Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-11-18
PARTICULARS OF
WILLARD HOLD-UP
Pointed Guns at Railroad
Aeent's Head and he Fork
ed Over Meney Sack.
BANDITS WERE ALL MASKED

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Three masked men held up J. ~
Wilson, agent for the santa t'e Geo
tral railway company az willard Biar
tlOn. ~ ne wa leaving the depot %
that place NJ III O'Clock Monday night.
Funds amounting "a about ti95 were
takon from the agent Tbs men then
forced him, al the point 81 = revolv4k.
10 walk mile down the track and a.
slauc there while they made good
their oscapc. D
Besides loalaR The railroad com.
panya money. Wllnan wks rolleved ~
cash belonging 20 thn Wolis. Farrp
Eaprcas company. and the Postal roh
egraph company inr which compn-
nles he y also the agent.
Was leaving omes.
A. Wilson was leaving bis oflcs
With the funds that be had resolved
during the dag be was halted. Just
outside the door BY three masked
men. ono Of whom demanded that BE-
throw nb Ills hands, as the same time
showing 4 large ulstOl into hin face.
Wilson. being unarmed, and realizing
that be was outnuhbefed. did ~ he
was requested.
one of she rohbefa che only ar9
that ala any taiklns. thcn Gontmashed'
him. IN bsukcn EnFllah, MOI 20 tgwer
hls hands upon threat of Instant death.
amer which they proceedad 10 relieve
him of 4 sealed package containing
railroad remlitnncee 70 the amount %
al7ti2, and all she Niells Fargo com
panya fundas together with The Postal
Teiograph eompanys funds
walked the Tracks.
After having searched him thor
oughly she spokesman of tha trl0 com.
mandet him 20 walk ahead of them.
lie started. walking ~ directed, in a
soHthcrly direction. After about a
mile he was commanded 10 halt he
did so, and the highwaYmen. leaving
one ~ their number iO Eunrd him,
daried Into the undefbragh that skirts
the road ri that point nnd we're l0a 10
view. The one lFfI ~ guard Wilson
was tho sgme one fnnf hnd enFfnCcTcg
ihe holaup aud ihat bad done ~ the
talking.
After his companlons bad disappear
20, he telling Wilson that II be-. VIII
aon. dared io ifs % folluW them be-
would he Instantly shut. also LEFT tho
tracks uf The railroad and disappear
ea In the elrecipn taken hy hls com.
panions.
Nay Have Had Horses
u a. supposed taas lhe tliO nHd
horses hidden Ia the unacrbrush ~
the point where they left The railroad
track. although u was ~ dark that
Wilson cOala NOT see them, and shoy
evidently had them hidden va fas hack
thar their hoOihenis could moi be
hoard as they werp leaving.
All three of iho men vsre 0f med.
ium Size They we're dressed In dark
clothing and wore slUnch hats pulled
weli down over their feceA "a hide
their farchcads. n addition % this.
all three worc masked, uains handkor.
chiefs % hide their features.
Tbs following Bfsshea Wns received
Ia 6aofa ~ bg Assistant tO tbs prcai-
anpt and Goncral Manager ! s.. lirifn
shaw. 81 thU Santa ~ Ctnpal
willard. y. A Nos. It, 1905
10 B. b. GrlmshnW
Al / scit she oiice here last night
about ~ V'ciock, I wna hela up JUST
outside the door by three masked
mea They took \ sealed package con.
tdiulng railroad remittance 81 tf1fi2.
aii thu We.lsta and Postal funds.
NA'NNA NANf'' N'if lN ~" NNI'ft AhNN
I did not enter the ui,lre, A. well as
! could tell iho men were an ofer age
And about the same Siga. Only unr ~
them did any TALKING he spoka
DrokehlY lle appeared 10 d. German
Don't know just hou much vas taken
until station = eheckea They dla not
take anything hui money then ioft
south, saklug pie down the track ab0g
mile. prosuuo they had horaea
ihcro somewhere but dld not seo any.
,. 81 WILSON.
knew Agents hahlts.
Wilson has been agent az willard
~ the SANTA " central hSf some
lime. The f0bhefs 4eft evidently "a
mlliaf with the agents habit cf carry
ine home the funds and if rs
thought that there viii not be- much
dlmcuify IN apprehondluE them ~ the
aeen, has q fairly g0od deaellption 0f
them, besides knOuinE the dlrocilnn
Ia which they left
M 0nmahaW leff fOF willard %
make personal inyesiisailon 81 the
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