The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-20
HOLD Up A TRAIN.
Three Masked Robbers Board
North Coast Limited.
Relieve the Passengers of About
$500 in Cash.
SHOOT THE ENGINEER
When He Refuses to Stop the
Train for Them.
Escape in an Automobile Which
Was in Waiting.

Grand Forks, n. D., July 20.-Traln
No. . the eastbound North Coast limit
ed on the Northern Pacific railroad, was
held up by three masked robbers near
Buffalo. N D., about Il o'clock last
night The robbers secured about $500
in cash by going through the passen-
gers, and shot Engineer s. 2. olson OF
Fargo twice in order to make haLn
stop the train and made a successlu, u,
escape in an automobile which they had
awaiting them near the scene OF the
The performance as executed was one
of the most daring ever perpetrated
in this part of the country ana snow
ed that the men were no amateurs at
fhe business. as every movement was
cleverIv planned and admirably execu-
When the train stopped at the high
bridge at Valley City, the three men
boarded it and went into the DAY codGn
Heavily armed. and shooting recklessiy'
in order to jntiTnidate the passengers,
thew first lined the train crew up at
one end of the car and then proceeded
to search the passengers IN Lhe day
coach one by one. In all they Sc
cnred about $500 from this part OF their
The Sleeping car was entered and in
order TO awaken the occupants or
berths a shot was fired down the cen
fer of the aisle, narrowly missing the
head of one of the passengers ana lll-
bedding itself in the WOODWORK
After searching the occupants OF the
berths they climbed out the diner. o9ef
the baggage and express cars tc the en-
gine, reaching that part of the tram
when near Buffalo They ordered I'm
gineer Olson to stop the train 50 they
could get off and when he refused to
comply with their wishes, TWO shotS
were fired at him, one glanelng OF MS
watch and the other striking him on a
rib, injuring him slightly
After being wounded and seeing tn&t
the men were desperate, Engineer OIL
son stopped the train and the three
men, who were all masked with polka
dot handkerch1efs, Bumped quickly from
the train and ran into the darkness
Engineer Olson, who is one of the
Oldest engineers. on the system, was
brought into Fargo with the train and
is resting at his home there.
After leaving the train the robbers
went to an automobile which they had
waiting. nearby, and drove off into the
darkness.
The train was run into Fargo. where
the sheriff, every available deputy and
three deputy United States marshals
hurried back on a special train to pur
sue the robbers.
Posses also started out of Buffalo,
1 3 minutes after the robbery was re-
ported, ana every surrounding town n
the northwest was telephoned OF teIe-
graphed to look out for the robbers.
The express and mail cars were not
molested by the men.
It is not known what amount the
cars contained. but usually the North
Coast Limited carries considera BILE
money and it is thought the men took
longer in going through the day
coaches than they had planned, or they
would have tried to blow up the ex-
press safe and rifle the registered
mail pouches.
Conductor Shot at Them
st. Paul, Mimi, July 2O.@The
Northern Pacific north coast limited
train No. 2, which was held up last
st. Paul at o'clock this morning.
The passengers are of the belief that
one of the robbers was hit by a bull