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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1927)
Pare Six THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON Fritlav, Juno 24, 1027 BROTHERS EACR TELL STORY OF Signed Confessions of Roy, Rax and Hugh Made " Public Today vl Continued From Page 1, Sec. 1) car loom'. We talked over what . la do. and decided to kill the fire nan. . I ihot him twice with .45. Hay then climbed on the engine (tepa and told Hugh, who had the engineer, to hurry up, we had to set ont ot there. He said tome thing about 'bumping off the en gineer. I heard hots, and then we all ran to our secret hiding place, about three miles northeast ot the tunnel." The confessions ot Hugh and Ray are as fallows: "I. Hugh Do -Autrcmont, being desirous of telling the facts of my connection with the holdup ot Southern Pacific train number thir teen October 11. 1923, hereby mnke the following atMient freely and of my own accord without . being coerced into doing so, knowing the same may be used against me: "In the summer or the first ot September, 1SSJ. Ray Roy and my self purchased an automobile In Portland, and made the necessary ' purchases to further our plans and proceeded down the Southern Pa cific right 'ot way to select a site for the proposed holdup in tunnel number 13. After msking all necee cary plans, constructing our cache, 1 took the car back to Eugene, re turned a few dtys later and met the boys at what . Is known as camp number z In the Siskiyou moun tains. ' ", Cover Tracks. "We burned and destroyed all su perfluous property and equipment and moved to Mount Crest cabin. On October 11, 1923, about noon, we moved to the west portal of the tunnel. Roy and I. leaving Ray there, went through the tunnel and boarded number 13 as it left Siski you. Roy having lost his gun while boarding the train. I climbed over the tender, followed by Roy, instructed the engineer to stop the train with the cab just outside of the tunnel which be did. The tire nan and the engineer were then marched ont to the detonating ma chine, Ray having in the meantime placed powder in the door ot the mail car. Charge Kiploded. "Upon Hay's return, the charge was exploded by Roy. .1 took the . engineer back to the cab. - while Roy took the fireman back to un- couple the mall car from the rest ot ' the train, bat due to the force ot the explosion and the damage done, it was impossible to move the - mail car from ont ot the tnnnel. It - was also impossible to enter the mail car on account of the gas and smoke. I made the engineer get down oat of the cab. so I could talk to Ray. We saw someone com- lng through the tunnel with a red light. - Shoot Brakrman. ' "Not knowing who It was or bow many there were. Ray and I shot 4bt minute the form was discernible. This was the brakeman, Johnson. ,Roy wanted me to have the engln ' eer try again to move the mall car '. out of the tunnel. So I took the englnoer bick In the cab but It was 1 Impossible to move the mail car. I remained with the engineer in the ' cab until Ray told me that all was lost and It was Impossible to move the mall car. MurdV-m Bates. ' "I then shot Engineer Bates, the fireman having been previously kill ,.d $7 either Roy or Ray. I had a ''story made up to tell on the stand ' but when Itir and Roy bsd been caught I could not tell It on the "stand. I told It to the attorneys but I did uot tell the. attorneys for ' the defense that I committed the ' robbery. This l a voluntary state ' raent and Is made freely and ot my own accord. ISIsneil .'"'.'.' ' HUGH UK AUTKEMONT." . "'. "I, Ray De Autrcmont, after be ' Ing fully advised of my constitu 1 tional rights and legal rights under the laws ot the state of Oregon, to the effect that I do not hare to make a statement, and that any statement that I make can and may - bo used against roe, and after due and deliberate consideration, with- ' put duress or coercion, knowing the consequences ot my statement, f voluntarily make the following statemjnt concerning my connec tion with the holdup of the firs ,' section of Southern Tactile train number 13 on October 11, 1923, at tunnel number 13, Jackson coun- ty, Oregon. - r Big Crime On . Mind. "That the Idea of making some robbery first occurred to me while ! I was confined In the Washington state reformatory at Monroe, Wash., where I was given a sentence of Mlsa Llmiser Improves Miss Ruth Lindner is reported as ' improving from a minor throat op eration which she submitted to yes- TRAIN MURDERS