The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-09-13


of which was published in last, night 5
World.
\ Mead. of Iowa. a relative Of l..
p Horton. OF this city, was on the
train. and when interviewed by a rep
resentative of the World this morn
ing had the following to say in regard
70 the hold-up:
How did you like the hold-up?
uueried the reporter.
1T was mighty funny after it was
over. It has been funny ever since,
but for about three-quarters OF an
hour that they were holding UP the
train and while they were keeping up
fusillade OF bullets and blowing up
the safes. | can't say that il vas eA-
actly funny
The hold-up occurred at about z:fo
in the morning | heard the plstol
shots but didn't pay much attention
tn them at first. I thought il was
somebody shooting for fun
Like Band Of Coyotes.
How many men were in the party
was asked Mr. Mead
IT was like band OF coyotes l
couldn't tell from the racket thes
made whether there was two or three
ar two or. three hundred. | judged
there was about half dozen
THE robbers stopped the train IN
cut. Tehy at once began oomparo-
ment TO frighten the passengers Inc
conductor went outside and they
nabhed him. Then the, brakeman
wont ont When they nailed him he
said: L suppose you want my
money
...No we are. not after your money,
they said.
..Tbose in the car organized quickly
and with all of the guns when were
in the car they prepared to Withstand
tba robbers. But as it happened they
did not need to use them
Blow Up Express Car.
proceeding to the express and mali
cars the robbers set of three shotS
OF explosives.
Talk about racket" said Mr.. Mead
81 never heard anything like 1t. lhose
;u the car in which ] was dld not
need second invitation to get down
tn tbe floor of the car. Ana We
s.taved there. The robbers made NO
effort to go through the pockets OF
the passengers They We're oniy altef
.ha money in the express and mail
cars.
If is funny now to think OF the way
the passengers got busy TO dispose
of their valuables. One young hiai'
had $50 which he gave to lazy 10
hide for him She placed 1t down the
beck of her neck. ] don't know
whether he ever got it back again OF
not.
What did | do with mine? Wen,
WON'T saw only | hid it. all right.
Blew OF Top of Express Car.
Three times the robbers blew up
things in the cars ahead. The thlro
time the whole top of one of the cars
was blown of.
when they had finished their WORK
tho robbers got on their horses ana
made their way into the hills.
1T was apparent that the men mao
MANNED to rob only the cars anu
not molest the passengers. This piah
thav carried out in an effective man
ner''
Enpineer Schutt thinks that only
+rvo men were concerned in the aHaif'
or least that was all he saw. Both
were masked and wore black slouch
hsfs and coats One. apparently the
c,der was about ; feet II inches in
ehicht. slightly stopped and had on
nair of blacks trousers. his "noie
c,o1hing thus being black throughout.
nj, comnan;on5 whose age the enSi-
neer states could not have been more
tban 20 was several inches shorter
and wore yellow kahki trousers bo'n
wore slender. They did not seem to
he novices in the business. They
went about the job rapidly and with
an eve to details and did not consume
more than a quarter of an hour In
all from
Reward Offered.
G. D. Linn, chief postoff1ce inspec-
tor. was notified OF the robbery early
this morning. The inspector in charge