The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-19
NO MONEY IN SAFE
BLOWN BY ROBBERS

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We don't take lhhormg men, money
What We want iS Fargo cash
" m not afraid | told my man II
YOU boys know your business, ! know
there Is no reason 10 be afraid And
You act like you know your business
Men Heavily Armed
81 started to stop the engine the
minute | saw them climbing down off
the tank behind me. hut got orders -
keep on running until | saw fire sig
mails on each side OF the track !
chattcd with the man who was guard
ing me for about tpu mile. Both were
masked. and armed with revolver, and
Winchester rifles, hut didn't notice
how they were dressed ! could see a
deep scar ON my man, right check; he
failed to pull down his handkerchief to
cover it,
Pretty soon | saw the signal fire.,
and stopped the engine just between
them
THAT was a fine stop. my man said
Nov then, come on down and 20 with
me.
Some more robbers. iour or five
Joined our two, aud We walked along
the traln to the express car, When
We 60, T., the mail car the clerk, we're
opening the door The robbcr, shouted
at them 10 jump to the ground
Come on out. boys ! called to
them We're being held up
IF saw tins man who was Shol-\or-
man, think his Name ,s--hc,itatc and
start to step back Ms guard had his
rifle lcyclcd, and | was standing be
hind him m position so that ! could
look along the sights OF the gun my
sell.
Clerk Disobeyed Command
Gton't shoot. man there, no use
IN >hooting, said to him, but before |
finished. he pulled the trigger thought
the bullet would miss the mail clerk
because he was stepping back out OF
range But he rceltd over at the shot
The bullet went through his chest Il
looked to me As II the robbers aim
was higher, but he must have pulled
the barrel down when he Jcrkcd the
trigger.
after the shot. the robber grabbed
my arm to hold himself up His hand
Wa, ,hak,ng SO hard 1t made my whole
body shake, just like that Nccord
grabbed a listeners arm and shook it
violently to demonstrate his meaning
No Money In Safe
After that the rohbcr, made Us run
the expires, and mani cars down the
track lew hundred ySrdS, the cngl-
ncer continued They guarded me and
the train crew in the weeds On the right
OF way while they blew the safe three
time, They didn't get thing there
was nothing IN the safe
They KEEP, US there more than an
hour, don't know why After Will
! saw the lights OF an automobile come
down the road from the north and stop
alongside second Then the lights
were dimmcd suddenly and that va,
the last saw OF the car, but ! heard
II driving back TO Bliss at a mighty
fast clip Nitcr that the robber, LETT,
rs in a little time, and we hooked up
and came on
Thi, wa, the first hold mp experience
Tor Nlya Hamilton, the fireman How
ever he lad the presence OF mind to
notice that the robbers who rode the
engine both wore hats dark coat, and
oycralls His guards mask was a red
bandana handkerchief Necord'> man
wore a black handkerchief
Hamlltons nervousness drew the At
tentton Of the man guarding him He
commented that 1t must be the first
hold-up lor the fireman. and assured
him that there was nothing to fear as
long a, he did as he was told
Fireman Stayed in Cab
When the robbers gathered the rest
ot the train crew to one side. Ham
llton's guard remained with him. at hi,
request, ,n the engine cab.
- told him thu cuglnc was an oil
burner. and | would Not dare leave it,"
Hamilton said "Hc let me come back
without making any fuss at all
Neither the engineer nor fireman
could make any certain gucSS as 20
where thc/two robhcr, boarded their
tender The hold-up men climbed over
the oil tank lust after the train passed
over the bridge across the salt Fork
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