Salt Lake Herald | 1906-12-02 | Page 1 | Cotton Belt Train Robbed

COTTON BELT I i TRAIN I Messenger Mess nger Beaten and Thrown Th own From Express Car Posses in Pursuit ur uit of Bandits Ban Redwater Tex Dec Dee 1 The express car a attached to train No o 4 of the tIe Cotton Belt route l left ft this city elt at 6 C tonight was was robbed tonight and Express Messenger W t A hurled hurle from the time moving train after fter having been beaten heaten and badly wounded by b the robbers The robbery it is believed occurred about a mile from this place but was not discovered until the train reached Eylau the next stop The express messenger was found beside the track badly badh hurt and showed indications of a desperate fight The robbers escaped That the robbery was successful is evi evident evident dent so 50 far as a hasty inspection of the time car and its contents would indicate but the amount stolen is not known Officers in Pursuit Superintendent F 1 M 1 Edge Ed el has started for Cor the time scene and a special train of 01 officers I I cers oem has ha been started out of or Texar Texarkana I kana A k special train has also been sent from froN Redwater II At the messenger had at attended atI attended I tended to his duties as usual and the thc I train proceeded There Is no stop stoll on the I I between that point and amI Eylau I II i At Eylau Conductor Blair who was vas In I charge of the train saw aw that the door of I I the time express car had been en forced and on entering found It splattered with blood I the messenger missing and the tIme car bear bearing ing every appearance of having hain been I I looted The trainmen were sent back on handcars and was found I I I he Is badly hurt it is not believed that 1 I his imis injuries will prove fatal i I I