The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-31
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west bound Pfttsburg and Northern
express on the Pennsylvania railroad
at Lewistown Narrows, eight miles
east of here at two O'Clock this morn
ing. robbed the express car of one
thousand dollars in gold and escaped
to the mountains. The robber was fore
ed to leave 5000 in bullion on the
mountain side where the fireman of
he train had been forced to carry it.
The passengers then appeared, armed
and ready to gite battle to the hold
up
The train consisted OF W. engines.
three express Ear and two sleepers.
A signal cap vas placed on the track
and brought the engine to a stop. The
engineers. john Tong IN Balzer
Benin, on alighting from the cabs
with ~revolvers who ordered them to
put their hands UP. Conductor Poff-
enberger came up and taking in the
situation started on a run for the rear
of the train. The robber fired five
shots at him. n taking effect in his
tA5hN anu a. ihAtA dCAS IL "a
press car opened and threatened TO
blow it up with dynamite if not obey
cd. The car was then opened and at
the direction of the robber the money
bags were carried to the side of the
track.
An investigation Shove six sticks
of dynamite between the tracks at the
point wher the cap exploded This
is accepted as evidence that it was
the intention OF the rohber to blow
mp the train.
Philadelphia. Aug. 81 Reports to
The Pennsylvania railroad Offices in
this city say that the express safe in
the car held up lei Lewistown con-
tanned $4,000 in money and bullion.
Realizing the need of assistance in
getting ava with the money, the rob
Der coolly called the fireman from
The train to help and still wearing his
mask gathered up the bags of money
and with the fireman in the lead, also
| carrying the bags of coin, started up
the mountain side. AT a point about
three hundred yards up the incline,
| the two men laid down their burdens
| and the fireman was ordered Jack to
| the train.
This is looked upon as n of the
most daring robberies ever attempted
in the eastern country and was sue
| cessfully accomplished. The robber
| apparently had everything his W
way. At this juncture, however, two
or three passengers, aroused by the
unusual stop. appeared on the scene
and their presence encouraged the
| trainmen to offer resistance. The rob.
Der opened fire hut the only damage
inflicted was to send a bullet through
the hand of the conductor. Poffenber
ger. one of the oldest and best known
trainnen in the service of the CON
pany.
The Aighwayman then grabbed the
money and fed up the mountain side
leaving practically all of his booty al
the spot where the fireman deposited
it.
pennies and it was first thought the
robber had one of these.
As soon as Jne officials were infor.
med of the robbery the conpany's de-
tective force was put to work. They
are being assisted by the Baltimore
x Ohio's detective force which went
TO the scene with a pack of blood,
hounds.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 31.-The train
which was held up near Lewistown
early this morning arrived at the un.
ion station here at 9:2O a.. m. Messen-
ger Harper made report to the local
/ officials of the Adams Express Co..
and with a number of detectives,
| started to the scene of the holdup.
From reports here the robber made
| three Of the crew stand in a corner
| of the express car while he blew open
/ the safe. 1t Is reported that he made
| the esseng and the guard in
| charge of the express cars go with
him to the car robbed.
1t Is reported that When the dyna-
mite the robber placed on the track
to stop the train. exploded, the head
| light. glass and windows of the en-
| CINE cab were broken and one rail
torn up.