Podcast Episode 66 – The 1895 Robbery of the F&CC Number 6 Train
In March of 1895, five men hatched a plan to rob the high rollers on the F&CC number 6 train as it left Victor and headed for Florence.
The F&CC Number 6 Train travels from Anaconda to Victor on its way to Florence. Photo from Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad: Forty Miles to Fortune by Allan C. Lewis.
Kid Wallace, the robber who jumped on the train and brought it to a halt, was approximately 16 years of age when he participated in the train holdup.
Other episodes referenced in this episode (Click the title to link to the episode):
The Life and Death of Sam Strong
The Florence & Cripple Creek Train Wreck on its Second Day of Service
References:
Author Unknown. (1895, March 24). BOLD TRAIN ROBBERS: Hold Up the Florence & Cripple Creek Passenger Near Victor Last Night. The Morning Journal. 2.
Author Unknown. (1895, March 25). TWO TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT: Men Concerned in Saturday Night’s Job in Jail. The Colorado Daily Chieftain. 8.
Author Unknown. (1895, May 23). Suspected Robbers Rearrested. The Greely Tribune. 7.
Author Unknown. (1895, June 6). HE TURNED STATES EVIDENCE: Louis Vaneck Tells the Story of the Victor Train Robbery. The Colorado Chieftain. 5.
Author Unknown. (1895, July 31). STATE WILL PROSECUTE: Men Charged with Cripple Creek Express Robbery Taken to the Springs. Rocky Mountain News. 8.
Author Unknown. (1895, September 19). TOOK BUT ONE BALLOT: Jury in the Victor Train Robbery Case Promptly Brings in a Verdict of Conviction. The Rocky Mountain News. 3.
Author Unknown. (1895, September 24). Found Guilty of Robbery. The Loveland Register. 2.
Author Unknown. (1897, April 3). RAILROAD ACCIDENT AT CRIPPLE CREEK: Car Jumped the Track and Turned Over. The Florence Daily Herald. 1.
Author Unknown. (1900, January 27). Murder at the Pen. Wet Mountain Tribune. 6.
Author Unknown. (1907, September 5). I THOUGHT IT WAS EASY MONEY BUT IT DON’T PAY – “KID” WALLACE. The Canon City Record. 3.
Lewis, A. C. (2002). Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad: Forty Miles to Fortune. Sundance Publications, Ltd.