1936 Nutley, New Jersey train robbery...
Item # 725498
April 17, 1936
THE DETROIT NEWS, April 17, 1936
* Nutley, New Jersey train robbery
* Erie Railroad train No. 120 holdup
The front page has a banner headline: "7 Robbers Plunder Train of $58,000" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 60 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
background: The April 17, 1936, train robbery in Nutley, New Jersey, played out like a cinematic scene from the Wild West transposed into the modern era. As the Erie Railroad train No. 120 pulled into the Walnut Street station at roughly 10:20 AM, a gang of seven masked bandits—who had been lying in wait behind a coal shed—swiftly boarded the express car before the train could depart. Armed with sawed-off shotguns and submachine guns, the group overpowered the express messenger and baggage master, forcing them to open a safe containing payroll funds intended for local businesses. The thieves made off with approximately $58,000 in cash, transferring the loot into a high-powered getaway sedan that sped off toward the Newark area, leaving behind a stunned crew and a flurry of local and federal investigators. The precision and boldness of the daylight heist, occurring in a quiet suburban neighborhood, shocked the nation and highlighted the final, violent gasps of the Depression-era "gangster" period.
* Nutley, New Jersey train robbery
* Erie Railroad train No. 120 holdup
The front page has a banner headline: "7 Robbers Plunder Train of $58,000" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 60 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
background: The April 17, 1936, train robbery in Nutley, New Jersey, played out like a cinematic scene from the Wild West transposed into the modern era. As the Erie Railroad train No. 120 pulled into the Walnut Street station at roughly 10:20 AM, a gang of seven masked bandits—who had been lying in wait behind a coal shed—swiftly boarded the express car before the train could depart. Armed with sawed-off shotguns and submachine guns, the group overpowered the express messenger and baggage master, forcing them to open a safe containing payroll funds intended for local businesses. The thieves made off with approximately $58,000 in cash, transferring the loot into a high-powered getaway sedan that sped off toward the Newark area, leaving behind a stunned crew and a flurry of local and federal investigators. The precision and boldness of the daylight heist, occurring in a quiet suburban neighborhood, shocked the nation and highlighted the final, violent gasps of the Depression-era "gangster" period.
Category: The 20th Century
