Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-09-13
DARING TRAIN ROBBERY.

WESTERN TRAIN BOARDED BY MASHED
PAssENuERs RoBBED OF THOUSANDS or
"a DoLLARs.
IxDEpRxpExcs, No. Sept. s.-Nine
NAKED robbers stopped the Chicago and
Western express and mail train at eight
o'clock last night two miles west Of Glen
dali. They took possession of the train
and held the passengers in terror with
loaded revolvers and rifles. Two of the
robbers knocked down the express mess
enger and blew open the safe in the ex-
press car, robbing it Of $4,000. They
then went through the pocket, Of every
passenger, taking all that was valuable.
The whole affair occurred in less than 5
minutes. After securing the booty, the
whole party rode off into the woods.
The train men made show OF resistance,
but being unarmed they could effect mo-
thing The spot selected for the bold
deed was in dense woods, two miles
from any habitation. The train was
stopped by red lantern and distractions
on the track. The train ran into Kansas
City and gave the alarm and Chief OF
Police Spears started out at once with 80
men on horseback. A special train with
a posse under Marshal Murphy also went
Immediately TO the scene and large bod
les of men are being sent out from all
points in every direction. The whole
country is aroused and intense excite.
ment prevails The leader Of the party
answers the description of the leader Of
the party that robbed the Chicago and
Rock Island train at Winston July 9th.
CINCINNATI, Sept. SIN reference to
the Indeper de ice robbery in Missouri a
st. Louis dispatch says; The robbers
numbered IL to l6, and were armed with
Henry rifles. They made the ladies sit
on the car floor, and took their earnings
and jewelry One man lost $3.50. In
the meantime the freight train was com.
ing up and Br-ton, the brakeman, ran
down the cut with a storm of bullets af-
ter him, stopped the train and probably
saved many lives. After the cars were
gone through the robbers jumped off and
struck for the woods where their horses
were. The men in front helped the ,.a.n
men to roll off The distractions and then
J.,ned their companions.
LATER.
ST.. Louis, Sept. S.-Gov, Chi,tonden
has issued a proclamation oalliug upon
tie people TO rise en- masse and EXTERN
mate the train robbers He has gone to
Kansas City TO consul, with the a",hori-
ties Of Jackson rega ding the appreien-
sion Of the robbers. Fully ;housa I'd
men are organized into posses from Kan,
sas City and Jackson. Iafayel... CLAY,
RAJ, Clinton and Sabine counties and
are now in the field under the command
of sheriifs and marshals.
There was on board the train a party
of 50 land buyers from New York. Tho
rab' e.s obtained nom these parties be-
tW"e S3OOO and SiOOO.
KANSAS CITY, Sept S.-J. B. Treat,
agent of the United States Express Co.
Of Kansas City, tates that the amount Of
money the robbers 90, from the Compa-
ny's SAFE was not more than few hun
dred dollars. Information has Just now
reached here that Chief Police Spears has
arrested oix OF the robbers.
THE ENGrSEER's STATEMENT.
Mr. VoQte, engineer OF the train. says
that after he stopped he was approached
by four of the gang and the leader who,
under cover of revolver, forced him to
break open the door Of the express cars.
Fox had hidden himself in the
woods By the roadside, but they swore they
would kill me il he did not come out, so
called for him and he entered the car with
two Of the robbers who forced him to
open the safe and pour its contents into
sack. They were disappointed at not
getting more booty, and knocked Fox
down twice with the butt end Of re.
vOlyer, cutting his head in a fearful man
ney. They then marched US to the
coaches where they kept US covered with
revolvers while they robbed the passen-
gers.
After the last coach had been gone
through they marched us back to the en-
CINE when the leader said, "You have
been bully boy :; here is little present
for you," and handed me two silver dol
lars. / told him | would remove the
distractions on the track and the entire
gang skipped up over the embankment
and were out Of sight in a moment. In
going through the passengers each one
was made to hold up his hands and what
was taken from them was pot into a
two bushel sack which was nearly full
of watches, money and other valuables.
They did not take anything from me.
STEWARDS BoDY.-The New York Star
publishes further developments in regard
to the Stewart body case. The story Is
to the effect that the detective who had
been engaged in the case received from an
unknown source few days since pack
age containing u crudely executed oil paint
ing. The painting measured about one and
one-half feet In length and q foot In breadth,
and described scene, the popularity OF
which Immediately arrested the detectives
attention. 1t was a desolate looking spot
in some cemetery. In the foreground
n i Il