Salt Lake Herald | 1892-09-09 | Page 2 | Attempted Train Robbery

ATTEMPTED TRAIN ROBBERY All the Bobbera Get for Their Pains Is a Basket Bas-ket of Grapes GUTHHIE O T Sept gTbe soul h bound passenger train on the Santa Us road was held up by train robbers at Wharton in the Cherokee strip tonight twenty miles north of this city When tha i train arrived here several bullet holes were found inside the express car Conductor Con-ductor Kit chin g states that when the train stopped to take water he walked down the track and was met by the engineer who was In charge of five men The engineer says that when he stopped at Wharton three men mou ted the engine and ordered himself and fireman to get down and go to the express car There I they made the firaman batter in the door i The express messenger fired one shot through it but desisted when the fireman told him the robber had compelled him to do the work The door was soon opened and the robbers at once entered They found the safe empty the mecsengor having opened it hUe the door was being broken in and secreted tho contents Failing to find any booty the robbers left taking with them two baskets of grapes as a trophy of the raid No attempt was made to rob the passengers