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Robbers Hold Up A Union Pacific Express

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
September
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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üandits eaptured the eastbound Bverland tlyer on the Union l'acirie railroad near Gothenburg, Neb. The sngine was uut oft' and sent forward in tlu; regnlation Jesse James order while the outlaws looted the train at bheir pleasure. They compelled the jngineer at the point of revolvers to ro back to the bagg&ge e;ir, open the ioor and g'iiin udmittance. The exman was compelled to open the smaller safe. Ile could not open the larger combiuation safe and the robbers proeeeded to blow the top oft' of it with dynamite. The express mossenger says tliat the robbers did not ep.t over SlüO for their trouble. While they were using the engineer to get the expresa car open the firemau ran üiï with the engine to Gothenburg for assistance.

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Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Register