The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-13
A DARLING ROBBERY.
Two Boys and Three Men Hold up a
Railroad Train.
No One Was Killed. but tho Express
Messenger Was Seriously
Injured by Explosion.

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One OF the most daring hold ups In
the history Of railroad robbery took
place at about five miles from Ballards
In Washington Wednesday night.
The selected by the bandits for
their operation was the Great North
ern'h Overland, one Of the most popular
and richest trains in the west. This
train loft Seattle early Wednesday
evening and everything was running
smoothly when a sudden halt ard a
terrible explosion shocked the passcn,
gers and crew.
Before the passengers could realize
what had happened they were looking
down the barrels Of two large pistols
held in the hands OF a boy, while on
other boy relieved them Of every thing
in the shape Of valuables that they
had about them.
The very peculiar feRture Of the
robbery was, no "ever, that the two
boys had not b ,en c)ncsrnsd Ia tho
planning OF 1T at all, but had merely
taken advantage Of the plans laid by
three men, that the boys heard talk.
ing over the whole affair. Thoy were
Nii'ifStiouo JUNK lS1ioW hlClSly JiOCOO
ing their way about tho country when
this opportunity to Oe roal bad was
presented TO them and Immediately
taken advantage Of by them.
The real robbers we're three men
who devoted their time and attention
to the baggage aud express cars which
were ~dynamitcd and badly wrecked,
when the meSncCgatS refused to open
the doors at the demand Of The men
The boys wore captured Immediately
after the robbery and gave q complete
story Of the .tfiir. They said that
they he'd mounted the blind bXg.
gage" TO beat their way and found two
mon already or 1t When the train
arrived at Ballards another man joined
the other two men. Tlis third man
reported every thing to be ready for
the hold up aud general conversation
took pllca as to the ways and means.
The boys learning then for the first
time Of the Intentions OF the men
decided to enrich themselves ct the
same time.
When one OF the three men crawled
over Me engine tender ard command
ed the engineer to stop at the point
of a pistol, the boys dropped IF the
blind baggage and mada their way
back to the sleeping car, As 0 o as
the explosion from the dynamtting Of
the cars In front sounded and the pas
sengers were In a panic the boys with
the nerve Of old bandits began their
forsay, which was successful as far as
securing q lot Of pluuder was concern.
cd, but which ended In their capture
for the lack Of experience in getting
away.
The three men who dynanited the
express car got the contents Of the
safe and mado their escape, going In
an easterly direction.
Reports from the scene Of the rob.
berry are IN Eager as yet, owing to the
fact that the telegraph VII 8 were
blown down by the force Of the ex
plosion. No II is reported killed,
but the express messenger, Charles
Anderson, Is reported badly injured.
Manager Waring OF the Great North
ern il hopeful that the safe did not
contain a great deal OF money, but
whatever 1t did hold the robbers got
1t all.
Every effort is being cxerted at
this time to overtake the robbers.
The mon are unknown so far as tho
descriptions given by the boys are
concerned.