The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-20

gineer Olesen failed to understand as
soon as the bandit wished him to /
do SO and a shot was fred striking /
Olesen just below the heart and rang |
ing around the ribs and coming out the
back. A fight ensued between the BAN
dit, Olesen and Fireman Graves, but |
the coming on of a second bandit |
caused the fireman to call to the en-
gineer to stop the train, which was
done
While the train was slowing down |
and before it had stopped the bandits |
had jumped off and made their es-
cape.
The train was stopped and in a few
minutes pulled into Buffalo. a little
Cass county town where the report |
Of the bold hold-up was sent broadcast
and the officers were informed The
wound of Engineer olesen was also
dressed at Buffalo, before the train |
came on to Fargo.
The Work of the Officers.
Deputy Sheriff Ross of CasseIton was
Informed Of the robbery at once and |
taking two men with him in his au-
tomobtle he started on hunt for the |
bandits. The officers were we'll armed |
with revolvers and rifles but were not
able to find anything Of the robbers.
A special train was made up at Dill |
worth for the Fargo officers. Chief |
Deputy u. 8. Marshal Stout and Depu-
ties Haggart and HICKMAN, Sheriff |
Boyle and Deputy Bingham, as we'll as |
several others boarded the special for
Buffalo, where posse was organized |
and the country secured for several |
hours. Not the slightest indication of !
any move could be found by the of |
ficers.
The U. s. deputy marshals and Dep
uty Sheriff Bingham returned this |
morning, after having arrested Allen
Olsen and p. w. Davis at CasseIton.
Sheriff Boyle remained in the vicini- |
ty of the crime and with Deputy Ross
is working that section OF the country. |
Special detectives Of the Northern |
Pacific were sent to. Fargo early this |
morning and are at the scene of the
great train robbery.
A special train was sent out from
Valley City with the sheriff of Barnes |
county and a posse, all heavily armed |
Every method available will be used in |
the apprehension of the bandits.
The Automobile Story.
An automobile was seen leaving Buff |
falo shortly after the hold up was |
made and it was thought that the men |
mad made their escape in the machine |
The officials followed up the autorno-
bile tracks and found that they ran to
q farm house. near Oriska. The sons
Of the farmer had been out having
good time and were returning at a late
hour in the morning, and the automo-
bile seen through Buffalo was their ma
chine.
A farmer, living north of Buffalo,
stated that he saw machine with
three men in it going towards Buffalo
about / o'clock this morning. How
ever, the robbery was taking place
about that hour and the machine was
fifteen miles away from the town of
Buffalo.
Have . Clue.
1t is understood that the Northern
Pacific railway officials have a clue on
which they are working. Nothing has
been given out regarding the theory
advanced by the railway detectives,
but it is known that two men are be-
ing watched closely and their arrests
may follow.
Engineer oIessn's Story.
S. P. olesen. the engineer on the
train, tells the following story:
"The first thing knew regarding
the affair was when heard a noise be-
hind me. OF course was looking ahead
and did not pay any attention to the
noise. heard the noise again and /
turning around saw a man, whom / II
presumed was bum riding through
and had come up for drink Of water
rs they sometimes do.
stop her. yelled the man and this
time looked closer and saw the mug
zle of a gun pointed at me. 1t did not
excite me very much just then, as
did not realize that the fellow meant
business
'He began to shoot and the fireman
grabbed him and lurched his way.
made q quick and successful grab at
his gun and held the revolver in my
hand. and at the same time tried to
fight him. He fired once while the re-
volver was In my hand.
Help me- yelled the fellow. and
with that big fellow came down over
the coal gate into the cab, which was
dark. Graves fought at the new conner
and yelled, You had better stop her,
and did as the fireman suggested and ,
turned to pull the throttle.
I'm the meantime the fireman drop
ped off as soon as the train began to
slow up, as he did not think that the ,
shooting was ever going to stop. When
| had stopped the train, which was
ahouf fhrAe~nIla rtera oF a mile west of
Buffalo, the two robbers had dropped
Far as knew. ! ran the train on into
Buffalo then.
when was at the Buffalo station J
noticed that there was blood trickling !,
down from me. which was the first :
that had that had been
shot. asked for q doctor, saying that
the thing might be serious. II happen
ed that there was a physician on the
train and the boys took off my clothing
for him to dress the wounds. When .
they undressed me there was a hole N
the front and one in the back, and the !
men thought that was fatally injured.
The bullet dropped out on the floor
and Miller picked 1t up, and guess he
has 1t yet.
"The doctor, in making his examina
ton, found that the bullet had enter
ed my chest just below the heart on
the left side. II had struck a rib and
circuited around to the back where 1t !
came out. The striking Of the rib is
the only thing that saved me, as It :
would probably of struck my heart. be-
Ing on an upward course
THE BOYS suggested having the fire.