Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-24
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We csuiscd along the highway but
we could not tird bank that we
had an even chance to rob ard get
away.
We did not consider murder
when this part OF our planning
went wrong We decided to hold up
a train, and crcvp to the SiSkiyo1lo.
He picked the Shasta Limited For
three days and nights we studied
train movements shrougE the ttlnnel.
The only train we had challce
with was l3, and we laid our plans
accordingly.
when we got our plans connected
up, drove the car back to Eugene
to my fathers where the officers
found it. s
"A day or two before the Job was
pulled we moved to the Mount Crest
cabin from camp Mo. z, first burn
ing all We could and fixed the foot
rads and creoSotsd Them
.sThe night before We got all ready
continued Hugh, .'all OF US were
back out, because We feared the
others would say we had cold reeC.
know didn't want to go through
with il, and the twins telt the same
way about it.
"Abcuts noon, Roy and / went to
the north end of the tunnel and
waited for 49, The state thought
it was Ray and me who were III
the yards, but it was Roy
"Ray was at the detonator"
when the sraln came along, we
ran for the blind baggage l got on.
but Roy dropped his gun He nearly
missed the train. / held out my
hand and helped him on.
Together we craWled over the
tender ard down inro the cabin. /
told the engineer To stop and ne
did where / wanted him to.
II then marched the engineer md
fireman up to the detonatcr. That.
was not told in my trial. While we
were thele, Ray pressed the pump
and we could hear the explosion.
"'It was sort OF nluftied.i'
'"I'llela, all Of us, the fireman and
engineer in the lead, hurried back
to the train
Nothing was said"
"WElen We got back I'D the engine,
the tunnel was :ull of smoke and
it was hell in there. Steam and
smoke and gaS-I am ahead OF my
story. 4e
''As soon as the engine stopped
we made ready to blow open the
mail car. Before this the mail clerk
stuck his head out or the door. Eiag
told him to- come out. Instead, lie
slammed the door and locked it.
Then / told him to come out-tl1at
we were going to blast the car.
Owe were giving him a chance.
He again refused, He should have
come out. / knew 1t would kill MIN.
I sailed to him the third time, and
told him it was his last chance. T
think l told him, ii you wallO to
keep on sorting mail, you better
come ollt!'
s ;sAll of US, the fireman and engi-
1esr went up tc the detonator JEsa
as told you minute ago, arad
Ray bore dLwn OIL the. handle OF the
blaStei..
"We then rushed back to the
engine. Ray had an automatic shot
gun. He had given Roy his pistol,
and he kept tllel fireman covered. !
had tile engineer. When lle got
back to the engine, in the tunnel,
Roy made the fireman stand with
his hands up against tho vail, atla
! made the engineer get into che
cab. We we're going to make HIM
pun the mail car down to White
pine, so as to let the smoke ana
gas clear ellt.
L . 70 f19Ap II
and figured the air would hold the
.rain.
while this was going on, we saw
o man with a fusee over his head
coming down the right side OF the
train. Things were getting des-
ieperslte. .a
aRay and took shot at him,
when ne get close"
II never will forget HIM. lie
staggered towards lis, and said:
). "sWait minute, boys'
"EIe was all stopped over, holes-
ing his stomach / don't know how
he ever stood up with so much
buckshot in ilirn. He staggered cut
of the tunnel and tell down agalnso
the side OF the tunnel We Cid not
shoot him in the back, as the doc
tor said. He should nave known
better than that.
Il had the automatic pistol. The
bullet, with him staggering and
stocped, went up through the Shoul-
der, and not down as the state Claim
ed. Ill never forget the look on
his face It has been nell He
dropped down on the ground and
died.
"We were all excited now. made
the engineer get back N the cab
while Ray tried to uncOuple the Alall
car, so we could haul it. out. The
engineer tried to kid me. told
hin. to go ahead, when Ray gave
the signal, but the engineer told me
he could not. +.
4;'You know they testified that the
engine was set at a4full stop. That's
what he was doing when he tolo
me he could not go ahead.
} II told him it was my life, or his
He fooled around and still we didn'i
go ahead.
Il was mad was mad! was
mad! !--