The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-31
MESSENGER SLAIN BY BOLD BANDIT IN TRAIN HOLDUP
Amount Obtained By Rob- Der Undetermined By
 Chicago Officials
(By Associated PreSs)

CHICAGO. Dec. 30.-Russell Dickey. g, Elroy, Wis, an express messenger guarding shipments of money and Jew elry on the Viking, fast passenger train on the Chicago and Northwestern rail road, was shot and killed tonight in an attempted holdup as the train left High land Park, H., suburb of Chicago.
 The robber is believed to have been aided by at least two confederates, leaped from the passenger train as 1t pulled into Winnetka, another suburb, subdued a taxi driver with his pistol and forced the man to drive him to Ev- anston where he left the taxi and climbed into another automobile, appar- ently waiting for him, and disappeared.
 Loot Undetermined
 American Express company officials tonight were checking the contents ot the express car with view to deter mining if the attempted holdup was successful. Two hours after the holdup they had not complied their investiga- tion and refused to state whether the robber, who carried a black satchel when he fled, had obtained any valu- ables.
 The robber, according to reports made when the train arrived here, boarded the passenger train at Highland park. lie made no attempt to rob passengers or go through the train but went at once to the express car, apparently intent upon obtaining the contents of a small safe supposed to contain money and jewelry shipments.
 Walking into the baggage car while Robert Diiger, the conductor was coi- lecting tickets in a passenger coach the robber attempted to subdue the mes senger with a pistol.
 Several shots were fired and Dlckey was killed. The holdup man grappled with Dickey, who was armed, and dur- ing a scuffle fired twice. As Dlckey fell dead the robber covered Max Mar, quard, baggageman, with his pistol ana ,i forced the baggageman into a small clothes closet, locking the door.
 Attacks Strong Box
 Marquard said he saw through a crack in the door that the robber had returned to Dickey's body and appaf- eutJy searched it carefully for the keys to tIe strong box. Later Marquard told the police he saw the robber trying to omen the strong box but said he dld not know if the holdup man had been successful. D.,
 As the rebber was at work, Dllger came to the express car door and rapped for admittance. The holdup man. pistol in hand opened the door and before the astonished conductor knew what was afoot, he, too, had been herded into the clothes closet.
 The robber then, apparently badly frightened. leaped from the train as It pulled into Winnetka, ran across the platform to a taxi stand and sticking his pistol into the ribs of tax drlver ordered him with many oaths and threats to "get to Evanston and get fast" The taxi driver got.
 Men Are Released
 The baggageman and conductor fin ally were released and the train pro- ceeded to Chicago where orders were given to the police to watch all roads leading into Chicago from north and northwest. The Viking left Minneapolis at s :O5 this morning.
 The point where the robbery was at tempted is only few miles from Rond- out, H., where last June the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul mail train was held up by bandits who obtained money and securities valued at more than S2,- OOO, GOO. Marquard described the rob- her as about 20 or 25 years old.