Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
FIFTH DAY.
Next Monday Registration Begins.
Daring Robbery,
WcH Rob tho Ticket Seller n,
the kansas City Fair.

lie Kansas City Times OF Friday
gives the particulars OF ol,,. Of li,.
most desperate runirrieS in thai
place we ever heard OF. 1t saws:
Last n.gat. just at shutdown, and "A,
the gates at the Exposition tirouuI>
were being closed. three men.
mounted and disguised, rode up In
the office Ut the tickrt-solicr AT In.
Twelfth street entrance 10 tho
HrouitiS. and one OF Them di.uuuui-
ed and r"hhct the money til, hil.
the other two held his horse and Sept
The tllr"ng AZ bay.
10 Begin with: A short time,
before SHUTDOWN, Mr.. Church Wine.
the Treasurer of the EXpusilinn
Association, had visited the rw,lfth
street gate and taken away tI,, re-
cripts OF the afternoon, amounting to
about $4,000, at that gate. There
WIS let in the till nine hundred and
se'city-rl9ht dollars, and this was
the sum the robbers realized.
About half III hour after Mr.. White
went away with the bulk OF the re-
celpis, the three men rode up from
the direction of Twelfth street. They
were disguised with pieces OF checked
cloth drawn down over their fore
heads and below their eyes. AT he
time of their arrival an u%uiutrrIul.-
tent stream of carriages and pcdr,.
TRANS was surging out of the gate ON
their way home from HE show. TIN.
largest OF the three men quietly dis
mounted, handing the rcIns OF his
horse to II of his conted.rates. and
walked up To the tirket-booth, which
IL a small building located Just to TN,
right OF the gate as YOU 20 in. The.
TIL, Il large tin box, stood on I'M.
counter nearly in front of the arch.,I
through which tickets wer.
sold. The desperate re .ciIed throuvh
the window, and seizing the b..r
attempted to make off. Meanwn,I'
his two contetterates sat on me-.
horses like statutes, holding III.
at bay with their revolver.
and threatening instant death TO Ia.
man that moved Il muscle.
When the dismounted robber h,,,
got hold of the box and drawn !,
through the window, the tirk.t.s.i'
Ter, MIR. Ben. Wallace, rushed on, n,
door OF the booth and grapnled
With him. But the desperate hnJ
seized the money, thrust !,
INTO his pocket and thrown the bnx
away. As Wallace grappled the nan
he confederate who was mountca
ired at him, but simultaneously will
he flash Wallace let go of the man
'nd ducked his head. The ball passed
'ver him aud hit q little girl whn
i'll range just beyond him in.
q severe flesh wound i'm ~.
aIf of her leg.
Quicker than we can say IL. tho
nan had mounted his horse. and The
hree broke for Twelfth street and
hence eastward towards the WOOD.
t u speed that would have put Rel
,ss to his mcttle to emulate. Whence
hey came or whittier they went M
lie knows. W
This raid was undoubtedly nlap,a5
0 bag the entire amount Of the ~
thu intention probably hahn :
catch Church White. He lncI;Is
lissed them-or they him-by abont :,
ar an hour. Taking the affair ali in ',
II surpasses ANYTHING in the crim;. ' =,
history OF this country, at least. IL al
docs not overtop the exploiIs of d,
iaude Duval or Jack SHEPPARD. In CO
Q way of cool-blooded nerve aud 4.
upendousiy daring villainy. h