one year for criminal syndicalism In 1919-1950. The robbery ot a train on the Southern Pacirio rail- ,i . i i I waj n uin MHHTO UJ mv III 111 V summer ot 1923. I had a bin crime in mind, however, early in 1923, when I visited New Mexico, at which time I had talked the mut ter over with Hugh and put him in the frame of mind tor Joining Jrltb ' me In the commission ot such a crime. "I had already talked the matter over with Roy De Autremont be fore going to New Mexico. When I left New Mexico, It was the under standing that Hugh would come up to Oregon later la the spring when we would work out a plan for a big robbery and get sufficient mon ey to finance. It being understood that Hugh, Roy and myself would carry out this robbery. . Hugh came up In June, 1923, and went to work with myself and Roy at Sllverton, Ore:, with ' the .Silver Palls Lumber company. I "I might: state that to the best o! my recollection that when I went to , New Mexico, over the Southern Pa cific. I gave thought to what might be the best place to bold up a train. OarrfaUy Thought Oat. "We carefully thought out in a general way the crime we had In mind and in September 1)23. we visited and looked over the coun try from Portland to, northern Cali fornia, with the idea of finding! the beet place to bold up a Southern Pacific train. "We decided that the best place waa the Siskiyou moun tains and that train number 13 was the best train to hold up, the one thst would most likely have a large amount of money on It. Htead Detonator. ' "We three boys, Roy. -Hugh and myself, went to Portland, in the early part ot September, 1933, pur chased an automobile to be used If found practicable in making our get-away after the robbery. We stole a detonator, wire and dyne- hfe'giK : Big . WJr'':: Kroehler Davenp I llll 1 1 Three-piece Jacquard suite, regular price d 1 C C $250. SALE PRICE . ij 1 OO Two-piece tapestry suite, regular ti 07 O C price, $171.60. SALE PRICE plO ,C,0 Mohair Fireside chair, regular price tCI ff 76.25. SALE PRICE p04eUU Seven-piece fibre suite, regular (1 ni ft price, $226.50. SALE PRICE..... D 1 O 1 eUU mite near Oregon City, shortly af ter the car waa purchased, having already purchased camping supplier, and drove the car to Eugene, Ore., and at Eugene we bought most ot our provisions for the rsi-he to hi made. We stayed around home f ir a tew days aud on or about Septem ber 18, 1923, the three of us IcI't Eugeno, In the automobile with pro visions and ramping outfit telling our father that we were going on a camping trip up In tho ' Pugct Sound country. . . "We went directly to the Siskiyou mountains about a quarter of a mile from the summit of the mountain, turned off the road about 300 feet from the road and camped, the automobile being concealed from the Pacific highway. We stayed at this location about one week and then moved to what Is known nt Camp number 3, remaining there several diys trying out the detonat ing machine and doing considerable target practice and studying the topography ot the country. Cover Tracks. "While at thla ramp It was de cided that we would burn up the tarpaulin used as a tent, Hugh's wooden tool chest and various other things that might lead to our Iden tification. I do not know whether three or four days or a week that we stsyed at Mt. Crest cabin, and therefore cannot atate positively how long we were at Camp number . The latter pert ot Sep tember. 1923, It was decided that Hugh should return In the Nash car to father at Eugene, tor the reason that it could not be used In mak ing our getaway. "It was Intended that If success-j tul In the robbery thst I would go; to Eugene, and get the car. come ; back and get my brothers and make, our escape. Hugh ran into a row i on. the Siskiyou mountains and had to stay in Ashland until his car was ', repaired, this naturally made Hugh; late in returning. He finally re turned to us nt Cnn.p number 1, about September 30, 1st i. "During this period we had orw pared a . cache in which to lilitx nnd Into which to take the loot which we expected to obtalii, re maining there until I could pro.-eed to Eugene and obtain the NkIi automobile lu which to make, our getaway. ' "Octvhtr 11, 1933, was tho date decided upon for the robbery. About 11 noon on this date, wo look our equipment to the south end ot tho tunnel, consisting .ot detonating lui chlno, three park sacks, three foot pads t sols I, a one pound cjii , pepper, guns, tlauhllghts, etc'.' 