The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-06-02
SIMULTANEOUSLY
BEARMOUTH, MONTANA, SCENE
OF ANOTHER HOLDUP.
Express Car Was Wrecked by Explos-
ion-Messenger Struck Robber Over
Taken-Engineer and Express Mes
senaer Get $1,000 Reward.

Missoula, Mont. May 29.-The man
behind the gun at the Bearmouth
holdup of the eastbound Northern Pa
cific passenger No. 2, Saturday night,
is at the point Of death from blow
delivered by Express Messenger Laub,
when the robber stopped to pick up
sack of coin from the shattered safe.
The highwaymans partner, or part
ners, took to the hills and after being
traced by blooanounds from the peni-
Tertiary for several miles, crossed
creek and the dogs and posse were
baffled.
| No money was secured and the
Northern Pacific officials feel SO CRATE
full that today word was wired that
checks for $1,000 each had been sent
to Engineer Wilson and Express Mes
senger Laub.
| After the one man had ordered the
engineer and fireman to accompany
him to the express car, several shots
were fired to keep the balance of the
train crew inside the cars. The man
behind the gun informed the engineer
and fireman that his partners were do
ing the shooting and they had nothing
to fear so long as they obeyed orders.
Conductor Sayer attempted to ascer'
tain the cause for delay and as he
LEANED out OF the vestibule OF one OF
the forward coaches, a shot rang out
and a bullet whizzed into the wood
work under his arm. The conductor
lost no time in pulling himself back
into the car, realizing that the delay
was a holdup for sure. He quickly
j, made the end of the coaches, dropped
, off, proceeded back to Bearmouth sta
| ton, and sent the alarm to Missoula.
t In the meantime the man behind the
gun, through Engineer Wilson, ordered
] the express messenger to leave the
car, as he intended to blow it up
J Knowing that resistance was useless
the messenger complied. Using on'
; hand to place four sticks of giant pow
| der inside the car, and the other II
cover his prisoners, the man behint
: the gun set off the first charge Will
J.. his partners kept firing along the Gu
i off coaches to prevent interference
J. Four sticks of giant powder failed t.
e | do the work the hlghwaymen desire
C and six more were set off under tn
same conditions. They also failed an
j. l6 sticks were thrown in and the ca
g and it's contents wrecked.
= Under the cover of his gun the roll
l. Der forced Engineer Wilson and Ell
: press Messenger Laub into the wrecl
S ed car and supplied Wilson wit
t matches to light their way. In goin
l. into the car Laubs hand came in col
e tact with a piece of loose iron fror
e the wreckage and when Wilson struc
l. one of the matches and the robbie
n stopped to pull a sack of coin froI
b the shattered safe, Laub brought tn
iron down on the highwayman's hea
and felled him. Before the fellow coul
move a second crack of the iron pt
him out of business and the expires
l. company's money was saved.
y The partner or partners of the ma
IL behind the gun evidently took to the
8, heels, as there was no full Their effol
q made to get the money.
Lose Trail of Second Robber.
If While the semitragedy was takir
Le place, officers were on their way fro
% Missoula and Drummond and bloc
j. hounds from the penitenriary at De-
S. Lodge. When the posses reached tt
le scene the train had proceeded slow
N to Drummond, where the injured ma
il was placed in charge of physicians al
L. guards. AS soon as the dogs from tt
n penitentiary arrived they picked up
It. scent and started over the hills to tt
, southwest, following it almost fl
n miles. There the trail was lost al
IS the posses called back. No one hi
I'd been able to identify the capture
a. highwayman, who appears to be
ee workman, about So years of age. T
Mt has not spoken since being struc
lie Detectives of the company are wor
a ing on the case and expect to ha'
is the man identified by tomorrow.
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