The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-28
Whom They Believe to Be Union
Pacific Train Robbers.
EVERYTHING NEEDED
For Such a Job Found Hidden
Away.
Paraphernalia as CachedUnde
the River Bank.

Omaha. May 28.-Although It was not
possible to identify three men arrested
by the South Omaha police last night
as those who held up the overland umi<4
ted on the Union Pacific railroad near
the Omaha city limits last Saturday
night, Chief Briggs and the Omaha po-
lice believe they have the right men.
An inventory of the uaraphernalia cap
|tured gives evidence of the prepared
ness of the owners for any emergency.
Nearly 200 rounds of ammunition waA
found in addition to the three revol-
yers, handkerchiefs and hats. The
search1ght found is of approved pat-
tern and Is nearly new. The automatic
Colts reyolvers each had two loaded
magazines and were of expensive make
Gordon and Tortensen, two OF the
men captured, were brought to Omaha
and the latter pointed out to the police
the place he lived at 324 North Fifteenth
street. A search was made of his room
and two suitcases were found. One
of them belonged to Woods, the third
man of the trio. Mrs Jerome Seibert /
who runs the rooming house at thati
number, said Tortensen had been ac'
her place for some time but that Woodsf
came there last week. two or threet
days before the Union Pacific holdupi
occurred.
Woods wore a suit of clothes bear
ing the mark of PickerS Brothers, SIS 81
sixteenth street, Denver. Gordon wore (;
nat evidently year or two old.
manufactured by Rosenblatt & Co.,
Portland, Ore, lot 332,055.
The police had no opportunity dur
ing the night to communicate with
Union Pacific officials and make an at
tempt at identification. Chief Briggs,
however, believe he has secured the
right men and that he will soon be able
to unearth additional evidence. He is
sure that Gordon and Woods have a
room in Omaha which has not yet been
located and search is now being made
for it.
The police dragnet was put out for
the fourth man who made his escape.
This capture of the other three was
not made without considerable diff
Guilty. The first of the prisoners to see
the detectives shouted to his compar-
ions to Beat it; here comes the po-
lice. All four started to run with the
officers in pursuit. One was stopped
by detective near where he was dis
covered and the other two ran into the
arms of another officer. They were un-
armed but showed some disposition to
resist. The officer. however, forced
them at the point of a revolver to sur
render. The fourth man escaped to
the Missouri river bottoms.
The Omaha automobile patrol
hurried to the scene and brought
Gordon and Tortensen to this city
followed. Gordon fits well the de-
scription given by Union Pacific
trainmen of the younger of the four
who held up the Overland and
Woods, who gives evidence of being
the leader, has a manner of speech
similar to that described by En-
gineer Nickeljohn.
1.-THE elaborate equipment of this
gang is evidence sufficient to indicate
they are desperate men," declared
Chief Briggs. 81 have never seen a
better layout in my experience. There
can be no doubt these men have
pulled off some good jobs. and 1 be-
lieve further developments will show
that they are the men we are look
ing for
The discovery of the revolvers was
made by a pupil of Brown Park
school,. who was playing in the
vicinity. The cache where the stuff
was hidden was under a bank over
looking the Missouri river. He took
the revolver to his teacher, Mrs.
Nora Freeman, who notified the
policemen. Detectives kept watch
of the place. believing the owners
would return for the revolvers. The
place where the guns was found is
about three miles from the scene of
the holdup and is an admirable
place for planting Further search
will be made today in the hope of
finding the missing mail pouches.