Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-20
Shot Discourages Bandits
Robbing Railway Train.
NORTHERN PACIFIC H0LD-UP
Cease Work When Pullman Con-
ductor Fires at Them.
ESCAPE IN AN AUTOMOBILE
Wound the Engineer and Compel
Him to Stop and Let Them Oh.
Posses in Pursuit.

GRAND FORKS N. D., July 20.-Train
No z the eastbound North Coast Limited
on tho Northern Pacific railroad. was held
up by three masked robbers near Buffalo,
N D., about IL o'clock last night. The
robber. secured about 500 by going
through the passengers. and shot Engi-
neer g P. Olson OF Fargo twice in order
to make him stop the train, and made a
successful escape in an automobile which
they had awaiting them near the scene Of
the robbery.
When the train stopped at the high
bridge at Valley City the three men
boarded 1t. Heavily armed and shooting
recklessly in order to intimidate the pas
sengers they first lined the train crew
up at one end of the car and then pro-
ceeded TO search the passengers on the
observation car and last two sleepers.
In order to awaken the occupants Of
herths a shot was fired down the center
OF the aisle. narrowly missing the head
OF one of the passengers and imbedding
Itself In the woodwork
Wound the Engineer.
After searching the occupants of the
belths they climbed out of the diner,
over the baggage and express car to
The engine, reaching that part of the
train when near Buffalo. They ordered
Engineer Olson to stop the train so they
could get off. and when he refused to
comply with their wishes two shots were
nred directly at him, one glancing off
MS watch and the other striking him
on rib, injuring him slightly.
After being wounded and seeing that
the men were desperate. Engineer Olson
stopped the train, and the three men,
who were all masked with polka-dot
handkerchiefs, jumped quickly from the
train and ran into the darkness.
Engineer Olson, who is one OF the
Oldest engine pilots on the system, was
brought into Fargo with the train. and
II resting easily at his home there.
Escape in Automobile.
After leaving the train the robbers
went TO an automobile. which they had
darkness.
the sheriff. every available deputy and
three deputy United States marshals
hurried back in special train to pur-
sue the robbers.
Posses also started out Of Buffalo
fifteen minutes after the news of the
robbery was reported. and every sur
rounding town and city in the north
west was telephoned or telegraphed to
look out for the robbers.
The express and mail cars were not
molested by the men.
1t is not known what amount the
cars contained, but usually the North
Coast Limited carries a considerable
amount Of 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 express safe and rifle the regis
tered mail pouches.
Think Robber Was Shot.
ST PAUL. Mimi. July 20.-The
Northern Pacific North Coast Limited train
No 2. which was held up last night
near Buffalo. y. d. arrived in st. Paul
at o'clock this morning. The pas
.cngers are OF the belief that one of
the robbers was hit by a bullet fired
by the Pullman conductor, and that
this was the reason the robbers did
not go through the whole train.
The robbers went through the Observa-
tion car. which was the rear car of the
train; the sleeper next to it, and part of
a sleeping car ahead of this one. While
the robbers We're at work in the second
sleeper Conductor Belgard fired from the
first sleeper at one of the desperadoes
who was standing guard at the door and
II Is believed hit him in the shoulder,
as he was seen to vince and the bullet
hole shown In the glass door is about
shoulder high. The robbers then imme-
dately abandoned their work and made
tor the head Of the train.
Dr. j. w. Guest OF Louisville KY. oc-
cU7ie6 a berth in the first sleeper robbed
and was relieved of 500 In bank checks.
Or. Guest attended the wounded engineer
and says his wound is not serious, being
hardly more than a flesh wound Of the
lower left breast.
y. v. Mcmillan, also OF Louisville, Ky.
occupied berth next to Dr.. Guest and
was relieved of 800 in bank checks and
IS In cash. A man named Stark of Gin
cinnati, representative of a harvester
company. was robbed of $50 in checks.