Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-11-16
TRAIN ROBBERS
AFTER 100000
Outlaws Who Held Up |. c. Mail
Car Dropped Pouch.
DISCARDED BY The BANDITS
sag coutains the Money Was Re
covered BY the Train Crew a
Short Distance From Scene
Wounded Porter Dies.

Chicago. Nov. Six masked ban
dts held uu the Illinois Central New
Orleans Limited train two and one
lalf miles south u Paxton, ILL.,. shot
three members II the train crew aud
one passenger. siuE-ed two others.
dyuam.teI and burned the mail car.
ana escaped with small amount Of
Loot
Belief that $4,000 Ia cash was In
The mau car. prompted the hoidup
according Co opinions ~ railroad meh-
The robbers missed the most valuable
pouch Iu thc ear. "a railroad official
stated. and % was his opinion that IL
was this particular pouch which was
s0u.lt.
uur.u. che course ~ the holdup,
when the mail clerks were being forced
O. throw pouches from the ear. one II
the two threw cat "a pouch of news
papers
Where do you get that stuifE' one
of the bandits declared you know
what pouch we want, throw il out
here"
Carried Away. Then Dropped.
The pouch. believed 10 contain for
tune iu cash. was thrown cut ~ the
car. carried a short distance from the
train by the r5bers. and for some rea-
sou was dropped and later recovered
Is the train crew.
The loot obtained by the robbers
does not total more than 500" said
Postal Inspector r. A. Germer, after
he had received an official report.
-uuly two pouches ~ registered mail
were stolen
A new SIT IL automobile tires. leav-
ing a clear imprint In the roads near
Paxton. + the only clew to the robbers,
who escaped after wUunding four train
employees and one passenger, and set
ting nue a. the mail ear.
Chicago men are believed responsi-
be for the h0ldup and detective squads
are watching the ruuds into this city.
An Indication that the band was
from Chicago was seen la remark by
tie leader
you get into that car and throw out
those mail bags Ur wen kin y0u." the
leader said Co one ~ his men. what
do ynu think we brought you down here
furE~
Railroad detectives and authorities
az Paxton were searching for traces
a. the band. believed to have numbered
i've ar six men. although. admittedly,
the robbers were miles away from the
scene III the holdup by morning. The
ureu escaped iu ana automobile. driving
west after leaving tire Nermilli"n river
and turning north toward Chicago.
Passengers Not Molested.
The UaSseu-ers uu the train were
not m0le>tei by the robbers. although
one got several bullet holes I'm his
coat and was slightly hurt when he
and three companions went mp 90 the
mail ear and fired On the holdup party
while they were fighting the engine
crew and two mail clerks. barricaded
o. the mail car. The wounded are
Arthur Moon. Chicago. coiored train
porter; in Champaign hospital
where be- died.
Zen buNA0etles Mnttnuh. mail clerk
shot On the shoulder. abdomen and
wrist. slussed on head.
Thomas Baker. Carbonate. mail
clerk: beaten IN the head with re-
NulVer.
II. II. Bangs. 63l5 Harper avenue.
Chicago. fireman: slightly wounded
thrae times On left shoulder.
Kenneth Knuwlton. University OF
Illinois student; slightly wounded in
right arm 10 night with robbers after
rf.sy had f.s-sr11,ste1 their work