The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-15
MURDERED BY ROBBERS,
Engineer of Northern Pacific Train
Killed BY Desperate HoIdups.

Killed BY Desperate HoIdups.
BUTTE, May I.-Eager for booty
and reckless of two
masked men who had mounted the
front platform of the blind baggage
on the North Coast Limited, east
bound, about 2:5O this morning, clam.
bered over the tender at Welch's spur,
and in an attempt to hold up the
train, shot and killed the engineer,
Frank Glow, one of the oldest EN-.
ployes of the Northern Pacific, and
wounded Tom Sullivan, with a shot in
the wrist. Then they lesped from the
train and escaped, having taken no
money, but with the blood OF a faith.
full man IN their hands.
When Conductor Culver of the train
came forward he found the engineer
dead and the fireman suffering from q
wound in the arm. On the real Of the
tender was q dress suit case contain.
ing dynamite, and still on the train
was q tramp, a negro, who said that
the robbers had got on after him and
had tried to get him to join in the
robbery, which he refused to do. He
has been held by the authorities in the
belief hat he may know more of the
crime than he will admit. The masks
of the robbers have been found near
the place where the killing occurred.
The holdup took place at a point
one mile west of WEIGH, a siding on
Butte mountain, six miles from Home.
stake, the top of the main range. The
North Coast Limited, train No. 2, the
crack express Of the Northern Pacific,
left Butte this morning a little more
than IN hour late. 1t is due to pull
out at 1880 o'clock in the morning.
At the transfer, the fresh engine "a
hitched to the train, with Engineer
Glow and Fireman Sullivan in the cab.
Good time vas made up the hill, the
first stop being at Homestake, where
the helper engine was detached. Five
! NO"u ~ uOuuC0Au ouu OAC
mile from Welchy the men in the cab
were startled with the hoarse cry Of
Glands up.' Fireman Sullivan
turned and saw two men climbing over
the tender and into the cab. Each
wore a mask and each held a revolt
yer, which in the uncertain light had
the appearance of a Colts forsy-ive.
1t was evident what their intention
| vas, and Sullivan instantly held his
hands above his head. Engineer
Glow, who was seated behind the re-
verse lever with his hand on the air
brake, turned without getting of his
seat.
Islands APP again cried the MASKED
man, who was a little ia the lead Of
his companion.
Then, without warning, anne a flash
from the robbers gun and a shot tore
its way through the body OF the help
less engineer. A second shot, fired as
the freman believes by the second
man, struck Sullivan's right arm,
while his hands were still in the air,
and both men fell to the floor of the
cab.
Engineer Glow in falling, instinc-
lively turned on the air, which brought
the train to a sudden stop. Realizing
what had happened, but retaining his
presence Of mind, Fireman Sullivan
did not move. What followed he did
not see, for it was still DARK. with
only the engine light to family guide
the murderers who made their way In
tc, the cab. sullivan says that to the
darkness he undoubtedly owes his
life, for as the men stood over him in
the cab they fired twice at him. One
shot blew powder into his faca, but
neither of the bullets struck him. Then
the murderers fired several other
shots. In the opinion Of the fireman,
those shots were directed out of the
window.
at a late hour this afternoon the
posse headed by Sheriff Webb, OF
Yellowstone county, Sheriff Fenner,
OF Powell county, and p. L. Mincher,
in charge OF the pack of bloodhounds
from the state ~penitentiary at Deer
Lodge, had trailed the murderers to a
point three miles north and east o!
Lewis spur, on the Northern Pacific
In the opinion Of the officers the trail
was leading to the Great Northern in
the vicinity of Woodville. The dogs
were of little use as the murderers hae
sprinkled pepper on their shoes auG
in the trail to destroy the scents
ruse we'll known to Grimm ais. TIT
officers found a pepper sack which had