The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-12

OGDEN; Utah, June z7-The three :
bandits who held up ana robbed the
Oregon Short Line passenger train
within the city limits of Ogden this
morning are still at large, with posses
headed by the sheriffs of three coun
ties and the special officers of all the
Hartman lines following what is be-
lieved to be their trial. All the infor-
nation is that the bandits are headed
toward Nevada, along the lines of the
Southern Pacific west of Ogden. All
roads, rails and the railroads tracks
are guarded by members OF the pos
SEES.
Railroad telegraphers at the sta
tons along the line of the Southern
Pacific and the Oregon Short Line
Railroad have been instructed to keep
close watch for the robbers and ad
wise division officials at this point if
they are seen.
The officials of the American Ex-
press Company announced today that
the robbers secured less than $500.
The express officials are of the opinion
that the robbers had intended to hold
up the first section, which carried
many valuable packages.
Escape in Buggy
The robbers drove to the scene OF
| the holdup in a rubber-tlred vehicle,
with which they made their escape to
the west A farmer IN a field near
Statewide, fifteen miles west of Og-
den, saw the three men driving fur
| iously toward the cutoff of the South
ern Pacific Company across Great Salt
Lake at 4 O'Clock this morning. The
officials are following this clew at pre-
sent.
The second section of train No. l.,
north bound, left ogden at 80 o'clock
this morning, and at Second street, in
the northern part of the city, was held
up by three masked men. All of the
passengers in the train were relieved
of their valuables and the express
messenger was compelled to deliver
over the contents of his safe.
The robbers stopped the train by
placing railroad torpedoes on the
track. When the engineer brought
the train to stop, the head brake
man went forward to ascertain the
cause Of the delay and was struck up
on the head with a revolver by one OF
the robbers. He was then taken at
the point of a gun to the express car
and compelled to call to the messen.
ger to open the door. AS soon as
the door was opened one of the ban
dts crawled in and commanded the
messenger to open the safe.
After rifing the safe the robbers
turned their attention 20 the coaches
AS they started for the coaches the
rear BRAKEMAN, NJ. r. Franklin, was
met as he was on MS way forward
The bandits commanded him to halt
but he continued and two shots were
fired at him.
With daring equal to any robbery
ever pulled off by the famous Jesse
James gang, the train robbers went
through each coach with a delibera
ton and calmness that showed they
3 were not novices at the game.
After one of the men had 'struC-
Brakeman Franklin to the ground, he
rolled into a ditch, where he feigneC
Inconsistencies. After seeing thai
he was not watched he jumped up ant
ran three blocks to the home of De
putty Sheriff John Hutchins and in
formed him of the robbery. The de
putty hurried to the scene, arrivin'
there just as the train pulled out fol
the north.
J Conductor II. l.. Williams was On,
of the first to leave the train. HI
was covered by one of the robbers ant
= ordered back into the coach While