MASKED ROBBERS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 247, 11 July 1908, Page 10

MASKED ROBBERS.

£16,000 STOLEN FROM AN EXPRESS.

In truo Western stylo bullion said \to amount to £16,000 was stolen recently from the New - York-St. Louis ; express outside Pittsburgh Tho gold, was being taken from tho SubTreasury at New York to the banks at St. Louis, and though all tho arrangements were made with the utmost secrecy a daring gang of ; bandits got wind of tho matter and succeeded in "holding up" those in charge of the treasure, gagging the'., baggageman and oxpressman (official of the carrying company in charge of the gold), stopping the train, and making off in tho darkness with tlioir booty. The robbory was evidently planned with astonishing • skill. . ' No sooner was tho train a few miles outside Pittsburg than two men wearing masks sprang from behind a pile of luggage with tho cry, "Hands up!" and pressed revolvers to the temples of the astounded officials in chargo of the car.' The robbers forced ono of the officials to open the bullion coffer, and then bound him and his companion'hand and foot and pulled the emergency cord; , When the train slowed down they jumped on to tho metals, each carrying two sacks of gold, and made through a donso clump Qf trees until they'reached a highway, whero a carriage: was awaiting them. They were hoard driving away some minutes later, when tho guard, after a long search for tho cause of tho emergency signal, . discovered tho Bpeecliless expressman and his comrade and released them. Tho train thon moved on to "Walker's Mills, a few miles away, whence telegraphic alarms were sent in all directions and posses of armed men started in, organised pursuit. Tho bandits, according to the expressmen, were both finely dressed, and appeared to be men of education. .