The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-11
SEAL HIM
IN BOX CAR
Posse Under Sheriff Carter
Hunt Crooks Who Visit
the County Seat
Today.

Crown Point, Ind, Aug. 11.-(SpeciaI)
The Erie station, about one-haIf ur4I.
north of town. was robbed last ex7rutn,.
ny three masked and heavily armed
men, who broke in the heavy glass
windows with the butt ends of their re-
voivers. fired two shots to fntfmidate
the operator, thrust the point Of two
revoivers into his face, while the third
entered the side door of the station.
grabbed the operator and at the point
of his revolver compelled him to walk
two went through his pockets.
LOCK HIM IN CAR.
After getting in the neighborhood Of
$40 from the operator. they cooIly
marched him down the track to where
an empty box car was standing and
compelled the operator to enter the
scars slammed the door to. and sealed
him in the car. where he was COM
PEELED to remain until the conductor
and fireman on train No. IA, heard his
cries, while they were switching a car
onto the siding, and released the Young
man early this morning.
GET SMALL BOOTY.
After locking up the operator the
robbers proceeded to rife the station
and succeeded in getting s1944. which
was part of the ticket receipts of the
previous day. Every crack and crevice
in the depot was explored and ran
sacked by the highwaymen, but at an
early hour this morning, the Erie Of
ficials gave out the information that
the s1s.47 would practically cover the
extent of their loss through the rob
berry. The robbers made a good get-a-
way. and no trace of their work was
left this morning, with the exception
of two blank cartridges, a badly
smashed window and the interior of
the station office loking as If cyclone
had struck it.
BDRE TELLS STORY
A c. Bore. an extra night operator
who has been transferred from one of
the eastern stations, to take one of the
night tricks here, graphically described
the hold-up to a TINES reporter this
morning. and his story is well sub
stantiated by the evidence of the rob-
berry around the station
According to Bore's statement. the
first intimation he had Of the robbery
was when, between 2:25 and 2:so
o'clock last evening when he was re-
ceiving a message, he heard a shot
fired, the bullet striking the casing of
the window in front of him. where If
was found lodged this morning.
CONFRONTED BY GUNS.
Immediately after the window of the
station was broken and two revolyers
stared the operator in the face with
the command 20 hold up his hands"
Gore, not having any firearms handy
saw the futility of resistance and the
third man entered and commanded him
TO walk out on the platform, where
he was searched and relieved of $40
He was then ordered to enter the hox
anu hccp quiet, MS lie being
threatened in the event of an out crv
from him
DETECTIVES ON CASE.
Bore's four hours experience in the
box car was anything but pleasant. and
he showed the part this morning. Erie
off1cials and the local officers aided bv
the county authorities, are busy work
ing on the case this morning. and
there are suspicious circumstances
connected with the affair, that NAV
bring startling disclosures in the nea
future The whole robbery was car
ried out with consummate daring and
showed the earInarks of a professional
and desperate hand, and the authori- !
ties do not think it the work of arv
local talent
determined effort is being made
today to apprehend the culprits. al |
though the operator could not give |
very definite description of their an