"STICKING DP" A MAIL TRAIN

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1631, 9 August 1887, Page 3

"STICKING DP" A MAIL TRAIN

American papers report a daring robbery on the East-bound Californian express nu the Southern Pao^fio railroad at 3 .a.m on June 18, near Flatonia, about 95 miles eaßt of San Antoaio. As the train -drew up at the station two men, wi'h drawn revolvers, mounted the engine, covered the engineer, and forced him to pull the train to the open pralrlo, whoro there were eight or ton men arra'd with.Winchester rifl3S. The two robbers on the engine stood guard over the man at the steam-throttle while the . others went through the mail, express, and paesenger cars. Nearly all the passengers were ; asleep and unaware of what was going oo until they were aroused by the robbers. All the passengers wero relieved of Iheir valuables. The expreßß oar and mail pouches were also gone through, bat the amount of money taken is unknown. The total amount b secured are pieced at 10,000dol to 17,C00d0l The moesenger threw away tho keys of his safe, which enraged tho desperadoes, and two of thorn wreaked vengeance on him by boating him ever the head with their revolvers and oruellv splitting his ears with pooket knives. The robbers recovered the keys and succeeded m opening the safe. Some of tho passengers also were rough'y handled.