The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-31
Daring Highwayman Planned to Blow Up the
Passenger Train, But Part Of Ills Dyna=
mite Failed to Explode.

Lewistown. Pa. Aug. 31.-A lone
robber held up the Pittsburg & North
ern Express on the PENNSYLVANIA rail.
road at Lewistown NarrowS. one Of
the loneliest places on the line, at 2
o'clock this morning.
While there were thousands of dol.
lars in the express car, the robber is
believed to have obtained only $llO.
With this he escaped TO the noun
talns.
The railroad company is using
pack OF bloodhounds and the capture
OF the desperate Is believed to be al.
most certainty. The dogs are own.
ed by the Baltimore e Ohio railroad
and are kept for Just such an emerg-
ency.
The robber, who was masked and
possessed of remarkable coolnees,
cowed the railroad men completely.
the only show of resistance being
made by the conductor, Isaac r. Pof.
fenberger, who was shot through the
hand.
Lewistown. Pa, Aug 31.-Single
handed, daring robber stopped the
westbound Plttsburg &c Northern eX.
press on the Pennsylvania railroad at
Lewistown Narrows, eight miles east
OF here, at o'clock this morning. rob.
bed the express car of $1,000 in gold
and escaped 10 the mountains. The
robber was forced to leave $4,000 in
bullion on the mountain side, where
the fireman of the train had been
forced to carry Il, passengers having
appeared. armed and ready TO give
battle TO the holdup.
The train consisted of two engines
three express cars and two sleeperS,
a signal cap placed on the track
brought the train to standstill. Engi-
neers John Long and Balzer Beahm,
both OF Altoona, on alighting from
their cabs, were confronted by
masked man with two revolvers. who
ordered hands up,' Conductor l. r.
Poffenberger of Harrisburg came up
and. taking In the situation, started Ia
run for the rear of the train. The rob
Der fired five shots at him. one taking
effect in the right hand. He then or
dered the express car opened, threat
ening TO blow it up with dynamite If
not obeyed. The car was opened and.
at the direction oil the robber. the
money bags were carried to the
side of the tracks. 1t is thought about
81 900 was obtained. Severalof the
bags containing pennies were found
later near the scene OF the holdup.
Only one man was seen by the train
men. Later investigation disclosed
six sticks of dynamite between the
tracks at the point where the cap eX-
ploded. This is accepted as evidence
that 1t was the intention OF the robber
to blow up the train.
Pittsburg. Aug. 31-The officials OF
the Pennsylvania railroad here con-
fir mthe robbery of train No. SO. near
Lewistown. Pa. early today. The fol-
lowing statement was authorized
From reports at hand now, 1t APP
pears that the Tobber-there was only
one-did not get much money. In the
express car was more than $4,000 IN
bullion. as well as a large amount oil
Lincoln pennies. 1t Is understood the
hiehwayman was compelled 10 drop
the bullion in order TO escape.
THE train was known as the Pitts
burg G Northern express. 1t left
Philadelphia shortly after o'clock
last night, About 1.S0 o'clock this
morning, when near the Pittstown
Narrows. 1t was held up BY masked
highwayman.
"The train was halted by an eXplo-
sion of dynamite which slightly dam
aged the engine, Before it could be
realized Just what had happened the
robber, with a heavy revolver In each
hand. was In control of the situation,
In later statement the railroad OIL
hcials say:
when the dynamite placed on the
track by the highwayman exploded,
the headlight glass and windows OF
the engine cab were broken. One rail
was torn up also.
1T is impossible to say at this time
Just how much money the robber TOOK,
but one bag of pennies. and several
bars of gold. valued at S5,ooo nave
been found on his trail"
Pittsburg. Aug S1.-Train No. 80,
the Pittsburg and Northern Express
on the Pennsylvania railroad which
was held up near Lewistown early THIS
morning. arrived at the Union station
here at 9;20 a. M
Messenger Harper made a report TO
the local officials In charge oil the
Adams Express company at the Union
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