I I f EXPRESS r t S BANDITS ITS W WERE f NOVICES I S Not Only Blew mew Open the Safes but They Tile Also Blew Dew the thc Con Contents COI tents Into Atoms WANTONLY KILLED MESSENGER Ills Is Helper Came Near Causing Death or Of the Whole Crew by 1 Show Showing log lag Fight FI ht Holding BeddIng C CuI l April Apri Is IB evident that the three armed men who ho hold held h ld up UI I the llie Oregon express and attempted to rob b It I at Copley Cople at nt 1020 last nIght wore were cf They took life without provocation and the meth aneth methods methods they the employed to oien the tho safes CI so BO crude that they the gained but Jut lit tic to plunder by lIy their work warl Tho ho particulars of ot the lie robbery obber were obtained when the train minus the tho thee e express ie H oar cir I reached rached Redding this thin morning When hen the lie train pulled Into Copley which Is merely a l watering station the three masked maak highwaymen came m out ot of ot the tho brush br h on the east elit side aide of ot the track This Is I shown shawn by I Ii the experience of ofa ofa a n trump who was WIS attempting at to ta steal a aride aride ride lie Ilo vasi ns jabbed abbel Hi hit 1 the th ribs with withA ji A I rIll ride and imd ILd made to enter the tho In the lie one ono of the tho robbers knocked knoll cl on the tho door dor of ot the express car W J ONeill Wells Wels Far Fargo Fargo Fargo go ft messenger It 1 Is II thought asked him laina what was wal wanted Tho fite reply was wan WI evidently satisfactory ONeill sIki 1411 the tue door tor bank back about 18 s 8 IncItes Inches when hen a rifle rile bullet hulet was sent Hint through hl his hlA ld heal It I I 1 his hlA heart and the Ito messenger fell cli tel hack buck dead ONeill was ns not armed H le lie evidently believed from what ho Ito wa was wa told that tho the knock I nok came front from froll u a mem mom ba of or the train crew crow HOUNDED BOUNDED UP UI Thin Tho highwaymen high then went to get el eltho the tho crews of ot the th two locomotive wIn who were still RII In Ignorance of at any trouble eo So o that they tle could loot lol the tho express without fear of at the train trout lacing being pulled bulled out with them They brought back hack hackl Engineers l 11 lh 1 II n and Ind ti g A AHlsell Ulel and Fireman J 1 I and Fireman A Raymond Ono One On robber stayed on tho the west test cst side of the tho lie train looking out for tor danger while the tho two others othel marched tho the engine back hack the tho side to tho the crews crew on nast ex ox OJ Press car cr The rhe robbers were wor all ni the tha tha using Vila Silo 10 language and nd discharging ing occasional shots from their rules ThIs Thil ed the lao passengers et In the front end of the tho train of ot what was WIS go goIng gl lag Ing on en hut they tM lie remained In tho cars ClrA and molested throughout not nt A When the express car was reached lay liy the tho robbers Colford helper holper to Men feR feRIn In er ONeill awaited their return with sith a shotgun In lila his bands At first of ot tho the unasked masked mon men ho 0 raised tho tim weapon pulled the trigger The Ilae cartridge snapped hut but the tho plucky young follow started to 10 put UI another shell hel Into hIs hil gun Iun when thu the robbers covered him with their rifles and nM com coma mantled him to lay In down doun cown his hlA gun Kun or be bl It ii l R I A joined In itt II Colford not to limbo mako a n light fight arguIng that If It he lie 11 did dial 11 they might all allbe bo be killed ho he robbers then made mado the tho two to tire men itten nd the that brakeman climb Into Inlo the K L I Stone Stono wn an not quick nough ono one of ot ho tho rob roh bera hit him hilpa over oel thu the head with wih n a 1 rifle inflicting n a severe Ioro i scalp calp wound 0 u USED US D the bandits found that Colford could coull not laet open opel the tIme they he decided to tl u c He tl first firm removing the tho body hody of DC ONeill ONeil which lay Iny near tin safe well woin OID two taa safes in tho ho cat cal ono oman the thc liro IH I through safe nd thus tho other othel a aSi Si 1 1 ono 01 knoll ns as the local loral Under orders tho the engIneers Ix aix sticks of ot plant giant provided h by time tho men melt 11 on 01 top tOil of ot thu lit laigo nato Iro anti on 01 thIs the set net lIlt tins th small money box l ox Tho The leader of ot the tho Ih robbers then thon lIghted 11 ted time the tUBe frase and nt the entIre party made nande Its ls way forward to the Iho locomotives tives UCA by b the Iho time tle the tho explosion lanai had ncr n lined I red SAri TO lO ATOMS laen lacy thoy th returned to the wrecked ear It I was ns found lint tho tIme small ismall sate mal lial laai brett bH blown to and tho Ilan top Ip eat of ot hr through safe Mo land had brett been blown off Only tho the floor and trucks nicks of ot the car or loft left lot and tiny tn tIlt pIeces of ot greenbacks ca veto vero boken b ken rind coins covered tho the floor Icor showing tIme tho force lorce of or thus tho ox ex lan Tin im hr r 1 tl Is saul said to Iwo havo looked at lt atthe the tho wreck antI and then hen to o have he remarked to It hh lain hI partners In Well ell pals I 10 wo we 0 get Ret nothing NOT MUCH It I Is h certain that time Iho th unskilled rob l br r did Ild not get et n a great amount ot or Plunder although althou gh their heir blundering methods may ia have havo hn 0 blown thou thousands of ot dollars Into In to atoms ItOI The Tho robbers rubbers again marched the two engineers and the lie ex cx express press helper forward whore they the lao com commanded cm Engineer H 13 I H n to climb Into thu the front engine They lanai had him hint uncouple It climbed In alter after an r him and ama ordered orde l him to pull huh away 1 from the th scene At t l n a bridge spanning the lime river about ZO yards south louth of if t I station sil lon which Is IA live miles 1 el minutia of ot thi point where the train was vas stopped they th tile had hall stop his lais en cn engine engine gine lle and amid they la alighted and disappeared In the darkness Under Un er telegraph or orders dora ders lers ran his engine to this city iliad and took Sheriff and a posse pOs e hack back to ta point where he last sate M the robbers robber The Flao tramp who first encountered the robbers at lt Copley COlle and who ho was vas WIS made to climb on tIme tho train Is IR held In Il jail jai as us al usa 11 a I witness The fhe body Jody of ot Messenger te ONeill was brought to nodding Hedding and the he will vill wi be held here KNOW NOTHING OF OP COURSE San Ran Francisco I April 1 At the olce of tt Wells ells Pargo Company In this city Ity It I was stated this morning that hauL no den definite dennie definite nite nie Information regarding tho tim robbery had hod been received 8 S D P m atm U of ot the western wester division lon said that lint lie lao did not know the value alue of ot the time contents of ot the safe In 11 tIme the ex cx express e press car ear but bUl hl ho n was sure luro that lint Ilat there was not hot much money mone ns as I very ery little coin was being wing brought broucht from tram tho the north at nt this time line There were sere rc nn no from the flat In iii tho time car He lie le paid that ONeill was wan one of or their most efficient rm mn n laud had proven hl lila brave braso bravery brasor ry r by b his death Time The he train that was WaR with the tho exception of ot the time ex cx IX tress reps loon re oon car will 1 arrive here home this lila after Itter