Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27


ed their revolvers and demanded the
keys of a certain safe IN which large
sums of money We're placed. But IN
stead OF holding UP his hands the CASH
Ter touched an electric bell which COM
municated with a room in which some
half dozen soldiers were placed ready
for such emergencies. Before the dis
comfited assailants had time to make
their escape they were captured and
taken off to the citadel. Since this
attempt great precautions are taken,
and the man who has business In the
bank must pass an army or sentries
and be searched three times before en-
tering the premises.
ATTENTION TO TRAINS.
The Polish Socialists next turned their
attention to the trains, which We're not
so we'll guarded. The Vlstula railway
which runs from the Prussian frontier
to Warsaw, was chosen first on FRI
day afternoon, as a train containing
the weeks taklngs from the principal
stations was passing by a forest, the
brake was applied In one OF the car
riages, the train stopped, aud some five
men boarded the engine and let off the
steam. Others made for the car where
a gendsrme was In charge OF the money
swered by shooting at them, but was
killed himself a second later. Having
obtained the money. the raiders satisfied
themselves that It would take the driver
some time 10 get up steam again and
made off into the forest with their booty
as coolly as possible. The train was
fairly crowded with passenges, but no.
body attempted resistance and when they
told their story at the next station an
hour later the soldiers sent 10 search
the forest found nothing but receipt
for the sum stolen.
The next day, emboldened by theit
success, the Socialists planned double
raid on a bigger line--known as the
Warsaw-Vienna railway. In the morn
ing train going to Lodz was stopped
by the brake and the car entered. In
which some officers were taking governs
ment money from the bank to pay regi-
mental expenses. The two generals and
some priyates made desperate resist
ance and paid for Il with their lives.
The money was taken, the steam let
out OF the engine and no trace OF the
raiders found during a search made lat
er in the day In the forest which bor-
dored the line just .where the outrage
was perpetrated.
OTHER SIMILAR RAIDS.
While special editions containing an
account OF the outrage and the names
OF the ten victims were being sold In the
streets OF Warsaw, another raid was
carried out on the same line AS the
train from the frontier was within some
II versts Of Warsaw. the driver noticed
that a group Of people standing near
the line We're making signs with a red
lantern, and just Mt the same time he
falg a a I'm
one of the carriages and the train
stopped. Some fifteen people jumped
onto the train; Ave OF them kept guard
over the driver and stoker. while the
others began TO disconnect the mail car
from the rest OF tho train.
No soner was this done than two
armed men Jumped out OF each carriage
and assured their startled fellow pas
sengers that nothing would happen to
them II they sat quietly, but " they
stirred from their seats, or made any
fuss they would be shot Immediately.
Then one OF the men. who had boarded
the engine, and who seemed TO UNDER
stand his work perfectly. drove that
part OF the train which contained the
mail car a verst uD the l!na and told
his comrades that they could begin
work"
After firing n lot Of shots into the car
they broke into It and disarmed the
official In charge. He had wounded ono
of the raiders but by some miracle had
escaped all injury from the bullets
which had ralned about him. While |
two men kept guard over him the oth-
ers set to work. One Of the band took
the book which contained q statement |
Of the sums OF money in the bags from
the various stations M the line with
the weeks tnkings. dictated its contents
10 his comrades who quickly sorted the
registered ana private letters from the
money belonging 80 the railway COM
pany, taking the latter aud replacing
the former In the pigoonhOles When
this was done they gave the official |
back his revolver, emptled OF Us bullets,
sold the driver not to move his engine !
tin they were out Of sight and made !
of with their booty as niysterl0usly as
they had come. During the raid a |
large red flag with the initials OF the |
Polish party of Socialists on II WAS |
displayed on a telegraph pole near the |
line.
one OF the conductors said that the !
train was stopped In his presence by a /
second class passenger, who put re-
volver to his head told him to keep |
quiet and pulled the patent Westing- /
house brake. The whole proceedings !
could not have taken many minutes.
as the train arrived In Warsaw ter
minus only about half an hour late,
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