New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-17
DARING ROBBERY ON 4 TRIM.

MASKED ROBBERS BOARDING RAILROAD TRAIN
AND KILLING THE CONDUCrOR-oNE OF THE
PASSENGERS SHOT AND DANGEROUSLY WOUND
ED-A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY SECURED BY
THE DESPERADOEs
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 16.-Information
has been received here by incoming Chicago Rock
Island and Pacific tram Of darngly planned and euc-
cessiul train robbery at Winston the Island
Road short distance east of Cameron. The robbers
were six in number and supposed be under the
leadership of Jesse James The the train
which leaves this city at p at Cameron At Wins
ton when the train stopped, they up
d car WIN drawn revoVers. One of the bandits ad-
Vaneed with n revolver in each hand toward William
"estfal the conductor and ordered TO hold up
h'hos Inc conductor was slow in complying with bis
demands and shot through the heart by the lespe
ro one OF the other men shot through the head
Mccullough, stonecutter, OF Wilton Junction who
nae ON ward IN his scat The men then went through
Uc ul 10 e express ear ana overpOwered the United
states Express messenger, Charles Murray, who was in
taken The desperadOes then went to the engine and
tod the engineer to start his train. This not
once fired upon by the robbers The engineer put ont
me gs III the cab and crawcd along the foot board
the pilot, and after cXtngushing the headlight laid
down in the pilot The robbers made him,
The people about Winston are greatly excited and
armed men are now in search OF the desperadoes.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Rock ISLAND, H.. July 16-The Rock Island Arqe,s
gives the following account of the robbery:
The train was boarded Winston by a gang Of men,
while number of pccs already different
ears When the signal was given the robbers rushed
forward and shot the conductor and made effort
XIII me engineer The latter escaped
ana stone-nlason who OF the Passengers,
mistaken for him and killed Immediately Having Sc
cured possession of the train, robbers ran
the engine applied the steam and started the
tle track at furious rate of speed the gang
tn'h started for the where the order given
me passengers to hold up their hands and surrender
Their money and Vauabcs. The 10 he
ear succeeded in knocking the messenger down and
curing ms Keys. With these they opened the
secured ali the money and Naluabes IT The
MESSENGER was Knocked down because there not
enough money in the safe to satisfy the robbers. They
threatened to XIII him, but spared his life when he told
len that there money ia his Before
the robbers succeeded IN roODng the brake
man, who had not been noticed by the pulled
air brake and the train "A standsiil This fright
cncd the robbers, who left the train and
woods A. soon as the passcn and what
men renamed recovered the engineer started the
Tor the cltN The passengers arrived here about
O'Clock tins morning, having been DELAYED for
ne Oh account OF wasou at the other side oi Daven-
port.
+. H. Martin OF the passengers saws the robbers
Nalu&ber ana Government bond of 81 900. The brake
man on duty whose name cannot be aScertained rushed
through the lan rs soon a he learned OF the murder of
the conductor and informed the passengers that
fort would be made to rob them soon as this had
been accomplished the brakeman started forward, and
when he reached the second coach the robbers entered
Doth doors with pistols ia their hands, demanding money.
lhc brakeman pulled the cord attached
and attcrward the train stopped. The jumped
| on the cars and made Tor the woods. Mr. Martin
states that not more than fifteen minutes elapsed from
Inc time OF leaving WINSTON untn robbers iumped
from the train ana fed The sleeping porter locked
himself IN the statcloOm OF the sleeper. and did
make himself visible until the train Washington.
Conductor NcSiIal. VINO was killed. lived near Wilton,
where his remains taken this morning. The rob
bcrS numbered thirteen and two of them had handker-
| CnlcIs ucd about their ldCcs.