'The detonating machln was wrapped' In a pair ot blue - overalls. ' I.HJ out our dynamite, about thirty feet from tho entrance of the tunnel "con nected tho wfriraad placed the. de tonating machine and Hugh, and Roy started for the north entrance, going through the tunnel wbllo .1 remained at the south entrance, smoking cigarets. All Worked tilt "It was the understanding that Hugh and Roy would board the tank ot the euglne when the train slowed down at the north cntranco to test brakes. The train catno through and the engine was just starling out the south entrance when It came to a stop. At this time Roy wss on the back end ot trie oil tank, Hugh was In the cab with the vnglueor and fireman, t was beside the dyna mite inside the tunnel aud hnndett the dynamite up to Roy. Before I did this I noticed the mall clerk stick bis head ont of the side door of tho mill car and I attempted to shoot him with a shot gun I had. Roy and I went up to the engine cab and Hugh made the fireman and engineer get down on the right hand side of the gangway ot the engine. r.oiiu "We drove them up clear of tho front end of the tunnel where they and Fu rniture Starting Saturday and we are offering our complete stock of Kroehler furniture at astounding reductions. Note These Prices: Two-piece fibre suite, regular price, dl C Oft $64.75. SALE PRICE Pi OeUU Jacquard bed davenport,' regular tt 1 ftQ ftft price, $128.60. SALE PRICE... ijlUOeUU Bed davenport, regular price, $165. (QC ftft SALE PRICE J)i70eUU CROXWELL CHAIRS AND MANY OT .-. would lie stifo from debris, Itoy ga,vo the tli'lonulur u punh aud the mouth of the tunnel wus filled with moke, as a result ot tho explosion ot the ch'ii'Ke of dynamite, which hud own placed against tho front door of the mull cur. Roy then took the ttrvmnu and started buck to uncouple the mail car. "Tho gases were too inmh for the flrt'iunn timl Itoy sent 111 in buck. The fireman, ond engineer were cov ered by Hugh and myself uud In few seconds I saw someone coiiiIur with a red light on the right hand side ot tho train. (I Inter found that this was'tho- brakumun Itoy pad sent forward to have the engine move tho mull car ahead, I shot at this man with the red light with my shut gun anil at tho same tlmo Hugh shot him with his .43 Coll. the man staggered up to me aud muttered, 'that other fi Mow said to pull tho thing ahead,' so fur as I could inuke out. I saw he wits dying and either Hugh or I shot him again, "The engineer was stamllng on the ground during this time an I Hugh put him back up Into the cab an told him to pull the mail car ahead, and he attempted to do so a number ot times, but the euglne wheels merely spun around and he tailed to move. Hugh then put the engineer bark on the ground beside the fireman while Roy and I looked the thing over to see what could bo done with a view to uncoupling the mall car and engine, but we found conditions such that we knew wo could not movo either. Smoke Too Thick "Roy and I went back to the mall car and entered same through the front end but our flashlight would not cut the steam and smoke and we shortly thereafter left the mall car knowing that we were helpless In the matter, as the steam an.l smoke would not clear up for half an hour or wore. When we got continuing all next week buck on the gVoliml. Hugh In the inonmliuo having o rein roil the engi neer back Into tho cab, we walked a few paces toward the front of tho tunnel and met the flrvinuii ataiidlim alongside the rnglue cab, with his arms In the ulr at which tlinn Hoy and I luld a brief conversation m to lull ought to be done. 1 Helmut .uuwli'ml "Wo decided to kill Ilia flreimi.l and Itoy. shot him twice with his .42 Colt. I climbed up on III" engine step, and looked til Ilia call, whore Hugh had tho engineer cov ered pu tho left slila of Ilia guim way lind I shouted at him to bump hi in off and lot's clear out of hero Immediately, utter which Hugh shot the engineer In the head with his .43 Cult. Wo then fled to our cache, which was located between two and three tulles northwest of the south entranre of the lunuul. IHIgned) "HAY UK A V'TltKMONT." TO NI'KKtl IT VOY.itiK NEW YORK. June t4. ((!)) j Passengers will soou be catapulted In oeaplauo from the deck pf the Isle de Prance, latest addition to the French, line fleet, to cut short Road Oil Cleaning Our System is 8mcttilng New aa4 llvttar I Its a the Old Uaiul Hrstrm Care Washed Polished Motors Cleaned Kpert Creasing Vacuum droned Krre Crank Case Barries). . Ciu ami Oil '' t . 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