Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-07-18
BOLD ROBBERY.
A Railway Train Boarded by /
Six DesperadOes-The COnduc-
tor Killed and About SO 1000
Snnu.aH

A Railway Train Boarded Dy
Six DesperadOes-The COnduc-
tor Killed and About 1900
Secured.
KANSAS CRY, July l7.-lnformation
has been received here by an incoming
c. K. |. & P. train OF a daringly planned
and successful train robbery, which oc-
Cured at Winslow, a station on the
Rock Island road, short distance east
OF Cameron. The robbers were SIX in
number, and supposed to be under the
leadership OF Jesse James. The men
boarded the train, which leaves TINS
city at $50 p. NJ, at Cameron. AT
Wnslow, where the train stopped, they
stood in the aisle OF the car with drawn
revolvers. One of the bandits, a man
with heavy whiskers, advanced with a
revolver in his hand towards Mr.. West
fall, the conductor, and ordered him to
hold up his hands The conductor was
slow in complying with the demand and
was shot through the heart by the deS-
perado.
One OF the other men then shot John
Mccullough, a stone'cutter OF Milton
Junction, Iowa, who turned outward in
his seat, through the head. The men
then went through the train to the ex-
press car, ana overpowered the United
States express messenger, Charles Mur,
ray, of this city, who was intlmldated
into opening the safe, from which So,OOO
We're taken. The desperadoes then
went into the engine and told the engl-
neer to start the train. This he could
not do, on account of the automatic
breaks, and he was at once utilized as Il
target by the robbers. The engineer
put out the lights IN the cab and crawl.
ed along the foot-board to the pilot, ex-
tlngushed the headlight and lay down
Oh the pilot. The robbers made no
search for him, but departed. No at
tempt was made to rob the passengers.
The populace about WinslOw rose up
en- masse, and armed men are now in
dustriOusly seeking the robbers.
Further Particulars.
ST. LOUIS, July l6.-The Post Dis
Datch's special from Kansas City gives
the following additional particulars OF
the robbery at WinsIow, last night:
Two robbers got on the front end OF the
baggage car, next TO the engine, three in
d smoker and two on the platform be-
tween the baggage car and smoker.
There were seven in all. Conductor
Wesliall had passed nearly through the
car, when he was shot, one ball passing
clear through his body. He staggered
49,, -, tLo pln, Enr,n ni tha nnr and foil
oil in the ditch.
Thomas McClennan, or Mccullough,
the stone cutter who was shot through
the head, also fell oil the car and was
found by the side of the dead conduC-
tor. When the robbers entered the eX.
press car Chas. Murray, the messenger,
was looking over some papers, and
Frank Stamper, baggage man, was sit
ting in a chair near the door. Both men
were at once covered with four revolv-
ers, and when Murray objected to hand
ing over the keys OF the safe he was
knocked down. 1t is thought there was
amount is not known. The United
States Express Company handle all ex.
press matter on the Rock Island railroad
and the train that aent over last even
ing with what came in from the AtChi-
son short run and also from Kansas
Cityaud points East as lar as Harlem.
After rEling the safe, the robbers
iun,s,eL ,toM 'he train and escaped.
The train went On to side track, where
il waited for The down passenger train,
which took Westfall's body to Cameron.
Tho sheriff was uptitipu mi the rubhrTV
as soon as possible, and he Immediately
started in pursuit with posse OF about
sixty men, but at this writing no tdings
have been received that he has over
taken the robbers. Great excitement
prevails in the neighborhood, and the
whole community is much agitated over
tEe event. j. K. Treat, the express
agent at Kansas City, said this morning
that not much money went from Kansas
City, but the impression seems to be
that the robbers secured several thou
sand dolla,a.