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Show BAHDIT "II ! I h Compels Guard on Tram to Pass Around a Hat. Rawlins. Wyo., April 21 Union Pacific Pa-cific passenger train No. 21 was held up by a lone bandit near Hanna, Wyo., early tonight. After compelling tho guard on the train to take up a collection from the passengers in the observation car, the bandit compelled the brakeman to receive the valuables of passengers In one of the two sleepers. sleep-ers. As the train approached Edson. Wyo., the bandit dropped from tho train and ran toward the hills. The bandit, who is believed by railway rail-way officials to be the man who recently re-cently committed two similar robberies rob-beries in this section. Is thought to have boarded the train at Greeley. Colo. After engaging the guard In conversation, con-versation, the bandit drew two guns. The passengers of the observation car were forced to drop their valuables Into In-to a hat held by the guard, who waa then compelled to accompany the bandit ban-dit through the first sleeper, where, however, none of the passengers was molested Reaching tho last sleeping car, tho brakeman waB pressed Into service. The valuables here were gathered by the . guard and brakeman. both of whom -were kept covered. 'As the andit leaped from the rapidly running run-ning train he rolled down the embankment, em-bankment, regained his feet and disappeared dis-appeared into tho hilly country. A special train with a sheriff's posse left Immediately to take up the chase from Edson. Forty-three passengers In all were compelled to yield their money and valuables. One shot, which went wild, was directed at James Sherlock, conductor, con-ductor, when the latter hesitated a moment mo-ment after the bandit's request, "All hatfds up I" The robber was described as six feet tall, brown hair and eyes. He wore a dark suit and a dark soft hat. On April 4 Union Pacific Overland limited train No, I was held up and approximately ?55 wns taken from passengers in the observation car On February 9 Union Pacific passenger pas-senger train No. 18 was held up between be-tween Rock Springs and Green River. Wyo About $7 and a watch constituted consti-tuted the booty in this exploit In general the lone bandit who perpetrated per-petrated these crimes was said to an swer thp description of the bandit who late in March held up an Oregon Short Line passenger train near Rov, Utah In each instance the robber escaped |