The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-18

turbance of the mems equilibrium,
two shots rang out simultaneously.
In twinkling the status was
changed. Bunker sank on the floor.
and his pal, who heard the glass In
the top OF the door behind him crack,
looked vainly for whoever had fred
But second shot stopped his observa-
lions. The farmers wives, who had
done the shooting. unbuttoned their
dresses and threw them on, display
ing mems clothing. while their attend
ants, opening the forward door, rushed
over Bunker's body to the next car.
One Of them, stopping before the door
or the baggage car. threw 1t open,
while the other stood with a cooked re-
volver pointing into the car.
The robber who was stationed there.
having his back to the farmers, was
defenseIess and obeyed an order to
throw up his hands The baggage
man disarmed him, while one of the
farmers went out through the forward
door and climbed over the back of the
tender. The engineer occupied one
side OF the cab, while the robber guard
ing him sat on the other side, both
looking forward The din prevented
the newcomer from being heard. and
he had an opportunity to demand the
surrender Of the robber. though the
latter held cooked revolver in his
right hand. Crouching behind a pile
Of coal, the farmer took aim at the
robber, then yelled at the top of his
voice for surrender The robber hes
itated for moment, but, seeing that
every chance was against him. COM
piled Then the engineer. at nod
from the farmer, stopped the train.
We must return to the operations of
Pierce Robbins. Through the boy who
had seen the robbers in the saw mill
he had gained knowledge of their
whereabouts. Intuition told him of
their plan. Believing that they had
the money they had taken on their
persons and desiring that they should
not have an opportunity to get rid OF
It, he preferred to take them while on
a train to surrounding them in the
mill. So he at once laid his plans ac-
cordingiy.
He placed four good men. disguised,
at the station on each side Of the
point where they would be likely to
board the train. not knowing which
way they would go. Each train was
watched, and the extra man on the
locomotive gave away the presence of
the robbers. The engineer. the bag
gageman and the conductor were all
In the plot. No one Of them was to
make any resistance.
Robbins and picked man played
the women's parts. 1t was Robbins
who made bold to protest against the
action Of the robbers. and 1t was be
who when in the car with Bunker and
the red headed man had arranged and
by preconcerted signals announced the
attack. though 1t had been determined
that those wearing women's dresses
should fire the first shots, owing to
their being better able to conceal
weapons and draw them more quickly.
When the members of the posse col
lected in the passenger car 1t was
found that Bunker had been killed out
right and the red headed man badly
wounded. AL the robbers were search.
ed, and every package of bills they
had taken from the bank was found
intact. As soon as all was ready the
train was backed down to the station
last passed. where kilograms were sent
announcing the capture. and new
train was made up to take the passen-
gers and the prisoners to Eureka.