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Show STATEMENT OF BOBBERY. General Manager of Bock Island Tells How It Was Done. Chicago, Nov. 22 General Manager A. C. Goodnow of tho nock Island road today gave out the following official statement ot the Davenport hold-up: 'Our No. 11, leaving Chlcngo at 6 06 P m yesterday for Fort Worth, Tex . via. Kansas City, was stopped about a mile und a half west of West Davenport Daven-port by n man displaying a red light. Pise men compelled the engineer and llrcman to cut off the mall and baggage bag-gage tars and run them one mile west. Tho engineer nnd fireman were then compelled at the point of revolvers to go to the express car and open the door. The baggageman nnd expressman were tnken fiom the cars to the engine and three men left to guard them and the engineer and fireman while two blew open the Chicago safe of tho United Slates Express company In the express car "All the contents of the safe were taken, tho roof and side of the baggage bag-gage and express car were badly damaged. dam-aged. Tho train waa detained two hours und ten minutes ' The men engaged In this robbery all wore mnsks, dark clothes and slouch hats, and kept ln the dark as mueh ns possible, so from that ciuse and owing to the excitement, our employees nre unable to give any description of the men except that one wns a very tall, raw-boned mm, possibly six feet tall, and the others medium-sized men, rather heavy, and one waa n short, heavy man "The police nt Davenport nnd Itock Island were promptly notified nnd ssere i.ulekls on the giound The supposition Is thut the robbers left the roud nnd went to the north, cutting through a cornfield The Sheriff nt Itock Island, with bloodhounds, was pimnptly on tho scene, und every tffoit Is being made lo tiacc the robbers The robbery occurred Just outsldo the city limits of Davenport, nnd Is the boldest affair that has ever taken plnco on this company s lines There was no ono Injuicd The railroad and exprosn companies will offer on account of this robbery and delay lo the United States mall it very large reward for the appre-hcnslou appre-hcnslou ami eonvlctlon of the robbers" At the olflces of the United States Lxpiess company It Is said the losa to the conipans will not exceed J1000, and consists of four pnekagea valued at "0 each, a J60 package orlglnntlng at Itock Island, one package, the value of which cinnnt be acciiintely determined, and n quantity ot ltoek Island railway tick. It has Just been learned that men sii posed to be the Hock Island train '.i'n.T1'" "I?'? " ,e"m Hn(l wboi from Wllllim Itohmei, whore farm wns irnihed by a nillo tramp through heavy timber, Tho rohhers diove northwest on a run, and neur das light passed a farmhouse fom miles ana fiom the seme of the rob-".tY rob-".tY tiTh "V'1. """"rlPt'on tallies Willi Unit of Ihe trainmen The trail Is being followed hind, and hope Is strong (hit the men will be caught ,TihT. I?,1,,'' 1",". i"" arrested Itlch-nrd Itlch-nrd r Kldley und Luther D llaywnrd strntirerB, on suspicion T W lloffinlei nrrlved here this nf. ternnon from Knnxvllle, la, with a pnek of b nmlhnunds which were put on the trnll of the robbers The no Ice at Muscatine think they had theVgantr In Jail Ihere a couple nf weeks ago |