Salt Lake Herald | 1895-03-09 | Page 2 | They Got Nothing

THEY GOT SOTHIKG It Wn a Desperate anti Well Plnnneil Scheme However Stockton Cal March 8The train known as the European mal wa held up near Castle switch about four miles from this city at 1020 oclock tonight to-night The robbers of whom there were three got nothing The first news of the holdup was brought to Stockton by a brakeman 01 the train He came on the Oregon express which passed through Stockton Stock-ton shortly after the European mail and backed into Stockton from the scene of the robbery He said It was 1020 oclock and In the neighborhood of Castle switch that the train came to a stop I was in one of the rear cars and thinking it was a holdup got off immediately When I reached the ground I heard several shots and instantly started back to flag the Oregon express which I knew would be coming along soon I I met the express a short distance from the city limits and came back I do I not know whether the robbers got any money or not The express was held until 3 posse of officers could be formed The train pulled out shortly after midnight with the officers who intended to get off in the neighborhood of the robbery and scour the country for the robbers Word had already been received by the telegraph operator that the robbers rob-bers after making their attempt had detached the engine and started toward to-ward Lodi on it and had abandoned it before reaching that town