The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-25
No Trace Of Men Who Held
Up
THE LIMITED IN NEBRASKA
$4,000 Reward Is 0ffered--Booty That
the -Four Bandits Took Is Esti-
mated al $500, ooo--wide Sec
ton Is Being Searched.

Omaha, May 25.-Tha $4,000 reward
offered By the Union Pacific railway
company for the detection Of the men
who held up the Overland Limited has
stirred the whole eastern part Of the
state. Secret service men apparently
think the robbers are in or near this
city and are old hands in the business.
The government has not made known
the extent Of the loss. Seven heavy
registered pouches were taken away.
The pouches are supposed to have con.
tanned large amount Of currency. Four
Of the pouches came from the Pacific
coast and three were made up east Of
Cheyenne, Wye. OF these seven pouches
one was consigned 10 Chicago, two to
Chicago terminals, two to Washington
and two to New York. Postal officers
say that they could not have contained
less than Sl50yO00.
The hunt for the robbers is being
actively participated in by practically
all the city detectives. as well as the
railroad officers. Secret service men are
ont with the sheril's and deputies Of
the surrounding counties The fugitives
must be lying pretty low, wherever they
are. for any move would mean capture,
with almost every foot of territory in
this part Of the country covered, not
only In Nebraska, but IN northern Kansas
and western Iowa
The Overland Limited runs between
Chicago and San Francisco. Early on
Sunday morning ii was held up after
entering the city limits. As il reached
a bonfire burning beside the track the
door Of the mail ear was forced in and
four masked men entered There were
eight clerks in the mail car. The chief
clerk was told 70 show them the reg
istered mail and complied
The train had come to q stop and
many persons aboard it started 60 find
ont what the matter was Conductor
Wallace was in the rear sleeping car
when he heard shots. As be started
ahead, swinging his lantern, more shots
followed and be- heard some Of the bul-
lets Whistling around him. lie concluded
they were attracted by the light and
jumped on the train again.
The face Of one Of the robbers was
seen by NJ. G. Rush, one Of the mail
clerks When the robbers were getting
out of the mail ear, one of them acct
dentaliy struck his mask and brushed it
nearly Off Rush described him as young
and boyish looking, smooth shaven and
full faced. Rush believes he could iden.
tify him il he ever saw him again.
One New York man on the train, who
had big roll with him, had an exciting
experience This was John p Maurer
He thought OF a hold.up the minute
the train stopped and when he heard |
shooting he jumped Of the train and |
hid in the bushes near the road He
couldn't see the robbers leaving the train
and as he was not disposed TO return |
70 il he let il start up and puff away
without him. Several hours later, when |
be ventured out Of his lair, he was over
taken by an automobile. and man ia
it, drawing q bead on him, told him 70 |
throw up his hands This man was only |
the sheriff, however, and gave him lift
into town.
It was established that the robbers /
we're met ct the point Of the holdup by /
q confederate with wagon, in which /
they drove of with the pouches. Several
persons saw The wagon. driving along at i
4 furious rate. Before going far the
robbers opened at least two Of the
pouches, for one Of them, slit from top
to bottom, and piece Of another were
found near the tracks
Notices Of the robbery and Of the offer
Of the reward $1,000 for the apprehen.
sion, dead or alive. Of each Of the rob
bers, have been sent ont by the Union
Pacific railroad to every town in Me-
braska There Is little to 20 on besides
the description OF one robber given by
the mail clerk, but many persons are
under surveillance, though no arrests
have been made.
The last stop the train made ont of
Amaha was Fremont, and It was sng.
gested that the robbers were four men
who were seen To leave saloon there