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Show BANDIT SH01JEXPRESS MAN FAITHFUL EMPLOYE LAID LOW DY TRAIN ROBBER. Dold Outlaw Leets Car Single-handed and Makes Oeed His Eseape With Contents ef the Safe. An unknown bandit entered the et-preaa et-preaa car on tho Mania 1'e overland peaaenaer train. Monday morning, mme tint between 2 and 4 o'clock, shot K J press Meaemger Kan O. Hob-eite Hob-eite twice, Infllrtlng probably fatal In-Jnrle. In-Jnrle. aecurrl the rontenta of the way safe and leaped from the car while tbe train waa running at (nil The robbery occurred eomewhero between Needles and Daggett, Cat. hut waa not dlacovmed until the train reached tbe latter place. Conductor Ilawee uiiencd the door of the lireaa car at Daggett and found Mea-aenger Mea-aenger Itoberla lying on the floor of tho car In a eemlconaehiua condition and the conlenta of tbe rifled safo eatteceil about tbe ear. Huberts waa mi seriously wounded that he waa unable to tell how tbe robbery occurred, cucopt to aay that he had discovered Mime one on the "blind baggage" ahorlly after tbe tialn left Needles, and had oieiied tho door, when thi- man, whom be took to be a negro, eprang Inside and liefore tbe messenger could draw bla revolver opened Ore, shooting ami wounding him twice, dun of the bulleta struck Huberts In the left breaat. aalng through hit body, the other striking him In the right side Hoberia fell to the floor and the robber Immediately went to tbe oien way unto and took what hn wanted of the rontetila. II then opened the door and leaped out. Ilobarta was badly hurt that he waa unable to make an outcry. The amount nf money and valuables secured Is not known at this time. Meeaenger Hubert waa brought to Ia Angeles on hoard the train, which arrived shortly after noon Monday. Tbe way safe ronlalned envelop holding money and cheeks which wero 11 nic aent to thn general olRce by station agetila akmg the line. Hantn To offlclala In l-o" Angeles decline to mako any statement regarding tbu amount of money that waa likely to l.uve been III the aafe. but maintain that It wna not large. Meaeenger Roberts was n resident of Um Angelee. and wna onu of tbe oldest and most trusted employee of tho Wells-Kargo company. |