Show EXPRESS r t BANDITS ITS Wt WERE VI f Not Only Blew Dew Open the Safes but They The Also Blew Bew the thc Cou Con Coul l tents Into Atoms WANTONLY Y KILLED MESSENGER Ils Ills Helper Caine Near car Causing Death lelh or Of the thc Whole hole Crew by h Show Showing ing lag Fight Hedding Cal Ca April Apri lit 11 Is S evident elent who tho held the three throe armed armel men hell up Ill time tho Oregon express and attempted ato to rob Iob It at nt Copley Caple at It 1020 last night were ny f Tey The too 00 human life Ifo without provocation and the moth meth methods they the employed to open the safes wi were ri so no crude that they the Rained gained but bu til lit tie tle te plunder by h I their HM work Tho The particulars of or the robbery were obtained when the time train Iraln minus the this ex express pi ess cat car reached rechell Redding Bedding I this morning When the ho train pulled hulled Into Copley which Is In merely a It watering station the three masked highwaymen caine In out Olt of the time brush on the time oust east side aide of le tIme the track This Thi Is shown by b the time experience of ot ofa ota ofa a tramp who was wa nt attempting to steal a aride ride rids He lie II wa Jabbed In tho the ribs with witha a 1 tithe and made to enter the tho snicker smoker In the tho meanwhile ono omm oC or the lime robbers knocked on 01 tho the door dor of or the time express car ar W S J ONeill Wells Well Far Fargo nr ar argo go messenger It IB Is II thought asked him what wanted Tho The reply was waR evidently satisfactory ONeill ONCI slid lId tho the door dor kick buck about J JS S Inches when a 1 rilo rub bullet hullet was Wil sent scat through his imis hotly body hed It I near len his hil heart and the time messenger fell cli latch back dead ONeill was 1 not armed arr Ho Ito 10 evidently believed from what hi lie ito Wi was va told toll that the tho knock l ok Mine eime c 1 0 from a n mem macmu member her ber br of or tho the train crew cre UP The Tho highwaymen then than thol went to lo get gat tim the of ot tho two locomotives who were cre In of ot any trouble BO so o that they could loot lot tho time express cpr A without feat fear of tho time train being pulled out with them thein They The brought back Engineers II B I II 1 and Ind K 13 1 A 1 amid ild Fireman J F I 1 A Hn 1011 Ono robber rabber ta 1 on the west vest side Aile of at the time train looking out for danger hlo tho time two others marched tho time crews crowl back hock on omi the tho east tast shin to lo tho the ex ox express express press car Tho fhe robbers Were Wele eli all 11 time tho time using vile 10 language and ruid discharging IUla rg rgInA ing InA ng shots from tram their rifles rie Tills This end ei the tho train passengers In iii II the tho end ei train front ul of ot time the th of t was nB go going lag ing on hut lint they the remained In tho the ears cars throughout anti were not lol molested A FOOLISH l HELPER When tho the express ear car clr wim A reached by hy the tho robbers Colford helper to Men Mes Messenger ONeill awaited their return with a 1 shotgun In his hands At first Int glimpse ot of time tho men ho imo raised tho the weapon and pulled the time trigger The Tho cartridge snapped hut but tho the plucky fIck young fellow started to put another mother i shell hol Into his itte hil gun lum when imen the time robbers I covered cocrell him him with their rifles and com COI him to lay In down lila his hil gun RUU RUI or bo be 1 K B 1 A Joined In lit II Colford not to make mako n a tight light arguing that It I he Ito did they might all al allbe bo ho killed time llio robbers then than thol made time the two fire Aro mon muon and In tho time climb into the time L b I Stone WR not quick one on of or limo tho rob ben item hit him over oel tho the head bend henr with wih u n arule rule rifle rie inflicting a 1 savero scalp calp wound DYNAMITE mum the tho bandits found that could not open tho time safes hey doc Mod to U first removing tho body hory of ot ONeill which lay Iny near noar the tiL safe mite There hero worn two tw safes tafea in time ilia h cat car one ono onetime time the h safe o mUll tho time other a n ono omme as M tho time local Under orders tho time placed nix sticks of giant II nt provided by b the tit mr 11 lol d men on ott top lop of ut tho thu nafe and ant on this thin they the sot set thiv small money 1010 box ox Tho Jime lender of ot the tho robbers then the limo tune fuse nn time the entire larty made Its It way 1 forward to time the lives Uell by b the time time the tho th explosion had TO 0 ATOMS When imen they to the lime wrecked car nr It I was WM found tho time small safe nto been blown l to tu atoms unit and 1111 the tho top ton t nt of rate to blown off Only lb the timo floor n il trucks of ot the car of nr wern wro Ic l left ft t smut tiny tin pieces of ot greenbacks green were tt broken amid twisted 1 colim covered time the hoer door for showing the force of lIt time ox pies ion Time Tho Til t tl is said to have nt at the time wreck rok and nM then to hn to 10 to his hi In Well Wel eli ruin imis I IH I cue ClO wo we 0 g get t nothing NOT MUCH ICI It I I h certain that tha the tim th unskilled rob roh born bore did not get Ket n a I great ot or plunder their blundering methods metho s may have hao blown thousands of ot dolar Into Inlo atoms Tho Time robbers again marched the two engineers and the ex cx express press Iress helper forward where they com coal mantled II B 1 II n to climb Into tho the front engine They Thc had hal him uncouple It I and climbed In after him and ordered him to pull away 01 from rein time the scene cene At t n a bridge spanning the Sacramento river about 0 yards arrs south of ot It station which Is II live five 1 miles south routh of ot time the th point where the time train 01 stopped they the had stop lila his en engine gine gino and they and disappeared In the darkness l Under telegraph or orders orden orders ders den ran mu lila his origins engine to this city and amid took lon and Ind a n posse back ack to tru th point where he last mw saw IW pRO the th robbers The Tho ho tramp who first encountered the tho robbers nt at Copley 01 and who was mud mada to climb on the tl train Is II held In jail ns OK asa a n witness The body Lad ot of Messenger ONeill ON l was Wil VC drought brought to Redding Hedding and ond the he inquest will 1 be held here KNOW INOW NOTHING OF 01 0 COURSE COUnSE San fan Francisco April Aurli Apri 1 At the of ot Wells Fargo Furgo Company Compan In this thin city It I was wa stated this morning that no den definite alto nite Information regarding the tho robbery robber hind had been received S D P fU PU u of ot time the western division saul lIal that ho lie did not net know the time value of o the contents of or the safe BrO In the ex cx express express press cite car Clr but ho ha was M sure suio that there thero was aM not Ilot much macit money mane ns as a very et little coin colim coll was W R being brought from tram the north nt ot this time Ume There Thero were vere no valuables valuable from the time cast cant l t in II the time car He lie Jt saltS said that ONeill was IM one of ot their most moat efficient men and had proven his hlA brave bravery ry r I by b his death The hl train that IS sobbed with wih tile thc exception of ot tho the ex iress loon rl oon s car ear will wi arrive here this thus after |