The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-04
Southern Pacific s Over
land Limited Held
Up at Ree5.
PORTER is KILLED
ONE OTHER SHOT
Officials Believe Robbers Are
Former Railroad Men-High-
waymen Get Away With
About SI,aoo Cash-All
but Three Persons on
Train Searched.

ogden. Utah. January 3.--Workins
on the theory that the two masked
bandits who held UP the Southern paci-
lie Overland Limited a Rees. early to-
day, are hiding here. every rooming
mousse In the city is being searched. and
al suspects are being taken into Gus
tody.
There are now working on the case
all the detectives OF the Hartman lines
and private detectives in addition to
the sher.fs and police of Sal, Lake.
Weber and Bc%elder counties.
rive suspects, answering the dcscrip.
ton of the robbers, were arrested ear
~ this evening.
Because of tho skill Of the bandits
In directing the train crews in hand
ling the trail. railroad officials say tho
robbers are former railroad men
The bandits not only displayed a
knowledge of automatic block signal
apparatus. but also showed that they
we're informed in the method of the
operation OF trains by the Southern
Pacific
The soma phore, which halted the
train was ingcn!ously tampared with
The lock on the box had been broken.
the door opened. and match inserted
to prevent the copper contacts from
touching. thereby throwing the signal
in the block and stopping the train.
story of FIDsmnn.
II II. Hancock. nagman on the over
land Limited. who Was compelled 10
carry the sack in which the bandits
collected the valuables. gave the fol-
lowing account of the robbery to-day.
about ll:So last night. the train
was stopped mile and u half west of
ices station by an intermediate block
signal Brakeman Cross went ahead
to locate the trouble ! went east to
protect the rear of the train had
gone about third OF q mile when 1
wos sisnal!ed by the engineer TO re-
turn.
Just as | was about to step to the
rear platform, ! was confronted by
two ugly guns, and heard stern COM
mana to get on the platform and do IL
Quick | climbed on, Just as the train
started and two men followed me AS
soon as We were together on the plat
form. one of the men said:
Here you take this sack and hold
II as we go through the train
Entering the car, they found the
them fired drought it. Both carried
sawed-of. repeating shot guns. and
each had a revolved In belt we'll
filled with shells"
Hancock described the robbers. say
Ing that one was tall, while the other
wns short.
AS We passed through the car"
said Hancock. the short one ordered
the passengers from their berths. They
were told to drop what they had in
the sack
AT one OF the berths two young wo-
men protested that they did not have
anything The short robher pushed his
gun violently against the breast of one.
and struck the other over the right eye
with the butt OF the weapon.
shoots Porter bend.
w hen we came 10 the drawing room
OF This car. William Davis. the porter,
tried to keep them from entering.
The short man deliberately raised his
gun and fred. Davis fell TO the floor
dead, and Taylor, tho other porter.
grappied with the robber and wrenched
his gun away from him The bandit
pulled his revolver and fred. Tavlor
dropped to the floor wounded By this
time the train had reached Rees. and
brakeman Cross had boarded We
were Just starting 10 gain speed when
one Of the robbers reached for tho
cord and released the air, bringing the
train 10 stop. Engineer Rowse cot
on TO try and locate the trouble and
the robbers ordered me TO gel OF IN.
train with them.
minute or two later the engineer
returned TO our side of the train. and
while one of the robbers covered him
and ordered him to his cab. the other
commanded me TO cut the train back
OF the baggage car. made an attempt
10 dc so. or pretended to do so. when
he said:
Get out of that! Let me cut +,
You are altogether 100 slow was
then ordered to signal the engineer TO
pun up slowly. The engine moved
forward, and l was told TO stand rieh,
Where was for a few minutes.
niue later the engine and baggage
car passed me, going on the siding"
There were twenty-seven nassans@
on the Overland, and all but three Sers
searched. The total loot is placed a.
SLIGO TO $1,000 BY railroad officials