The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-10-17
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the f,rrsssr sentara io snrprss.
well. II wa = M tsl,~.l nn lasi
evening thai onr train. lr.Wn Ar ihe
Denver ssrras. r#clrd t,l.n,iale. 4
lonely station nn il,e Chicago anl ATTAIN
Rad. iiftssn miles this @ilr III kunsas
City. We never stop tierr nnlcss VI.
grt III urslrf ~ M ~. for there aini
anything there Int ihe afasiun.a whisky
rhop ani swn ur thrs. dwellings. hover
ing right nndsf the tall trees Witch
stand clo@ nr ~ the truck. ita Nh
awful lonely plaer. AMI has sprung into
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te Kansas CITY
How tlid n hapucn that yon ssnrl1I
there on "Wednesday nightg" uuerisd
tl,r interviewer.
Why, the roblWrs compelled the
telegraph operator H. hang ont n green
light, and VIC hMl II stop irr that; Int
the engineer told mr. thai hc m,rmtSc,l
tl...t
had half a notion iu keep right IN. Int
was afraid. III casc ros,l,crs were around.
that the track might lr ohsitu.tcd,
When tho tMin came IA il Stop. | was
sitting ly my sale. where my moneys
were. Nj sncncr hal tho wheels
stopped turning thnn ] heard them ut
thr door " The express car.
"What lid you Il. then. Gtimcsy"
well, | wat Enins ~ any TINT |
thought there wis trouble On hand, and
l grabbed an nli pistol Which carried
Will, me an my trips, aud IL was sornsty
that l couldn't cock il. Just thcna fcl.
low outside called to me and said
Open that door, yon!'
didn't open. though. Ia abnmt half il
minute. whack went something against
tho door, anil on. III tho panels wns
hurst In, the splintcrs dying into the
cMr. Saw II was uaclc-n t0 resist, aud
| unloc.,ch the ,loor. an.l two fellows,
after pointing their pistols Ut M little
while, commenced Ia climb up into the
car"
Did you notice the appearance aud
| dress III the two men 2" WAS asked.
"Ycs; one fellow, the captain of The
gang. think. wns n short, stont-lnill
chap, with u black mustache and black
hair, and bad on suit Of black clothes
liz kept his pistol pointed nt mc all the
time. 1lr either fcllow was taller, about
i've feet eleven, ] should guess. aud
wore gray clothes.
lie hal revolver. too. Int only
pointed il nj me once in \ while, when
hc happened to think of II. They la.l
some Trouble getting into the car, and
tho tall ono ha.l to boost the short on.
ND to the door
And what happened whom they boll
werc inside the car !"
"What happened !? Why, ono u
them said, - - yon, unlock that
safe, quick. Come. hurry mp. | m.
lockcd the safe. They asked me whit
waS IN the package trunk. | answered
that II contained packages which could
be Of no value 10 them. The short I'll.
low sad: Pull 'cm out anl, think,
ing perhaps did not move with rceu.
lation alacrity. hc struck me on the
head with Tho butt of his revolver
That was what raised tho lump Ishowctl
YOU. gticAs he aimed 10 hit mo OH
thu bump uf nmMtiycncss ii that what
yon call IL? Bnt the blow didn't knock
me down, though II made mc rcr star.
and the wound bled little. | said
You hadn't ought 10 strike Nh old man
that way. l used to be GrAy myself.
Then Shortey said: Wcrc you in thl
Confederate service?' replied that
was, bnt of course / liad. Shake!
said the short one, hat he gave M,
m awful grip. tell yon he had = har.
hand"
.What yalnablcs had you in III.
aAlcfr
"'The .afe contained about ~ 900 IL
cash. The way.bills footed mp III,
9lO.1D, but there was large number o
vouchers, aud tho actual money amount
cd, M have said, to about ~, ,OOO. The,
asked me. ~ they grabbed the contents
how much mo'.ey there was In tlic saic
t0ld them that. m near w could rec
lolect, there wMs nl,oMt tta1,OOO. TIM
ticklctl them. and they danced Aronn.
tho car for joy, and one of them ntcpre,
To Tho door mud fired on his pistol, jus
because he felt " good. They tool
my pistol away from me, bnt gAve m,
back the leather case. Or sheath. Thil
kindness ! never will forget. The,
alSo took 4 shotgun, tho property d
tho express company. wlicl, stood II
the corner u tho car, lint they dihn1
happen 10 cc 4 very line double. bar
rclcd shot gum, worth tlAD. which wnl
lying upon the floor. Tho gun the,
took wasn't worth carrying a."
did The robbers put the money ii
thcir p0ckcts, oF toes II out ~ their nc
compIiccs?"
"Thcy crowded everything into ri
old Runny-seck, and one of the mes
carried II away from tho oar door
They overlooked, Id their hurry,
parkagc of <sD. which | had taken ON
u tho safe, % Ia lrH IL Odessa, 4 sta
tion few miles east oi Glendale. I'll,
two mrn who robbed me were YER,
much excited all tho timc they wore ii
tho car. and they behaved m II the,
were afraid would get the drop 81
them. No ether mcii came ID the car
Al the two jumped from the door on,
of them asked me again II / wAs sur,
there was @t1u,ODO III tllc pAckAgcs.
assured them that tlay hMl got bi,
haul. They gave i whoop anil .lisal,
pcared In tlic darkness. An they wcr.
leaving | vcntnrcd u stick my heal ~
III Che daur few inches. bnmo onc d
the gang. away down alongside Iii.
train. noticing me-, yelled out, Pull Ii
your - head there firing shot ii