Show HOID IP I 1 L basin 3 lioard the fort ti rort wosan aug 5 six masked men stopped be fort worth and I 1 envoy envoi mail and southbound between cheyenne water tank and early yesterday morning three men got on the locomotive and compelled the engineer to pull away from the passenger coaches which bad been detached by the robbers and left under guard of the other three after going halt a mile they compelled the engineer to leavo alio locomotive and bring a pick to force open the door ot the express car express messenger march seeing what was up barricades barricaded barrica ded hia doors secreted all the express packages but three afeei v inch he let the robbers in under threat of being shot they took three packages and then compelled the mail agent to open the doors of his car lie had didden all his registered matter but one letter under alie sack alio robbers got the one package and then opened and scattered the contents of the mail pouches on the floor alter doing thia work they ordered the engineer to pull out when they were gone the authorities in several of the neighboring counties were notified and are in pursuit it is said that the total amount stolen is less than 2000 Ther obbera fired twenty or thirty shots iota the mail and express cars tho passengers were greatly but none of them were molested in any way |