The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-17
Express Car Rifed and Es-
cape Made on Detach-
ed Engine.
YACHT IN WAITING
TAKES MEN TO SEA
Overland Express, on Southern
Pacific, Victim of Three
Bandits.

BENECIA. Cal, April 17.-Three
masked men held up Overland train
No. 10 on the Southern Pacific, be
tween Benecia and Goodyear early this
morning. robbed the express car and
every passenger on the train OF ten
coaches. detached the engine, made their
escape on Il 10 Sprigg- where they left
the engine and made their way aboard
a steam launch, escaping in the dark
ness on Suison bay
The robbed train was left stalled on
the track near Goodyear, while the pas
sengers. many Of whom had beeI, held
up while they lay in their berths,
dressed themselves and made their way
70 this city and Goodyear
The hold Up Of the train was one Of
the most successful in all the annals OF
train robbery. II was only By their
quiet acquiescence TO the demands CT
the robbers that some OF the passen-
gers and the train crew escaped Hith
their lives All three men were heavily
armed and threatened TO XIII The first
man or woman on the train who offered
resistance
Posses Search Land and Water
As soon as. the first news Of the holdup
reached Benecia. which was within nj
teen minutes after IL mad been carried
out. telegraph orders were sent Up and
down the line Within half an hour half
q dozen armed posses were III pursuit VI
The daring hiEhWay-men-
The posses were divided IN automo-
bfIes and launches The automobiles
we're sent skirting around Sulson Bay
while the launches with searchiishts
secured lsJe bay i-sel--
From the manner III which the holdup
was carried out there Is no doubt that
i had been carefully planned
The Overland was travelling fast on its
v-az 10 Penecia- when IL was haEEed
with a farinE light in the middle Of
the track As soon as Il came 10 a
standstIl one Of the masked men leaped
onto the cab and covered the engineer
and fireman with a revolver. telling
them he would shoot If they made
a move
All Passengers Robbed
Before any one on the train had real
lied what was happening, the other two
men made their way aboard the frst
coach the door OF which had been
opened by conductor Backing the
conductor into the smoking room Of the
car and ordering him 20 keep quiet, the
men made their way through the car
With the utmost CooiueSs they held up
in turn each Of the droUsy passengers
in the CT Then going out the back
door they locked IL behind them. making
the passengers prisoners in The car
This same procedure was carried out
on every passenger coach on The train
in the PuIlmans many If the passen-
gers we're asleep iu their herJhs oblIv-
.ous OF the hCldup- They were shaken
awake by the masked iutTUdeTS- VINO
paid no attention 10 sex or a-e end
ordered everyone to turn over va.Tat les
and maIc no outCrE- Before the rob
berS had got through two or three cars
the screams OF DauICStTfcEeu women re
sounded through the train
No Chance to Resist.
So quickly and thoroughly did the mer
carry out their work that they had ac-
conplished their purpose and left the
train before anyone had a chance TO Of
fer assistance As soon as they had
completed the robbery Of the passengers
the men broke their way into the nail
and baggage cars and riGed them.
This done. tn two who had been en-
gagged in the active part Of the hoIdup
ran 20 the front part Of the train where
the third man was sui standing guard
ing Engineer Marsh and Fireman Tasr
They then drove the engineer and FIRE
man from the cab. UncOupIcd the en-
CINE and ran Il al full speed in the ,7f-
reCtiOn OF Spr1EE. stopping near q hunt
ing lodge at the edge Of the bay.
furnished the final means OF escape on
the bav