Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-28
BOLD ROBBERY COMMITTED sY
TWO MASKED MEN IN elm
TON. YARDS OF c. & N. W.
WAYcAR OCCUPANTS LOSE
MONEY AND WATCHES
Four Victims Lose sos in Cash and
Four. Watches - Robbery Well
vile, Of Conrad, One Of Stockmen

Clinton, Nov. 2S.-1n one of the bold
Clinton. two masked men robbed four
stockmen in the way car Of Northwest
ern railway stock train No. 1872, en-
route to Chicago, while in the Clinton
yards. The bandits secured about S1O3
and four watches from their victims
and escaped. No clue 10 their identity
has been secured by either the Clinton
police or the railway company's de-
tectives VINO are investigating the Qar-
ing robbery.
The train, in the way car OF which
the stockmen were en- route to Chicago,
accompanying their stock shipments TO
the Chicago market, was stopped on
track No. l, just west Of the Fifth
street office, while the crew was await
ing orders. The way car was about
opposite the coal sheds and the mem
hers Of the crew were near the head
end or in the office.
Conductor Rich, OF Chicago, and
Galena division crew We're in charge OF
the train. Not until the train was
about due to leave did the conductor
go back TO the way car. There he re-
ceiyed the first intimation of the rob-
berry when the stockmen related their
experience to him. They described the
robbers as being of medium height,
wearing red and blue bandanna hand
kerchiefs about their faces as masks
and heavy overcoats, with collars turn
ed up The hignway7nen had disap-
peared fifteen minutes before Conduct
or Rich arrived.
Work With Precision.
There was no crudeness shown by
the robbers, who worked with the pre-
cision of experienced holdup men.
When the first entered the way car he
had a revolver in his hand and COM
manded the four men to throw up
your hands, all four quickly comply
ing with the command. While the one
man covered the stock1len with his
gun, the second man searched each Of
them. When completed he had made
collection OF slightly more than s1o3
and four valuable watches. The high
waymen then instructed their victims
to remain quiet and not give an alarm
until the conductor or crew arrived
Dropping off OF the car, they disap-
peared in the darkness.
That was the last seen Of them until
Conductor Rich sent his rear brakeman
to tell the head brakeman to hurry to
the depot to make a report. Just after
the head brakeman left his partner, a
man, evidently one who had been con-
nected with the job. stepped from be-
tween the cars and with gun pointed
at the brakeman's face told him to
BEAT It to the way car, with which
command the brakeman Immediately
complied None OF the crew was mo-
Tested by the Iaoldup men.
AS soon as the crew could get the
train to the depot a full report Of the
hofdup was given. The police depart
ment was notified and officers soon ar
rived on the scene and made a thor
eugh search Of the entire yards but
could not locate any clue to the identi-
ty of the robbers. The company de-
tectives were also placed on the trail
of the men but up to today no trace Of
them had been found.
Robbery Well Planned.
Following the report at the depot the
train proceeded on its way to Chicago
with the victims of the robbery.
The robbery was well planned and
the plans were well carried out. II was
evident the men were familiar with the
run of stock trains. They knew when
the stockmen entered the car and where
the crew was at the time.
The stockmen had been about the
yards a short time during the evening
and 1t is possible the aighwaymen had
followed them to the way car after
they had ascertained the men had
money with them.
The victims Of the robbers were c.
II. Swanger, Of Mechancsville: John
W!ngert Of Tinton: p. NJ Scoville, os
Conrad, and c. A. Vail, of Effingham,