Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-07
BOYS HOLD
Up PENNSY FLYER
IN HARRISON YARD
Quartet Stops Express With Red
Flag and Menace Engineer
With Gun.
PASSENGERS ARE PANIC
STRICKEN IN CARS
Lads Placed Under Arrest Later
and Admit They Flagged
Train.

Armed with loaded revolvers, four
daring boys in Wild West fashion held
up an express train on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad between the Manhattan
transfer station and the Harrison
depot.
The train was stopped so suddenly
that the passengers were thrown from
their seats. They became alarmed and
rushed for the doors. Others peered
apprehensively from windows. The
train crew ran through the cars, assur-
ing them that there was no danger.
The train had left the Newark depot
a few minutes before. 1t was min
ute or so late and the engineer was
trying to make up lost time. Shortly
after passing the Harrison station he
saw a red flag being waved franti-
cally He reversed the throttle and
put on the air brakes. The fast train
came to a sudden stop.
The engineer was about to leave the
cab when four boys appeared from be-
hind a freight car
Throw up your hands" demanded
the boys. pointing weapons at the en-
gineer
The engineer laughed and asked If 1t
was a joke.
"None of your business" replied one
of the boys. There amt no joke
about this. We need money, and are
going to get it, too, see?"
There was something about the
boys that led the engineer to believe
that the boys might shoot He threw
up his hands and stood in the cab
The fireman, who was on the opposite
side of the cab, crossed over to see
what caused the delay. He, too, was
commanded to throw up his hands.
Seeing the engineer in the same posi-
tion he thought it policy to obey.
"You two fellows go through the
train" said one of the boys, while
we two wait here"
Two of the would-be young train
robbers started for the coaches Up
the tracks they saw several laborers
approaching
"Cheese 1t, fellows they shouted,
Better take 1t on the run"
All four of the boys fled across the
tracks. down the embankment and dis
appeared behind some old buildings.
They had delayed the train ten
minutes.
Although the hold-up took place
Tuesday the Pennsylvania railroad sup
pressed the facts. None of the passen-
gers in the train knew that the delay
was caused by four boys, the eldest OF
whom is not over 16 years of age.
Railroad Detectives Markey and Nc
Mullen were detailed on the case. The
engineer and flrenfen were able to give
them good descriptions of the boys
and yesterday afternoon the detectives
arrested William and Frederick Yops,
John Blevis and William Wolf, all of
Harrison.
The boys were arraigned before Po-
lice Justice Branegan in the Harrison
Police Court today. They admitted
holding up the train, but refused to
tell why they did 1t. 1t is known that
the boys are confirmed readers of Wild
West and Jesse James literature. They
have all been arrested before.
From what could be learned the boys
went to the railroad tracks with the
intent of turning train robbers. Along
the tracks they found the flag which
had been left by flagman. This they
decided to use in stopping the train.
The boys were held without bail to
appear in the Juvenile Court next
week.