The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-19
ANOTHER NAN HELD
UP And BEATEN
FREIGHT TRAIN ROBBERS STRIP
TOM DALEY OF CASH AND
THEN vIcIoUsLY
BEAT HIM.

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 1s.--Robbed
and viciously beaten over the head
with the butt end of a heavy revolver,
Tom Daley of Porter. Mimi, on his
way home from Devils Lake on a
Great Northern freight train, proved to
be the second victim of a holdup of
THAT nature occurring in this vicinity
within q period of less than two
weeks. Fortunately, however. Daley
was not thrown from the moving train,
as was the fate of his predecessor,
Frank Fallon. who is now suffering
from the effects OF his adventure at
st. MichaePs hospital in this city
Neither was he rendered stupid by the
treatment he received and therefore
escaped falling from an open doorway
OF the box car. However, his head was
stitches to close the wound upon his
arrival in this city.
Victim Tells of HoIdup.
At the police station the victim told
of the circumstances surrounding the
holdup, and 1t is possible that his testi-
mony will serve as a clew to the iden-
tity OF the men who committed the
crime, and possibly the men who were
responsible for the treatment to which
young Fallon was subjected a little
over a week ago.
Daley had been employed for some
time in the vicinity Of Devils Lake
and Wednesday night caught an east
bound freight train with the intention
of going home. At Larimore two other
men climbed into the car, and APP
peared to have no other object in view
than stealing ride until the train
reached point just west Of the Great
Northern junction, two miles west of
Grand Forks. AS the freight slowed
down the men came forward, thrust
dark lantern and revolver into
Daley's face and demanded that he
throw up his hands. He responded,
and after they had gone through his
pockets and secured SIS in cash and
a few other trinkets they beat him
over the head with the butt of a re-
volver with the results mentioned
above. They held their prisoner at
bay until the train stopped, and then
leaping from the car, disappeared in
the darkness.
The injured man climbed from the
freight car and, hurried back to the
caboose, where the train crew was in
formed of what had happened. An
search for the thugs proved
of no avail, and Daley was brought
to this city in the caboose and medi-
cal aid was summoned. Later the
man was taken to the Columbia hotel
near the Great Northern depot, and he
seemed to be feeling pretty well today
and was able TO walk around. A large
piece of felt was cut clean from the
hat worn by Daley, and the long cash
in the top of his head was cut deep.
He will remain in the city for a few
days while the police are working on
the case.
May Have a cIsw.
Although Daley was unable to give
an accurate description of his as
sailants, owing to the darkness which
prevailed at the time, one Of the
brakemen may be in position 20
identify the men if the police are
in landing them. This
man claims that the two fellows
boarded the train near Devils Lake,
and he later ordered them off. The
engineer afterward informed him that
he saw the men climb from the rear
Of the train near Larimore, and 1t Is
entirely plausible that they ran for
ward a few car lengths and again
boarded the train, this time getting
into the car with the man whom 1t is
possible they had already spotted"
The brakeman was able to give a
description of the fellows, and this fact
may have q tendency to bring them to