The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-20
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THEIR vALUABLEs
Lone Bandit Held up Pullman Car
Enroute to New York and
Gathered In $500 in
Cash.
HAD TWO REvoLvERs
Passengers Were In Panic and Of
fered no Resistance to the
Robber Who Was Later
Captured

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. |
PIEDMONT, w. Va. Feb. 20.-Up
to s O'Clock this morning no trace OF
the lone bandit who boarded Balti-
more and Ohio passenger train No. l
en- route from ST. Louis to New York,
near hero late last night and robbing
the passengers of about $500 in cash
and the same amount in jewels, had
| been found.
While the train was going UP the
steep grade from this city to Cumber
land. tue lone bandit swung on to the
rear Pullman and entered the sleep
er. There he drew two revolvers,
and fired six shots through the roof,
/ terrifying the passengers. Holding
the conductor, brakeman and porter
at bay, the bandit robbed sixteen pas
sengers OF their valuables.
After securing the money and jew
els, he leaped from the train just as
Iit was pulling into Altmont. and dis
appeared in the darkness. AS soon as
/ the train came to standstill, the
crew gave the alarm. ALI the sur
4 rounding towns were notified, and the
i Cumberland police Immediately start
led work on the case. A posse was
organized and is searching the foot
hills.
Was Quick About It.
CUMBERLAND. Md, Feb. 20
Speaking OF the holdup Of the Bal
y timores and Ohio train No. 1 near
piedmont last night, the conductor
: here today said: when / first saw the
bandit he was opening the door or
the rear coach Of the sleeper. Be
J, fore could utter an outcry he hac
entered and with revolver in each
hand started firing at the roof of the
lear. The passengers became panic
stricken and he had them at his
/ mercy.
"A The mar was very cool and afte
!, placing one of the reyolyers in hi
!. pocket. compelled the passengers tt
. dump their money and valuables OF
/. The floor. He then gathered them VI
and just as the train reached Altmont
:, jumped off and disappeared.
:
brakeman ATFc9teu,
CUMBERLAND. Nd, Feb. 90
Within seven hours after a maske
bandit held UP Baltimore and Obi
train no near West Piedmont, an
relieved number of passengers G
their jewelry and money at the poin
+ arrested today and locked up in th
j Keiser,, w. Va, Jail charged with tn
holdup.
Money and iewelry was found o
Becker it is alleged by the polio,
,e Little IS known concerning Becker b
the Baltimore and Ohio officials an
lemployes. He boarded at Keiser an
his run was from Cumberland
Grafton. He was arrested this NOR
ling at Forty Mile station. nine mile
west Of Piedmont by Lieut.. Kenne
of the Baltimore and Ohio police fore
~ Becker was found calmly sitting
= small camp fire not far from Il
water station. He made no attempt
escape when he saw the authorities.
Tn his possession were found $50 al
90 three watches and red banda1
handkerchief folded into the shape
half-face mask. The police say Il
imprint of the mans nose was east
discernible in the mask.
Becker readily gave up the mon
and jewelry in his possession. but {
nied that he was in any way imp
o i Gated In the holdup. He insisted tn
-. a tramp with whom he had spent t
~ night had given him the stuff
nd