The Forrest City times., 1911-11-03
Masksd Bandits Blow Open Safe in Express Car and Then Loot
 Registered Mail Pouches.
MESSENGER MADE TO LIGHT FUSE
Robbers Miss Safe Containing Money shipment Safe Blown Contained Only Dictionary Passengers
 Frightened But | nharmed

tween Bridge Junction and Iulburt Tuesday night. five masked men doing the work The first news of the robbery reached this city about 2:30 o'clock vixen q message was received asking that officers be sent To the scene According to the story as told i by mt mbers Of the train crew and | others, just as the train slowed down at Bridge Junction two masked men climbed over the tender and covered Engineer Myers and Fireman Daniels with pistols The engineer was com
 manded to proceed along as usual until ordered to stop.
 The men misiudged the distance covered and when they were within three quarters of mile of Hulburt, they ordered the engineer to stop and back up. Conductor McClain and Trainmaster Gay went up to the en zine to inquire about the stop At the point of guns they were hustled aboard the engine. With pistol against his body, Myers was made to back the train nearly mile where another stop was made The con | ductor was made tO knock on the mail car door. and arouse the occu l pants. This done the clerks jumped to the ground and lined up beside the l car. Two of the clerks were made to uneouple the engine, tender, baggage and mail cars from the balance of the l train. The engine with its train of | two cars, was then started back to 1 lulburt after the trainmaster and l conductor had been ordered back to | the train. They ran about three quarters of mile then without a stop. Here the two robbers scrambled out of the ear and the real work of attacking the safe began.
 Boxes were piled oil the safe to serve is muller Seven charges were fired before the safe was opened. Then the robbers found that the safe
 Wis empty except for dictionary. the
 money that was aboard the train for
 shipment by tbe express company
 being in | sfndIIsale iu the car ahead
 which served as Il combination mail
 and express ear. Ine robbers failed
 to notice il and began To search through the registered mai. They secured seven or eight pieces before
 they were frightened away by tue ap
 preach of a switch engine from llul burt. The conductor and trainmaster
 when they returned To the train,
 aroused the passengers, and told them
 the train was in the hands of bandits : and that they feared that they would be later robbed. Instantly disorder and confusion reigned Passengers
 began 10 hide their money and jewels fearing they wouli be taken by the robbers. Some secreted their money in their shoes and ill places about their clothes \ few of the women put their jewels ill their hair. Their terror was increased when they heard
 the terrillic explosions of the bandit $
 attempting to blow open the safe
 \ passenger suggested that some
 eHe might be injured by the robbers
 ~o l1r. i. F.. Scott of IIulburt started
 0uJ To investigate. He had scarcely . stepped out of tue door before eph
 thele were hurled al him in q tougl
 taHe ht voice ordering him back He
 moved rather loe slow for one of the
 rahber~ 3ud he seut a couple ei shot, i after tlHf Later Gay attempted tl
 sneak from another side of the train aHd Ne toa Mas fired upon it l. bt
 GeNeI tHat three men guarded tl, o Tram WAlle the ather tAo atttHael
 ta tle cracking afthe express safe fl NrN9 If tuu tah4tlA -Wa> scented h
 tAe ~NlteHmcu# in the y4fde at Hu 9 burt. fhey thought tHat sometHin. o Wa WreHs. and sttrted their eugiu,
 toward The scene. frightening tu
 robbers atj The two robbers thti h disappeared in thick grlWth o
 bushes lu he Mississippi piliFet bottom z where ltIs believed tAee Wefe >H arr .. V IaIHed by tbelr companions.
 With tHe robbers once out#ai. IL,
 NAY the engineer began t0 aacN dl
 ta get the balance ut=tHc train n Was found that the baggage ear wa /, tu0 badly wrecked 10 continue an tht S mn and Il was ieft on siding
 apt. Henry C DickeH ol the Init
 ea States secret service and k NJ
 t3afy. >peciai agent If the t,ocl IT Island, both Of Memphis. were 3b0ar,
 the train
 All of the robbers were heayjl :. armed and kept their pistols con ll StaHtiy displayed Each wore baci n hood over his head with holes cut fo
 his eyes. They wore oHeraiIs Nitl
 blue jumpers Of the two rabber >' who worked ou the safe, eHe Wa U j feet < inches tall. and weighed abou " lfo pounds. Ills partner was { fee < To inches tat weighed about l6 .N pound, and ~as rather stoopcd
 pon receipt ef tbe news here ta
 getber with d request that afhrer IF with the bloodhoaud> he sent n tu l- scene, Deputy SNeuii> McDoug4 an, l. Johnson. With the Chief ef Police t prepared ta go ta lluiaurt Mr Bul n Levitt, at Palestine. where the con d vict road camp k now located an,
 Mr Henry jorllou, al~a gf Palestine
 came oHer.an the early train which i ' aae to reach here at ia, bringing tht | county dogs with them. fhe Nhoh party proceeded to the scene. MAer, | the dogs taek up the traiI tu3iaUiu. F II east along the Ievee Tor about s mile where the robbers took The dir' : road toward the river The tral! wa. , lost al the river underneath the rail | road bridge The ferrymeu and olheI : b0atmen were questioned. but nuth l ing could he learned from them Tn,
 party spent several hours on the trail
 and tinallaily gave il up returning "a