Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-02
WEST VERSUS EAST STONE KILLS BANDIT
New Workers Think Roosevelt Train Engineer Throws Mis-
Is Framing Contest. sIe with Fatal Ann.
WITH HIS EYES ON 1921 HE RECEIVES SHOT IN LEG
Speeches Can Two Men, One Wounded Riding
No Other Significance Blind Baggage Arrested
MR. TAFTs PLEASEs THEIR COMPLETELY SUSPECTED
n,gniAed Silence Winning on Passengers
in Stuck Heads Out OF windows
Saratoga Convention Identity Not Known.
Train Engineer Throws Mis-
siIe With Fatal Aim.,
HE RECEIVES SHOT IN LEG
Two Men, One Wounded, Riding
Blind Baggage, Arrested.
THEIR COMPLETELY SUSPECTED
Robber Fired on Passengers Who
Stuck Heads Out Of Windows.
Identity Not Known.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, September
I'm a desperate attempt to hold UP the
westbound Colorado Midland train No. 3,
four miles west of Divide, early this
morning. an unknown bandit was instant
ly killed by rock thrown by Engineer
Frank Stewart after the bandit had shot
the engineer In the leg.
Two men, found near the scene Of the
the hold-up. are held for investigation as
to their completely In the robbery.
One OF them was slightly wounded In
the head by a bullet.
Bandit Help Up Train Crew.
The highwayman crawled over the
tender as the train slowed up at a siding
to meet the eastbound train. AS he stop
ped the train Stewart turned to see his
fireman. Paul Bachman. standing with
his hands above his head. and heard the
robber say:
Put up your hands or I'll blow your
head on
The robber then forced both men to
leave the engine and marched them be-
fore him to the express car.
According to the story told by Stewart.
who was brought to q hospital here, the
robber ordered them to tell the express
messenger that they were In peril Of their
lives: that the train had been held up and
that the robber was determined to have
the money In the express car. Stewart
states that the robber fired several shots
at the heads of passengers who looked
out to see what was happening.
Bandit, Hit, Wounds Engineer.
when we got to the express car" said
Stewart, my fireman dashed under the
car and crawled to the other side. The
robber leaned under the car to shoot at
him.
when he took his eyes OF me I struck
him with all my strength with q rock
had picked up as jumped on the tender.
AS did so he whirled and shot At me, the
bullet striking mo in the leg.
Il guess my blow finished him. He
never moved after the rock hit him.
II must have tainted then. The next /
knew the conductor and express messen-
ger and q gronp OF excited passepGers
When the remsinder Of the train crew
heard the shots they seized weapons and
rushed to the head of the train. firing as
they came. y. ,..-
stewart was given immediate medical
attention by physicians who were on
board the train and was brought to Colo
RADIO Springs. His condition is not serious.
Shortly after the hold-up. Sheriff Won
Publ and q posse secured the country
near the scene of the attempted hold-up
and discovered two men hiding IN the
brush.
One Of them was dazed by a bullet
wound in the head. He n out on parole
from the state reformatory.
Riding Blind Baggage.
The pair claim they were riding the
blind baggage and were both on their
way to Grand Junction. They say the
wounded man was struck by a stray bull
let from the bandits gun.
They are held for investigation.
The dead robber wore . cloth mask and
gunny sack tied about his neck He
was armed with two revolvers. which had
evidently been unused for some time.
The engineer and fireman say he spoke
with q Swedish accent. There was moth
body was left at the scene Of the hold-up
until the arrival OF the coroner from
Cripple Greek.
There was no unusual shipment Of
money In the express car. but the bandit
told the fireman. as they marched along
the train, that he intended to rifle the
passengers as well as the Wells Fargo
box.
Two Men Seen Running.
1t is believed the desperate who was
killed had confederates secreted on the
train. Members Of the train crew and
passengers report having seen two men
run froin the scene Immediately after the
killing.
1t Is doubtful II the evidence will De
sufficient to hold the suspects captured.
The scene of the hold-up Is one OF the
widest in the Rocky mountains. The
country has few settlers and 1t offers an
easy escape tato tine hills.