Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-07-10
ROBBERS CAUGHT
AND MOST Of THE
LOOT RECOVERED
DEAD BANDIT WAS NOT HUGH
WHITNEY, ACCORDING TO The
STATEMENT OF MEN ARREST
ED AT HILGARO.


PENDLETON, Ore. - With
the capture of two suspects at EfiA
gard, Ore, Saturday night, then
confessions Sunday as to cora-
plicity in the hold-up of the Ore
gon-Washington R. & N. conr
pany's train No. ) at Meacham,
Ore, Thursday morning of laa
week, and the recovery of most OF
the loot, the hunt for the highway
men suddenly but successfully end
ted: The arrested men are Albert
Meadows of Louisville, KY. and
Clarence Stoner of Ashton, Wash.
Stoner says he is the cousin OF
Hugh Whitney, at one time sup
posed to be the dead bandit.
The arrested men say the dead
bandit is Charles Manning of Wyo-
ming, and that Manning carried 2
watch given him by Whitney sev-
eral years ago, and on which Whit
neys name was inscribed.
The booty recovered consists OF
diamond rings and other jewelry,
money, checks and express money
orders taken in the robbery. Az
had been cached in the timber near
the scene of the robbery.
The capture of the men was
made by one deputy sheriff and
two detectives about 9 o'clock Sat
urday night.
Meadows said he held the bag
for the passengers money and val
uables.
The hold-up was staged last
week Thursday morning between
! and ? o'clock on a lonely pass in
the Blue Mountains. George Nc
Duffy, who was a passenger IN
the day coach. killed Manning and
received flesh wound from which
he is recovering.
Tells of HoIdUp.
James Mutch. one of the pass
engers on the ill-fated train. tells
a graphic story of the affair.
after stopping the train, he
said, two Of the robbers got on
from the rear and marched all the
train crew. even to the porters,
through the coaches to the express
car. where they disarmed the ex-
press agent and secured small
box from the safe without dyna-
hitting it. although they had nitro
glycerin for that purpose had they
needed it. The express car and the
engine were then uncoupled and
run about a quarter Of a mile from
the main train while two of the
robbers returned and began going
through the coaches, beginning
with the smoking car. A number
of the passengers who had noticed
the robbersgo through the train
knew what was up and had cached
their valuables. but others were
asleep and handed ont all they had
when awakened.
Pretended to be Asleep.
Some Of the passengers were en-
tirely passed up by the bandits. as
they did in the case of Deputy
Sheriff McDuffv. who pretended
to be asleep. No sooner had the
robbers. one of whom was holding
the sack and walking backward.
while the other held two guns on
the passengers, passed the deputy
than he whipped out his revolver
and when the robbers reached the
7estibule. so that the passengers
we're out of range, he opened fire,
shooting one of the robbers twice
n the back and once in the head,
bringing him down. As he fell,
he other, still holding the loot.
grabbed one of the guns and re-
urned the fire of the deputy. The
,ullet went straight for the Off
er's breast. but striking a number
# lead pencils and other obsta-
les in the deputy's vest pocket,
lanced and made flesh wound
The car was so filled with smoke
rom the black powder revolver
nat further shooting was useless
nd the one robber escaped and
an to the engine, giving the alarm
"The bandit killed had two mod
m As Colt automatic pistols,
lille the deputy sheriff had only
4 old-fashioned black powder
in or he would likely have gotten
9TH men.