The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-05-28
The BANDITS VANISH
AFTER TRAIN ROBBERY
Police Say They Must Have Used
An Auto.
A ROlDuP ON THE UNION PACIFIC.
Empty Mail Pouches Are Found, But
There is Yet No Clue To The Rob-
bers-$5, 900 Apiece Is Offered BY
The Railroads For Each Man Cap-
tnred-The Holdup Occurred Only
Half A Mile Out OF Omaha-Pas-
sengers Not Harmed.

Omaha, Neb. Especially Although
the police and the sheriff have had
large forces of men securing the
country around the scene of the hold
up of Union Pacific passenger train
near Omaha. when seven sacks of
mail were secured, little progress has
been made toward tracing the rob-
bers.
Two empty mail pouches we're
found near Forty-third and Jackson
Streets, which lead the police to be-
lieve that the robbers came towards
Omaha. All four of the men wore
long raincoats and were masked.
The police believe they had either
an automobile or fast horse. The
fact that only two of the rified
pouches have been found indicates
that they were in no hurry to divide
their loot.
The train robbed was No. 2, east
bound, known as the Overland Limi-
ted. and the hold-up occurred just
before midnight. The train was de-
tanned but fifteen minutes and left
Omaha for Chicago on time.
The robbery took place within a
mile of the city limits. Two of the
robbers, who had evidently gotten
on at town farther west, climbed
on the engine with drawn revolvers
and forced the engineer to stop the
train. The crew was ordered out
of the cab, and two of the robbers
stood guard while the other two es-
corted the engineer and fireman to
the rear. The quartet were appar-
emily well acquainted with the
ground, as they forced the train to
stop in deep cut.
There were eight clerks in the mail
car and they were forced to open the
door. The chief clerk was singled
out and asked to point out the reg
robbers gathered up seven pouches
This is all we can get into our
automobile
They left the scene quickly, walk
ing down the track 800 feet and
clambering out of the cut.
A continuous fusilade was kept up,
evidently to intimidate passengers
and crew. A flagman who went to
the rear narrowly escaped being shot.
Several passengers who had not re-
tired started to get out of the vesti-
bules, but in no uncertain tones the
robbers ordered them back into the
cars.
The registered pouches were all
destined to Eastern points, the great
err part for Chicago and New York.
Clerk Whitmore says that the pouch
es were among the less important
of the registered mail. The robber
who entered the car asked for the
bank mall. but whether there was
any great amount of money in the
pouches is not known.
The Union Pacific officials at once
offered a reward of $4,000 each for
the capture of the robbers and a
big force of police and deputies from
Omaha and South Omaha started in
search of them.
The automobile theory is strength
ened by the discovery of greasy
glove where the two empty mail
pouches were found. The police be-
lieve it belonged to chauffeur.
A signal fire was burning near
where the robbery occurred, evident
ly as a signal for the robbers on
the train to execute their designs.
The spot where the hold-up occurred
is only two blocks from where Eddie
Cudahy was kept a prisoner after
being kidnapped several years ago.
Conductor Wallace said that he
never thought of train robbery at
such point when the train stopped.