Show mm TRAIN in 19 at least which failed because the lh robbers wars timid SAM SAN FRANCISCO sept 4 the loa angeles express was held up by two masked meo men a few miles couth south of aio mo deato at 8 43 last night the robbers boarded the train at ceres and compelled the engineer and fire fireman manto to extinguish the headlight and fill all the boiler with water they then made the trainmen get down and xo go to the express car and order it opened the conductor and brakeman were in the front car and when they came out were warned by a number of shots from the robbers two detectives who happened to be oath on the train atrain opened fire on the robbers rob bera who returned it bitting hitting harris a detective in the head in the meantime the robbers exploded a bomb before the door of the express car and shattered it L but they became frightened and ae left I 1 t with on out securing any booty harris was taken to merced As noon soon as the news of the attempted robbery reached merced a special train started for the scene bearing officers and a posse of sixty men man who are now in pursuit officers also started from turlock Modesto Merced and lathrop MERCED cal sept 4 two men suspected ot of being impei implicated bated in the attempted train robbery last night were arrested at ceres early this morning and taken to modesto the physician who attended detective harris says his wound is not serious 0 |