New-York tribune., 1911-01-04
OVERLAND TRAIN HELD Up.
Two Bandits Deliberately Kill
Pullman Porter.
ROB PASSENGERS AND CREW
Beat Procrastinators with Re-
volvers-Later Hold Up Nor
mon Bishops Daughters.

nine miles west Of ogden. William Davis.
negro Pullman porter, was snot and IN
stantlv killed. and A " Taylor. another
negro porter. was wounded. Several pas
sengers were injured
The robters lid not attempt 20 enter the
express car. but devoted most OF their at
tention 70 the Pullmans where they made
a rich haul among the California-bound
passengers delaying the train for more
Than an hour No passenger escaped the
robbers and the trainmen also lost their
money ard iewelrv
There we're twenty. seven passengers on
the train and all were searched. The loot
is placed AZ S2.2i0 not including watches and
] iewelrv One passenger lost 500. \ woman
who hesltated in obeying the command 70
give up her money was struck a severe
blow IN the breast. the muzzle of one OF
the rifles being used as a prod. Two other
passengers we're struck over the head with
the butt end Of a revolver
Among the passengers were Mr.. and Mrs.
H G. Chatfield Of No 2oS West 54th street.
New York. who lost all the valuables in
| their possession.
The masked men stopped the train at the
/ little water station by throwing the red
light on the signal stand toward the ap-
preaching locomotive AS II came 70 a
standstil the bandits covered the engineer
and fireman with their revolvers and held
them until the conductor ran up 70 in
vestigate the cause Of the delay. He. TOO.
was placed under guard
Five Arrests Made,
Five suspected persons answering the de-
scription Of the robbers were arrested early
this evening
Because OF the skill of the bandits in IL
recting the train crew ir handling the train
railroad officials say the robbers are former
railroad men. The bandits not only dis
played a knowledge Of automatic block sig
/ nal apparatus. but also showed that they
were informed OF the method Of the opera
! ton ~ trains by the Southern Pacific
| The semaphore which halted the train
was ingeniouslv tampered with. The lock
/ on the box had been broken the door
opened. and match inserted SO as 70 pre-
vent the copper contacts from touching.
thereby throwing the signal in the block
and stopping the train.
/ H Il Hancock. 1agnlan Of the Overland
/ Limited. who was compelled 70 carry the
| sack in which the bandits collected the
valuables gave the following account OF
/ the robbery to-day.
About 1l.3o last night the train was
stopped a mile and a half west Of Rces
station bv an intermediate block signal
| Cross. the brakeman. went ahead 10 locate
] the trouble 7 went east 70 protect the
rear Of the train. I had gone about third
/ Of a mile when was signallsd hv the en-
gineer 70 return
! Just as I was about 70 step 70 the rear
platform I was confronted BY Two ugly
guns and heard a stern command 70 get
on the platform. and do n quick. 7 climbed
on lust as the train started and TWO men
/ followed NE As socn as We were together
/ on the platform one of the men said Here,
you. take this sack and hold IL as re 90
through the train
Entering the car, they found the door of
the toilet room locked, and one Of them
| fred through if. Both carried sawed dofr.
repeating shotguns and each had a revol-
yer in belt we'll filed with shells.
One man was about six feet tall. slim
and round -shouldsrAd. The other was about
five feet seven inches. As We passed through
the car the short one ordered the passen-
gers from thcir herths They were told 70
drop what they had in the sack
Attacked Young Women.
At one Of the her'hs two Young women
protested that they did not have anything.
The short robbar pushed his gun violently
/ against the breast of one and struck the
other over the right eve with the burt of
the weapon
When We came 70 t1e drawing room Of
| this car Davis. the porter, tried 70 keep
them from entering The shor- man delib-
eratelv raised his gun and fred Davis fell
- the floor dead. ana Tavlor the other
| porter. graDpied with the rohher 70 wrench
/ his gun away from him The bandit fred.
TAYLOR dropped 10 the floor wounded
BY this time the train had reached Rees
/ and Cross the brakeman. got on board the
/ train We were lust starting 10 gain speed
when one of the robbers reached for the
/ cord and released the air. bringing the train
I n a stop Rovse, the engineer. got of 10
try 70 locate the trouble. and the robbers
/ ordered me- 70 get Of the train with them.
A minute or two later the engineer re-
turned 70 our side II The train. and while
one of the robbers covered him and ordered
| him % MS ca5 'h- other commanded r1s
70 cut the train back If the baggage car
/ made an attempt 70 DO So or pretended
10 do so. when he said
Get out of that and lef me- cut II, YOU
! ara altogether too slow 7 was then or
dered 70 signal the engine 70 pull mp
slowly. The engine moved forward, and
I was told 70 stand right where vas for
few minutes A little later the engine
? Hz
siding
The men after holding NJ the freight
/ crew and destroying the telegraph instru-
r7ents in he caboosa took 70 the wagon
/ road in 4 vehicle. and were last seen afoot
short distance west of ogden.
sel=ted Party Robbed.
A. that point thev held up a Young
man escorting the daughters Of Bishop
wavmen. of the Mormon Church, 10 their
/ home in Warren After taking the few
rickels in his pocket and the girls few
alrv. with exaggerated politeness, the rob
/ bers changed front and ordered the belated
/ party 70 beat f.
/ The crews of the freight and passenger
/ trains were brought back 70 ogden on a
special train The Southern Pacific and
allied Hartman roads will offer heavy
| reward for the capture Of the robbers.
! TAYLOR credits his escape 70 his feign-
/ ing death when he fell TO the floor
wounded in the arm.
/ Both men carried repeating rifles and
| automatic pistols Five posses are now IN
the FIELD searching for them.
! This is the second train robbery occur
ring uithin ter miles Of ogden In the last