Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1900 — MAKE A RICH HAUL [ARTICLE]

MAKE A RICH HAUL

Robbers Hold Up Illinois Central Train und Secure SIO,OOO. Five masked bandits flagged tin* through express train on the Illinois Central between Wickliffe and Bnrdwcll, Ivy., at 2 a. in. Wednesday nnd looted the express ear, estimates of the loss reaching as high ns SIO,OOO. The robbers made a sensational assault ou the train. Two of them boarded the engine ami covered the engineer and his fireman, J. J. Fryisch, with revolvers, injuring the fireman seriously. The others invaded the express car, where they covered J. F. Hickcox, the messenger, with guns and forced him to unlock tin- safe and turu over the contents. In the meantime a tiftli of the hand had uncoupled tile engine and tbe car. from the rest of the train and joined his companions in the engine cab. The engineer was compelled to proceed forward a mile, where a stop again was made. The desperadoes met, divided the plthidcr and darted in different directions into the surrounding woods. Witliio au hour n posse of Wickliffe citizens, with bloodhounds, were hot on the trail of the fugitives. None of the passenger* on the train was aware of the hold-up while it was being accomplished. The robbers throughout their operations were as quiet as possible. It appears that they were aware that the agent on tlje enr knew the lock nnd could open the safe. On other enra of the Illinois Central the agent himself is unable to unlock the recc|iiacle and robbers are forced to resort to dynamite.