Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-08
BANDITS ELL ENGINEER
northern Pacific Limitsd Held Up KssI
Butts, Mont, BY Masked Men.
ONE SUSPECT Is UNDER ARREST
william Powers Of sand Point, Ida
IL Captured by sberiR-s Posse
and Held for Invss-
ttEntton.


aged "a, who says he came here last week
from Sand Point Idaho. was arrested near
Woodvine by sherins posse this after
noon suspected OF being one Of the men
who this morning held up the North Coast
Limited on the Northern Pacific near
Weichs. He said he meant TO board train
AZ Woodvine and beat his way out Of the
country. He denied all knowledge Of the
murder and hoidup al Welchs. but ne was
sent 10 Butte by the sheriff
Engineer CLOVIS last heroic act in turn
ing on the air brakes probably saved hun
dreds Of lives The grade al WEIGH g.
which lie on the top Of the divide is very
steep and the curve is incessRnt Had both
men in the cab fallen before the brakes
were put on the express train undoubtedly
would have attained rate OF speed suf-
fcient 90 jump the track and plunge into
the canyon
sherfM was On the Train.
The North Coast Limited. eaEtbuund train
No - on the Northern Pacific railway. was
held up by two masked men near Weich'E
Spur q siding eighteen miles east Of Butte
al 2.15 this morning.
Engineer James Glow waE shot and killed
and Fireman James Sullivan was shot
through the arm. Without making an at
tempt 10 blow up the express car. as was
evidently intended. the robbers Jumped
from the engine and ran down the noun
tain side, disappearing In a Eulch several
I hundred ys-5s from the track. Sheriff
Henderson OF Butte was notified and with
a posse left on train for the Hcene Of
the holdup Sheriff Webb Of Yellowstone
county was on the train and with one Of
the train crew started on the trail OF the
holdup men five minutes nfter the shoot
ing. He truiled the men half a mile, and
after picking W their masks lost all track
Of the bandits.
On the tender Of the loooutive was found
a telescope grip fun OF giant powder, evl-
IDENTIFY intended for use in blowing up the
express car. The men boarded the train
presumably at the Butte transfer where
a locomotive for the Montana division WIS
attached. One mile west Of Welch the
men orawled over the tender and with
drawn guns commanded the engineer TO
I stop the train, which ne did Engineer
/ Glow, however, made q show Of resistance
and one OF the robbers fired. shooting him
through the body. killing him instantly.
I The other man shot at Sullivan, breaking
his arm.
Bandits Seen ny Tramp.
] When the train stopped Conductor Bert
I Culver and the train crew ran to the en-
gine where they found a colored man. who
/ related the circumstances of the holdup.
/ This man said that he had been stealing a
ride and that the men offered him q third
! OF the booty If he would assist them. He
/ said he had refused and had taken no part
! in the holdup. He sRys he can Identify the
robbers and the man is being held for this
purpose.
! The body OF Glow was taken TO White
/ hall, where an inquest win be held. Glow
/ lived al Livingston, where he leaves q
widow and son. He was 50 ysarr old and
had been IN the service Of the Northern
( Pacific eighteen years The Northern Pa
cifc is sending special trains from Deer
Lodge TO the scene carrying officers, ar
vel as seven bioodhounds from the psni-
I tentiury Sheriff Fenner Of Deer Lodge
county was Joined at wslch by men with
4 horses. At latest accounts the dogs had
struck the trail and were following A.
! The country where the huldup took place
is extremely rough, being six miles from
/ the summit Of the main range Of the Rocky
mountains. II is unsettled and the trail Is
not likely 10 be crossed by other men on
foot 20 that the bloodh0unds VIII have q
fair chance To track the men. OficerB be-
neve that the men are trying TO get back
I TO Butte. The party with bloodhounds was
! Joined at WEIGH by r. II. Goddard, chief
OF the Northern Pacific detectives at Ltv-
J ingst0n; Deputy Sheriff James Feon OF
/ GaIlRtin county and by James I-Htta Of
( Bozeman Kson and Latta are the meu
who tracked and captured Ike" Gravelle
who some time ago tried % force the
Northern Pacihe Railroad company 10 pay
him y5DOOO blRckmRn
A reward viii be offered by the railroad
/ company for the capture OF the men.