Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-09
Rail Robbery
A Missouri Passenger Train Raided
by Bold Robbers
PARTICULARLY DARING AFFAIR
Rich Haul From the Passengers and
Express.
A MESSENGER LOSES HIS LIFE
In Defending His Trust-Brave Brake
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In Defending His Trust-Brave Brake
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KANSAS City, Mo-, Sept. S.-The ives
bound passenger train of the G. e A. railroa
was stopped few miles east of Independence
sixteen miles from here, about O'Clock las
night and boarded by gang of twelve or fiji
teen men, and the express and mail car AM
passengers on the train robbed of money ant
valuables. The train was in charge of Con
ductor Hazelbaker. From passengers on th
train the following
PARTICULARS CFTHE DARING ROBBERY
are obtained:
| On high grade, six miles this side of Glen
dale, where train was rabbed few years age
| by the James boys, and four miles from indie
pendence, The engineer saw on the track il
time to stop, an obstruction, which proved to
| be ties piled up several feet high. At the in
slant of the train stopping the engineer and
| fireman were ordered from the engine and
| taken short distance away and placed under
guard. The mail and express cars
were entered, and the clerk and messenger
knocked down and placed with the engineer
and fireman at safe distance, where they
were guarded by three men. A party of five
entered the cars and robbed the passengers OF
watches and money. A long time intervening
from the time the train came to halt and the
entrance of the robbers, gave the passengers
time to secrete the greater portion of their
money, and there were only few who lost
large amounts. DR.. c. A. Leathstrom,. of
Milwaukee, lost money and jewelry, but hid a
large amount of currency under the carpet.
which he saved. A. Gait and Nicol, of Black
burn, Mo-, were relieved of a liberal sum, and
there were several passengers from Chicago
who lost large amounts. A Mr.. Hyde states
that the robbers came into the ear cursing and
swearing, declaring they would
SHOOT THE FIRST MAN WHO OPENED HIS
HEAD,
and who did not disgorge at once. Several of
the passengers were treated roughly, and sew
eral were thumped on the head, but none in
jured to any serious extent. All rejoice at
getting off so easily The passenger train was
followed by a freight, and but for the
heroic conduct of one of the brakemen who
ran back with lantern and signalled it dis
aster would have occurred. He was fired at
twenty-five times, but luckily escaped without
injury. After>securing everything they could,
the bandits, with wild yells of defiance, mount
ed their horses and galloped away, and were
lost sight of in the dark.
The news reaching this city, created i'm
mense excitement. Chief of Police Speer,
with large posse, started as soon as the news
was confirmed, and has telegraphed in all di
rections. There have also been posses ordered
out from Independence and other towns along
the road, and there is general intention to
scour the country, and, if possible, capture
the robbers.
ANOTHER REPORT.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, Sept. 7.-The Chi
cago & Alton mail and express train, No. 40,
was stopped and robbed by twelve masked
men, four miles east of Independence, and four
teen east of Kansas City at 8 tonight. The
express car was broken open and Messenger
Fox, refusing to give up the key of the safe,
was so terribly beaten that he cannot possibly
recover. The exact amount taken from the
express safe cannot be positively ascertained,
but is stated at from $4,000 to $4,000. After
going through the express, all the passengers
were robbed of money and watches amounting
to several thousand dollars. The robbers were
heavily armed, and kept mp a continual firing
to intimidate the passengers. Several shots
were fired at Conductor Hazelbraun, but he
was unhurt. The robbery was so systematic
ally planned that it occupied less than twelve
minutes. The robbers, after securing the
booty, rode off into the woods and escaped.
The tram men made resistance, but not
being armed, it was of no
the State for such deed, it being wild, lone
some spot in dense woods, fully two miles
from any habitation. The train was stopped
by red lantern signals. In leaving, the lead
er of the gang told the engineer to tell the
officers to come on; they were ready for them.
There is no possible doubt but that the leader
of the gang was
THE NOTORIOUS JESSE JAMES.
The train ran into Kansas City and gave the
alarm. The whole country is aroused, and
the most intense excitement prevails. There
are strong hopes of capturing the gang. The
leader of the gang answers the description of
the leader who robbed the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific train at Winslow. This rob-
berry occurred within two miles of Glendive.
the scene of the notorious raid of 1879.
THE FOLLOWING FURTHER PARTICULARS
are received: The train was the West-bound
express, and had about 100 passengers on
board, all of whom lost something, and many
quite heavily.
FRANK LAMBARD,
news agent of the train, made the following
statement: I was sitting in the smoking car
talking with Conductor Jack Hazelbaker. We
were on the up grade, mile from Independ-
ence All of sudden the train came 10
stop. We heard loud voices
and pistol shots, and saw lanterns
flashing. I'VE knew train robbers were
on us. Hazelbaker ran back into the train
and warned the passengers. They were all
looking out of the windows until the robbers
ordered them to pull in their heads and keep
quiet. The robbers had stopped the train by
putting distractions on the track and signal
ling. [ am sure there was dozen of them,
although some of the passengers place the
number at sixteen. Everybody was panic
stricken and helpless. I ran out of the car
and found men guarding the engineer and fire.
man. They were poorly masked, but all arm
ed with Henry rifles. They were swearing loudly
and shooting at random. Some of them
passed into the mail car, but did not touch
anything. The express messenger had in the
meantime barricaded the express car. They
climbed upon the car, ran around and began
to shoot. They then broke into the car and
knocked him down by a violent blow on the
head. They robbed the safe of everything,
ran back to the smoking car and hid most of
the money. The robbers came in and ordered
me to lie down. 1 did so. They pointed a
revolver at me and ordered me to fork over.
/ said my money was under
the cushion. They told me to get
it and got it In hurry. They went back to
the other cars and made wholesale robblry
of money, watches and jewelry. Some pass
engers secreted their money, but the majority
lost all. Ladies were compelled to sit down
on the floor and some had ear rings taken from
their ears many lost their jewelry, one man
lost $50. In the meantime freight train was
coming up behind us, and Burton, the brake
man, ran down the track with storm of
bullets behind him, stopped the train
and probably saved many lives.
After the cars were gone through the robbers
jumped off, struck for the timber where their
horses were. Two men in front helped the
train men to remove the obstruction from the
track and then Joined their companions
should say we stood still half an houre.
FRANK BURTON
said: Twas standing on the front platform
of the sleeper when the train stopped. heard
voices and oaths on the back platform.
said: "We are going to be robbed" Ther
| one of the robbers said "We are coming il