The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
THREE MEN HOLD
UP DENVER TRAIN

Denver, Feb. 13.-That the hold-up
OF the Denver & Rio Grande passenger
train near Denver, early this morning,
was the work OF three instead of two
robbers and that the robbery of the
mail car gave them loot of possibly
$35. 900 arc indicated by the police and
railroad officials today. So far no
tangible clew TO the Identity or where
abouts Of the robbers has been found.
but 1t seems probable that the men
came to Denver and are now hiding
in this city.
Eighteen packages of registered
mail were secured. These included
five for Salt Lake, addressed to
Greeley, Colo. Georgetown. Colo;
Waco, Texas, Whitewrlght. Texas and
Denver: one from Pueblo to Denver,
one from Colorado Springs to Denver;
one from Taylor Wash. to Steamboat
Springs. Colo; one from Winfield.
Wash. to Sterling. Colo; one from
Leadyille To Denver and others from
Glenwood Springs and other Colorado
towns. One OF these packages Is sail
to have contained a large sum of
money, but until a thorough checking
up Of the missing packages Is possible.
the exact amount secured b. the rob
bers cannot be ascertained.
The robbery was remarkable for its
originality 1t took place within eight
miles Of Denver, within less than two
miles of Fort Logan, the United States
military reservation. and at spot
where habltatlons are plenty. Yet so
thorough was the work of the robbers
and SO well were their plans laid, that
they had fully an hour and half start
of the officers.
Search OF the vicinity of the hold-up
indicates that third man and possibly
fourth were engaged in the robbery;
that a rubber tired buggy was in
waiting for the actual hold-ups. and
that torpedoes and red signal fires
were used successfully In an attempt
TO stop the train before the automatic
revolyers of the two men on the train
succeeded in doing this. From the
manner in which the hold-up was ac-
complished. 1t is thought possible that
the robbers are the ones responsible
for the hold-up of the Denver &c Rio
Grande train last May. when express
Messenger Wright was killed.
Denver, Feb. 13.-While running
fifty miles an hour. Denver & Rio
Grande passenger train No. from tho
west was held up at BIS this morning
between Fort Logan and Denver by
two bandits who suddenly appeared
from the coal tender and compelled
the engineer and fireman TO stop tho
train The bandits took the two en-
glnamen from the cab and standing
about thirty-fve fee from the locomo-
tive, one OF thcm fred three times at
tho headlight hitting II twice. but not
cStinguish.aC il 'cbey then fred n
number of shots alonrside he coaches
10 intlmidatc the passengers and train
crew. The conductor appeared on
tine scene, asking what Inc matter
was aud one OF the bandits fired at
hlm three times before he could es-
cape. Fe was not hit
With ,hcir TWO prisoners. the two
tain robbers one ol whom Is describ.
ed as large and The other as small.
ther went lo ,he door of the mail
coach and compelled the fireman to
call out io thc mail clerks 10 open the
door There were two clcrks In the
ear and they we've lined up beside the
oneile-G Whuc one of The robbers fore
Ca the 6r.man TO nelp him put three
sacks o- rclgtered mail into one
large mail sacS Thls he threw ont OF
TIE car The robbers then marched
their priGoners couple OF blocks
ahead OF inc train, and then told them
to ret I'll he bandits made good
their escape in The direction OF For.
Losan, but II is believed they really
made their way TO Denver.
The train proceeded on to Santa Fe
junction, whore the news Of tho hold
up was telegraphed into Denver and
when tho train arrived here. the mail
clerks notified the postofDce depart.
ment
A half dozen secret service men at
once went TO the scene of the hold-up.
and Chief Armstrong sent an automo-
tile load of policemen TO assist in tho
search The surrounding country is
being secured and the United States
troops at Fort Logan may be asked