Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-15
BANDITS WRECK EXPRESS SAFE
BUT OFFICIALS SAY THEY
SECURED NOTHING.
BLooDRoUSDS PUT ON THE TRAIL
SPECIAL TRAINS HURRIED TO
THE SCENE ON RECEIPT OF
NEWS OF ROBBERY.

Des Moines, Sept. 14-Five bandits
perpetrated successful holdup of a
passenger train on the Rock Island
road near Let's shortly after midnight
The statements of eXpressmen are
that they secured no money, though
the safe was blown open and the con-
tents taken, the officers asserting 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 en-
ployes and number of officers, were
rushed to the scene Immediately upon
the receipt of the news, going from
Muscatine, West Liberty and Daven-
port. Horses were procured in the
country surrounding Columbus juno
tion and in that town, near which point
the robbers left the railroad. Mounted
men with bloodhounds are now scouI-
ing the country for miles in every di-
rection in an effort to apprehend the
robbers, while all the railway trains
that passed through Columbus Junction
or nearby points from the time OF the
robbery are being held up by the offl
GERS and carefully inspected by them
to ascertain if the bandits are under
taking 10 escape in this way. TIE EN-
gineer and fireman OF the train fur
nished pretty accurate descriptions OF
three OF the men.
Second Hoidcp at Same Point.
fhe ROBBERY occurred at 12;16 at s
place known as Whiskey Hollow, about
six miles ont Of Muscatine and near
Fruitland. The train. known as No,
II, is a through Chicago and Kansas
City train. The robbery was at the
end of a sharp curve and exactly
where a similar holdup was engineered
two years ago by the Chicago car barn
bandits. The engineer as the train
rounded the curve, saw red lantern
on the track and Immediately stopped
the train. The engine, express car
and baggage car We're boarded by the
robbers. apparently five in number
A fusillade of shots was fired from
the sides Of the train to prevent inter
ference by passengers. The messen-
ger of the express car was compelled
to open the door. The car safe was
dynamited and the contents taken,
after which the engine crew was com
PEELED to scturn to the passenger
coaches. the engine cut Off and the
robbers mounted it and ran ii west
through Let's and to within two miles
of Columbus Junction. where the en-
gine was left standing on the track.
The manner in which the robbers
handled the engine. their knowledge
of the fact that Let's was a closed
station at night and their selection OF
point contiguous to Columbus juno
tion to abandon the engine convinces
the officers that the robbers or some
Of them are experienced railroad men.
DISSOLUTION OF pARTN ERSH1P
The partnership heretofore existing
between F.. G. Macomber and Ed.
Daniels, doing business under the firm
name Of MacOmber & Daniels was dis
Olved by mutual consent on the second
day of July, 1904. The said Ed. Daniels
retiring from the said partnership and
the said +. G. Macomber continuing
the business. And the said r. G. Ma
comber will receive all the debts due
and owing to the said partnership,
and will pay all due from or owing by
the said partnership; all claims due
the said partnership are hereby made
payable to the said +. G. MacCmber,
and all debts due by the said partner
ship will be paid by the said f. 6. Ma
cOmber.
Dated Jamestown, n. D., August
26, 1904.
F. G. MACoMBER