The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-24
TRAIN ROBBERS
LEFT NO TRAIL
Nav Be in Omaha or South
Omaha Dividing Up Spells
of Their Raid.
STORY OF THE CONDUCTOR
,AvTERN USED AS A TARGET BY
THE FOUR DEsPERAooEs.

o...rs Neb.. MAY Although the po-
.5.-srtment of this city and the sher-
.,, t,,s had large forces of men scour-
.-. ,ra country in the vicinity Of last
.-.7s+s b7rd-up on the Union Pacific rail-
thr-a miles west Of the city. little
-.ss has been made toward arresting
-. Others. Two empty mail pouches
-, from the train were found some
5.stsres from where the robbery occurred.
~, had been cut open and their con-
..,,s removed. the outlaws overlooking
f one uackage. The highwaymen
5-,Dns5 from sight so quickly that not
a. single person has been able 20 give
sIew ...,.,,..,. has n.on
notified and the sheriffs Of surrounding
+tonrties have been keeping a lookout
f9- strangers. The postoftice department
has also taken steps TO aid in the search.
Hiding in Omaha.
Tt Is Thought the robbers rode in an au-
tom0bile TO the scene Of the holdup. IL
has been learned that fire was burning
5r tHa hank near where the robbery Oc-
Cured and it is believed TO nave been
usad as "a signal by the robbers in order
mat they might know where 10 secrete
themselves. The police believe the OUT
Iarfad either in Omaha or South Omaha,
and devoted Sunday 10 dividing their loot.
T,beIr principal efforts therefore are be
me nut forth I'm the two cities, where the
robbers are believed TO be in hiding.
Surprise for the Conductor.
Conductor Wallace says he was more
surprised at the holiness Of the robbers
than anything else.
n got out of the sleeper at the rear OF
the train when J heard the shooting,
said Wallace. " and the robbers promptly
began using my lantern as target. 1
walked forward 10 the next car. when
one of the robbers yelled at me.
Get inside there before YOU get your
head shot Off Ii did not take me Ions
Dar<ies in Panic.
"T went forward inside the train, and
when ] 60, to the dining car, Just behind
the baggage car. the robbers had about
finished their job l found the colored
walters i'm panic. They were all up,
expecting 70 leave the train at Omaha
Two or three of the dining car men
had stuck their heads out and the rob
hers sent few bullets In their direction.
None Of the passengers knew what had
happened. because they were nearly all
asleep
chief Clerk Whitniore Of the mail car
said the pouches stolen were considered
one of them was "a foreign pouch Iour
we're destined for Chicago and the other
two to New York
Secret Service Men Arrive.
A number OF secret service men arrived
i1 Omaha from Kansas city tonight TO
7oin i'm the hunt Sheriff Bauman of Free
mont has notified the local police that
three men had hurriedly left a saloon
near the depot at that place just as the
Overland Limited was getting ready to
leave. and he believes they boarded the
train He has furnished a good descrlp-
ton Of the men and the local authorities
are hunting for strangers who fit their
None of the traiumen are able 10 de
scribe the men, as their masks and rain
coats covered them completely.
Took TO the Brush.
John P M8urer. representative Of
New York firm. had a thrilling expert
eHce and gave the sheriff an exciting five
minutes after the hOldup occurred Maui
Ier had not gone to his berth when the
train stopped. and hearing the shooting,
Ea got out on the rear platform to in
Yestigate. He surmised a hOldup was go
Hig on. and having a large sum of money
IN his possession. decided not to wait for
lar robbers 10 call on him. lie started
Cor the brush at once and crouched in Q
bunch of weeds. where he watched the
proceedings. After the train started he
heard the robbers make off but it was
several hours before he left his hiding
place. Just as he did so. he came in con-
tact with the sne-lffs automobile. THAI
y.ucal promptly told Msurer TO hold up
DIS hands or he would be shot. After eX-
plantations satisfactory 10 the sheriff were
made. Maurer was brought to the city.
lie Teri for tle east tonight.