The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-13

was. | saw the train surrounded by
number OF masked men, heavily armed
and at once started back. passing through
all the cars, warning the passengers Il
secre,e their valuables. a. a gang Oi rob
bers were aboard who would spare noihin;
of value If possible. passed to the rca,
platform when a man with two revolver.
levtled at me. lie commanded "A halt.
told him an approaching freight train
would smash into us directly, and I Wa,
going back To flag it unless killed before
got there. took lantern and one brake
man and stepping of started back around
the curve to signal the freight. The man
on the platform did not shoot. but mum
Der hidden in the bushes on the bank
SHOT AT Us REPEATEDLY,
some oi the bullets whi>tling unplca>aniIy
near. must confess tea little nervousness
hut was determined to STOP
that freight, for il il came into us ] knew
! all i'm the rear cars would h. killed al
hurt. They were so clo>e 10 us that only
had To go about ten rods Just ar"nnd IN.
curve-and after ] saw them stop went
back and took a seat i'm the sleeper. Just
then the men came into the car. and ii tn.
passengers had kept away from me dom,
: think | would have been recognized. bu,
everybody crowded around me inr prOt.c.
! ton, Il though they thought mc Il govern
ment arsenal Oh course was spotted and
had to give up pretty literally. hid my
watch aud Ss5 i'm a water tank as passed
through the ears, and saved about so
which | gave up like a little man. cal,
tell YOU what time it is though" and the
conductor pulled out 4 gold repeater and :,
roll oi about $50, the product Of his minc
i'm the water tank.
After the train was gone through, the
the engineer to move ON, that they were
satisfied; and We moved ont, while the rob-
hers ran up the bank and
DISAPPEARED IN THE WOODS
There were sixteen Of them that We
counted, but it is probable there were
more hidden in the bushes, as The shots
fired at us came from the bank, ami saw
no one approach the train after j, was STOP
ped. They mad. second trip through
the sleeper, turning up cushions and ram
sacking things generally. 1t was the
worst looking car I ever saw after they
left, and l guess the passengers, a. Il gem
eral thing, gave up everything they had,
though believe there were few who
saved part Of their money and some Jew
elry.
Il went forward after We started mp and
found the express messenger had been hit
on the head with revolver and slightly
cut. The wound bled some, but I don't
think he WAS badly hurt. l guess lac
fought for the money he had, aud tried Ia
hide il. for the boys told me the engineer
WAS forced to go back and break open the
door To the express car with coal pick, ="
presume they felt little wrathy tow ard
him. | don't think they moIested the
mali car used by the government, I'VE have
one car for baggage express and mail, hut
they tumbled the trunks around, ami l
think they broke open lew.
The passengers were badly frightened.
and when first went through the train
and told them what was up, a good MANY
crawled under the seats, and everybody
sought out some kind OF hiding place for
their money. Ii was 4 tough gang and
they meant business, you can bet on that"
IKE BRAKEMAN's NARRATIVE
T. r., or Frank Burton, the brakeman.
said: was standing ON the front platform
OF the sleeper when the train stopped, and
| heard voices and oafhs on the back
platform. | said in a moment, I'VE are
going 10 he robbed" Then One Of the
robbers cried out: I'VE ART coming in and
going through you ALL" remembered that
the freight train was just behind US and
heard it coming up. | jumped of and
ran with my lantern down the track. They
shooting nj ME. The bullets !
all around me and struck the |
rails and stones. They must haze fired !
twenty-five shots. The engineer said: !,
For Gods sake, don't shoot the boy he .
is saving the lives Of these people" Then |
Dne Of them threw mp his arms and cried ,
stop shooting" I rolled into the cut ,
md waved my lantern. The train was
stopped only car length of. When | !
anne back the robbers said:
HAVE YOU LOST ANYTHING?"
answered fifty cents. He said, show me /
he - and / will kill him. lie (
gave me 81. fifty cents fer interest. Then
heard one Of the robbers say Ia the ell
;ineer: 'Choppy Foote, you're too good
man To keep up this business. Heres s.
" buy drink in the morning, and In
rink ii for jesse James warn won
'ou'N be killed If YOU don't leave this
Dad. We are going tn tear up and bust
he Alton and the Rock Island roads for
hey've been offering rewards ior u.s.
We've no grudge against the Pullmans and
veil switch of their cars and burn all
he rest. l am the man who killed West
all al Winston. He was too smart and
rev revolver" =
Burton did not believe il WAS Jess.
ames Or any Of his gang. They all acted
reen at the business, and he thought they
we're men living in the vicinity They
ii seemed quite young and made mo- at
empt to disguise their voices Z
WHO WERE THEY9
There is little to tell who the robbers
ere. Their tactics were not unlike those
dopted by the James boys when they :sc-
pmplish piece Of handiw0rk Of this I
ind, except the absence of murder. But
fter all, the James bows have not their plan
and the frequency with which