The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-18
BOLD OUTLAWS
A Gang of Robbers Attack Passenger on
the Santa Fe Railroad Monday Night.
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vletim KIlIs oss Of their Number.
From President Welch, who returned
from lectnring tour in the west Of
Kansas on Tuesday, We learn the
particulars of most daring and partial.
Iy successful robbery Of passenger on
the east bound Santa Fe train last
evening. Prof WEIGH was not present
at the time of the occurrence, but took
the train at Newton and saw and con-
versed with the victim, as we'll as with
several passengers who witnessed the
dasia-ily affair
From the Professors account it APP
pears that The victims name was Miller
that he was sergeant in some United
States regiment stationed in New Mexi-
co; that he was on furloCgh and in
tended visiting his old home in Lex;ng-
ton, Kentucky, and that he had about
him at least $500. which the robbers Sc
cured.
THE PARTICULARS
of the affair are that when Miller
took the train at Santa Fe he thinks q
gang OF desreradoes followed him on
board, determined TO get his money, they
knowing OF his having been recently
paid OF. At first they approached Mil
Ter cautiously, trying to get him to give
them change for big bill. He said he
had no change They then tried various
standard
CONFIDENCE GAMES
on him, such as trying to exchange gold
for paper money, etc, but Sergeant Mil
Ter was evidently on to their game, and
would not show his pile or indicate to
them its location on;his person. Finally,
after all their schemes had failed, they
resolved on violence, and about 8 O'Clock
last night when the train had reached q
point almost inside the Kansas line.
three of the gang
ATTACHED MILLER.
While an accOmplice rapidly turned
out the lights In the car, the three des-
peradoes drew revolvers ON Miller,
threw him on the floor Of the car, dis
armed him and searching him found
and secured the money they were after.
Miller, however, did not quietly submit
TO this outrage. but struggling violently
he kept parrying off the revolver which
was pointed at him. The re-
volver was discharged twice at the
PROSTATE form of Miller, one of the balls
inflIcting scalp wound but doing no
serious damage. Miller finally succeeded
in securing one Of the desperadoes' re-
yolvers and he Immediately
TURNED THE TABLES
on the robbers, shooting a bs II clean
through the one who was holding him
down. Without difficulty he rolled the
wounded man off of himself, and rising
up with cooked revolver commanded the
other two to surrender. By this time
everybody on thetrain was thoroughly
alarmed and the train men came upon the
scene. The first thing these officials
did was to arrest the whole party, MIL
Ter included. In the confusion that
followed the two men who were unhurt
made their escape from the train, carry
ing with them Miller's money.
Upon this part Of the proceedings
there was much unfavorable comment
by ihe passengers on the train, and Mil
Ter was very indignant at the bungling
interference of the train men, whereby
the robbers were allowed to make their
escape after they had been made pris-
oners by him. He declares that he will
bring suit upon his arrival at Kansas
City, against the Santa Fe company foI
the amount of his stolen money and
damages.
THE WOUNDED ROBBER
was taken into the baggage car and was
found to he mortally shot The ball
had entered his stomach and come out
near the spinal column. He gave his
name as Jack Howard and his residence
as Kansas City, and was recogniz
ed as well known con
| fidence man and "crook who
operates in Kansas City aud along the
line of the Santa Fe road.
The affair created the most intense
excitement among the passengers on the
train, for had not the robbers been 81
successfully baked IN their game By
the brave sergeant they wonld doubtless
have made a general attack upon the en-
tire train. -
The wounded rObber was left at 1
small station in western Kansas. HI
bled profusely and was very weak. Al
though of course the Santa Fe company
had given no notice of the affair
the scene of the fight and thu
blood stained cars were visited by sever
al people on the arrival of the train a
this place about noon today, and a
Prof. Welch got these particulars fion
sergeant Miller himself and from other
on the train who witnessed the affai
there is no doubt that the facts In thu
audacious outrage are about as stated
above.