The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-06-01
Made . Daring and Almost Sue
cessful Attempt to Hold Up
and Rob a Train.
he BLEW the EXPRESS CAR SAFE.
Before He Could Secure Any Of the
Wealth the Messenger Dealt
Him q Terrible Blow.
The Train Crew Seized the ProstrateS
Robber, Bound Him with Rope
and Turned Him Over To the
County Officials.

Missoula. Mont, May pa lone
robber made a daring and almost sue.
cessful attempt to hold up and rob the
eastbound North coast limited on the
Northern Pacific at Bearmouth. the
little station which has been the scene
Of 30 many famous train robberies.
That the bandit was not successful and
that he is now q prisoner In the coun.
ty jail at Drummond is due to the
quick wit and courage Of Engineer vii.
son and Express Messenger Laub.
The train reached Bearmouth and
had just finished taking water when
the engineer and fireman heard grufi
voice ordering them to, hold up their
hands. the command being reinforced
by a couple Of ugly looking six.shoot-
ers In the hands Of tall, broad shoul.
dered fellow, whose face was partial.
ly concealed by a slouch hat, pulled
down low on his forehead The en-
gine crew promptly obeyed the sum.
mons and were then ordered to de.
scend and cut loose the express car.
This was done and the bandit ordered
them to pull out, he remaining on the
engine and keeping the engineer and
Herman covered with big revolvers.
When mile post 81. two miles east Of
Bearmouth, was reached. the engine
was halted and the robber marched
the engineer to the express car. where
he was ordered to summon the mes.
senger to come out.
The messenger, taken unawares,
opened the door at the engineers sum-
mons, and seeing that hold-up was
In progress, quickly closed 1t and re.
fused to allow the engineer or bandit
to enter. The robber, however, had
a plentiful supply of dynamite, and
threatened that If the messenger did
not. leave the car he would blow the
car up with the messenger inside 1t.
Under this -duress the messenger
agreed to come forth, aud after being
relieved Of his revolver he was lined
UP with the engineer and fireman.
The robber then attached stick Of
dynamite to the safe in the car and
blew of the door, badly shattering the
side Of the car. When the smoke Of
the explosion had cleared away the
engineer was ordered to enter the car
ahead Of the robber, and the messen-
ger was ordered to follow. As the
bandit climbed into the car he order
ed Wilson to strike match that they
might take view Of the damage done
by the explosive. As the tiny flame
nickered the bandit swept his eye over
the wrecked car and saw the wealth
of the safe scattered about in great
confusion. But Engineer Wilson saw
something more.
He saw that Messenger Laub. who
was following the bandit, had picked
up a heavy piece of timber from the
wrecked car and held 1t raised ready
to deal the robber a death blow. Will
son quickly blew out the match and al
most at the same moment the bludg.
con descended upon the outlaws skull.
knocking him unconscious. The mes
senger and engineer quickly seized
upon the PROSTATE robber, bound him
with rope aD6 running on to Drum
mond. turned MIN over to the county
officials. He had not regained con.
sciousness up to late hour and 1t Is
feared that he will not recover. The
express car was not 80 badly wrecked
that 1t could not 60 on with the train
and after the scattered contents Of the
safe had been gathered up and tenn
porary repairs made the journey east
ward was continued.