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Vy j r * V 4 — u ^lml(1 lip men. They were seen soon aft-' or the robery and had been running hard. There being nothing against them mid declaring they were railway men. both were allowed to go but In ter were ill-rested and answer to the description of the holdups. One gave his name as J. Hurley and. the other T%F. Rafferty.The holdup is considered one of the boldest in that section of the country. The robbers ordered the engineer to stop, having previously boarded the train. Detaching the engine from the balance of the train, they ordered the engineer to pull ahead with the baggage car and then ,wlt;mt through it cutting open sacks, etc.,Jn speaking of the robbery, the Spo-kaim telegrams say:The holdup of -which the men arc sus-pecf'.cd wus one of the boldest train, rob-berics in years. It occurred at 10:23 o'clock lust night tietwcnn Hn.usar Junction. Italic, and Trent,. Washington, 10 miles east of Spokane, when Northern Pacific passenger train No. 3-was held up and. the registered mail sacks nlied ay two unknown highwaymen- . -According to a young man who. was stealing a ride on the tank of the engine ihe two bandits hoarded the train at Sand point, Idaho. He says the two men cnme nut of the Palace hotel at.that place and climbed to the top of tha earnest the engine,'.'keeping out of sight until the train reached Rathdrum. There thftv attempted to cut the mail car from ihe'rest of the train white it was m motion. -but were unsuccessful. When three miles east of Hauser Junction the engine and mail car were detached trom the train and taken two miles west of Trent, where -.httv were abandoned.Six sacks of registered mail were opened'. but the postoffiee inspectors a3 yet do not know the value of the plunderj xsecured.TVTirewttkw thirst pension
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Racine Daily Journal
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Wed, May 05, 1909
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