Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-11
BANDIT HOLDS UP
U. P. FAST TRAIN
Climbs On Rear of Observation Car
at Green River, but IT, IF
When BE axet S,S,s
SIX p IL WV VICTIMS

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out in esae western part of Wyom-
ing Wednesday night, between
Green River and Rock Springs. one
lone bandit, a man about 20 years
of age. smooth-faced, wearing
soft black hat and a suit of light
colored clothes, boarded Union Pa
cific train No. is. the eastbound
Oregon and Washington limited,
gathered in $50 from six men, Sc
cured gold watch. pulled the bell
cord, stopped the train, jumped off
and escaped.
/ The Oregon and Washington linn
tied pulled out OF Green River at
e;30 Wednesday night and. as II was
leaving the station. young man
swung himself up over the vestibule
/ rail Of the observation car. He re-
NAMED on the platform until the
train was well out of the station and
entering the car was confronted by
NJ. Taylor. the rear brakeman. Tay-
lor asked him why he was there and
ws at once confronted by revolver.
Without preliminaries, Taylor was
told to take off his cap, and at about
the same time the passengers in the
observation car were commanded to
shell out
Keeping his revolver pointed in the d.
rection OF the passengers. the bandit
drove them into the front end OF the car
and ordered them TO drop their cash and
watches into Tsylor's cap as they passed
They all responded without offering anS
objections and dropped SO, one OF then
giving up a gold watch.
. Goes 10 sleeper Ahend.
Cleaning out the passengers in the OBJ
servation car. the bandit ordered Tayloi
into the sleeper ahead. following closel,
behind. Entering the sleeper the bandit
met Conductor Fitzgerald and imme
diately appeared to lose his nerve. III,
fired a couple of shots through the roo
60 the sleeper. reached up and pulled tn,
bell eoro and as the train came to a stop
backed out, ran through the observation
lcsr and dropped off the rear.
Reports to Union Pacific headquarter
2 are to the effect that the following 81,
0 passengers contributed their cash to tn
M bandit s.,l---si- - - =
T. J. agcfgainara. Denver; =. A. stou,
Indianapolis; Frank Kreaman, FairbanR,
e Alaska. w. b. Crannath. Aberdeen
: Wash.g Lawrence Ray, Baker, Wash
: and J. DuctE, Denver
Pohhes seek Bandit.
No. IS went on TO Rock Springs. wher
: Conductor Fitzgerald notified the of
ficials OF the road OF the holdup. Wor
was sent to the sheriff at Green Rive
: and the police at Rock Springs. and tn
= special agents all along the western d
: visions Of the road. Before midnight
POSSE OF more than fifty men were scoui
ing the country between Green River an
= Rock Springs. II is asserted at head
= quarters here that there is little dout
:, but that the man will be caught. lie lei
y the train right in the heart of a barre
. wilderness, and as there is conslderabl
y snow on the ground out there and house
far apart. there is little opportunity 10
,e him TO ride or find places that will affor
v him shelter
y The Union Pacific has a standing r,
1t ward of $1,000 for every train robbie
'e brought in. dead or alive, and II Is a.
p serted that this reward will nave muc
\ TO do with bringing in this bandit.
Posses ON Trail.
CHEYENNE wyo., Feb lO.-Tw
posses engaged In a search for the band
Y who last night held up and robbed thirt
passengers in a sleeping car on a cas-
bound Union Pacific train No. IS betwee
. Rock Springs and Green River. Wye
!. and escaped early tonight had secure
A no trace OF the robber. reward
> 1000 for his capture has been offered !
/ the Union Pacific Railroad company.
n posse OF deputy shettffs und
q Sheriff Matt Mecourt OF Green Riv
Il took up the pursuit soon after news
> the robbery reached that place. Later
IS company Of special railroad agents Sc
s, from here began a search. About |
s. and a watch constituted the booty S
cured by the bandits according to ra
road officials. The robber is suppos
Z TO have boarded the train at Green Riv
= and after ordering the passengers to d
posit money and valusbles in a
g which he forced a brakeman to car
' through the car. seized the loot a
!" leaped from the train when word Of I
~ robbery spread 20 the other cars.
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