Show TRAIN ROBBERS THWARTED texas engineers Engine ees prompt action saves ills tanin from a holdup hold up dublin texas nov 24 an attempt was as made to rob a west bound passenger train on the rio grande railroad at 1 4 a in about 3 miles castoe east of dublin its As the train rounded a curve applon approaching ching a deep cut tile the engineer observed a pile of rode rock on the track in the middle of the cut ile he reversed his engine stopping the train with a jolt and almost instantly had his train in in motion again backing towards this place the engineers action was so quick that the robbers were unable to board the train but as the train backed out of the trap they opened fire upon the locomotive the engineer and fireman crouched behind the boiler to avoid the bullets there were four robbers and they were not masked when officers had reached the scene scade the robbers had bad disappeared the passengers on the train rewarded tho the engineer with a liberal libel al purse |