The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-15
THE VILLAINS AT WORK.
The Glendale, MO Train Robbery TIE.
Deuted near Independence, Mo.

peuted near Independence, Mo.
A special dispatch from Kansas Cit
of the 9TH inst. says: Tonight anothe
most daring train robbery occurred
few miles out of Kansas City. Th
west-bound passenger train on tn
Chicago and Alton road, when tw
miles west of Glendale and four mile
east of independence, was stoppe
and the express car and all the passen
gers robbed. The robbers had place,
a number of ties on the track at tn
top of a long upgrade. They stoppe'
the train, signaling it with lantern
Immediately upon stopping the engin
the engineer and tirem en- were ordered
from their cab, taken some distanc,
from the car and placed under guard
Some robbers entered the mail car
took the mail clerk and placed hin
with the engineer and fireman. Thu
mail car was then thoroughly ran
sacked, but nothing was taken from it
The passengers, by this time curl
Gus to learn the occasion of the
delay, began opening windows and
looking out. They were greeted with
yells from the robbers and ordered tc
! close the windows immediately. While
such commands were being given the
robbers commenced firing into the ex,
press car, and demanding, with oaths,
that the messenger, Mr.. Fox, open
the car. The messenger did not COM
pl Y, and the robbers, eli nbing to the
windows of the Car, began firing through
them. Others with heavy pieces of
wood attempted to break the door down.
The messenger, finding it useless to at
tempt to keep the men out, opened
the door. The robbers entering knocked
Mr.. Fox down, striking him on the
head, seriously injuring him. The lob
bers then took his keys and went
through the safe, taking all that was in
it. Three men, after the express car
had been robbed, entered the smoking
car. They ordered all the passengers
to sit on the floor and hold up their
hands. One rohber stood guard at the
door while the others began searching
the occupants. While the robbers
were going through the mail and ex.
press car, and were shooting and yell.
ing outside, the conductor, Mr.. Halle.
baker, realizing the situation, went
through the train, told the passen.
gers what was going on,and advis,
ed them to hide all their money
and valuables. Consequently, wher
the robbers began searching them
some, needing the advice, had hid
den all their money. The two rob
bers searched the passengers, but few
were IN the smoking car. Then the
robbers entered the chair and Pullman
cars. In these the same orders were
given that had been gwen in the smok
ing car.
The brakeman tells the following
story: 81 was standing or the from
platform of the sleeper when the trair
stopped, and l heard voices and oaths
on the back platform. l said in mo
ment, we are going to be robbed.
Then one of the robbers cried out, w,
are coming in and going through you
all l remembered that the freigh
train was just behind us. and I heart
it coming up. l jumped off and raj
with my lantern down the track. They
commenced shooting at me. The bul
lets whistled all around me, and struck
the rails and st mes. They mus
have fired twenty-five shots. The en-
gineer said, For Gods sake dom
shoot the boy; he is saving the lives O
these people, They stopped shooting
| rolled into the cut and waved my
lantern. The train was stopped only
cars length off. When came back
one of the robbers said: "Haye yor
lost anything?" l answered: "Fifty
cents" He said: "Show me the sor
offs =, and I will kill him." He gave
me $1.5O for interest. Then 1 hearc
one of the robbers say to the engineer
'Choppy Foote, you're too good mar
to keep up this business. Here's 50 tt
buy drink in the morning, and tc
drink it for Jesse James. I warn yor
you'll be killed if you don't leave this
road. We are going to tear up anc
bust the Alton and Rock Island Roads
for they've been Offering rewards fo1
us. We've no grudge against the
Pullmans, and we'll switch off theil
cars and burn all the rest. I am the
man who killed Westlake at Winston
He was too smart and drew a revolver