Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-18


women and these, with the one excep-
ton, were left undisturbed by the
highwayman.
The rear end brakeman in the mean
time, had succeeded in getting away
and pulling the emergency cord. The
train which was going at a rate of 80
miles an hour, came to a sudden stop.
The bandit leaped from the train as
it stopped. He fled in the darkness.
No trace has been found of him.
The description furnished of the
bandit is almost Identical with that OF
the highwayman who executed the ma =
tional park holdup last summer" said
Mr.. Melrose. 'He is still at large, and
recent information has led to the belief
that he never left the country"
Federal officials see in the train hold
up the hidden hand of Traitor. who is
serving a term in Leavenworth peni-
Tertiary for the Yellowstone park hold .
gers of a stage coach party were rob-
bed of $4,000
Courteous Youth With Trafton.
Trafton according to the authorities,
left the country following the holdup
and later returned to Denver, from
where he fled in a stolen machine, in
September, 1914. With him was an
other man. courteous youth.
The train robber is believed by Mr..
Melrose to be this pal of Trafton
He was not with Trafton at the time
Of the latter's arrest.
j. II. McClements, special agent OF
the railroad in Denver and for a time
chief of police of Cheyenne, took
charge of the man hunt.
Several passengers on the train told
the story of the robbery. which rivals
the exploits Of the bandits of early days
in points Of daring and consideration
for the women passengers.
Among these was Mrs Rhoda Marks
Of La Grande, Ore, who was on her
way to Denver for a visit. She was
seated in the observation car when
the bandit made his entrance, and was
the first one to see him.
Mrs. Marks described how the ban
dit suddenly climbed over the railing
Of the observation car and pointed a
gun in her face.
She Didn't Disturb Him.
Don't you say anything or move
and I'll let you alone" she said he ad
dressed her. Il sat still and he did not
disturb me-"
Joe Dietz, a high school youth from
Portland, Ore, told how he had been
touched" for IS.
The first thing l heard a man ask
the porter if there was man or a
woman in No. 4. That was my berth
and when the porter said t was man
the robber pulled the curtains open
and stuck couple of guns in my face
He was tall. rather good looking
l should say about % years old and
he had his face partly concealed with a
white silk handkerchief"
Siias Summerville OF Denver. Negro
porter of the Pullman car Radison
where the bandit obtained most of the
money, was reading. He looked ur
suddenly and into the muzzle of re.
volver.
Hands up, And move FAST the
robber ordered.
who's in that BERTH" the robbei
asked
"A woman and two kids" came the
reply.
II don't want her" responded the
robber, who hastily flung back the
curtains Of the next berth.
Leaves Grub" Money.
A man crawled out clad i'm his ma
iamas. He handed over his wallet
containing S96. The bandit tossed back
silver dollar
Here's your breakfast money" hi
said gruffly. And YOU, porter, keef
your money; YOU need it,"
The name OF the passenger Is not
known. He had boarded the train al
Baker, ore. and left at Greeley. Colo
T. j. Mcnamara Of 90s Tenth avenue
Denver, was sitting in the smoking
compartment of the car when The
masked bandit entered
II thought il was some kind Of 4
/ joke he said. But when he com.
manded all of us to throw up our hands
realized that it was a genuine hold.
up.
Il lost about s27. He took ever,
cent had, but he left all my jewelrs
and my watch strictly alone"
The train holdup was the first in Il
years on the division between Chey-
enne and ogden. on June .. 1899. two
sections of the Overland flyer were
held up by six masked bandits and the
safes robbed of $4,000 and 10000 In
diamonds.
The trains were tagged near Wilcox
Wyo., which is 81 miles west of Lara
ME. Two of the robbers covered the
engineer and his fireman, while the
other four dynamited the safes in the
express car.
Two OF the bandits were followed by
| posses into the Hole-in the Wall coun
try and killed in a gun battle. A veal
later another of the bandits was cap
tured.