, 1881-09-08
The Outlaws Blatant In Their Dccfara-
tions Of Contempt for
The Law.
They Intend to Break up Both the
. Alton and Rock Island Rail-
roads.
There VVero About Il Dozen Of
Them. Very Poorly
Masked.
They 0laimed to Be- the James Gang, but
Are Considered New Hands at
the Business"

the Business"
Special nfspatth to 1ht Chicago Tribune.
KAAsAs CRY, Mp., Sept. 1.-shortly after
o'clock tonight tho incoming ChtcaRo & Alton
passenger train thaa left Chicnso Tueslny Mt
1890 was stopppd and rohbns by band Of rt,l,-
bcrs threo miles cast Ut Independence and four
teet, Gust OF Kunsas City. Tho traln was l'agged
nnd thon
TEN Oi. TWELVE MEN ESTEtED Till: CARS
and robbed tho exprcss.cnr, baggaxcmaster.
conductor, Pullman conductor, and all tho pas-
seuscrs, excsp. In tho teur ear.
THE t.Al,iEs IN T,IE .Bl.Et:r1Nu-CAr, |
somo fifteen III number. we're relieved ot <Ila-
,uond cnsrlngs, rings, wntohcs. and money. They
nut nbout $s.au from tho pRsscnxers, md
It IL thought nbout tho satno nmount
from tho express safe. Tho oxpress messenger,
II, a. Fox, WAS
TEnn1ni.y I,l:ATEN OVER THE HEAD WITH
a NEvoI.VE'l
and ut Inst gavo up tic koys to the safe. and
tho rohhcrs took uil tho contrmts. When they
cntorc,l tho Pullman car. live in n,ltnter,
nil wcre masked, and while ono held mn open
bag Ur ptitow.case each person wis relieved
OF hts or her vannblcs which wGrc
Thrown 1Snlsci,tMiSArELr INTO TIE HAG.
Tho car conductor, j. Price, lost his watch
auL chain and 800.
! i. II. Haxclbaoilcr, tho train conductor, ran
through tho train, nlnrming all passengers. and
telling thom that tho robbers were OIL board, md
! thOu ran bnok mud
Ft.AuGEp 4 FnE1ulT.r1tAIS.
| rfx. lin tf1nn I'M
trs,is., a,l WAS ut once searched, but hau thrown
his witch Into tho ladies closet, aud 50 they got
nnthtuR. Ono Of tho robbers uokel II revolver
| Into his face, and said j,
"TIrAr Il TIE rlyrOI. THAT KILLED WEST
i FALry
OH the ltock Island Nuat, nsld It will kill you II
yni STIR" Tho Batno MIN sasa ho WIS Jnsse
.1amcs, anti TINT thoy robbed tho Alton truin bc-
cnusu 1t hnd jatnpd with tho lsock 1sland and
others .......'.
70 cArrunt: THE OUTFIT. -,
llo also said thoy would burn tho cars and
bridges II TN organlzcl pursuit WIS nude. An
other lnan in the gunK aiso Bntd ho was Jusso
james, a1sd, nttcr rnbblnu tho engineer, Choko
l'ootc, yayo hIM bnek r. aud tuld hin. thnt,
when he rcnelci Kansas City, to 10 and gct 4
drink anl
Qrrr nAILItDANlSu OUT IN THIS SECTION
or hu would bu killed tho next tfnle. Tho rob-
boH talked NIL tho time, and NIL wore white
tnasks: some hnd hats on. nnd some Ind not,
hut ntl wore long dnstcrs. They wcro armed
; with shotguns, old l-tlshloned blunlcrbussos.
and pistols. nna bud on htHh.top nuts mud FIRTH
. .crs' clothcs.
THE rLAcE wlIElsE TIL: iloulIEisf TOOK
rt.ACE
Is III d docp tut, nenr whcro the Missouri ra'
cliic truck crosses 1t, laud tic uountry Il
hiy ind wc,l woot!ct, und Just suitable for suct
II robbery. 1t is ou'y fow miles FROM olcn'
,la!o,
WHERE TIL: ALTON TRAIN WAS NouliED IL
, by 1rsse .Jatncs and g.ng, when thoy SECURE,
llv1.rly $l5,0O0. ~ soon Us tho robbora lat
I. gono through nil thu passonycrs. they told th
= onalnccr to pull out. md saIti:
"uuOp Slu1ir.
: This Is tho lust 0t the Ju.nos boyB' Ranx." Th
ts.lln catua ut onro to KansAa City, ald posscs II
,uun have alron.ly left by spcu,al tr,iu ind o.
= horseback to 4oad OF tho hiXhwaymen, II posi-
u bie. ..... ............
ID THE n,,AKEMAN.
ID T. +. or Frank llurtolI, thu brakeman, 1uatl
y y tho following statement Ut tho robbory. II
y aAll;
u "Iwas 8tundtng ou tho front platform OF III
il slueprr when tho train stopped. anu hcar
il voices and oaths Oh tho buck patfornl. | sui
y y In u utnmont; 'Wo aro going to 6U robbed
Il Then ono Ut tho robbers cried ont:
Il I'VE AnE COMING IN AMI uolNu Tlltouo1
II you ALL.'
Y Irqn,cMber that tho troIXht.trnln Was Ju
behind us, and heard It coming up. Jumpc
i ntr 'atid r11n with my lnntcrn down tho trac
i'll They commenced shooting ut nau. The bnll0
Il whlst!cL all around mo. anu struck tho rui
III and stono.
ID THEY Must NAvE FIRED TwENrf-Flv
III SHOTS.
H Tho cugincer said: Fur 0od's aakD don't sho
IA tho buy. liz IL saving tho llyea pf thoso 20
Id pls.' Thcn ono Of them threw up bis hrIns VI
liz cried, stop shoottng!' rolled into the q
III aud wavol 11y lantern.
HI THE F,sEIalIr-rlAlN WAS sTorpEp
ix an1y n car-iouvth uE. When caulo huck t
I'LL robbers sa!d: '1layo you Lost anythlngT
is answorod, Flttv oeGts. lie said, Show tue
:[f1 - and will kill hl,u.'
,tif liz GAVE NE ONE noILAR AND Elf,
!}K cESrs
sll4 Eof a1tefcsEt I0eh aeRFu one " to& suuhs
Hill shy to the engineer, 'Choppy faotot you {
ii, too good usan to keep up this business. 3Ior
lIis $s to buy drink tn the morning. aud 70 aEl
lii ! 1t for Jcesh Jaules.'
sIi9 WAtty YOU
KIN you'll le killed II YOU don't leave this road.
sE arc goluR to tear np sr.i bust the AIton and
lia Ilock Island l.oads. fur they ye beel oIeslng
VII wards fur us.
Il ~ WE'VE NJ AHNlhE AHAlSH* AHE ~
4A NASS.
q :, 49,. 81.
Is mud we'll switch Ut tAs'f cars ri; eurn aE'