The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-18
USE DYNAMITE TO
WRECK TWO SAFES
Bandits Hold Up Northern Pacific
Train and Authorities Make
an Arrest.
Special to The journal.

Seattle, WaSn., Lee. lo--One arrest
has been made in connection with the
holdup Of the Northern Pacific limited
at Hillside, WASH, Saturday night. The
man answers the description Of one Of
the bandits.
The city marshal Of North Yakima
ordered the arrest of every stranger in
the town who looked at all like the
passenger train, or a train going from
the scene Of the holdup. He was wet
to the skin and it is thought he is one
of the men wanted:
The robbers evidently boarded the
train while at this place, as it did not
stop until it was compelled to do so
by the robbers at Hillside siding,
who was on the blind baggage. He says
the two men got on top, Of the mail
car at this place and rode to Hillside
siding. At that point they climbed
down from the car to the rear Of the
| tender while the train was running at
did not see them " till they iointed
guns into their faces and commanded
them to stop the train.
Safes Blown Open.
| The fireman was ordered back to cut
loose the express and mail cars, which
| he did. The eng ineer then pulled the
two cars about half mile up the road,
he and the fireman being taken back
to the express car. The engineer was
ordered to place stick Of dynamite
under the door. This exploded, but two
shots were necessary to blow open the
door.
The engineer was forced to enter the
car ahead Of one of the robbers, and
safes were blown open. After gather
ing up the valuables and placing them
in his pocket, the robber jumped out of
the car and, joining his companion, the
two started down the track toward the
passenger coaches.
| Sunday. q glove was found on the
hillside and two pairs Of overalls were
, taken, out Of the river. AS. each man
was dressed in overalls, it is believed
that they discarded them and then
, boarded the passenger train and went
with it to Ellensburg or farther west
The sheriff s posse has not yet found
, any sure clue to the identity Of the
, two men.
. No Estimate Of LOSS.
. Additional details Of the holdup hav.
D j. Horn Of the Northern Pacific.
, No estimate Of the loss to the com
|. pany can be given as yet, Mr.. Horl
says, but it is believed that the robber
: themselves got nothing, as the entir!
:, contents Of both the large land small
: safes were completely ruined by the ex
plosion.
According to the dispatches receive'
at the company's offices in St. Paul tn
l. holdup occurred at o'clock, abou
y twelve miles Vest of North Yakima, an
:. was carried out by two men, who az
$ !,peared suddenly over the watertank o
g the tender and covered the enginee
orI with fhoir rox,o1voro Th 20
a compelled the engineer to stop the trai,
after which they cut off the engine
mail car and express car and made tn
. engineer run them down the track abou
half a mile. There they again stoppe
and forced their way into the expires
is car, where the dynamiting took plac
The passengers were not Interfere
Of Bloodhounds on Trail.
en- A posse with bloOdhounds was set {
ID the trail at once. It is supposed tn;
n. the men escaped in a boat on the rive
"a which runs thru the canyon at tt
~ point where the holdup occurred. II
e er Northern Pacific Express company h
lit standing offer Of reward for tt
g- capture of any holdup men, and q
of ficials of the road are confident tn
he both of these parties will be capture
nd Accurate descriptions of both MI
-. were given to the papers and to the r
ito lice Of the territory in that region.
its "This is the same train that has be
ur. held up once or twice before,' 'sa
ck Superintendent w. S. Hay yesterda
,re "and our previous experience leads
rth to believe that we should already ,knt
lily more Of the incident if the loss Il
the been anything considerable. The f.
ne is that we do not carry much money
ser that run. most of our business bel
Job in checks. cannot give even an {
the proximate estimate Of the value of t
. contents Of the thru safe, but am p
~ tive that there was little in it up
which the train robbers could real
ANYTHING. The contents of the 10
lid safe were not valuable. -
The train was under the charge
Conductor Huxtable and Engin
, 200 Howe.
the GREEN BAY, WIS.,. r. Bloom. editor
a.ati i.,