The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-10-24

The following additional particulars Of the
exprcss-car robbery at Glendale. Mo-. on the
Chicago and Alton Railroad Is miles east OF
Kansas City, are gathered from various sour
ces: The train halted was the Denver Express
going East and due M Glendale az : 10 u. m.
The robbers were Is or 20 In number all
masked except two, who appeared 70 lie the
leaders, and were heavily armed with shot
guns and rcyolvers. They arrived NJ the sta
ton about three quarters Of AN hour before
the train came IN. ana hitching their horse.
near ut hand they Immediately surrounded
the only store and Post Office. in which wers.
congrcSAted = number 81 farmers and railroad
men. whom they made prisoners and locked
up ~ the store. They then took possession Of
the depot ia the same manner, and a. fast A.
visitni- came around they We're locked up
with the balance. This was kept up until they
had IN al about 70 thus disposed d.
They then marched them ~ tie depot
locked them IL the frei1ht-roon and
death, - run out green light. a. a signal for
the train ~ stop for Oftitfs. They then went
through the depot and robbed Mr. bridges.
tfuNriin- auditor 81 be road. who was there
getting ~ AL about $40 and gold watch The
telegraph Instruments were torn os4t and
thrown away AMI the wires cut. The robbers
inen Diockhdrd the track with large stones
tu>f utio~ flls. PLATFORM ~ a. a. insure. the
stopping 40 sic fIHin. isT ffi~ time the train
wn~ "a rivit, and hastily -errt ting them selves
the scuniiasri~ wnifeH li.tiI ti.f tiuin came 10
halt, Ia obedience ~ flf green signal The
outlaws then suddenly fs,sa ul9 an MI sides
discharge nhuri ~ shots, ana boarded and
ttrk Possession ~ Tire engine and express
elr. placing guards on ail ~ the coaches 10
krfp thr passengers from getting ont.
fhft them compelled Express Messenger
.sitii4t~ WITH drawn guns, - open
~" safe which they robbed ~ ~ entire con.
tents HE rubiftfS tlld not seem cOnfcnfed.
DMt witii itNc- smashed up the chr A. much a.
thtf tDhtd. Mnd ilhilit mounted their horses
niid lefi IA a ~stthMrsferly direction. During
The time M flie spDbcry. which occufsied hut
rl'uut w minutes. they kept upafapld dis.
tIf IA
~ SOON a> fig robbers had gone fl. flrpof
MAC lfistkrn open anu tire imprisoned men set
~ liberty. I1" track cleared and the
tttin proceeded ~ the next station. Blue
springs, where fhr conductor teiearapn,sfl tie
news rl 4 he robbery ~ tounfv Marshal Iiw-
N'ti Af Kansas 1iis ansi rilicer~ az ali points.
fv*-r- ~ men we've made ~ af Villages WI
Nlung q lic line. and Ia less than an hour after
ihn f"Nsrry special trains were sent out oi
han-st- Guy M the SCENE, and over 100 men
M"it securing tine country far ana wide. Be
fore rat iug t,lendnle the leader NJ tie. gang
gave isfld ~. tlie Auditor. the following dis
patch - the hansAs City Journal inStructing
MN, 81 peril ~ his life, 10 send il from tile
next station
Blue SPRINGS. No. October s-we are th..
boys that ARE hard 20 handle, and will make
y not TT the party that ever tries 20 take us.
.>igncdl Jack Bishop. Jim tonncrs. the james
jackson.
Il j. evident that the robbers expected to
get much more than they did, as they re-
marked NJ the station before the arrival OF
the train that sss,OO was coming through
from IeadsiIle on that train that they had
two pals on the train, who had followed II ali
the way. was learned that a large amount
Of bullion did come IN from Leadyille that
night 70 Kansas City. but from there il was
shipped on the North Missouri. instead Of the
Chicago and Alton, 20 -. Louis. AZ before
stated. all except two Of the gang were
masked, and. q course, unacceptable. The
United states Express Company have offered
reward Of t2y5o0. and the Chicago and Alton
Railroad Company one OF $1,000 for the arrest
and conviction OF the gang.
The United states Express Company's Of.
fcfais state that their loss by the robbery Of
their safe nj Glendale will not exceed 5000
There Wa cash % that amount in the safe, but
the rest Of the vnluables we're NOT nernfinblc