The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-03-18

Nike Rorko Convtosed Of IN At
tempt 70 Rob the 0oIo ct
Kinsley Station -
Al occasional correspondent Of the jour
~ writes fsoa Eldossdo Ksnsss. ihst o.
the 9Th insa Mike Rorke, The nosorioul
h.sdii. - convicted Of attempting 70 rob
the safe 1t Kissley station and The train o.
the A., I. 4 8. F. road, January q, 1873.
The following testimony Of Andrew KIM
kade. The psincipal witness for The stsie
10 sskea from the WALNUT Valley 1S.es oi
The Cab:
my name 10 Andrew Kinkade; vss born
in the State at New York came direct
from New York 10 Kssass N the spsing 81
1873; vas most Of the time employed n
clerk in bookstore 1t Hutchinsoa frsm
1873 to 1877, when vss employed -
night operator and aasiasant agent By the
A., T. 4 8. F. r. r. Co. ~ their stsiioa q
Kinsley. Edwards county Kansas. where ]
still hold the same position. On the morn.
ing II the 9Th day Of January wss sleep
ing in the railroad Office, and about SIS ..
%. avoke and took . trunk from The
waiting roon 70 the platform ready for the
train, which then knew was late on
account Of It's not being in sight, - re con
zee
THE HEADLIGHT OF TRIM
at least half or three quarter Of IN booI
previous to its arrival It the depot; weni
back, laid down On the cot, and got nearly
to sleep, when heard some one step upon
the platform outside, aud sopposinR them
passenger for the express train. vest bound
which wss then due, jumped up and put
on ny clipper, or rather = pair 81 over
shoes, a there va some saoW on the
ground, took my coat, put il on ~
r.ished to the outside door, leading from
the waiting roof TO the platform, unlocked
and opened it. when . party Of Eve nea
covered me With navy six shooting revol.
vem; !, th,nkinE they vere crowd Of boys
from around town trying 10 plsy come
trick ON me. vss not frightened and cooIly
eaid to them, good morning 2 snd iussaded
to ask them in, although they sers all
blacked and carried from one 10 two pistols
each. which they kept On me all the time
ve we're speaking; one Of them, Mr.. Rhode
laugh, whom then took TO Be- the leader,
showed his foot inside of the door snd held
il open to prevent me hsd tried, from
them out he Rhodebaush) said,
keep your hands up. shd don't you make .
id bit Of noise OF I will blow your brains
out.' Seeing the. we're on bueisess aud
not joking. I said, what do you f.llovs ex-
pect To get here anyway, At this time Of
nightr He (R.) said We expect TO get
What money you have got here, aud that
wIrHocT ANY poOLnRSES ErfHBa.
said, cell. you will not get . cent, not
The 6rst red cent; YOU are fooled this time
you are just . little too soon. He (R.)
.sk, vhy %. Why tho soon! ! ansvered.
because. what money ! did have ! sent Cd
on the east bound train. and the vest bound
train il not in yet, and you will probably
sse coming IL you look. - il i nov due.
r. said, ve don't want any more Of this
ID CAB, and you get in there (pointins
10 the inner oiice) and shelf oat. OF ~ vili
make short work Of you, - ve he'd just -
lief shoot you one time - another. vsst
into the Office. three of them following ne
-Nesars. Rhodebaugh and Roasks and one
other. whose name I cannot give, the osber
TOO going 70 the window over the counter.
which separates the Office from The waiting
room, which vas open II the time. all Sve
Of the men keeping their pistols cooked and
drawn on N. I vent to The money drawer
In the counter, which had not been used for
Eve or six seska, but 70 blind them took
nv keys from NJ pocket, - ii unlocking
il, pulled il open, held the empty ill ont
to then saying. you re / have no moeey
a. I ,old yon before. bat hess 10 . package
Of postal cards which I can give you IL you
demand them the cards had . printed form
If notice Of freight recsived. I thought
they would Be . good thing
TO TRACE TEEN UP WITH.
should they carry them % With them.
They laid them upon the counter. Al THU
tine ! clipped ny hssd into ny hippoekes,
cooked ny pistol, began to carefully dras
il out. for the purpose Of firing on then,
Rhodebaugh noticed NJ Dovsnents and
ordered me to give The pistol up. / laid Il
on The counter and Rosrks picked il Or
ssd pot it in his pocket. They then turned
70 the safe, and after trying sooe 6fssea q
twenty minutes 70 pesusds me- to open il
their persuasione being mostly six-shoosss,
which II the time I took for yousg hov'
itsen-oos said % the Other, SWELL, guss'
By Cd Ne will have 70 give il up; asd
ordered ne outside. ssyinG. ~ have u
moro time 10 fool With yoa - that trais
will Be here in minute OF %" which orde,
I promptly obeysd. Walking out With Z
couple Of pistols against ~ shouldsn
vas told 10 lock The door and step cot fros
the buildin&; while doing - said: Nov
boys don't want 70 20 away from here, q
when the train eess hsrs ought 10 aissai
70 il. Rhodsbaugh soosed Ne I rcd 10
give myself any troobls about that - thsJ
inieeded 70 attend 70 the train thensslvss
and When the train arrived for n to 20 h
the baeGsss car (svidsssly ossainG the e1-
pee0 earl and Res ~ expeeo lot . peusl