These pursuers were joined by two tramps…
source date: 1888
availability: public-domain

These pursuers were joined by two tramps who were on the train when the robbery oc- curred, and by brakeman J. Cerremo. The latter gives the following account: He saw two men whom he supposed were tramps, get on the forward end of the mail car. After quite a run he reached them but found two rifles thrown down on him, coupled with an order to get back lively. He did not know they were robbers until the train stopped about a mile from there. The robbers then fired three shots and made the engineer cut the mail and express cars off and pull ahead about two miles. They then stated to engineer Harper that they did not desire to harm anyone, and for him to inform the messenger of that fact, and there would be no trouble. The messenger concluded this was the proper thing to do, and opened up, giving them his gun, and handed them the money packages which they placed in sacks, and with- out offering to molest the mail, disappeared, taking a southerly direction.