The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-09-28
SHOaI LINE TRAIN
IS ROLDUP VICTIM
SHOT 10 FIRED At MAN Ac HE Al
rEMpTs FLEE DURING ROB.
Berry BY HiGHWAYMEN
Los Angeles Limited Held Up Between
Oqden And Salt Lake And Ban
dts Get Away With At Least
One Thousand Dollars

fled, No. Z, travelling from Ogden 10
Salt Lake City, was robbed between
Clearfield and Roy, nine miles west OF
Ogden, by two masked and armed high
waymen shortly after o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon.
The train, which is scheduled to run
without stop between Ogden and Salt
Lake, was stopped by an automatic
block signal. The next moment the
two robbers boarded the observation
coach of the train. With revOlvers
leveled they commanded the passen-
gers to hold up their hands.
While one robbed the passengers in
the observation coach the other bandit
proceeded to the other coaches, where
the male passengers were forced to
give up money and jewels.
The total amount of loot gained by
the bandits it Is believed was at least
$1,000.
The robbers, according to the pas
sengers, were In a jovial mood. The
passengers said that they joked with
them as they relieved them of their be-
longings.
Women and children escaped the
robbers clutches, one of the bandits
saying he had never robbed woman
With robbery of practically all Of
the MAZE passengers completed, one of
the bandits pulled the cord and caused
the conductor, Robert Hayes, to signal
for the train to proceed to it's destin-
ation..
The two highwaymen then rode in
with the passengers they had robbed.
Shortly before reaching the north
yards of the Oregon Short Line the
robbers pulled the cord, bringing the
train to a stop again. They alighted
near the establishment of the Morri-
SON Merrill Lumber companys yard.
While en- route to this city a pas
senger, unbeknown to the robbers
scrubbed a note and threw it from a
window. 1t was to the effect that the
train had been held up. A railroad
employe picked the note up and immed-
lately telephoned into the genera Of
noes here. AS result the officers
were in possession of the fact that the
train had been held up before it
reached its destination.
With this in formation before them
the officials formed a posse to meet
the incoming train, but before they
reached 1t the robbers had stopped it
and alighted.
When the train was held up one man
In the observation coach proceeded to
Jump off. One Of the bandits immedi-
ately trained his revolver upon him.
Don't jump, or I'll shoot, he declar.
Cd, accompanying that threat with
smile. The passenger failed to heed
the warning and jumped. The next
moment the other passengers realized
that the bandits meant business. for
one of the gunner shot at the fleeing
passenger.
l.. A. Torrens and wife of New York
Clty were the occupants of a drawing
room on the train. When one OF the
bandits entered the apartment, Mr..
Torrens delivered $40 to him. rs that
all you have got?" queried the bandit.
YES" he replied. At that juncture
Mrs. Torrens appeared on the scene.
She handed over So. "Have YOU got
any rocks?" asked the bandit. Mrs.
Torrens said that she had only her
wedding ring and another ring which
was an heirloom. On her plea to re-.
tam the same. the bandit complied.
Mr.. and Mrs. Torrens were coming
to Salt Lake City to visit Mr.. and Mrs
Henry NJ. Dinwoodey
The railroad company is now check.
ing on the amount los. by the passer.
gers. Details have not vet been an.
nounced. Excepting the case of the
Torrens. the only other vicrim announ.
ced with definitely stated loss is Fl.
NJ. Grunder, a commercial traveller
VINO reported that he had been robbed
of $75.