Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-06-10
BOLD TRAlNROBBERY
DARTMOUTH, MONTANA, SCENE
OF ANOTHER HOLDUP.
Express Car Was Wrecked by Explos-
ion-Messeneer Struck Robber over
the Head With Iron Bar-No Booty
Taken-Eneineer and Express Mes
senqer 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
a sack of coin from the shattered safe.
The highwaymans partner, or part
ners, took to the hills and after being
traced by bloounounds from the peni-
Tertiary for several miles, crossed a
creek and the dogs and posse were
baffed.
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
made the end of the coaches, dropped
off. proceeded back to Bearmouth sta
ton, and sent the alarm to Missoula.
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.
Knowing that resistance was useless
the messenger complied. Using one
hand to place four sticks of giant pow
der inside the car, and the other to
cover his prisoners, the man behind
the gun set off the first charge while
his partners kept firing along the cut
off coaches to prevent interference
Four sticks of giant powder failed to
do the work the hlghwaymen desired
and six more were set off under the
same conditions. They also failed and
l6 sticks were thrown in and the car
and its contents wrecked.
Under the cover of his gun the rob
Der forced Engineer Wilson and Elk
press Messenger Laub into the wreck
ed car and supplied Wilson with
matches to light their way. In going
into the car Laub's hand came in con
tact with a piece of loose iron from
the wreckage and when Wilson STRUCK
one of the matches and the robbel
stopped to pull a sack of coin from
the shattered safe, Laub brought the
iron down on the highwayman's heaC
and felled him. Before the fellow coulC
move a second crack of the iron pu
him out of business and the expires,
company's money was saved.
The partner or partners of the mai
behind the gun evidently took to thei
heels, as there was no full Their effor
made to get the money.
Lose Trail of Second Robber.
While the semitragedy was taking
place, officers were on their way from
Missoula and Drummond and blood
hounds from the penitenIiary at Dee
Lodge When the posses reached tn
scene the train had proceeded slowl,
to Drummond, where the injured NAL
was placed in charge of physicians ant
guards. AS soon as the dogs from tn
penitentiary arrived they picked up
scent and started over the hills to tn
southwest, following it almost nv
miles. There the trail was lost ant
the posses called back. No one ha
been able to identify the captured
= highwayman, who appears to be
workman, about So years of age. HI
has not spoken since being struck
Detectives of the company are work
ing on the case and expect to hav
the man identified by tomorrow.
Wanted TO Meet Peabody.