The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-09-17
LHal9 I1rGs HoSGH n I lssDuri.
KANSAS CRY. MO-, yoptember 7.

u FCANlNtFA ANU lo-atlA Itnt IN
coming Chicago Alton passenger train,
that LEFT Chicago Tuesday at 1880 was
'stoppod aad robbed by q bahd oi hobbers
thlse. lllilss- casts Independents and.four-
teen east OF. Kansas City. The train was,
tAngged ana then ten or twelve meh entered
tho oars and robbed the express oar, bag
gage-master, conductor, Pullman conduct
or, ami AT the passengers, except Id the
IrGT car. .g3nDc. q nc hOgid ED fEde
The alles, inv the sleeping; car, some fif-
teen IN number, were relieved Of diamond
: esli1rtnss, rings, watches and money, They
get.about 81, 800 from the passenghFs, and it
is thought about the same amount from the
express safe. The express MESSENGER, II.
AZ FokGwas terribly bestsH )oveF the head
With q TeYolver, and az last gave, w the
Keys OF the safe, and the robbers took all the
contshtss when they ehl 5red the pullman
car, five in uumbery ALL We're masked, and
while one held an open bag or pillow-csso,
Fcaeh person was relieved OF his or her valu-
ablds, which were, thrown Unfortunately
yinto rthe bag. The ear conductor, y. j.
Price, lost his watch aud chain and 500.
rmJlRR YTitzelbacheIy the train conductor,
ran through the train, alarming all psssen-
gers, and telling them that the robbers were
ohDoafd, ana thenoFa DacR anu naggeu
freight train, running yeryneloses Hethen
came back TO the train,, and was as once
F'seittched, but had thrown hi, swatch into the
idAdieS aoset''and so ahey got nothing. One
Pfthsi Eo!AlbgfTrS, spsked e,IfyolYer .irte his
face, and said: g That isl pe pistol that Killed
= WestfaIlIoh the Rock Island Road, and it
will l,ilIyeu il syoui stir.Y The ssamei anan
SAID he was, Jesse James, and that they
: robbed the Alton train because II had
! Saskatchewan htheH Hisockli Island atand
2GYhar 30 Squire laa loulilf' rs alSo said
they YOU'D burn the cars and bridges il an
6fsadhed paifstiit was mRic' q Anothsr man
IN the gang a'Se SAID! ha yasSesss Jsmes'
ana, bing--the~snglneer, Choke
/ EPotep, gave him back twp d9ilTsapd told
nm mat, when he reached Kansas CITY, to
20 apd' geoa'drihk and quit 'raiirosdhg out
| tnthlsl section or he would, be killed the
next time. The robbers talked all the time,
D. IA n n 70 n1hk u iiA jboilH alta
oi ",,d - 49, iI aoo nau "a
busters. i They armed with sR0ltspn,,
old-fashiohed blundarbusses and pistols.
a an,n had on h'sh-top boots and farmers
The place where nc robbery took place is
in deep cut, hesrNVhete the MissourfPH-
/ citl0stfack crosses tsltafld the country Is
hiIIy and well wooded. and inst suitable for
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s SUI, aioopei!, - only &c" ini,es a.oi.
u'enule' wherethe avon ualh'"asfoooeu
| in 1879 by Jesse, James and gang, WREN ihey
secured nearly SIS, 900.
A" soon as the ROBBERS Had gone through
ailtne PASSENGERS uney 'o,u ihe engineer 10
last of the James boys gang. The train
came At once 70 Kansas CITY, and posses Of
men Law aLeauy rev .. sPeo%, lu,m anu
| gu hofseoach-to Hoau 1n. tne hSH"ay hleh'
if possible. 3D., ....-,... it,.
z. TtF. Ar Frank Btifton, the brakeman,
made the following statement, Of the rob.
berry 4.. .,Y- j4yULBo,U ,t..n =.
was standing on the front platform OF
the sleeper when the train stopped, and i
heard voices and oaths on the, back plat
form. Tsaid, in amomeht: We are going
cried out: we are coming in and going
bthrotIoh YOU a1,' + femsfnl,er Bthatl the
freight train was lust. behind ms, and l
\ heard it coihing tipir Il tumped or Snd' ran
with, my lantern down. The track. They
commenced shooting at me. The bullets
fa red as9 5fETe sbcse @p' enshess
said: For Gods sake, don't. DOT
I the boy. Y lie is saving the lives Of L. SO
|. people. 20 Then one of them threw up his
arms and cried; stop, sshoOtingp | rolled
freight train was stoppads only car-length
off. When came back one Of the robbers
said Have you IOstanythihgGi answered,
Fifty. cents,' He gave me lone dollar and
fifty cents FOR interest" Then Heard one
4 OF lhe sT2bbeFs say to!n, The sengiheer: