Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16
Two Train Robbers Secure
$14O,O0O, Tuesday.
Hold Up New York Limited Near
HaiilesbuTg, Miss.
Passengers Not MoIssted and No
One nuri--hobbers Escape.

New Orleans. La. May 1.-two
masked men held up the New Orleans
New York Limited train No. 2, north
bound on the New Orleans and North
eastern Railroad eight miles south of
Hattiesburg, Miss, shortly after mid
night, this morning, and after dy-
namiting the safe i'm the express car.
escaped on horses with one bundle
containing $4,000. The passengers
were not molested and no one was
hurt The train proceeded to Hatties-
burg where the city and county Off
Gals were notified. Posses formed
and, mounted on horses, started in
pursuit of the robbers who. it Is said,
took northeasterly direction, evil
IDENTIFY heading for the Alabama state
line.
Five charges of dynamite were ex-
ploded in the express car. nearly de-
mdlishing it. A through safe destined
from New Orleans to eastern points.
said to contain possibly $4,000. most
of which was government funds, was
blown open and the contents were
taken
The train had stopped at water
tank just north of Richburg when
the men boarded the express car At
the time nearly all the passengers.
except few who were to leave the
train at Hattiesburg, were asleep in
their berths.
The men first forced the enginee-
and fireman to leave the engine, and
together with the conductor. fagman
and other members of the train crew,
they were lined up against the train
and covered with a revolver by one
of the robbers while the other enter
ed the express car and forced the ex-
press messenger and a guard, said to
beewatching the government money on
the train, to get out and join the
line-up.
The messenger and guard were re-
lieved of their weapons before they
had chance to make any resistance.
After the guard and messenger had
disembarked, the robber guarding the
crew sent one of them back through
the coaches with instructions to in
form the passengers the train was be-
Ing held for certain purpose and
they were safe as long as they re-
manned inside the cars"
Southern Express Company officials
'NNNF eotoSf urciihci W tOutnSdfG any
Information as to the amount of mon
ey secured by the robbers
1t was denied. however, that they
obtained sum approximating $780,
Oo0, the loss first reported
Sheriff Brett and posse started in
pursuit of the bandits early, today.
Bloodhounds led the way.
The safe in the express car was Sc
cured by time signal lock when the
train left New Orleans, last night. and
there was guard in the car in addi-
ton to the regular messenger
IL Is said tina. in the rified car there
was one package of money represent
Ing the payroll of the Alabama &
Vicksburg Railroad at Meridian and
about rs packages of cash. In addition
TO these. there were two or more sacks
or silver, containing $1,000 each, other
packages of currency and severa
packages of jewelry. valuable stool
certificates and bonds.
The messenger was D. A. GRAY al
Chattanooga. Following the explosion
except for about $500 in silver. every,
thing in sight was hurriedly placed in
| sack and the two men backed off in.
TO the darkness with their revolvers
Ieveled at the train crew 1t is believed
| they fled ON horses which had been lief
IN charge of third robbr
None of the passengers was hottest.
| ed.