Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-05-30
DARING ATTEMPT.
Lsne Rsbbsr Makes Nearly sseesssfvl
Attempt. but Captured

Missouia, Mon. May ga lone rob
Der made daring and almost success
full attempt to hold up and rob the EAST
bound North Coast Limited on the
Northern Pacific at Beer Mouth. the
little station which has been the scene
OF 80 many famous train robberi =.
That the bandit was not successful
ana that he In now a prisoner In the
county jail at Drummond h due 70 the
quick Wit and courage Of Engineer
Wilson and Express Messenger LAub.
The train reached Bear Mouth at II
o'clock Saturday night and had Just
finished taking water when the engin-
eer and fireman heard a grun voice or
derins them TO hold up their hands.
the command being reinforced by a
couple ~ ugly looking sixshooters IN
the hands d a tall broad shouldered
fellow. whose face was partially con-
eealsd by SLOUGH hat pulled down low
on MS forehead. The engine crew
promptly obeyed the summons and
were then ordered 10 descend and cut
loose the express car. This was done
and the bandit ordered them 10 pull
out. he remaining on the engine and
Keeping the engineer and fireman COW
cred with his revolvers. When mile
post eighty-one. two miles east OF Bear
Mouth, was reached the engine was
halted and the robber marched the en-
gineer 20 the express car. where he WAS
20 summon the messenger 10 come out.
The messenger, taken unawares. OPEN
"a The door az the engineers summons
ana seeing that a hold-up was In pro-
gress. quickly closed II and refused 20
allow The engineer or bandit % enter.
The robber. however had . plentiful
supply Of dynamite and threatened that
II the messenger did not leave the car.
he would blow up the car Under this
duress the messenger came forth and
after being relieved 81 his revolver he
was lined up with the engineer and
fireman. The robber then attached a
stick % dynamite % the safe In the
car and blew of the door. badly shat
tering the side OF the car. When the
explosion had cleared the way the en-
gineer was ordered 70 enter the car
ahead Of the robber and the messen-
ger was ordered 10 follow. As the
bandit climbed into the car he ordered
Wilson 90 strike "A match that they
might take view OF the damage done
BY the explosive. As the flame flicker
cd the bandit swept his eye over tins
wrecked car and saw the wealth OF
the safe scattered about In great con
fusion. But Engineer Wilson saw
something more He saw that Mes
senger Iaub. who was following the
bandit had picked up a heavy piece %
timber from the wrecked car and held
u raised reSdy 10 deal the robber a
death blow. Wilson quickly blew out
the match and almost az 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 90 Drummond. turned him over
20 the county officials. He had not re-
gained consciousness up 20 a late hour
Sunday
The express car was not 20 badly
wrecked that II could not go on with
the train. and after the scattered con-
tents Of the safe had been gathered up
and temporary repairs made the jour
ney eastward was continued. There
was much excitement among the pas
senEers aboard the train. but none 81
them was molested The contents %
the safe were not much injured and
none OF the valuables were destroyed
The railway company has wired 10
Engineer Wilson and Express Messen-
ger Laub congratulations and will mail
each man a check for $1,000 in reoogni-
tion Of their services.