San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-09-22
FROM ST. LOUIS.
ST.. Lou1s, Sept. 8. 18

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FROM ST. LOUIS.
ST.. Louis, Sept. 8. 1881.
EDITOR FREE Press 50
Nine masked desperadoes stopped
and plundered the Chicago and Alton
train at Glendale in this State last
night. The expressman was terribly
beaten and the express safe riAed Of
a sum of money amounting to nearly
thirty thousand dollars. The psssen.
gers were robbed and stripped Of
their valuables amid perfect pande-
monium Of yells, curses and pistol
shots
Glendale, the scene Of the train
robbery, is IA miles from KansasCity
and 12O miles from st. Louis. At
precisely 8 o'clock last evening, these
night-riders tagged the train from
the bush, having first obstructed the
track, and then proceeded with their
lnurderous and wild work of plum.
der in the old-fashioned train robber
style.
Great excitement prevails here and
hundreds OF men are in pursuit Of the
robbers. Many are the conjectures
as to who bossed the job and suspi-
cion as usual rests on the notorious
James boys. Passengers describe the
awful scene in a wild and disconnec-
ted manner. The outlaws declared
their intention Of furnishing certain
railroads for offering rewards for
their capture.
This dastardly outrage exceeds fic-
ton, and has become fearfully fire.
quent in Missouri.
Let me here say thata similar rob-
berry occurred within two miles OF
Glendale October 8. 1879, And now,
Mr.. Editor, apropos to the above
subject, and for the benefit and infor-
nation of those, who have indulged
| in falsehood and romances about
Texas, let me foot up the following
long and disgracetul record of train
robberies in Missouri for the past 8
or 10 years - accompanied by muir
der and conducted by home talent
and enterprise:
Liberty Mo. April 141866: Lex
ington, Mo. Oct. 1866: Gallatin Mo-
March 1857: Kansas City Mo. 1878
St. Genevieve Mo- May 81. 1878
Gads Hill Mo. Jan. 81. 1874: Union
Pacific train Sept. 7. 1879: Glen.
dale Mo. Oct. 8. 1879: Winston Mo
July II. 1881: and Glendale Mo
Sept. Z. 1881. &
In recent letter I spoke of the fa.
bulous rewards offered by the COVE
nor and rail road companies for the
capture of the perpetrators of the
Winston robbery. The reward
brought out swarm OF amateur de-
tectives, as well as many profession
ais who have all thus far failed to
bag the game.
"Can such things bel
The hot and sultry weather con-
tinues here, and the number of burial
certificates issued daily by the board
of health has not diminished.
Accounts of the forest fires in
Michigan are truly heartrending.
Whole counties are devastated, en-
tire families burned to death, villa
ges swept out of existence and mil
lions of dollars worth Of property de
stroyed.
We have just experienced q 4social
sensation" in this city which illustra'
tes the love of scandal which exists
in the upper crust society. Tis the
old story of belle and beauty who
"mashed" on foppish chorus singer
| in fourth class Opera Co. The knavt
boasted of his conquest, got '1icked'
by the big brother and then sued the
brother for damages" which suit was
fixed" by the good old father who
applied the curative salve Of $500 tc
the chorus singer who with the as
sistance of a couple of pettifogen le
gally blackmailed the old gentleman
to the tune Of the above sum-