The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-01
Made a Daring and Almost Sue
eeSsful Attempt TO Hold Up
and Rob a Train
he BLEW THE EXPRESS CAR SAFE.
Before He Could Secure Any OF the
Wealth the Messenger Dealt
Him a Terrible Blow.
The Train Crew seized the Frustrated
Robher. Bound Him With Rope
and Turned Him over To the
County OtHeisls.

Missoula. Mont. May pa lone
robber made daring and almost sue.
ccssful attempt to hold up and rob the
casthound North coast limited on the
Northern Pacific az Bearmouth. the
little station which has been the scene
OF so many famous train robheries
That the bandit was not successful and
that ne Is now a prisoner In the coun.
ty Jail al Drummond Is due TO the
quick Wit and courage OF Engineer vii
son and Express Messenger Laub.
The train reached Bearmouth and
bad just finished taking water when
the engineer and fireman heard a Erun
voice ordering them 20 hold up their
hands. tho command being reinforced
hy couple OF ugly looking six-shoot.
ers In The hands Of a tall. broad shoul.
dercd fellow. whose face was partial.
Is concealed by n slouch hat. pulled
down low on his forehead. The en-
gine crew promptly obcycd the sum
mons and were then ordered to de.
scoud and cut loose the express car.
This was done and the bandit ordered
them 20 pgll out. DE remaining on the
engine and keeping the engineer and
fcrman covered with big revoIvcrs.
When mile post 81. two miles east of
bcarmouth. was reached. the engine
was halted and the robbcr marched
the engineer 90 tho express car. where
he was ordered 90 summon the mes
scnrcr TO come out
The messenger. taken unawaros.
opened the door at the engineers sum.
mons. and seeing that hold-up was
in progress, quickly closed it and r..
fused % allow the engineer OF bandit
60 enter. Tho robbcr. however. had
plentiful supply OF dynamite. and
threatened thar u the messenger did
NOT leave the car he would blow the
car up with the messenger inside 90.
Under this duress the messenger
agreed TO come forth. and after being
relieved of his revolver he was lined
up with the engineer and hreman.
The rohbcr then attached a stick OF
dynamite to the safe in the car and
blew on the door. badly shaitering the
side OF the car When the smoke of
the explosion sad cleared away the
engineer was ordered TO enter the car
ahead ui the robber. and the messen.
ger was ordered TO follow. As the
bandit climbed into the car he order.
ca Wilson to strike a match that they
mlght take view Of the damage done
by the explosive. AS the tiny aame
hickered the bandit swept his eve over
the wrecked car and saw the wealth
Of the safe scattered about in great
confusion Bus Engineer Wilson saw
something more
he saw that Messenger Iauh. who
was following the bandit. had picked
up a heavy piece OF timber from tho
wrecked car and held il raised ready
to dea. the robbcr q death blow. VII
son quickly blew ont the match and al
most az the same moment the biudg
con descended upon the outlaws skull
knocking him unconscious. The mes
seneor and engineer quickly seized
upon the PROSTATE robber bound him
with rope and running on TO Drum
moud. turned him over TO the county
officials He had not regained con
sciousness up TO late hour and it Is
feared that he will not recOver The
express car was not 50 badly wrecked
that e could not go on with the train
and after the scattered contents Of the
safe had been gathered up and TEN
porary repairs made the journey east
ward was continued.