The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-08
BANDITS BOMB A TRAIN AND
LOOT MAIL IN A SPECTACULAR
ROBBERY; 5 PERSONS WOUNDED
Ten Masked Men Hold up Illinois Central Limited,
Battle Trainmen and Mail Clerks and Escape
With Registered Pouches, but Overlook $780,
600 in Cash.

Means of bringing an end 10 the
wave of postal robberies through
out the country were discussed to-
day by President Harding and his
cabinet, and il was indicated af
ter the meeting that Postmaster
General Hayes probably would
have a statement to make in the
near future on the subject
CHICAGO, His, Nov. Sc. A.
Germer, chief postal Inspector at
noon announced that the loot OBJ
tanned by robbers who held up an
Illinois Central train near Paxton,
Ill.,, last night, will total approx
mately Si00
They got two pouches of reg
istercd mail and overlooked two
Others, Mr.. Germer said.
One of those overlooked is said
to have contained 100000
PAXTON. Ill.,. Nov. s.-A mail
pouch containing 100000 in cash
was believed 10 have been the OBJ
ject of ten armed and masked
bandits who last n ght held up
the New Orleans limited on the
Illinois Central line near here IN
one of the most spectacular train
robberies in the middle west.
Ironically enough, the bandits
had the sack with the cash but for
some reason dropped it beside the
tracks. After setting fire {" the
cars the robbers escaped in two
automobiles with two other sacks
If registered mail
List Or Injured.
The bandits used firearms, 'Nplo-
siy,s and torches Co accomplish their
work firing fusilIndr into th, mail
car door. and when IN. clerks zee
fused tu open % they blew iu with two
charges ut dyuumlt, After n uEEing
and oysrpowvIyd the clerks, tay rob
yh,rs blow open the safe and scuupod
out iys contents and then fled,
Thps. who were injured.
~ Banks. fireman chicago. shot In
the shoulder while helping defend IA,
mail ear.
Thomas Baker. Carboudulc. III
mail clerk. beaten with revolver IN
mail car.
- Roynctto Mattoon mail clerk
shot through wrist and shoulder not
SERIOUS.
Arthur Moon. colorcd porter. chi.
rtgn. shot In chcst and groin.
x. II. Knowlton, student University
ut Illinois. shot through coat three
times. skin gruzcd.
Fireman Discovers Bandit>.
The all steel train lett ChiCag,
loaded with passengers az $50 laH
night. and. crashing through PaNtoi
az hiFh speed had gone some tive
miles when the fireman, turning t'
TAX, "a scoupful OF coal, saw masky,
men sliding down the coal uit In th'
Elarp from the open fir" box door
lie stepped back hurriedly. droppini
his shovel The noise attracted th'
attention Of the engineer. who tool
his eyes from the rails moment t'
ascertain what was the matter.
lie saw the fireman facing tn
tender with his hands partly raised a
though hesitnting whether TO leap %
two armed men who were visible Jus
beyond him.
"Gtt back thcrc" he heard one .
the men command the fireman. tn
stuk'r still hositatod and tn" furemus
bandit struck him ON the head will
q pistol The fireman staggered haCI
toward his side uf the cab and tn
second rohbpr advanced toward IN
engineer with two r,vulycrs aimed "a
him.
\ third rpbhrr followed stop IN
tru .u." shouted tho masked mri
while one uf th,m covered thv iir'
man. The engineer closed the throttl
but c.ltutod 60 apply the brake
until the robhor, stepping closer pok s
the barrel Of hi- revolver la IN, flo
Of the dri,,r aud commanded. civ
her the air, uuIchi'
The engineer soon brought the trai