The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-30
DARING ATTEMPT.
Lone Robber Makes Nearly Successful
Attempt but Captured.


Attempt, but Captured.
Missoula, Mon, May 3O-A lone rob-
Der made a daring and almost success
full attempt to hold up and rob the east
bound North Coast Limited on the
Northern Pacific at Bear Mouth, the
little station which has been the scene
That the bandit was not successful
and that he is now a prisoner in tho
county jail at Drummond is due to the
quick wit and courage of Engine n,
Wilson and Express Messenger Laub.
The train reached Bear Mouth at II
o'clock Saturday night and had just
finished taking water whc4, the engin-
eer and fireman heard gruff voice or
dering them to hold up their hands.
couple of ugly looking sixshooters In
the hands Of a tall broad shoulhrrcil
fellow, whose face was partially con-
cealed ~ a SLOUGH hat pulled down low
on his forehead. The engine crew
promptly obeyed the summons AMI
We're then ordered to descend 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 fireman COW
cred with his revOlvers. When mile
post eiChty-One two miles east Of Bear
Mouth. was reached the engine was
halted and the robber marched the en-
gineer to the express car, where he was
to summon the messenger to come out
The messenger, taken unawarcs, open
ed the door at the engineers summons
and seeing that a hold-up was in pro-
gress, quickly closed it and refused to
allow the engineer or bandit to enter
The robber however, had a plentiful
supply Of dynamite and threatened that
1t the messenger did not leave the car,
he would blow up the car. Under this
dureSs the messenger came forth and
after being relieved Of his revolver he
was lined up with the engineer and
fireman. The robber then attached a
stick Of dynamite to the safe in the
car and blew off the door, badly shat
tering the side Of the car. When the
explosion had cleared the way the en-
gineer 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 ordered
Wilson to strike a match that they
might take a view Of the damage done
by the explosive. AS the flame flicker
ed the bandit swept his eye over the
wrecked car and saw the wealth OF
the safe scattered about In great con-
f,,c DIT
something more. He saw that Mes
senger Laub. who was following the
bandit had picked UP heavy piece OF
timber from the wrecked car and hold
1t raised ready to deal the robber q
death blow. Wilson quickly blew out
the match and almost at the same
moment the bludgeon descended upon
the outlaws skull, knocking him I'M
conscious. The messenger and engineer
quickly seized upon the PROSTATE rob-
ber bound him with rope and running
the car to Drummond, turned him over
to the county officials. He had not re-
gained consciousness up to a late hou,
Sunday.
The express car was not SO badly
wrecked that It could not go on with
the train, and after the scattered con-
tents Of the safe had been gathered ur
and temporary repairs made the jour
ney eastward was continued. There
was much excitement among the pas
sengers aboard the train. but none OF
them was molested. The contents OF
the safe were not much injured and
none Of the valuables were destroyed
The railway company has wired tC
Engineer Wilson and EXPRESS MeSsen-
ger Laub congratulations and will mail
each man check for $1,000 in recogni-
ton of their services.