, 1881-09-09
GrnDllfc Account Of tho Robbery
ny Mr.. lfazcl',alScr, tho
Conductor.
Narration of Personal Experiences by
Other Victims Of the
Outrage.
Gov. Crittenden Calls Upon the
People to Externinate
the Robbers.
Hundreds Of Men Searching for the Out.
laws-Ilopcs tint They Are
C0rncrcd.
Statement that Six Of Them Have Been
0aught-Tho Express Messenger
Likely to Recover.

0aught-Tha Express Messenger
Likely to Recover
Special D1,patsh to 1As Chicago Tribune.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-. Sept. s.-Thefc has
been Intense excitement hero oil day over the
Cllcugo L. Alton train robbery last night.
nrd, as tho fncts become known, 1t proves to
be tho bolucst work of tho kind ever perpc-
trHtel ln tic West, MS never befure has Il
general rt,bhery Of passengers taken place.
Conductor liaxeibakcr, III cl1nrge Of tho uii-
fortunate train, was interviewed curly tllis
morning BY TI.inuNE reporter, and gives
the following graphic account. lie was sur
rounded by Il crowd Of Interested listeners.
and WIS answering cager inquiries, when the
reporter took lin to ono sido and asked for
particulars.
II call llarttly state tfcm," lie replied. "but
will tell you NIL cali. W. were itlasged
the other sitte Of Independence, IN deep
cut, anil rs sGon Ms VIC stopped supposed
ABOUT TO he IEol,nE1',
tl,tl upon this belief went through the train
and told the passengers quietly to nut aWAy
their money uild yAlunbles. When reached
the sleeper told Burton, my brakeman. to
fling the train following. knew there was
freight right after nle, aud would wreck my
train, n1d knew that tllat traIl, must bc
stopped. burton said he did nut
lLku 10 60. but the brave fellow whit Just
tho same. Wetlruppcd Off together, md they
bcgnu to fire Mt us. Shots wlllssled NIL
around lis. | think ther0 were probably
twenty slIots fired ut us altogether. We
tinally succeeded In dlaEglnE tho freight
traln just In time, and ! went back, md,
climbing ubutll1l tho sleeper, t00k d buck scAt
u1l1
WAITED TO nE ROBBED"
lie hatt, however, with conlnentablo cool
ncss secrc.cd Ills watch aiNl money, leaving
n little cut us blind, Which the robbers
took.
".They swore n great deal, and centred their
wrntl, OIL me. Tle lcader, who said tic was
Jesse James, put pistol under my nose alld
toltl tue TINT 1t WIS tho pistol with viii cl llo
kiltc4l Westfalt ut Winston. lie sald he Ind
to do 1t, for Westfall Ind Smith Il Wesson
revolver III his HAM. when ilo {,lcssc Jalncs)
fired.
"Ihey were rs n rulo courteous, but got
excited when talking, ''fjy Goti,' said tic
leadcr, tell your Governor TINT lie must not
offer reward. The next reward offered
WE Will. uunS YOUR TRAIN.
Wo will cut tlIe rullnlan loosc MID save 1t,
Decause Pullman Is white, md never otfcrcd
reward. but will burn the train.' From
their tnk II appeared that tho robbery was Il
piece of dare-dcvIltry In revenge for the
| Winston reward being offered. They coll-
| stant|y showed pistols under my nose, nlld
reminded MO Of Wcstfnll's fate. After they
left VIZ pulled out, aud s.s quick us we
coula."
| slow many wero there ?"
"rhcre werc six in tho sleeper mid four or
tlyo outsi,lc.'
"Dtl they EXPOSE thomsclyes?"
ttNut Mt all. / could ses their forms, but
absolutely nothing Of their features. Thu
leader, supposed 10 10 JESSE james, had Oil
Il white muslin cloth with ltoles cut III 1t
around Ills head. IN It lie l'ad n'atlc 'nasls
| ut ii handkerchief. Tho others wore M,nsks
Of dirty clotll or calico. Tlley were
ALI. SLENDER MEN
except tho lcAter, who was u tull, wellbt,llt
mall."
"Coull YOU identity any Of the'n?"
"No, alau there lies tho trouble"
y How mucl. money do yon suppose they
got"
IL could not toll. they took from eaci
passenger bctwGun st and 500, al,d maybe
got couplo Of tlio,ls,uld. don't know lo"
lnttcl. WIS III the express car."
add they give you my othor pointcrs?''
"Nonc, except they threatened NY life II
l continued to run on tic roasl, and seemed
to have n gruslge against the Alton fur oifcr
Ing reward"
ATHEISTS.
Tic officers al,tt detectives FIRST went to the
river crossings, ailu posses from Sallue
Jackson, aud Johnson Counties net at thu
| p0lnt wllero tho robbery took place, a1,d tiici
bpDRrntcd, uacli golIlg tl Il tffrcGt!0l