Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-21

work OF the money bags. The gang
wanted a big Doodle, and 30 long as
we were on to their game suggested
that we should not give the gang the
+, tip until there was really big load
of dust on board the express car, just
to give the gang the laugh when they
got the throw-down for losing such
a dandy bundle.
The day was finally set for the rob
berry. Thompson succeeded in getting
all the details, SO that 1t made the
work dead easy on paper. The sig
nal to hold up the train, it was ar
ranged, would be given after leaving
Port Jervis on the Erie railroad, which
would be the signal for us to do our
little net. and land the gang. s.
The train with the Red Star car was
booked to leave the Erie depot at 6
o'clock in the evening, and in the
morning sent four men to Port Jervis
I to take up a position where the red
light was to be given at night. got
q telegram that they had landed all
right and in the evening. when the
train pulled out Of the depot, was
aboard with six lusty fellows, who
would rather fight than eat.
I saw Thompson before the train
started but did not speak to him. He
indicated by nod OF the head that
sans we're On ooafu .ne .,sin :.
me ir 1'1 GAZE ano ever lnins iooAs'u
1losy'. " .fatn puiieu tou. " ' lug
~ u5We Wenl nun 'll pug alons 9. I'VE
as We IS we're 5on tne tast *
3had SVEN % my
,hen Y nat . ao wren We sot - tns
lnoloa1n1e5up IA pi'a'ce.
= k g every 100! 1901 OF tne ground on
.no l.T !. ana wnen We kot Within =
Few ~ Of torts esvis began 70
Ieel JUST little Dlt nervous. " nl ~
was running az tne detalls q me az
.acx over " NY mina inc train an SLOW
y puileo up, Dut old ID not come 70
tu ~ stop, looked out o. tne WIZ IN
gov gov, Dut dld mol see AWNING N
moment nom we were pushing up the NIL 70
fort jews 8. az iullt speed. neh We
pu1Aeo up az tne niue depot 1umpeo
on 8tne car 70 take maj look a
Things, ana as = passed the tea staf
car nea re 9 moan. llssened ana ~
was repeated pei several times. co QUO
not understand II. but ielt that some
thing had gone wrong.
. d i1A not want TO make Q 1oollsn
nreak OF any KIND, SO ! hrst Went 20
the engineer and az asked % MN wnat no
mad stopped 1or before reaching Fort
Jervis. He said that he saw "a RED
light swinging on the track, and and
slowed l''' up. The light had disappeared
before lore ne got TO It, and ne could not
understand tlts It knew the meaning mean Or
II, and saw the game IN e.. second. me
gang had fooled thompson % by giving
MIN q wrong description OF what lltl was
going TO be done. This was verined
when ! reached l1 the g Red star car car the
lock sIi mad been broken on, and inside
the car was thompson, lying on his
back well done up. ys.9i
He was vas partly conscious. and q knew
enough TO tell that tho thieves had
FOOLED MIN, and had dumped the safes
on the track about three miles east
OF Port Jervis. Iney had Jumped on
the train When It slowed. But II
Thompson t'r' had been fooled ne had
fooled the gang also for ne had hung
the KIT OF TOOLS which was TO pc used
to open the SAFES on the e car, and u
was dollars % doughn '':t tney would
not be able to md them
got an engine at tho depot, and al IN
ten minutes was on the way Dack
with my men, mel Before reaching the
place noticed lanterns flashing along
the track. and ! ordered the engineer
to run past the lights g . nall mile or
SO before 'ol. slowing up. AS We Went mi
oy the spot saw the gang at work