The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-17
THE GLENDALE ROBBERY.
A Graphic Account of the Attack on the
Chicago and Alton Train, Told by Chief
Actor i'm the Affair, the Express Agent


Chicago and Alton Train, Told by "a Chief
Actor i'm the Affair, the Express Agent.
From the Chicago Times.l
The messenger who had charge of
the moneys and papers belonging to the
United States Express Company is
William r. Grimes. He has short run
of only 500 miles, between Chicago and
Kansas City, and is generously allowed
nights sleep at each end of his route.
Grimes, when requested by reporter
to tell the whole story of the robbery,
removed his hat and exhibited lump
which wasn't put down in the phreno-
logical chart given him by Prof. Fowler.
He remarked that he would explain
later how the aforesaid lump happened
to be there.
snow proceed with your narrative"
the reporter ventured to suggest.
well, it was 8 80 o'clock on last
evening that our train, known as the
Denver express, reached Glendale, a
lonely station on the Chicago and Alton
road, fifteen miles this side of Kansas
City. We never stop there unless We
get an order to do so; for there amt
anything there but the station, whisky
shop and two or three dwellings,, hover
ing right under the tall trees which
stand close up to the track. It's an
awful lonely place, and has sprung into
existence since the road was extended
to Kansas City"
How did it happen that you stopped
there on Wednesday night?" queried
the interviewer.
"Why, the robbers compelled the
telegraph operator to hang out green
light, and we had to stop for that; but
the engineer told me that he surmised
that there was something wrong, and
had half notion to keep right on, but
was afraid, in case robbers were around,
that the track might be INSTRUCTED.
When the train came to stop, l was
sitting by my safe, where my moneys
were. No sooner had the wheels
stopped turning than I heard them at
the door of the express car
"What did you do then, Grimes?"
"Well, was going to say that l
thought there was trouble on hand, and
I grabbed an old pistol which / carried
with me on my trips, and it was so rusty
that I couldn't cock it. Just then fell
low outside called to me and said !:
Open that door, - - you! 1
didn't open, though. In about half a
minute, whack went something against
the door, and one of the panels was
burst in, the splinters flying into the
car. saw it was useless to resist, and
/ unlocked the door. and two fellows,
Of fhn,v ot Ic OF a
while, commenced to climb up into the
car"
"Did you notice the appearance aud
dress of the two men?" was asked.
"Yes; one fellow, the captain of the
gang, think, was short, stout-built
chap, with black mustache and black
hair, and had on suit of black clothes.
He kept his pistol pointed at me all the
time. The other fellow was taller, about
five feet eleven, I should guess, and
wore gray clothes.
He had q revolver, too. but only
pointed it at me once in while, when
he happened to think of it. They had
some Trouble getting into the car, and
the tall one had to boost the short one
And what happened when they both
were inside the car ~
"what happened ? Why, one of
them said, t-a- LII You, unlock that
safe, quick. Gomez hurry up un-
locked the safe. They asked me what
was in the package trunk. I answered
that it contained packages which could
be of no value to them. The short fell
low said: Pull 'em out and, think
ing perhaps did not move with regu-
lation alacrity, he struck me ON the
head with the butt of his revolver.
That was what raised the lump Ishowed
you. guess he aimed to hit me on
the bump of amativeness-is that what
you call it? But the blow didn't knock
me down, though it made me see stars,
and the wound bled little. 1 said