Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-18
A 100000 Job.

and never posed Il bad man." He made startling
record in the West
A 100000 Job.
One of the largest hauls in express car holdup
was that of a Lake Shore train near Kessler Ino'
The halt was obtained by swinging a red light upon
the tracks When the engine driver slowed down
he was shot through the shoulder by one Of the
twelve robbers who were grouped either side.
Tho passengers and train crew were held at OaV
by masked men with rifles while the express car
was blown open and the messenger disarmed. IL
was estimated that 100000 taken from the
safe Before entrance was gained however, the
messenger succeeded in hiding two strong boxes con-
tanning 100000 in gold coin under coffin and these
were overlooked. The robbers lacked the profess
sional touch and the affair laid to Hoosier
Youths who had boon reading penny dreadfuls
similar saving for express company was
made about the same time on the Hannloal anu
ST. Joseph Railroad, In Missouri. While the bandits
we're forcing an entrance the messenger kicked
package containing $4,000 under the stove ana II
was overlooked. The robbers took S4I.So from Ine
safe and satisfied.
Many are the unlauded heroes who have stood
bravey their duty in the defence of property IN ex
press cars Express messengers have repeatedly
taken the utmost risks in resisting holdups and many
of thcm have paid for their courage with tner 'es
The man who undertakes garrison a car In whlcn
hundreds Of thousands of dollars may be slowed
through vast stretches of country where train roDDers
have been operating displays no mean bravery 1t IS
Il fearsome thing to hear the pounding of revolver
butts upon the doors and command to open from
reckless who ready to Kill and armed WIN
dynamite. Yet single handed. messengers have stood
off the dercest attacks. Their employers 90 not ASK
of them that they give their lives, but 1t Is expected
that they will contest the attempt to the last nch
and they do it,
Mystery still surrounds the killing of an American
Express Company messenger in Dallas Texas, few
years ago. The train moving through the yards
and the messenger, Concannou was seen standing AT
the open door of his passed point six nun
dred yards from the platform. There was BRIEF de-
lay at a switch and the train drew into the station
Agents ran truck the side of the car, but Concan-
non did not appear They climbed inside to lind the
messenger stretched upon the floor fatally injured.
There were evidences of a struggle. His skull had
been crushed with an iron bar. The safe was not
locked and $4,000 missing from it. The whole
affair, murder and robbery, had been accomplished
within five minutes and no trace of the criminal or
the way he had entered and departed was ever dis
covered.
sengers of the country In the employ of the
Adams Express Company for twenty-five years. He
prevented robberies of times, was the means
of sending twenty-five bandits 20 the penitentiary
and killed two. He overpowered in one attack
and was tied a in the woods near Montgomery.
Ala. Five days passed before he was discovered.
When he was released his first remark was of salts
faction ut having shot one of his assaants.
At Cornth, Miss a messenger for the Southern ES-
press Company fatally shot through the open door
of his ear but continued TO fire his revolver while he
lay dying The robber took large sum of money frolo
the safe.
On the New York Central.
Near Little Falls, ON the New York Central, a
masked robber boarded the front platform OF the ex