Deseret Evening News | 1908-05-12 | Page 1 | Express Messenger Beaten and Robbed

EXPRESS MESSENGER BEATEN AND ROBBED Seattle May lE J 1 PerrIne Great Northern Express me messenger on the he traIn which leC heft Seattle at SiO thin morning for or Vancouver I lb C C was beaten over oer the head with his hIe own lun gun and tied hand and amid toot foot ht by two meI men who vho entered limo train Just nl as I it wal warn I heaving SeUlo Seattle and Wino Who after oring the express hooted time the box boic ot of n a Rum suni o of money estimated at fro from 1000 to The robbers robber JURt 1 as tIme tho train was puling pulling out from the ICing street station ut In SlaUo Seattle two men tn in uniforms uniform en the express car pal paid lt lit littie to tie attention to them supposing they were train As ho wal was stooping over iIa his strong box which wal warn unlocked ole one ot of time the mon men revolver from ali and struck him over the hl ll lie Ho Ud did not nol lo host hut but WOK want beaten heaten until ho he warn ns powerless al althou 1 thou though RUI still nub to 10 know what lug II on TImo he thol then tied hIm hand hund 1111 and foot fool wih with heavy wrapping cord conI to hoot the tho strong box hox Per rII inn to In say how much mono money the they Rot got hil but I it II is variously estimated at 1000 1000 to