The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-01
av Annotated Press.

Lewiston, Pa, Aug. 31-A lone
highwayman, believed to have been a
foreigner, held up the Pittsburg and
Northern Express on the Pennsyl-
Vania railroad at Lewiston NarrOWs,
one of the lonesomest places on the
line. at 2 o'clock this morning, intim-
Idated the train crew and robbed the
express car in a daring manner.
While there were thousands Of dol
lars In the express car, the robber Is
believed to have secured only $1,000.
With this he made good his escape,
and is believed to be hiding in tina
mountain Businesses and safe for the
present. The railroad company put
pack of bloodhOunds from Chilli
rothe, Ohio, on his trail and the cap
ture of the desperate is believed TO
be almost a certainty. The dogs are
owned by the Baltimore and Ohio and
are kept for just such an emergency.
REMARKABLY COOL
The highWayman, who was masked
and possessed of remarkable GOODNESS,
cowed the railroaders completely, the
only show of resistance being made
by the conductor, Isaac r. POffen-
berger. one of the oldest men in act
i've service of the company. When
Poffenberger attempted to assist the
engineer, the highwayman sEot him
through the hand and fired more shots
at him as he fed into the darkness.
The surrounding country Is aroused
over the occurrence, and the railroad
company is making extraordinary Ell
forts to capture the desperado.
4 The robber placed an obstruction
kgh the track and the engineer sighted
Ii in time to save his train
FIRED UPON CONDUCTOR.
IL 80 Wrought Com
ductor Poffenberger forward. One OF
the masked men opened fire upon
him and shot him through the hand.
One report says that only one OF the
robbers was visible, but that others
could be seen skulking IN the bushes.
The safe was taken from the car by
the men. but it was too heavy and
unwieIdIy for them to handle and they
did not succeed in opening It.
The train held up was No. 80. 1t
left philadelphia at S:Oz O'Clock last
night and Harrisburg at midnight.
The train consisted of two en-
gines, three express cars and two
sleepers. The signal cap placed on
the track brought the train to stop.
Engineers John Long and Balzer
Beahm, both of Altoona, on alighting
firm their cabs were confronted by
q masked man with two rcVOlVers Who
ordered hands up.
Conductor l. r. Poffenberger, or
Harrisburg came up and taking in the
situation started to run for the rear
of the train The rObber fired five
shots at him, one taking effect in the
right hand. He then ordered the eX-
press car opened, threatening to blow
\ ND with dynamite if not obeyed.
THE CAR OPENED.
The car was opened and at the di-
rection of the robber the money bags
we're carried to the side of the tracks.
When as much money was stacked up
as one man could carry the trainmen
were ordered back to their positions
and the train moved off. 1t is thought
about 81 900 was obtained Several
nf the bags contained pennies, whicA
were found this morning near the
scene of the hold-up.
Only one man was seen by the
trainmen. Later investigation dis
rIosed six sticks of dynamite between
the tracks at the point where the cap
exploded. This is accepted as evil
dence that it was the intention OF the
sObber to blow up the train
NO TRACE or MAN.
Late tonight no trace could be
found of the bold robber who held up
and robbed the Pennsylvania express