The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-07-28
A THRILLING ADVENTURE
Vhrteen Robbers Murder the Conductor and
q Passenger and Secure only IS. ZOO for
Their Enfernrise -

Their Enterprise.
a daring robbery was COMMITTEES THURSDAY
night on the Chicago Rock Island q PacifS
passenger train bound east, near Winston sts
train left Winston it was boarded lY a gang -
seven men, apparently pursuing their iournev
as OrclRary passengers. When about twe,
mlles,er more from the statien they revealed
their intention by commencing their deviIish
WORE. Their first act was to shoot down the
conductor, William WestfaI, the ball entering
his body from behind Westfall staggered to
the platform, turned partially around, eiutched
at the brake, and fell from the train dead. The
ROBBERS rushed into the express car, and. after
short CONFLICT. knocked down the express
messenger. Murray, and robbed the car
among the passengers was E. l. Martin of
Kansas City, who gave the following account
OF the affair: The train left Kansas Civ at half
Past OK last evening, and consisted of six ears
wei hiled with passengers, including sleep
ing coach. supper was furnished at the regu-
excite the suspicious of the passengers or the
train men until Winston was reached. which
was at half past nine O'clock. At that station
-FOUR rough appearing men got on the train
with handkerchlefs about their faces 90 as to
partly conceal their features. The first intima.
ton the passengers received was cry ssAll
that instant the four men, as we'll
as several others who had come
from Kansas City and Cameron
made rush for the engine and Conductor
Westfau. F iring was heard in the front cars
as we'll as on the engine and the train was mt
IN motion at forty mile per hour rate. In civ
ing the signal two of the men msde for the first
coach where the conductor was standing One
OF the men went to Conductor Westfall and
pointing pistol at him said 'syou are the man
! want" After saving that the robber fred
the ball striking Westfall in the arm. but did
not prove fatal Westfall attempted to RIM.
and as he did so the robber fired twice at him
Westfall reached the platform, and then 8 sec
ond robber fred ~. 80 -, -,
THE SHOT WHICH KILLED HIM 49, p,
Instantly the conductor fell dead on the Mat
form. He was wounded in several places but
the last shot took effect in the brain. prodnc-
ing almost instant death. Three Of the rob
bers arted for the engine with an intention of
shooting the engineer and taking possession of
the engine. The engineer seemed to have ap-
pretended that there was danger as, on the al
proach of the trio, he started back on the en-
glne and secreted himself in the tender. A
stone mason by the name Of Miller came for
ward from the baggage car while the shooting
vas IN progress. The robbers mis-
took him for engineer and shot him, the ball
taking effect in his heart Charlie Murray. the
express messenger, was also visited by some
of the robbers He wss knocked over thu
head and made to deliver th9 keys to his cafe.
The robbers ransacked the safe and secured
IS, 600 in money, $500 in valuables, and gov
ernment bonds to the amount of ST.. OOU.
Murray was threatened with instant death if be
concealed anything but was permitted to live
IN informing them that all his valuables were
n the safe. e