Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-23
HELD
Up BY MASKED
ROBBERS
hluiSTERED MAIL SACKS
CARRIED OFF BY THIEVES
Believed Large Sum of Money
Rewarded Perpetrators of
Daring Job Few Miles West
of Omaha,
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| IBy Morning Journal special Leased Nirtl
Omaha, May 22-Four masked
bandits held up and robbed Union Pa
cific passenger train No >, the over
land Limited, a few miles west of the
city just before midnight tonight. and
secured number Of registered mail
pouches.
The exact number of sacks secured
is not known, hut they are believed
| to have contained q large sum The
robbers evidently got on the trnin at
some town west of here. The hold-up
occurred about five miles west Of the
city limits, In a deep cut, along the
recently constructed Lane cutoff
The robbers climbed over the tank
and forced the engineer to stop his
train and then proceeded to the mail
car. The clerks were forced to open
the door and hand out a number Of
pouches of registered mail.
once they ecured the bags the
robbers hurried away IN a southcrly
direction and permitted the train to
proceed. The passengers were not mo-
Tested, and as soon as the robbers left
the scene of the hold-up the train pro-
ceeded to this city
A big squad of police hurried to the
scene and quickly started in pursuit of
the bandits.
The train was detained but fifteen
minutes and left Omaha for Chicago
on time. The robbery occurred with
in a mile Of the city limits Two of
the robbers climbed into the engine
with drawn revolvers and forced tho
engineer to stop the train The engine
crew was ordered out Of the cab and
two of the robbers stood guard while
the ether two stk.a3 tlfl enEingcr
and fireman to the rear
There were eight clerks on the mail
car and they were forced to open the
door The chief clerk was singled out
and asked to point out the registered
mail This he did and the robbers
gathered up several pouches and the
leader then remarked,
This is all we can get into our
automobile" They left the scene
quickly walking down the track three
hundred feet and climbing out of the
cut
continuous fusillado Of shooting
was kept up during the robbery. evl
IDENTITY to intimidate the passengers
and crew A flagman who went to
the rear, narrowly ecaped being shot
Several passengers started to get out
of the vestibules, but the robbers or
dred them back into the cars.
The train was stopped only fifteen
minutes and made a fast run To the
xts la.
quickly notified
Within half an hour Special Agent
Canda of the Union Pacific and q big
squad Of police started for the scene
of the holdup in an automobile. Sher
If Bradley and a force Of deputies also
left for the scene Conductor wal |
lace, who was in charge of the train, |
believes tho robbers got on the tram
at Fremont. All four were well dressed |
and heavily masked
The registered pouches were all
destined to eastern points, the greater |
part OF it being for Chicago and New
York. Clerk Whitmore says the
pouchcs were among the less impor |
tant of the registered mail. The ron |
Der who entered the car asked for the !
bank" mail but whether there was
any great amount OF money IN t'' |
pouches is not known
The Onion Pacific officials at once
offered a reward of $4,000 each fo'
the capture of the robbers, and nlS !
force of deputies and detectives from
omaha ana South Omaha started IN |
search OF the outlaws. What direction |
they started when they left the tram |
is indefinite and whether or not they
had an automobile is not yet known |
II is believed, however. that they took |
advantage of the first opportunity 90 |
rifle the pouches and make their es
cape 10 a hiding place chosen in ad-
vance.