New-York tribune., 1909-05-29
BOYS FIND ROBBERS
WITH TEACHER, NAY GET
SIJ, 900 REW4RD.
Men Who Held Up Overland Linn
tied BeLeued Captured Booty
IN Sch0OihOuS, 4tfic

Omaha. May 2S.-Three small schoolboys yes
terday brought about the arrest in South Omaha
of three believed to be the robbers who last
Saturday held up the Overland Limited train
on the Union Pacific Railroad at the city limits
of Omaha. and woman school teacher to-day
discovered the looted mail pouches taken in
that robbery. To these three boys and the
teacher probably will go the $4,000 reward
offered by the Union Pacific Railroad if the
prisoners prove to be the men wanted.
The police made the arrests but to the sharp
eyes of schooIboys the credit Of discovering the
hidden tools of the robbers belongs, thus bring
ing about the arrest of the suspected men, and
TO the reasoning of Mrs. Nora Freeman the
teacher. detectives ascribe the finding of the
robbers loot IN the attic of the schooIhouse to-
day
When the sChoolboys Yesterday found revol-
vers, lights and other material used by robbers
hidden on the banks of the Missouri River, they
told Mrs. Freeman She advised the police and
detectives after a thirty hour vigil last night
arrested the three men now in custody.
Following the arrest near the schoolhouse.
scores of detectives to-day began to search for
further evidence. While they were busy in
vain Mrs Freeman noticed that ladder used
for reaching the attic of the school building
had been displaced She decided that the attic
had been used a lair. Lanterns were pro-
cured, and she sent two men into the attic
where they found eight registered mail sacks.
two raincoats n long topcOat and pair Of
overalls. The police then called.
An examination showed that every letter and
package had been torn open the contents Of
value removed and the letters put back in the
envelopes.
Postoffice inspectors and railroad officers are
convinced that IN the arrests brought about ~
the boys they have caught the train robbers
The chain OF evidence already obtained is said
by the police to be almost complete Chief
Briggs regrets that the fourth man escaped
There were only two officers 70 attempt four ar
rests. and their work made difficult. the
four men kept scattered while approaching he
point where the revolyers and other tools were
hidden.
The prisoners gave the names Of Woods. Cor
don and Torgensen. but these are probably fc-
tltious They are believed TO have come from
Denver. but tell conflicting stories.
search OF Torgensen's room I'm Omaha to
day disclosed photograph Of the three
der arrest and another man and a woman taken
a Denver
Torgensen and Woods were identified to-
night by MickelJohn. the engineer and Prawl
the fireman. the men who crawled over the
render OF ffefr locomotive. forced them 20 stop
the limited and robbed the mail car. Nickel
John was especially sure OF torEenSfn because
Of several reculiarities in his physical makeup.
He declared he was equally sure about Woods.
Several school children also identified all the
prisoners as men they had seen Brown
Park school Sunday and Monday.
The police believe that II they find Gordon's
room they will recover some Of the valuablos
taken from the mail pouches.
Postoffice inspectors regard last nights ar
rests as the most important made In years. and
have congratulated Chief Briggs OF the South
omaha police on his work in the case.
The capture of the three men was made with
considerable dltfcuIty Tlse first Of the prison
ers to see the detectives shouted to his COM
panions. Beat it. here comes the police
They started t. run with the officers in pur-
suit one was stopped by a detective near
where he was discovered. and the other two
ran into the arms OF another officer They were
unarmed. but showed some disposition To re
zist. The officers. however forced them at the
point OF revolver to surrender The fourth
man escaped to the Missouri River bottoms.