Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-05
BANDITS HOLD UP
PASSENGER TRAIN
Express Car is Blown Open and
Safe is Robbed.
EXPRESS MESSENGER is INJURED

| Three Men CoHoueted the HoldsuP
and Got Into the Express car-TwO
Boys Who WorS Riding on Blind
Baggage Wsro Arrested.
Portland. Ore, Oct. A special to
the Oregonian from Seattle says thai
the Great Northern Overland train
was held up and the baggage and ex.
press cars dynAmited half mile east
Of Mile Post 10, about miles from
Ballard, at S;i5 p. m.
II was IL o'clock before the train
pulled In Bdmunds, and the most mea
ger news sent 10 the local oHSCe
Three men are known to have done
the work, Two boys, who got on the
blind baggage here as soon as the
hold.up began. entered the passenger
coaches and began holding up the pas.
sengers. They were captured,
They say two Of the men were on
the blind baggage when they got on
and that tAe third EDt on at Ballard.
All were dressed Ia raincOats and had
SLOUGH hats on.
SO far as reported, no one has been
killed. but II 10 reported that Charles
Anderson. tho express messenger, Is
slightly wounded.
Manager WRring. Of the Great North.
ern Express company, said last night
he did not know the contents Of the'
safe, but believed Il was a small sum
After securing the contents OF the safe
the three men started OF In an easterly
direction.
II is believed that other members Of
the gang are ahead Of the scene Of the
holdup and the robbers Joined tiem.
The train was standing near the
brick yard. and as the engineer slow.
Cd up two men with raincoats climbed
over the tender and presented reyOl
verS to hls head. when the train
stopped the baggage and express car
was uncoup.rd by one Of the robbers
aud the engineer Invited 20 pull alead
which he did for several hundred
yards, when he waS again commanded
TO stop.
Two OF the robbers then Jumped Oh.
making the engineer and fireman DO
tAO same and all marched 20 the bag |
gage car door The messenger vas
commanded TO open the door and RI.
fualuG. an extra heavy charge Of dynA-
mite was put against II aud exploded,
The explosion tore the car almost 10
pieces. The safe vas then dyhsmited
The train was delayed two houru
and = half. and then pulled inP Bi.
munds, making q brief report before
proceeding TO Everett.
Toe two boys claim they never met
the hold.ups until they EOt on the tFaih
and are 10 90 Way connected vita
their WOrk TIE IDEA 70 hoidnO the
passengers occurred 70 them amer the
explosion.
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. posse
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