Show I DIG Up YOU PURSE I I Demand Upon Passengers ont on-t S Burlington by Bandit j REQUEST WAS COMPLIED WITH Masked Robber Believes Occupants of Two Sleepers on Burlington i Flyer Near HaIgler NebHe Secures Se-cures About S100 in Money and S1000 in JewelryCompelled Passengers Pas-sengers to Hand Over Valuables at tho Point ofa Guu Hailvay Company Com-pany Offers Reward of S1000 I f Denver Sept Westbound passenger pas-senger train No 3 on the Burlington I railroad which arrived in Denver at 710 oclock this morning was held up five miles casfof Halgler Neb at 140 I oclock by a masked robber who secured from passengers about 100 in money two diamond rings one diamond dia-mond stud three gold watches and other articles of mlnor value The lone robber flourishing a revolver made his way through the car and forced his victims to hand over their property threatening to shoot if I they did not I comply A good description of the road agent wuo secured and Burlington om > lals at once offered a reward oC 1000 for his capture dead or alive The robber Is about five feet eight inches tall weight 160 pounds dressed In blue l I overalls linen hat and striped over Jacket about 35 years old brown hair The robber boarded the train at Ben klcman 203 miles out of Denver where a stop was made to cool off a hotbox and take on water He made his way I from the rear car Into thc Chicago sleeper and there covered Porter Bell with a revolver and compelled him to start through the car drawing back the curtains from berths W S Tom llnson the brakeman was also compelled com-pelled to go ahead and pull back berth curtains The robber confined his operations to the men and his orders were sharp and to the point Dig up your purse he commanded of B W Wilson of Sacramento who was In the Chicago sleeper Wilson dug up 20 In gold and a diamond ring worth 175 He had other money and his watch but the robber overlooked over-looked these I had no time to think said Wilson I Wil-son this morning when the man ordered or-dered me to deliver my valuables I knew that he meant what he said I simply handed him what was convenient conveni-ent and he went on lie had me covered cov-ered with his revolver and was preceded pre-ceded by the brakeman who opened the curtains for him There was comparatively compara-tively no excitement It was all over In a few minutes and when the robber rob-ber dropped oft the train In the dark there were few who realized fully what had happened Mrs W B Tebbetts wife of Alderman Alder-man Tebbctts of this city was a passenger pas-senger on the train with her young son They occupied berths In the Chicago Chi-cago car The brakeman drew back the curtains of my berth and the masked man looked In she said He Just glanced at me and said Oh shes a woman we wont bother her Then he passed on He robbed all of the men on the cars but treated all the women courteously nnd robbed none of them Conductor F J Dixon who had charge of the two sleepers was helpless to prevent the robbery Train Conduc tor Charlie Bronson was In the smo kingcar and knew nothing about the affair until It was over The robber covered me with a gun and made me open the berths for him said Brakemnn Tomlinson I walked ahead of him knowing that if I made a false move I would be shot and as I opened each berth he called for tho occupants valuables and got them without N protesL The losses of the passengers arc estimated esti-mated to amount to about 1000 |