Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-09
REDS ROB MAIL TRAIN
HIGHLY ORGANIZED OUTRAGE m
RUSSIAN POLAND.

ROGOw, Russian Poland, November a.
The Cossacks have thus far been unsuc-
cessful In their pursuit of the revolutionist
train robbers. numbering hundred we'll
armed men. who at Q o'clock last night sur
rounded the station. threw three bombs
at the mail car of train while engines
were being changed, derailed the car. rob-
bed 1t and fed with a sum of money now
said to amount to $6JO,0O The station
master declares the revolutionists hid in
the neighboring forests. and were excel
lently disciplined. their commander giving
orders through bugle signals. When the
robbery was completed the revolutionists
transported their booty to two wagons and
marched Off in military order. singing So
cialistic songs.
Under Military Discipline.
Eyewitnesses confirm the statement that
the revolutionists were hidden in the neigh
boring woods. When the train stopped men
armed with rifles sprang up on all sides.
Quickly executing the orders given by the
bugle. the gendarmes standing In front of
the station were shot and killed, and the
revolutionists placed sentinels at all the
approaches and cut the telegraph wires.
While some OF them Overpowered the train
men. others attacked the escort OF the mail
cars. OF the three bombs thrown two ex-
ploded with terrific force, blowing the cars
into matchwood. killing five soldiers and
mortally wounding eleven others. The rev.
olutionists then ransacked the mail car,
transferred the bank notes. gold and silver
to their own bags, and, unfolding the red
flag, formed in military order, marched
out OF the station, entered wagons which
were In waiting in the forest and drove off.
1t was not until three hours later that
detachment of Cossacks, hurriedly sent for,
anDaarad the and started in
suit of the revOlutonists.
Rogow is now occupied by troops.
Conductors Statement.
Conductor Pearson of the Rock Island
train that was held up on the Chicago and
Alton road near Slater last night made the
following statement when the train arrived
here:
1.-THE train robber walked up the steps
of the rear sleeper as we pulled out of
Slater and held two revolvers at my head.
1 could do nothing but comply with his de-
mands. He was tall and heavily masked.
He wore long black overcoat. He told
me to go ahead of him and, with the negro
porter's assistance, to get all the passen-
gers money.
after we had awakened all those in the
rear sleeper the rObber told us to pass into
the next one. The porter and I hurriedly
passed into the second sleeper and then l
slammed the door and locked 1t before the
I called to other trainmen and passengers
the train stopped. 1 saw the fellow leap
from the last car and run quickly Into the
woods. He will have difficulty in escaping.
as we lost no time in informing Kansas
City and all towns In this neighborhood
Of the robbery"
Mail Clerk Caught Bomb.
The railroad station was practically de-
stroyed by the revolutionists, who poured in
regular volleys the walls being pitted by
hundreds of bullet marks One Of the mail
clerks endeavored to catch the first bomb
thrown at the car. but 1t exploded and tore
Off both his arms.
The authorities officially admit the loss Of
only $4,000 in cash besides the unknown
contents of the registered letters.
The wounded men have been sent to War
saw by special train.
Threatened Consular Appeal.
ST. PETERSBURG, November 9.-James
NJ. James of New York, who is studying
trade unionism in Russia, was arrested yes
terday during a police raid on a trades
union bureau and was, held in a police sta
ton for five hours. He was released on
threatening to appeal to the American con-
sui. The bureau was closed on the ground
that 1t was a center for revolutionary agi-
tation.
Bomb Found in Jail.
KIEv, November "A powerful bomb
was found last night in the cell of man
named Rudenko, accused of attempting to
kill Col Spridovich, chief Of the secret po-
lice. whose trial was to begin today. The
bomb was concealed in the prisoners mat
tress and was to have been thrown at the
judges during the trial.
Rudenko's trial has been transferred to q
drumhead court-martfal.