The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-03

manded the porter to crawl into one of
the berths which had been made up. and
later they pulled him out and took S from
nim
CONCEALED JEWELS
IN THEIR MOUTHS.
She further said that after the rnbber.
left the train several of the women in
berths who had diamond earrings and 9TH
er precious stones saved them by placing
them in their mouths.
In describing the hold-up Conductor l..
V. Combs of the Diamond Special said
that just as the train left Harvey he was
entering the Montreal. the sleeper. which
was the second car from the end of the
train. when he was confronted by a big.
husky fellow carrying a big Colt revolver
The robber was masked. I
IT thought the fellow was crazy. but
soon discovered that he meant bushes
and was a train robber. for he stuck hiN
revolver in my face and told me to bcci.
up and through the Pullman. I did as
was told and. entering the car. saw an
other robber with Pullman Conductor
Brown and Brakeman Birch in tow.
IT backed up as ordered. but instead Of
going all the way I slipped into the ladies'
bers work through the partially opened
door Had / had revolver could have
killed the three OF them without danger to
myself
The work Of the robbers was confined
exclusively to the Pullman cars; they did
not even enter the day coaches. They
were at work about twenty minutes; then.
taking the brakeman with them and lock-
thA,- EnyS to
rear Of the train. pulled the bell cord. the
train slowed down and they were of 10
the woods
hard matter to identify the robbers. as
they all wore masks.
While the accounts of the passengers
and train crew generally agree that tho
men seemed experienced in their nefarious
work they secured but comparatively
small part OF the money and vaiuableS that
We're In possession ao. OF persons son i IN the car:
and warming and hid their purses and
jewelry.
While accounts given Of the hoid-up By
all the passengers are thrilling, they do
no. vary sgnaiiy.
The Pullman Company prepared a LIST
yesterday of persons robbed. but 4 rep
does not assume responsibility for the
losses reported.
WERE FORMER
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.
Conductor Combs said that he was con-
fdent that the men who robbed the train
are former railroad employees, as in talk
ing to him and to the passenger they
used the vernacular or railroad man and
understood perfectly railroad signals
No one dreamed that q big railroad train
running between Chicago and st. Louis
would be held up. and many Of the passen-
gers were at first Inclined to believe that
some huge joke was being perpetrated
Leonard Christmas was one who was thus
impressed. and when he asked one Of the
robbers II IL really was q joke ne was
clouted over the head and knocked to the
floor OF the car.
Several of the passengers were 20 fright
ened that they left the train at Kankakee
When the train reached Union Station
yesterday morning. Division Passenger
Agent c. c. McCarty OF the Illinois Cen
trail took charge Of the victims Of the rob-
berry and made arrangements for their
welfare.
A prominent official Of the Illinois Cen
trail said last night that the reported losses
by passengers had been greatly overesti-
mated, and that a complete report made
by all passengers to tho conductor Of the
train showed that only 1851 In cash had
been secured by the robbers