The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-02
ENGINEER FO|lS
BOLD bAND|TTl
Kills Train Robber In Fierce
Struggle, After Being
Wounded
PASSENGERS ROUT
BAND WITH SHOTS
Trio of Western Highwaymen
Frustrated in Plan to Rob Ex-
press Car BY Bravery of
Throttle Man.

| COLORADO SPRINGS, COL,
| September 2,--The body of a train
roober slain by Engineer Frank Stew
/ art, of Colorado Midland passenger
/ train Ne. 3, in an attempt to hold up
that train at midnight, was taken to
Leadvflle early to-day. Simultaneous
| ly posses were sent out from Fiorris-
SAINT and Divide to search the hills for
two companions of the bandit who
| fell when Stewart shot him down,
/ after a desperate duel. Engineer
! Ste waFt was shot in the Log and Is In
a serious condition from loss OF blood.
! The bandits failed to get any booty.
The attempted robbery occurred
! four miles east of Divide at midnight.
Eyes on Express Car.
Evidently 1t was the intention to
rob the express car. which carried a
special consignment or several thous~
and dollars. The train was tagged
by one of the bandits. who pointed
to d huge boulder upon the track
| simultaneously second robber climb
ed over the tender and ieveIled two
| guns at the engine crew. He ordered
Stewart and the fireman. Paul Bach
! man, to stop the train and get down.
| They did so and the three bandits
| marched them back to the express
car
While two of the bandits started
along the sdes of the train to prevent
interference the third ordered Stewart
ITO call upon the express messenger
TO open his car. AS Stewart complied.
| Bachman lodged under the car as If
to escape. throwing the bandit of
| his guard.
Stewart seized a rock and struck
the bandit q stunning blow in the face.
He then seized the robbers revolver
and began beating him until he was
certain Of his death. Stewart is sure
the man was killed by his first blow
with the rock.
dts fred at htTns wounding him In the
| leg.
Start Fucillade.
The passengers and the rest of the
train crew were aroused and started a
fuciilade. accidently wounding an I'M
known tramp who was stealing a ride
Despite hts wound. Stewart was car
ried back to his cab and ran his train
four miles. until he met No. 2, on
which he was brought TO Colorado
| Springs.
Stewart was semi-conscoius when
| he arrived here. Sc was able to de-
scribe the !hold-up wildly He says
| the man he shot was evidently a
| Swede as he spoke in q broken tom
que. The men looked like laborers
All three wore crude DISCUSSES con-
sisting Of gunny sacks wound around
the head and over the shoulders so
as to obscure the lower part of the
face.
Discussing the hold-up. Stewart
/ said:
'My first intimation that something
| was wrong was when. from the back
of my cab, saw my fireman holding
| his hands up and the stranger bend
! ing over him from the tender, and two
guns Ieveied at US.
Stop this train quick he called to
me. or I'll blow your head Off
u drove forward a little until the
| express car stood over a bridge, and
| the difficulty we had walking up the
| bank. with the time II took. I think
| had something TO do with my saving
| my life.
The fact that my fireman crouched
| In a STOPPING posture. as he had to In
getting to the car. gave the hold-up his
cut TO shoot at him. and had time to
| grab the rock which did the work.
| believe the hoid-up was dead even be-
| fore struck him with one of his ow-
guns, as the blow from the rock caught
| him on the head and he fell backward"