Year: 1870

Fyon the San Francisco Chronicle, Nor. s.


Mr.. Cummings, the baggsgemasteri makes the
following statement OF the transaction to one OF our
reporters:-W had just got about nine miles out OF
Verdi. The moon was shining brightly. When the
brakeman went around the cars as ne always does
there generally are he saw two men on the
platform Of the express lear, and asked them
pistol to his face and told him to get inside.
He came in the baggage-car and told the con-
auctor, Mr.. Marshall, that come men outside drew
pistol him. Marshall opened the door to 60 out
side wnen they put the pistol to his face. He came
in and picked up hatchet aad said they mad pistols
hatchet for they might shoot him. then said we
mad better stop the train and see who was running
climbed over to the express car and detached it,
At this time the train had just struck the grade
The express car had no brake, and they must have
gone down the hill at the rate of hfty miles an
hour. The engineer whistled down brakes. He
then Looked ed around when @ two pssols were planted
asked them where they wanted him TO 60. Here he
pulled the whistle twice when one OF the men asked
him what he did that for? He answered that It was
to loose the brakes. They then told him TO 60 down
to that lower switch. The engineer, Mr.. Small,
ments, and we win be run intoo ''Thats ali right"
one OF the fellows said. ''We'ye fixed that all up.
they had placed osstructons on the track. When
they got down to the switch they took the engineer
and fireman and made them stand on the ground,
and then they went TO the door OF the express ear
and Knocked. The expressman, who had seen some
thing was the matter, supposed IL was some OF the
train men, and opened it, when they put pistol to





box, and must have 1t. They were all masked. The
next time we were robbed 1t was done in precisely
the same manner. None OF US had firearms except
the eXpressnan, and he had laid them aside and
could not get them in time.


Two OF the robbers were dressed in soldiers
clothes, and two in citizens dress, and they had
two Henry rines and two carbines, besides reyol
vers, in the party, and were supposed to be deser
tiers who escaped from Camp Halleck a few days
since, as they had been seen within day or two Ia
The vicinity OF independence As sooa as the traiH
arrived at Losno, Division Superintendent Gileti
sent an extra engine with men, to Wells for force:
for the pursGers and also TO get what Information
he could in regard TO the robbers and by daylight
had three different parties on their trail He ais
started an extra engine and train from Carlin stop
ping at Eko for Sheriff Fitch and posse O
nine men, with horses, which were taken 4
the point OF the robbery and started IN pursuit
messenger was also sent TO Camp Haeck, notifying
the commander OF the post OF the circumstances
and asking for squad OF cavalry to start in pursuit
Impressions are that there are now 30 many and 81
experienced scouts in pursuit that 1t will be mpos
sbe for the robbers TO escape. AS there Is no tee
graph ONCE near the scene Of the robbery, aud it
an uninhabited portion OF the conntry, it may some
what retard the capture Of the robbers, as well a
delay getting Information of progress, but as 500
as anything reliable can be learned IL viii be re