Show I The Rio Grande Train Robbery CANTON CITY Colo Sept ISeven men held up the east bound Rio Grando train last night near Cotopaxi The highwaymen high-waymen compelled the flagman at Texas Creek give up all the torpedoes in his possession and also forced him to flag the + u uo it train As soon as it stopped the enginoer and fireman were held up at the point of the rifle Tho fireman was relieved of a fine gold watch and then forced to pick the lock and break In the door of the baggage bag-gage car under fire from the express messenger mes-senger The mail car doors were all broken in but nothing taken from the car Express Messenger Angell made a determined deter-mined resistance and used his revolver to good advantage but whether anyone was killed is not definitely known The fight was a fierce one though it lasted only a few moments The masked men then under threat of killing him i compelled the messenger to open the safe frcm which the robbers took 3000 Horses were in readiness and as soon as the robbery was accomplished the despera does fled to Wet Mountain valley They did not disturb the passengers A posse was summoned and left for the scene at once Trinidad was wired to for the hounds that had been instrumental in running down several criminals They will be hurried to the scene on a special train and put on the trail as soon as possible possi-ble With the efforts being made it is thought the robbers cannot escape |