Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-07-27
DARING TRAIN ROBBERY
The Hold Up Occurred Near
Buffalo, NJ. O...-Not Much
Booty Secured

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was held up by u gang Of train
robbers near Buffalo. y ID. about
midnight, the engineer, sam Olson.
| shot twice. and the passengers in
the Sleeping car robbed II about
SaV0 After the raid on the train the
bandits escaped in an automobile.
and UP 70 the present time have not
been captured
There seem to haze been four
LOT the robbers and confederate
who had charge Of the automobile.
A. the train was ruling past
Tower City the passengers in the
rear sleeper We're aroused from their
slumber ny the report If a revolver.
and hastily tumhled at Of their
berths. only to have guns pokea at
them Inv three men With handker.
chiefs tied over their faces. and he
told to turn over their money. The
passengers We're hastiA searched
50 hastily that much plunder was
overlooked. The peos in the next
car forward We're given the same
treatment. and 50 each car was
worked forward unit he smoker
was reached. where Conductor Chas.
Wheeler and Brakeman John Miller
We're held up by one ronher while
the others proceeded Is climb over
the baggage. express and mail cars
To the engine.
Dropping down ON tn, tender, the
rohlsrrs ordered Engineer Olson and
] Fireman George Graves. both of
Fargo, TO stop the train Olson al once
grappled With one man and Grave
With another, and in the miN-up Oh
son was shot twice. the lirst bullet
striking his watch and doing no
harm, and the other hitting rib
and putting him out Of the battle,
although he is not badly injured
At the time of the attack on the
engineer, two tramps We're sleeping
on the back of the tender, but they
We're not molested BY the bandits.
When the train stopped these men
slipped off the engine and awakened
some nearby farmers. who armed
themselves and went TO the rescue
OF the trainmen; but hy this time
the affair was over.
From the farm house the tramps
FASTENED to town, and on the way
saw an automobile approach the
train, and the thrce robbers got
aboard and then started southwark
at full speed.
From Buffalo word Was flashed to
the dispatcher otiic, a. Dilworth
and to Superintendent Burt. These
at once notified Sheriff Boyle and
4 United States Marsha Shea. both of
whom hastily organized posses which
took a special train from Fargo TO
Buffalo, picking up leisscsat various
points along the line, 50 that the en-
tire country was aroused and in
pursuit.
After Engineer Olsons wounds
were dressed he was able to bring
his train through. with the assist
ance of the tram electrician, but
was feeling pretty weak when taken
to his home in Fargo. where doc
tor again attended him. Fireman
Graves remained at Butfaloto identi-
fly the robbers should they he cap
turned.
1t is supposed the bandits got on
the train at the hiph bridge at Val
ley City.
They had their faces covered with
knotted handkerchiefs, but fair de
scriptions were secured by the train
crew, who say theg acted like ex-
perts at the business They were al
of medium size and wore caps.
1T was the closest call for my lif,
| ever experienced said Brakeman
John Miller. 81 had just come out
of the car into the vestibule wher
some one said, Hold up your hands .
j | thought it was a jpke. and replied
. You are fooling, aren't YOU" Ther
. two big guns wer showed i'm my
face and one of The robbers Kissed
: Not by "a d d -.ht. and dom
7 you move. ! sas hey meant bust
= ness, and that thes had Conductor
{ Wheeler and the saping-car porter
!, in the same fix, 50 was not slow il
Q getting my hands up. They hat
"" already searched aductor Wheelc
and at the muzzic of revolvers or
dered him to look cut OF the win
. dow.
. They, took our ..ys and locke,
the cars, and one ii them held u!
: at bay while the Their two wen
through the sleeping and observa
. ton cars. compelnlg the passenger
! to shell out. Entering the sleeping
y car, one of them fred a shot down
ward to wake az the passengers
This bullet went through a bertl
and just missed striking the head q
a man sleeping There.
After searching he passengers
from whom they secured about $500
in money and jeweIrs they lett on
man guarding Us nhile the othe
two climbed out Of the dining CA
; on to the baggage ard mail cars. an'
over these to the engine, wher'
they dropped down n Engineer Oh
SON and commanded him TO stop il
order that they might get off. Mr.
Olson put up q 'lght. and 1T wa
then he was shot, dne bullet strlk
ing his watch and the other strlk
ing a rib. Both diets glanced
and this alone say the life Of thu
plucky man.
When Olson wa injured he ha'
to give in and stop the train, ant
the bandits, jumpln off, hurried e
an automobile and escaped IN tn
darkness.
THE men are u medium size
and all wore polk dot handkcr
chiefs as masks. could not tel
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