Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-29
RAILWAY
HOLDUPSI IN OMAHA
Hen Suspected or Union Pacific
Robbery hay Be Northern
Pacific Bandits.

OMAHA, Neb., May 2S.-Fred
Torgensen ana w. D. Woods. under
arrest here. were Identified a. two
OF the men who robbed the Union
Pacific Overland Limited Saturday
night. Engineer Mike John and
Fireman Prowt identified them as thu
bandits who crawIed over the tender
Of their engine and ordered them 10
stop the train. A man living 10 the
vicinity OF the robbery identified the
suspects as the men he had seen ex.
aiming the ground in that district .
day or two before the holdap. James
Gordon Il also under arrest. Ens-
pected OF being implicated Ia the
robbery.
Great Northern Robbers.
During the last few hours facts
have been brought out that govern
ment olIcials connect Gordon, Woods
and Torgensen with the robbery Of
the Great Northern train near Hpo-
kane just one week before the same
men are accused OF rohblng tho
Union Pacific Overland train at tia
Lane cutoff.
The three men are being given the
third degree. and II Il believed BY
the OtIicers that they win make = fnIl
and complete confession OF both rob
berries within the next twelve hoara.
In connecting The three men with
the Great Northern robbery. the po-
lice and that daily for three days be-
fore the Union Pacific robbery they
visited an Omaha news stand and
purchased spokane daily papers. The
boy In charge Of the news stand pos
ltlyoly Identified the men IN Jail a.
the parties who made the purchases.
Had spokane Papers.
Al the place beside the Union Pa
cifc track where the signal flrs waa
started. and which induced Engineer
MikeIson 10 stop his train. parts OF
Spokane papers were found. the parts
gone having been burned away. This
10 taken as proof that the parties Who
bought the papers were the same
parties who burned them.
In the suit case OF Woods. taken
from bis room In Omaha and
searched BY the police today. q small
mirror, apparently new. was found.
On its back Il bore ) picture Of =
Spokane station when asked con
corning II Woods shuddered. then
lamEhingiy replied that be knew
nothing about II. saying that II Il
was IN his suit case Il must have
been placed there By some other
person.
Letters From spokane Woman.
IN the grip were also found letters.
evidently written BIZ some Of the dis
reputable wonicn Of Spokane. They
were Allied wilh exproAsloaa Of love
and hoped that be. Woods. Eoaid
soon return. the parties writing them
adding that u was lonely without
him. when these letters were shown
10 Woods by the police be attempted
q blun and became angry on account
Of the oficera having tampered With
his private property. Being told that
be could hos work this game. he
cooled down and assumed a meek
attitude.
lie said that A. one time be vas
In Spokane and Was mixed up With
woman. and that Il waa this one
who had written him In Omaha. Tie
stated that this occurred several
years ago. Notwithstanding the fact
that the letters all bear date sabse-
qaeni to May Is Of the present year.
No name Il attached 20 The Ultra. Au-
the writer using Your darling.- h
closing the mlasives Of lore.
Gordon. the youngest o. the trio.
ahows more signs Of breaking down
than are exhibited b. bis associates.
They are kept In separate cells and