Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-11-21
A rain Holdup
That Failed
By EDWARD SEYMOUR

There was sudden putting on of
brakes, with a slowing up of the train
The time was 8 O'Clock at night, and
the location was in a wood-just the
place, in fact, for II robbery.
The train came to full stop. a
shot was heard. 1t came from the ex-
press car, but the passengers in the
smoker and two passenger coaches
couldn't tell where it came from
There were not many passengers any
way. The train was running very
light. In the smoker We're several
men, way passengers, who appeared
to belong to the country through which
the road ran. In the next coach We're
two ladies sitting together face to face,
while In the seat behind them was Il
dandltied young man, apparently n ten
derfoot On the other side was girl
travelling alone. In the next car in
the rear sat an old man and an old
woman, the personitication of John
Anderson My 10 John. Near them
was maiden lady of fifty, with Cog
giles.
Suddenly the front door Of the fore
most coach was thrown open and n
man appeared with II short rifle with
which he covered the passengers, while
another man with his revolvers in his
belt stepped into the car and said:
produce your valuabes,"
He was followed by another man.
who held n revolver In each hand.
With the man at the door covering the
passengers with the rifle and man
behind him with six shots in each
hand. the collector" WAS well pro
tected in his work. The passengers
sat perfectly STILL each one pulling
out his or her valuables with alacrity.
After going through the car as the
collector approached the rear door the
man With the rifle followed him. The
passengers had submitted so paSSively
that this 1t seemed, would be attend
ed by little risk. As he passed the
girl she WhiSked long katie from
under her skirts end. turning, drove
1t into his back He fell with "A groan
The two men who were ut the other
end of the car, completing their rob.
berry. turned in time To see him fall.
one of the ladies' mentioned the one
who was facing the rear of the car
pulled Il revolver from under her man
tel, fired at the collectors attendant.
and he went down, This left the col.
lector the only rohher in the car In
fhn fnW ShsAn,IS thnt fnllAunA @t,,
patching of his Two pals he knew that
he was In danger. but from what per
son he was ignorant. He had seen a
young girl stab the man with the rifle
and n handsomely dressed lady shoot
his attendant He could not single out
which OF the passengers would at.
tempt to finish him, There were sew
eral able men who sat near him, hut
not one of them moved. His eve was
ON them FOR II second. and during that
very small space of time the dandihed
young man who with others had turn
ed to see what was going on In the
rear put bullet through his forehead
The same plan had been devised and
enacted In the second car, though with
a different reception. When the col
lector and his support came to the old
man and old woman the woman with
goggles. who sat farther in the rear.
suddenly clicked II revolver and shot
the man standing in the front door
covering the passengers. This divert
ed for the moment the attention OF the
collector and his attendant, and the
old woman with marvellous QuiCkncSS
put bullet through the attendant.
Before the collector could draw his re
| volver the old man had shot him dead
/ The events in the rear car first came
I to conclusion, The old maid threw
away her spcctaclcS, ripped up the
! front of calico dress, threw n hat
/ emhellishcd with flowers ON the floor
and, being rid OF women'S apparel.
stalked forward, Il strapping man. The
old man and old woman each doifed
white wig The woman tore on her
outer garment, and each with Re
volver In each hand followed the "u'5
maid, "Sbc" threw oueu ,he u..