American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-18
The Glendale Train Robbery.

The following additional particulars of the
express robbery at Glendale, Mo-, on the
Chicago and Alton Railroad, Is miles east of
kaiisas City, are gathered from various sour
ces: The train halted was the Denver Express
going East and due Mt Glendale at 10 D. m.
The robbers were Is or 20 in humber, all
masked except two, who appeared to be the
leaders, and were heavily armed with shot
guns and revoIvers. They arrived at the sta
ton about three quarters of an hour before
the train came in and hitching their horses
near mt hand they Immediately surrounded
the only store and Post office, in which were
congregated a number of farmers and railroad
men, whom they made prisoners and locked
up in the store. They then took possession of
the depot in the same manner, and as fast as
visitors came around they were locked up
with the balance. This was kept up until they
had in all about 20 thus disposed of
locked them in the freight-room and
compelled Agent Mcintyre, under penalty of
the train to stop for orders. They then went
through the depot and robbed Mr.. Bridges,
travelling Auditor OF the road, who was there,
telegraph instruments were torn out and
then blockadcd the track with large stones
just below the platform, so as to insure the
stopping of the train. BY this time the train
was in sight, and hastily secreting themselves,
the scoundrels waited until the train came to
II halt, in obedience to the green signal. The
discharged about so Shots and boarded and
took possession of the engine and express
car. placing guards all of the coaches to
keep the passengers from getting out.
They then compelled Express Messenger
Grimes, with drawn guns, to open
the safe. which they robbed of its entire con-
tents. The robbers did not seem contented,
but with axes smashed up the much
they could, and finally mounted their horses
and left in IA southwesterly direction. During
the time of the robbery, which occupied but
about Is 1ssinutcs, they kept up Il rapid dis
charge of revolvers, but did not hit any one.
As soon as the robbers had gone the depot
WIS broken open and the imprisoned men set
at liberty. The track was cleared and the
train proceeded to the next station, Blue
Springs, where the conductor telegraphcd the
news of the robbery to County Marshal Lig-
gctt at Kansas City and officers mt all points.
Posses OF men were made up at villages all
along the line, and in less than hour after
the robbery special trains were sent out of
Kansas City to the scene, and over 100 men
were securing the country far and wide. Be-
fore leaving Glendale the leader of the gang
gave Bridges, the Auditor the following dis
patch to the Kansas City Journal instructing
him, on peril of his life, to send it from the
next station:
BLUE SPRINGS Mo-, October S.-We are the
boys that are hard to handle, and will make
it hot for the party that ever tries to take ms.
(Signed) Jack Bishop, Jim Corners, the james
Brothers, Cal. Carter, Finn, Underwood,
Jackson.
1t is evident that the robbers expected to
get much more than they did, as they re-
marked mt the station before the arrival of
the train that $4,000 was coming through
from LeadvilIe on that train: that they had
the way 1t WAS learned that II large amount
of bullion did come in from Leadvillc that
shipped on the North Missouri, instead of the
Chicago and Alton, to st. Louis. As before
stated, all except two of the gang were
masked, and, of course. unrecognizablc. The
United states Express Company have offered
IL reward of 81 800. and the Chicago and Alton
Railroad Company one of $4,000 for the arrest
and conviction of the gang.
The United States Express COmpany'S of
tici:ils state that their loss by the robbery of
their safe mt Glendale will not exceed 5000.
There waS cash to that amount in the safe but
the rest of the valuables were not negotiable.