana Is now In the Sisters hospital /
i, Grand Junction.
ROBBERS FLED.
"hen the robbers saw that the train
rev were coming they Ned to the
fountains One Of them as he jumped
rom the express car grabbed one sealed
az which had been blown clear out OF
ne safe This was the only punder
mich was taken.
The engineer and others who ho1
ven under the aim OF the robbers went
the ala OF shellenberger who had
'ieh where he was shot.
ALARM RAISED.
"'tef tho hold up. the engine bag
'se and express cars backed to Para.
'u'e' where the alarm was given TO
'e railroad officials.
Heedquarters at Grand Junction. sa-
'"' PUEBLO and Denver were notified
USED A BOAT.
me scene of the robbery was bnt 600
'tus from the flow OF the Grand river
" " Is believed that the robbers had
BOAT hidden IN the Grand and that
ey used this to cross the river de-
,Vy'ng It after they had crossed The
pO'rs who held up the Rio Grande
''u az unaweep year ago ESCAPED
a similar manner.
'"s''t struthers believes that the