The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-06-03
BOLDTRAINROBBERYI
BEARMOUTH, MONTANA, SCENE
OF ANOTHER HOLDUP.
Express Car Was Wrecked BY Enplos-
Ion--assssnse- Struck RObber over
the Head With Iron Bar--'ao Booty
Taksn-Enslnssr and Express Mes
ssnssr Get $1,000 Reward.

Mlasoula, Mont, May 2S.---The man
behind the gun az the Bearmouth
holdup of the eastbound Northern Pa
eiie passenger No. 2, Saturday night,
Is At the point Of. death from q blow
delivered By Express Messenger Laub.
when the robber stopped 10 pick up
a sack OF coin from the shattered safe.
The highwayman's partner. or part
nerE. took 10 the hills and after being
traced By bloOdnounds from the peni-
Tertiary for several miles. crossed q
creek and the dogs and posse were
baffed.
No money was secured and the
Northern Pacific officials feel 50 CRATE
ful that today word was wired that
checks for $1,000 each had been sent
70 Engineer Wilson and Express Mes.
senger L.aub.
After the one man had ordered the
engineer and fireman 10 accompany
aim 70 the express car, several shots
sere aired 10 keep the balance Of the
train crew inside the cars. The man
behind the gun informed the engineer
and fireman that has partners we're do
lng the shooting and they had nothing
70 fear SO hong as they obeyed orders.
Conductor sayeF attempted 10 ascer-
tain the cause for delay aud as be
leaned out Of The vestTbuie OF one OF
The forward coaches. a shot rang out
and n bullet whizxed into the wood
work under his arm. The conductor
lost no time in pulling himself back
into the car, realizing that the delay
WAs . hoIdnp for sure. He quickly
made the end Of the coaches, dropped
on. proceeded back 20 Bearmouth sta
ton. and sent the alarm 10 Miss0ula.
In the meantime the man behind the
gun. through Engineer Wilson. ordered
the express messenger 20 leave the
car. as be intended 10 blow IL up.
knowing that resistance was useless
the messenger complied. Using one
hand 10 place four sucks Of giant pow
der inside the car. aud the other 70
cover his prisoners. the man behind
the gun set OF the hTst charge while
ais partners kept hiring along the cut
Oh coaches 10 prevent interference.
-Four sticks Of giant powder failed 70
DO the work the hlghwaymen desired
and six more were set "a under the
same conditions They Also failed and
l6 sticks were thrown IN and The car
and lie contents wrecked.
Under the cover 81 has gun the rob
Der forced Engineer Wilson and Ex-
press Messenger LAub into the wreck
I'd car and supplied Wilson with
matches 60 light their way. In going
into the car LAnb's hand came in con-
tact with 3 piece Of loose iron from
the wrcckage and when Wilson struck
one Of the matches and the robber
stopped 20 pull a sack Of coin from
the shattered safe, I.aub brought @the
iron down ON the bighwaymAn's head
and felled him. Before the fellow could
move a second crack Of the iron put
him out Of business and the express
companyE money was saved.
The partner or partners Of the man
behind the Euu evidently took TO their
heels. as there was no fm Their effort
made to set the money.
Lose Trail Of Second Robber.
While the semitrAgedy was taking
place, officers were on their way from
Mlssoula and Drummond and blood
hounds from the penitenIiary at Deer
Lodge. when the posses reached the
scene the train had proceeded slowly
TO Drummond, where the injured man
was placed in charge OF physicians ard
guards As soon as the dogs from the
penitentlary arrived they picked NJ
scent and started over the hills TO the
southwest, following IL almost Eve
miles, There the trail was lost and
the posses called back. No one has
been able TO identity the captured
highwRyman. who appears TO be
workman. about IS years Of age. He
has not spoken since being struck.
Detectives OF the company are work.
ing on the case and expect TO have
the man identified by tomorrow.
Wanted to Meet Peabody.