Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-21
Robbers Board Southwest
Limited on Milwaukee
and Loot Two Cars; Es-
cape at Ottumwa Depot.
HOLD OCCUPANTS OF
TWO CARS PRISONERS
Passengers Are Relieved of
Money and Jewelry
Yeggmen Ride From
Mystic to OttumWa.

Two masked DduullS Hclu up 1nO
Southwest Limited, train No. IL OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail.
road, last night between Mystic ana
! this city and secured loot amounting
to more than $3.50. The bandits only
visited the observation car and com
partment "A" of the rear sleeper. TWO
through passengers and three en-
ployes were the victims. The rob-
bers boarded the train at Mystic and
did not leave until it pulled into the
Ottumwa station, and after securing
the loot held the passengers and en-
ployes at bay with pistols. When the
train came to standstill they leaped
over the railing Of the observation car
and disappeared in the darkness.
No one except the victims knew OF
the robbery until after the bandits had
disappeared. Joe Bauer, Milwaukee
detective, was at the station when the
train pulled in and he started in pur-
suit of the men when notified OF the
robbery by the brakeman. The bandits
ran down the yards short distance
and then disappeared in the darkness.
The police and sheriff were immed-
lately notified and they are now IN
search of the robbers.
The authorities believe that wom-
an is mixed up in the case. Wom-
an who gave her home as Paris, Mo-,
arrived here on the Chicago Limited
and returned on the Southwest Linn
tied a short time after.
The passengers who were victims
Of the bandits gave their names as A. |
Young, enroute to Chicago and J. G. !
Zook The porter, Robinson, Sleeping |
Car Conductor Davis and Brakeman
Wells were the employees of the COM
pany who we're robbed. Four sus-
poets were arrested early this morning
but were released before noon.
Men Board Train at Mystic. !
The men boarded the. train at
Mystic and entered the observation
car They Immediately held up the
two passengers who were in the car.
A. Young, who was enroute to Chi
cago, gave up $50 in cash and dia-
mond ring valued at $3.50, while j. G.
Zook, the other passenger was re-
lieved of $72.35. No sooner had the
bandits finished relieving the passen-
gers of their money when sleeping car
porter Robinson entered the observa-
ton car. He was also compelled to
hold up his hands and was relieved of
$3.50 in cash. One Of the bandits re-
NAMED in the observation car cover
ing the victims with revolvers while
the other entered compartment "A"
of the sleeper. Here he encountered
Conductor Davis who gave up $3.50
and diamond stud. Brakeman Wells
then entered compartment "A" and al
though. he was searched the robbers
overlooked his money.
Compelled to Hold Up Hands.
The train had just passed Moravia
when the bandits completed their
work and they compelled their victims
to hold up their hands until it came
almost to a standstill at the local sta
ton. The men then jumped over the
railing of the observation car and dis. /
Brakeman Wells was the
first of the victims to jump from the
car and he Immediately sighted De-
tective Bauer and notified him of the
Wells pointed out the men
as they we're disappearing in the dark
ness and Bauer started in pursuit The
men saw him coming and separated,
one going towards the river and the
other in the yards. Bauer's search
was fruitless as the short interval be. I.
fore he was notified of the robbery
gave the men time to escape. Detec-
tive Bauer then notified the police and
sheriff.
II Authorities Begin Search.
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