The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-01

Chicago, Ill.-A youthful robber
held up the express car crew of the
Viking, fast Chicago and Northwest
ern railroad passenger train near
Highland Park, H., last night, shot
and killed messenger, locked up re
conductor and baggage man and es-
capped after futile attempt to open
the safe, which contained bonds,
jewels and money valued at upwards
of 100000.
Russell Dickey, IA, Milwaukee, the
messenger, died when he attempted
to disarm the man, who took one OF
( two keys necessary to open the safe
from Dickey's body. He failed to find
the second key which was in the mes
senger's overcoat hanging foot away
from the safe.
Before he leaped from the train as
IL pulled into Winnetka, ILL.,, the youth
forced r. M Dilzer, Milwaukee, the
conductor, and NJ II. Marquardt, Mil
waukee, a baggage man, into a clothes
closet. He escaped in taxicab, the
driver Of which he compelled to take
him to Evanston, where he climbed
into another automobile, apparently
waiting for him, and disappeared.
The robber walked into the express
car Immediately after he boarded the
train, bound for Chicago from Mime
apolis, at Highland Park, while thes
conductor was collecting tickets ip the
passenger coaches. He threatened
Marquardt and Dickey with his pis-
toll and demanded Dickey's revolver,
Marquardt said.
After killing Dickey the youth lock-
ed up Marquardt, who saw him thru
crack of the door search the body
and attempt to open the safe. While
so engaged, the conductor raped for
admittance. Pistol in hand the rob-
Der opened the door and herded the
official into the clothes closet.
Jumped Off at Winnetka.
As the train halted at Winnetka
where ordinarily it makes no stop, the
man carried a black satchel across the
station platform into a taxicab. He
also threw out a bunch cf papers
carried from the car.
Belief that he had confederate
aboard the train was expressed by
officers after Earl ]. Kloepfer, the
taxi driver, told them the robber said
his partner had the 1900 grand" and
that his partner got excited and /
had to shoot one guy"
Marquardt and Kloepfer described
him as about five feet, ten inches tall,
dark complexioned with a light cap
and dark overcoat and in highly
nervous and excited condition. Police
squads watched all roads leading to
Chicago from the north and north-
west last night.
The point where the robbery at
tempt was made is near -ondout,
ILL.,, scene of the S2,000000 robbery
last June Of a Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul mail train.
A systematic search was under way
today for an automobile IN which TN
youthful robber made mis- escape.
The police had in their possession
Mauzer automatic revolver which y
bandit discarded in a taxicab in VII 4
he drove part way across Evanstd
until approached car which had bs9
waiting for him. He leaped from
taxicab and into the other car whid
speeded away. It is this machlp
which the police are seeking on the
theory that it may have been rented
or stolen car. The automatic revolver
also IS being traced through it's seri-
al number, 92,125.
Must Have Lost Loot
Railway and express company Off
Gals agree that the robber obtained
no loot, although the taxicab chauffeur
Earl J. KIoepfer said the rotber told
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