| Show MEN tiley they take in considerable booty near st joseph st joseph mo jan 10 lo tho the burlington train leaving this city at yaa waa held beld up about three miles enet of st gt joe jo by five masked men min tho the train was stopped by torpo doos being placed on tho the track and a red lantern swung across the rood road in the regulation cui custom cuiston As soon as the train stopped three robbers boarded the engine with drawn revolvers and ordered tho the engineer and fireman t to accompany thoin them to the express car and order the messenger to open the door this thoy they did and when the th express mes bungor opened the door tho the three robbers with revolvers in each handy hand entered the car and the messenger MOSS ODger was ordered to open the safo lie ile did so the robbers then took allin all in tho the safe the amount is ia claimed by the i lail ail road officials does not exceed 50 the statement is not credited here harrover hor bo rover tho the trainmen train men tho the robbers wyo amateurs as they nervous j all during tho affair and appeared to bo be much excited when the train stopped the brakeman bra beman went back to flag the louis train following and when several hundred yarda clown the track ho he heard shots sli fired aind in d suddenly tho the train pulled out he says the robbers entered the mail and express ars and took all registered mail in the former and nil all tho packages in the safe of the latter salt I lake aho herald |
