Show B LD ROBBERS HOLD UP ROCK LAN ISLAND II TRAIN LOOT EXPRESS SAFE OF f Hold Up Occurs Just Outsider Outside r City Limits of Davenport 1 Bloodhounds on Trail of the f Fugitive Bandits gi DJ DES S MOINES tOINE In la Nov 0 22 UnIted 2 United Stat States Express company officials 0 3 G have It ft f Is hI asserted been formally apprised that the loss In the Davenport 0 I g up holdup on the tie Rock flock Island bland approximates OOOO Davenport officers howE how how- 0 E 0 ever er Insist that there was only COO OO In tho tim safe when It was dynamited 0 safe ie screw crew combination with time lock lok of oC the best hest i j The was a one the 0 gi company has haq rind and It Is thought Il H contained an nit unusually large quantity 0 i t of oC valuables 0 Posses es of policemen and citizens are Sire scouring the woods morning 0 i g The highwaymen are arc believed d to have taken aken the plunder to some Island In Inthe J 0 i the Mississippi where they b burled buried It and then crossed to the Illinois shore 0 t gi where the they are arc In hiding In t tH dense denso woods woos 0 gj The Tho bandits boarded the train at the glucose works west of oC Davenport a. a as I passengers n e-n ers They soon floon made matle their purpose known and after atter capturing 0 0 the engine crew detached the en engine and amI ran It to where 0 fo the they looted the safe Iafe and made off ort 0 CHICAGO GO Nov No 22 General 2 General Manger Man Man- ger A. A C C. Goodnow of oC the Rock Island foad bad torla today Ia gave ve ou out t the following official elal cial statement of oC the Davenport holdUp holdUp holdUp hold- hold Up Our No II 11 11 leaving ins Chicago o at 60 j r m m. yesterday for Fort Worth orth rex Tex via Ia Kan Kansas 8 City Ih was stopped about a asalle mile salle and a a. halt half west of or West Davenio Davenport Daven Daven- port io ort rt by a a. man displaying a red light lIht Five c men compelled the engineer and fireman to cut off ocr the mall anti and baggage cars cara rd and run them one mile west weRt The engineer and fireman were the tho comI compelled com corn I at the point of oC revolvers ers to go 10 to the express s car and open the door The baGs baG's and were taen taken ta- ta aen a- a ken en from the cars to the en engine sine and three men left to guard them and the engineer and nd fireman while whilo two blew open C the Chicago safe fafe of or the United Stal Elates Express company In the express car car I Contents of Safe Taken HAIl All the contents of oC the safe were ta ta- ta 1 ken m. m The root roof anti and side t of or the ba baggage Cage and amI express es car were badly damaged The he train was detained two hours and ten minutes minute i. i The men tn engaged In this robbery robber all Wore voI-e ore masks dd irk d k clothes and slouch hats bat and kept In the dark as much a ai at as t i possible w from that cause cause- and owing to the excitement our employees arc nrc unable to give ive any description of oC the he hemen men inon except that one was vas a 0 very er tall raw boned man possibly six ix feet tall I and the the- others sized medium men rather rath I er cr heavy and one was a short heavy I man I Police on the Ground The police pollee at Davenport and Rock flock Island Inland were promptly notified and Were quickly on the ground The Tho supposition supposition supposition sup sup- position is that the robbers left the road and went to the north cutting I through h a eoin OIn held field The Sheriff at atRock nl Hock Rock Island WI with th bloodhounds was I promptly on the tho scene and every ery effort erfort Is being made to lo trace the tho robbers Bold Dold Affair The robbery occurred just outside the city limits of or Davenport and Is the boldest affair that has ever taken place on this company's compans lines There was vas no noone noone noone one Injured The railroad and express companies will offer on account of oC this robbery robber ant and delay to the United States mall mail a a. ver very large reward for the apprehension apprehension apprehension ap ap- ap- ap and conviction of oC the robbers rob rob- bers hers Claim Loss Only 1000 At the offices of or the United States Express company it Is said the lie loss logs to th the company compan will not exceed 1000 and consists of four packages cs valued at 50 50 each a 50 50 package originating at nt Rock Island on one package the value of or which cannot be accurately determined an and a quantity of or Hock Rock Island railway tick lIck C ets ts rho Tho que question of or offering a reward for forthe forthe or orthe the apprehension of the robbers has been taken under advisement and the officials of the company compan In the East consulted J |