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Show HELD UP A TRAIN. Four Bandits Rob Passengers on Train In Illinois. Four highwaymen, nil heavily nrmed and two of them wearing masks, held up tho passengers on the Illinois Central Clilcngo-St Inils express ex-press train No. 1, Known as the "Diamond "Dia-mond Hpoolal." ns It neared Mntteson. Ills. Tho robbers secured all the money nnd valuables carried by the thirty passengers In the two Pullman sleeping ears, stopped tho train nnd escaped lu the darkness. Tho forwnrd sleeper was entered llrst. tho occupants aroused and with nothing on but their night clothes wero marched back to the Pullman car behind. Two of the passengers who wore slow In responding to tho command of tho robbers were hit on their heads with n hatchet and one was seriously Injured. So systematic was the work of the robbers, and with so little confusion, that tho train crew was unawaro of what wbb going on. It was not until tho engineer, In response to tho signal, sig-nal, brought his train to a stop and seeing nothing of tho remainder of tho crew walked back to tho re.ir of tho train to ascertain what was the matter, that he learned of tbo robbery. rob-bery. No attempt wns mado to rob tho mall or express cars. Tbo robbers rob-bers secured more than $1,000 In money nnd valuables. |