The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-14
DARING TRAIN HOLDUP
Bandits Beard Rock Island Ex-
press and Secure Booty.
POSSES ON THEIR TRAIL.

The Car safe Observation-Disclosures Of
4oIdup convinces Officers That the
Robbers Are Experienced Railroad
Men.
Des Moines, Ia, Sept H. Five
bandits perpetrated a successful hold
up Of a passenger train on the Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific railway neaf
Let's, Ia. The statements of express
men are that the robbers secured ne
money, though the safe WAS blown
open and the contents taken. The Of
ficers assert that the safe contained
merchandise OF some value, company
papers in transit, etc. but no money.
Three special trains. on one of which
are posses OF railroad and express em-
ployees and number Of officers, We're
rushed to the scene Of the robbery i'm.
mediately upon receipt Of the news,
the trains going from Muscatine. West
Liberty and Davenport. Horses We're
procured at Columbus Junction. near
which point the robbers left tile rail-
road. Mounted men with bloodhounds
are now securing the country for miles
in every direction in an effort 70 APP
| prehend the robbers, while all the rail-
ways that passed through Columbus
Junction or nearby points from the
time Of the robbery are being held up
by the officers and carefully Inspected
by them to ascertain if the bandits are
undertaking to escape in this way. The
engineer and fireman Of the train fur
nished good descriptions Of three Of
the men.
Robbers Escape on Engine.
/ The officials seem to be Of tie opinion
that the robbers, when they left the
engine two miles east Of Columbus
Junction, instead Of going into that
place. where the robbery bad already
been reported By wire from Ffuitland,
started on to the east into the marsh
country lying between the Iowa and
the Mississippi rivers. where the Iowa
forms a delta and where the country
ID overgrown by stunted timber
Believing the bandits win keep under
cover for the time being. tile officers
directing the search have arranged 10
keep a sharp lookout along the Ais
sissippi and Iowa rivers ana at WapeI-
10. Keithsburg and other points.
The robbery occurred at place
known as Whisky Hollow, about six
miles out Of Muscatine and near Fruit.
land
The train known as No II is a
through Chicago and Kansas City
train. The robbery was al the end of a
sharp curve and exactly where simi-
lar holdup was engineered two years
ago by Marx, Niedermeier aud van
dine. the so called Chicago scar barn
bandits The engineer, MS the train
| rounded the curve, saw a red lantern
on the track and Immediately stopped
/ the train Immediately the engine, ex-
/ press car and baggage car were board
ca by the robbers. apparently I'VE Ill
number A fusilade Of shots was fred
along the sides Of the train to prevent
interference by passengers. The mes
senger of the express car was compel.
| ed to open the door. The car safe was
dynamited and the contents taken aft
er which the engine crew was COM
! PEELED to return to the passenger coach
es. The engine was then cut on, and
the robbers ran It quickly through
Let's and TO within two miles Of Co
/ lumbus Junction, where it was left
standing
| The manner In which the bandits
handled the engine. their knowledge Of
| the fact that Let's was d closed sta.
ton at night and tie selection of a
point near Columbus Junction AZ he
/ place at which to abandon the engine
convince the officers that some OF tie
robbers are experienced railroad men.