The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-05-21
ROBBERS STEAL
HALF OF Train
Uncouple Engine and Mail
Car From Coaches.
Looting Done Reverse Throttle
and Escape---Passengers
Injured

Spokane, Wash, May 16.-In the
holdup of the Great Northern passen-
ger train No. between Colbert and
Mead, shortly before midnight last
night, twelve persons were injured
when the engine and mail car, set
running wild down the track by
the bandits after they had rifled the
mails, oollided with the remaanang
cars of the train. The bandits de-
tached the engine and mail cur from
the train ran them down the tracka
considerable distance, and then after
the registered mail had been opened
they sent the engine back to collide
with the cars standing On the truck.
The conductor saw the wild cars
coming down the trock at rate Of
twenty-five miles an hour when bhey
were 4 short distance avuy, and be
and one Of the trainmen placed tie
on the track IN an effort to stop their
wild flight The engine and car were
party stopped by this means, but
plunged into the coaches. There was
q loud crash and the passengers wsre
Thrown from their seats, most OF the
injdried being hurt by glass from the
broken windows.
When the train reached Colbert
some switching had to be done. While
the engine Grew was busy Of this work
two men suddenly appeared on the
engine cab aud thrustiag a revolver
against the body of WtU,iam Miller. the
engineer, ordered him to 90 as COM
handed. The engineer AID John HulI,
the fireman, obeyed. The CIR was cou-
pied on to TIE train and pulled out. Az
ter the engineer WIS ordered to stop
and he aad his fireman were forced to
leave the cab.
Two OF the robbers then went to
TIE door of the mail ca and order
ed it opened. Their command WIS
obeyed by Benjamin. F. Stumps. The
mail clerk. Meanwhile the ether ban
dts we've with the engineer and fire
man, who were unroupl.ng the mail
car ard the locomotive Soon after
the train stopped the conductor, c. L.
Robertson, jumped from the car but
was driven back by a dozen revolver
shots. Hastily climbing into the cab
TIE outlaws sent the engine hur-yiug
down TIE track-how far is not knowa.
AS scol as the conductor was aware
that there was a holdup lie ordered
brakeman 10 the rear Of the train
to prevent a collision and had am
other brakeman cut in the telegraph
wire to send word to Spokane. A third
member Of tie train crew WIS hurried
to the station with the news.
About . half hour after the engine
and mail car had disappeared they
We're seen coming down the track and
hurried preparations We're made to
ditch the ruraways. but without COM
plete success.
Two special trainlcads of deputies
We're hurried from Spokane when the
wond of the holdup was recs;ved.
Doctors also were taken out on the
train TO care for the injuriel, OMef
Ryan, of Hfllyad, went out with n
posse and surrounded all the rondrs
leading toward Spokane, No trace of
the robbers was found ssd .g.7,,, 3,
e. II -is reported, that the badits OBJ {
tainasaa- large sum OF money from che,
registered nsaiLthe amount being pSsc-a
ed at, $40, 900. The txs bandSts -SSrho T.
Climbed, into the Gahrars dsscnibed AIS
follows: One more than six feet tail,
weighing 1870 pounds, fade wrinldled,
about IS ysars. Old OF Older, evidently /
an experienced engineer; the ottep
man about five feet nane inches uada g
and Weighing about 10 pounds.
AS ,they entered the cab ctfhe tall
man said 30 the engineer: -"You have
heari of US before" Indicating that
they had been involved In other sim q
tlar train hnldups In THE viuirrty of
Spokane Within the last few months.
II. n, Wilscnpsud wtife. OF spolcane,r
were seriously injured He suffered.
fracture Of two rtbs. AIRS. wsasou is
badly. bruised. s.aN .s. ~ ~