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

W.
BUNKER SANK ON THE FLOOR.
arrival, had captured swindler band
by stratagem. and 1t was hoped that
he would be able to trap Bunker.
Robbins first step was to locate the
desperate and his gang. He therefore
sent out members Of the posse in ev-
cry direction to gather information
and communicate with him at Eureka
as soon as any intelligence whatever
was received of the whereabouts or
movements Of the murderers and plum
derers
Meanwhile Bunker. whose tactics
after raid were to 60 into hiding at
some prearranged place not far from
the scene of bis operations, occupied
deserted sawmiIl In a wood A rail-
road ran past the mill. though on the
other side Of creek. Bunker's pur-
pose was to keep quiet till it might
be supposed that he had reached some
point many miles away. then stop a
passing train and ride out Of the dis
trict where he was especially wanted.
Two days after the robbery q boy
who was fishing In the creek saw men
at the mill The youngster slipped
down on a stump on which he sat and,
unseen by the men in the mill. lodging
sometimes In the water and sometimes
under the bank. made his way out Of
the wood. He had fished there often
and had never seen any one in the
mill before. Everybody In the region
knew Of the Eureka robbery, and the
boy suspected that the men he had
seen were the robbers in hiding.
On the fourth day after the robbery
a farmer walking along the railroad
track not far from the mill met red
headed man who babe him good morn
ing and seemed disposed to chat, final
" turning the subject to the where
abouts of Bunker and his men. The
farmer told him 1t was generally be-
heved that the gang had got so far
away with their plumber that 1t was
not likely to be recovered. When the
two parted the red headed man, who
was one Of the gang accommodating.
went to the mill and reported to Bun
ker what he had heard
It was determined by Bunker and
his men to stop the afternoon train
and leave the region on It. Half an
hour before 1t was due the four men
left the mill, crossed the creek. and
when the train came along Bunker
signaled 1t to stop. The engineer obey
cd the signal. and the robbers got
aboard. one man climbing to the en-
CINE, another to the baggage car. while |
Bunker and his other assistant. the
red headed man. entered the only pas
senger car.
The conductor as soon as the men
entered the train asked Bunker what |
he meant by stopping the train.
Dc you suppose we were going to
walk FIVE miles to station?'
The conductor grumbled. but the men |
paid their fare. and there was nothing
more said about the matter.
At the next station two farmers and |
their wives got aboard After con
sultation Bunker sent the man with |
him forward with a message to the two |
others The train passed the next sta |
ton without stopping. The conductor
pulled the cord connecting the engine.
but with no effect Then Bunker said
TO him:
conductor, I'm In charge OF this
train We're not going to do any
more stopping just now. and we're go
Ing to move at full speed. You sit
down there and keep quiet"
The conductor obeyed the order. but
one Of the farmers protested He
said that he and his wife were ticket
ed for the station just passed and
didn't wish to go any farther. Bunker
told him to shut up so fiercely that
he obeyed the order at once
The man who had gone forward
came back and said something to
Bunker which seemed to be satisfac
tory. The train was running at full
speed. and the two men were evident
ly much pleased at their chance for
escape Each held revolver In his
hand. though no one disputed their
win. One of the farmers wives gave
evidence Of Mysteries, while the other,
appearing to rely upon being a wom-
an, berated the robbers soundly. Her
husband begged her to be quiet, while
the husband of the other woman tried
to keep his wife from collapse. The
few other passengers In the car sat
still, not daring to move q finger. As
for the conductor, he sat crouched
down In seat trembling like leaf.
One Of the farmers and his wife
were on one side Of the car, and the
other pair were a few seats behind
them on the opposite side.- both being
near the middle. Bunker stood with
his back against the forward door.
while the red headed man stood In
similar position with regard to the
rear door, The woman who had pro-
tested got up from her seat and turn
ed It over so that she would ride
The robbers made no OBJ
lection to this, and the husband meek
" acQuiesced.
The two couples were now riding
face to face, one couple looking at
Bunker, while the other looked at his
assistant. The train was going at a
furious rate. and whenever it came to
curve the robbers found it difficult
10 maintain their positions. After one
of these turns. with a consequent dis