Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-03
TRAIN ROBBERS
F|DUNDIN OMAHA
USED SCHOOL BUILDING ATTIC
Registered Packages and Mall Pouches
Found But Valuables Are
Gone-one Man
Escaped.

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Omaha, May 29.-Deyelopments Il
the running down Of the men who las
Sunday night held up and robbed tn
Overland limited train on the Uniol
Pacific railroad near the Omaha cit!
limits had their climax in the die
cOvery in the attic Of Brown Parl
school In South Omaha Of six large
and two small registered mail pouches
the contents Of which had been rided.
Following the arrest In the vicinity
Of the school house Of three suspects
as they were approaching point
where they had hidden revolvers and
other material, 100 secret service
men, private and city detectives early
In the day began to search the locality
for further evidence. The principal
and teachers Of Brown Park school
were thrown into a small panic when
they learned what had occurred dur
ing the night and an open basement
window which had been discovered
Monday morning formed the basis Of
an investigation.
Mrs. Nora Freeman, one of the
teachers noticed that a ladder used
for reaching the attic of the building
and which is usually suspended from
the ceiling by rope, had been dis.
placed and the janitors were called.
Lanterns were produced and two men
crawled into the attic. They were
astounded to find eight registered mail
sacks, two rain coats, long top coat
and a pair of overalls. The post Of
fee authorities were notified and
made a hurry trip to the school build.
ing.
An examination of the contents OF
the packages showed that every let.
ter and package had been torn open
and the contents of value removed.
In each case the letters were stuck |
back into envelopes, the robbers hay.
ing satisfied themselves with remov.
ing money and other valuables. There
were several jewelry packages the con,
tents Of which had been taken by the
robbers. ...
There is every indication that the
robbers took the mail pouches to the
retreat near the school Saturday
night and removed them to the school
house attic Sunday night. They
secured entrance through the base.
ment window, went up the stairway
10 the main corridor and into the at.
Tic by means of the ladder. They
we're secure from detection In the at.
lie which is dark, and were able to
examine the contents Of the pouches
It their leisure.
The post office authorities and rail-
Dad officials are fully convinced that
n the arrest Of Woods, Gordon and
they have secured the right
men. The chain of evidence already
occurred is, In the minds of the police,
Iufiicient to convict the men, and
thief Briggs believes he will be able
o secure q confession from one Of the
rio.
no. ctaly vagret Ia that the fourth ;
nan should have made hiss escape.
here were but two officers to attempt
our arrests and their work was made
iiicult since the men kept scattered
ut instead Of going in body to the
Olnt where the revolvers and other
were hidden.
Search of Torgensen's room on
fifteenth street furnished some valua.
10 information. A photograph Of the
hree men under arrest and another
IAN and woman taken at q Denver
photograph gallery, furnished the Ilrst
uthentIc information OF where the
len came from. The photograph was
lken on . post card and showed the
roup Of ave persons sitting behind
false automobile front. Woods be-
lg in the position Of the chauffeur.
he head lights of the car showed
he number 1918 and the picture was =
lads at 1913 Curtis street Denver, Y
ol. !
Fred Tortensen and W. D. Woods 2
Iere identified by Engineer Nickel. y
Dhn and Fireman Prawl as the men r
Tho crAwlsd over the tender Of their v
ngine last Saturday night and forced
hem to stop the Union Pacific over. q
Ind limited. The enginemen arrived 2
! the city and were at once given an q
"a lool, the .u.n.ot. go .