New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
.DARING H0LD-UP MEN
rp,IN ROBBERS GET $S5, 900.
u,n Express ,srith automatic Re
.,,,crs Just Outside Of DenOer.

- fs-That the hobdup OF the Denver
peH' go Atlantic Express near Denver carry
ki0 I-r was the work OF three ins1eAo "l 'N'
tss IT, - that the ROBBERY Of the mali car gay
oeT ,oo+ OF possibly SsSeoe Is indic4'ei y M
shen -, of the police and railroad ofncia's To-
rvestlso - - tangible clew 10 the identity or
aiy 80 ~ the robbers has been found out u
-,banle that the men came 10 DelHNei anu
s sssIns hiding in this city
sre nov tsges OF registered mail were taken.
EEhes EEh',... packages is said TO have contained a
ore of - - r,o1ey- but until a thorough checking
k-Ee - ,-,iss5nz packages is possinie the exact
GO q s.1,red rv the robbers cannot ne ascer-
AMOUNT seouf'
ssnsd. -an,artable for its originality
ne r took place within esght miles OF
ana osTins. sT, t.. man Two miles ~ Fort Logan,
penTe' gates military reservation. and at a
tse -. bahitations are plentiful yet SO lhor-
tfol - .he work Of the robbers ana SO Wen "efe
oSs -. laid that they had FUZZY an hour anu q
ihs - Of the officers Search OF the ElOiiil'S -
hall ~ s.al s-7;cs+4s that 4 third man ano possiolY
ne nolo'f -. engaged in the robbery. that a rub
fourtn -. was in waiting for the actual hoio-
fer nIeu - that torpedoes and red signal hres
up - - upsuccessfully in an attempt 70 s'op 1ie
Sere I.to-e the automatic revolvers OF 'he t"0
yam -. engine tender succeeded IN oolils inns
Hs" ' - v,blch was several hours oenlhu uiile'
The "o' ~ :. sneed Of nearly forty miles an
vas IT, - s,as4alv Gum. the engineer, heard a
h'oI s,-;,s him Looking around he Iound the
VOC :, ., sutornat tic revolver poked into nus
Ta11 ss the fireman, also found one Witnln
i ,,,nas Of his cheek
tFo inci-s ~ cir and stop this train" came the
g. -Re quick about it. or We IL oio" out S0ul
e'ne Tbt. came from the robber attending 80
r'sN he was g heavy set man. with red
E tns = r-.sr5ng a red sweater the collar OF which
M ,1o5 m ever the lower part OF his race Inc
= -as brought to a sudden STOP within short
- ~ the little station, which was closed for
.hs night - ,, -
-, can commanded the red haired roober- Don
p - make trouble. If you do. this automatic
=, =. :. hTsineSs.' Gum and Lessig obeyed- Cow
". =. .bs +v-o robbers they were marched 70 the
-,sH car next to the engine
.ersu n the fellows in the mail car and tell them
:, e,4, the door and you tell them not 70 shoot.
- = se1in commanded The red haired man Gnnn
,s ca The mail car door vas opened. an instant
.,,.- The stiffness Of the night was broken by
.F,,ds ~ shots. fred by the robbers in ell direC-
.,ons n sny passengers had intended 70 come out
,s see things they did do so after the shooting
fsgan-
TonltsT and Taylor. the mail clerks. we're ordered
% t-en down They obeyed instantly. and were
IN with the engineer and fireman Taking ray
=, -,+t him, the red haired man entered the 1hal
- b,s companion. short stockily built IelioT'
,.-ins hlsck mask, staying outside TO guard the
other trainsnen
hc,ssionsllv he fred shot along the side of the
.. r-s.5. rhe mail car the red haired man was
,. Anosrrntiy he knew exactly where the reg
,,.srsa rnsH was kept and this he sought out He
.srafu1lv examined ever package took those he
zsnte5 znd threw them into sack. and then
ordering TAYLOR TO walk ahead Of him Jumped from
the
NOV then boys" said the red haired robber TO
the trainnnen. walk along ahead of US like nice
fellows
They die Sc After walking short distance up
he track The robbers commanded the trainmen 70
return As Gum and Lessig climbed on board the
engine the bandits in 'front.'. shot out the head
nght then disappeared running in the direction of
Fort Logan Gum made record TO the Union
sston. who're ne reported the robbery, and within
few miEutes officers in automobiles were hurried
&c the scene.
Fort Logan was also Informed, and posses started
cut from the army post Iittfeton and Petersburg.
Complete descriptions of the robbers furnished
ihe-a but trace of the robbers has Yet been
found