The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-07-22
fRAfN ROBBERY.
Highwaymcn Attack a Train ON the
Chicago. Rock island and Pacific
= n ailr0RdA sheet Down the G0nduc-
tor, and Rob issS Express Car. $3.50 /

i Chicago, Rock island and Pacific
= Railroad Sheet Down the sGomduc-
tor, and Rob issS ExpresA Car. faTer /
The most daring robbery and ySh.oh raut-
der that has occurred in the Southwest for
many years took place. on the nisat OF July 10, 4
near Winston station, Mo. The expessstEain
of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific rail-
road, from kansas City; Fas boarded Rt that
ilJint BIZ gang offhen ySariously estimated at
from ten to ilfteeR, VIC shot dsHq the conductor
and another employe, of the road; Displaced the
fireman and engineer by knocking them OFF this
locomotive, put two of their men in charge,
and plundered the safe OF, the express car of
lis contents. Mr.. @. ii. Murray the express
messenger, gives the following circunstantiaI
account of the affair 15.f s59e&fUiBHp9G
1--WE pulled out Of Winston, Conductor
William Westfall jumping on the head end of
the sthoking-cat to go through THE train for
tickets. as lie alAaAs. does, We left Winston
about on time, $50 'cl6ck:: Being in the, .eR=
press car did not see what TRANSFERRED in TIC
smoker, but a passenger told me as fol-
lows. "A masked man arose from his seat
and approaching the conductor as he came
along, Said: 'Xou are my prisoner The con-
ductor had not tiIie to fnaks a word of reply
when the stranger pulled out a fgS6l1et atfd
shot him. The conductor reeled against tbs
seat, and attempted to go outthe rear door of
the car, when the robber fired again. Westfall
managed to get out on the platform,
ear to the ground dead. After the report Of
the shots the train suddenly stopped, We, that
Is, | and. the, baggage=tnen, Frank StampeF.
verb standing betWeentT trunks iii the middle
of the Car at the time: Jtist after the traifl
stopped Baggagenan Stampes stepped to tbs
north-side door to lseeolwhatl was the
matter The door was OPEN to- admit
of ventilation, as the night. was very
by the legs by four masked men. Their spokes-
man said Come out, you - of a3--,,l come
ont. At this they pulled him OUT Win
they got hin down on the ground they tod him
If he moved OF spoke word they wotld ldll
him. The robbers theh shot Into tie express
car twice. Knowing pretty well what was CONF
inc. had ensconced myself behind the sample
trunks. The four men then jumped into cur
. car and put the lights out. As theyldid this
got out of my place and went over tOwardgth
locomotive end of the car. The robbers were
looking for me. as I heard them say especially,
81 Where Is the other A-----l of q 80 Shoot
the euss.' The 81 robbers, s. # thinking
probably had left the, car, also deserted
it for the time being. jumped up and
and shut the south4side door, Then l
barred the door i1e4t to the engine.
There was SOME firing done at the car while
l was locking the doors; but how MANY shots
I don't remember. One ball went through
the door, missing me by about three inches.
After running about half q mile the Strain
came to a stop, as it was started Iimme-
gageman out. Just as | was barring the out
side door, the last. one of the four, the rob
beers came to that side. Four of them rushed
into the car and began shooting again. How
many shots they fired I don't know, but
afterward we counted twelve bullet-holes in
that end of the car which were shot on the
inside. At almost every shot they would
keep up the sell, 'Come 0t1t, you ==4- of q -
keptm place, squatting on the Hoort till |
thought they had ceased firing then l rose up
and said Here am. They grabbed me and
whirled me around several times and demanded
7 the KEY. gave it to them. One fellow went
toward the safe, then turned around, dhanded
me the key and told me to unlock the, safe. a
did SO at the point of four reyolvers, threw the
cover back, and leaned up against the side of
the car. The one who appeared to be the
leader pulled out of his coat-pocket sack two
feet long by foot and O. half in width. He
took the money and all the contents of the safe
and put them into the sack. While d, ing this
he asked me several times how much money
there WAS L told him Ildidn't know. but
there was quite a little pile sof9-it
Then he demanded, Is that all you have
got2 Give me the rest Of. it. I t5Id him it
was all the car contained of value except the
seven silver bricks onthe floor. He answered,
j want the rest of it or. III kill yon.' After
had again told him hadn't another cent he
continued, saying, You might as well
give up, We have killed I your con
ductor and engineer, and we are going
to kill you, SO get down on your knees.
There are twelve men in this gang, and we've
got full possession of the train He then
struck me on the head and another blow on the
back with his revolver. After this the men left
the cars" ii gt1r
A stonemason residing at Wilton who board
ed the train at Cameron, was shot and killed as
he stood on the platform of the first coach next
to the smoker. ss5@49l-#-
None of the passengers were molested. The
robbers only attacked the engine, express and
smC king-car. Ia 9iaa ad3 sen yosbfh
The spot where the robbers had their horses
tied in the woods was discovered. The men
were in such haste to leave that their halters
were cut, not united, and the trail was in the
direction of Clay county. The Sheriff of Da-
viess county, Mo-, with 100 men, at once start
ed on the trail. sss' i&..i .sAai
1t is the general opinion in the vicinity Of
the scene of the robbery the gang is the same
old one headed by Jesse and Frank James,
Sheriff Iimberlake, of Clay county, started
out with thirty men after the robbers 1t is
thought the latter divided near Lawson, aim
ing for CLAY county Joss. sfHt at g55yft