Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-04-15


hands"'
Conductor Subway disregarded the
order and leared upon the larger of the
bandits.
Hand-to-Hand Fight Follows.
\ hand-tO-hand tussle followed in
WI ch the railroad man was finally over
powered The tall man then reached
down under the steps and cut off the all
connection and the train came to Il stop
Sleeping Car Conductor S. +. Mills
was in the third sleeper when Porters
J. H. Matthews and William J. Johnson
dashed in saying the train was held up
and calling for revolvers. Conductor
Shumway was graphing with one of the
men in the sleeper Porter Johnson Sc
cured a revolver and fired twice, but the
men got away after returning the fire
No one on the train was hit.
S. B, Sabin, mail clerk, was thrown
forward when the train stopped after
the air was cut, and Engineer James
Hennetty saw the shadows of the men
going into the swaIhps. One was tall
the other medium height. but otherwise
there is no description of them as both
were heavily masked.
From Mansion, Wis, comes the re
port that the men took a gold watch and
a $3.50 diamond ring from Conductor
ShumWay. This report also says that
the robbers went through the day coach.
es and held up the passengers, obtaining
considerable cash. The report is not
confirmed.
Although the description obtained of
the robbers is indefinite, the police are
looking for tall, slim man and a shorter
man. The knowledge of train Construc-
ton showed by the bandits in cutting
off the air has led the police TO believe
that at least the taller of the two men
had formerly been a railroader.
IA CROSSE Wis 4 Dril S-NOt a
cent of money and no valuabIes were OBJ
tanned in the robbery of the Pioneer
Limited, according to an official state
ment made by Conductor A. P. Shum-
way here today. Until the conductor
reported. the widest rumors were in
circulation and even at the railway of
fees no assurance could be given that
q large amount of booty had not been
obtained The Pioneer Limited is a long
srain of a dozen coaches and sleepers
and is patronized by the best class of
travellers. so that the booty. had the
~ould have been heavy. That they failed
IS due to the nerve of Shumway, and a
negro porter, whose name has not been
reported.
Conductor Shumway authorized the
following statement:
when l entered one of the passen-
ger coaches as the train was speeding
a tall man in narrow passageway. I'm
mediately a gun was stuck into my face
and the command came: Hold up your
hands and don't be foolish | threw up
one hand and struck up the revolver and
struck out with the other hand, dropping
my lantern. My blow fell on the mans
face o. neck. At the time l thought
there was only one man, but as be
stumbled back | saw the CLEAN of a re-
volver over his shoulder. 1t was held
by a shorter man who stood behind the
other The first man had fallen back
wards through he door of the compart-
ment and the other went with him like
Il flash for he saw a negro porter com
ing up behind him. l think that black
man saved my life.
Only the sleeping car conductor in
the first car and the porter who was
with me responded to my cry for help
as l ran into the first car. Before we
reached the compartment again the men
had jumped off and made their escape
although several shots were fired after
them. Not a cent of money and no val
tables were obtained by the highway
men"