The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-15
THE MISSOURI BANDITS.

/ THE MISSOURI BANDITS.
They Rob Another Traits Express Messen-
gers safe Plundered -Faleengerv Robbed Of
|, Watches, Money !, nd O,h4r vaiusblsA
s.. AZ nine e'elock, iast Wsdnesd.,; aght. two
ton wet bound mall and expres
train as1topped BY masked men a1dlobbed
Adispatoht from Kansas City says .Jsateal ii.
agent Of the United States Express company
at Kansas City, states that be can't tel how
%aS9 as3e the 3ss s9t eef e.;
thinks there wasn't more than few hundred
dollars For, the messenger, although very
badly wounded about the head, ho having re
ceived several severe cuts, loft Kansas City
for his home in St. Louie, where he viii prob.
ably be laid up some time Hewould not give
any information in regard to the money he haf
| in the safe.
! At the ine,ant Of the trains stopping the en-
gineor ana fireman we're ordered from the train
and taken . short distance sway and placed
under guard The mail aid xpless cars were
entered and the clerk and m. sseEger knocked
down and placed with the engineer and fireman
| ut safe distance. were they were guarded by
men. A party Of five men entered the cars ard
! robbed the passengers Of watches and mon. J.
The long time intervening from the time ,ue
train came to q halt and the entrance of the
robbers gave the passengers time to secrete the
| creator portion Of their money, and there we've
| only = few who lost large amounts.
The robbers came into the car curripg and
man who opened his head and who did not dis
gorge at once Several Of tho passengers we're
treated roughly and several were thumped OIL
the head, but zone were injured to any serious
extent All rejoice at gel ting OF 30 easily.
Gov. Crittenden has issued / proclamation
calling upon the people to rise en- Masse and
exterminate the.train robbers. He has gone to
Kansas City to consult with the authorities of
jackson county regarding the apprehension Of
the robbers. Fully LOCO men organized into
Clay, Ray, Clinton and Salena counties and are
now in the field
THE ENeMEEn's STORY.
ST. Louis, Sept 9.-The Post Dispatch has
q Kansas City special which gives description
of the robbery, which differs somewhat from
those already sent 1t is by L Foote. the en-
gineer, and Is Is follows: ~
Between three and four miles east of 1ndepend-
ence is deep cut, over which the Missouri Pacific
track crossed the Chicago & Alton. and it was Just
bcfore entering this part Of tho cut that pile
Of five feet On Ct which
behind the whole stood the leader Of tia robbers.
OF course stopped. :! was then approached by
Of do ns ss en the WHO DO
IL then told | N: to get the Goa, pick, which did
pointed at my head 1 could not refuse to obey.
They then marched me and John steding. the fire.
man, to the express car and told mo to break the
dan in the woods by the roadside, but they sworee
they would kill me if he wouldn't come out. SO !
called for him. and he entered the car with two Of
the robbers, who forced him to open the eafo and
pour its contents into a sack.
THEY WERE DISAPPOINTED AT NOT GETTING
and Knocked Fox down twice with the butt Of re-
volver, cutting his head in fearful manner They
then marched US to the coaches where they kept US
covered with revolvers while they robbed the pas
marched Us back to the engine. when the leader
said. now get back there We will remove the
stones You have been bully boy, and
two silver dollars. told them I would remove the
distractions, aud the entire gang skipped the
embankment and we're out of sight in a twinkiing
In going through the passengers, each one was
made to hold up his hands, and what was taken
from them was put into two bushel sack. which
was nearly full Of watches. money and other VaIu:
TILE NEws-AGENT's EXPERIENCE.
The train was the west-bound express, and
had about 100 passengers on board, al! Of
whom lost something. and many quite heavily.
the following statements "
I was sitting in the smoking car talking with
Conductor Jack Hazelbaker. We vera on the up
grade.a mile from Independence. when ali sof =
loud voices and pistol shots, and saw Lam
terms flashing; We knew the train;robhers
Tee on u.s. n3e'oaker ran lack into
all looking out Of the windows until tho robbers
ordered them to pull in their heads and keep quiet
ractons on the there was
dozen Of them, although some Of the passengers
place the number at sixteen Everybody was
panic stricken and helpless ran out of tic car
Nr he
man. They were poorly masked but all armed with
Henry rifles They we're swearing loudly and
mail car but did not, touch anything:
The EXPRESS messenger in the meantime barri-
eaded the express cur. They climbed upon
then broke into the car and knocked him down by q
violent blow on the head. They robbed the safe Of
everything and ran back to the smoking cur and lid
derel me to lie down. d. so. and they pointed
revolver at me and ordered me to "fork over"
said my money was under cushion. and they told
back to the other cars aud made wholesale
robbery of money. watches, ana jewelry. Some OF
the. passengers secreted their money. but the
majority lost all. The ladies' were compelled to sit
down on the floor, aud some had ,hs;r earrings
takenfron1 their ears, and many lost their jewery
One man lost s 1900. In the meantime freight
train coming MP behind US, and Burton. the
brakeman, ran down the track with storm Of bull
lets behind him. aud stopped the train. and prob
bg seEed lives After the cars were
timber, where their horses were. The men in front
helped the train men to remove the distractions
from the track, and then joined their companions.
I should say we stood still half an hour.
FRANK BURTON. BRAKEMAN.
Frank Burton said:
was standing on the front platform Of the Sleep
or when the train stopped, and heard voices and
oaths on the back platform. I said: We are all
going to be robbed. Then one of the robbers cried
out: We are coming in aud ge!ng through sou
all: remembered that q freight. train was just
behind, and As heard it coming up jumped off
and ran with my lantern down the track. They com:
menced shooting At me. The bullets whisiled
must have fred twenty five shots. The engineer
said: For Gods sake don't shoot the boy. IIe is
saving the lives of those peosie. Then one OF
them threw up one OF hi s arms and cried: stop
tern. The train was stopped only car length
off. When came 10 back the rchoers said: Have
you lost anything7" ! answered.; Fifty cents !"
Of the robbers say to the engineer: You are a
to keep up this business. Here are 81
to buy. drink in tho morning and drink it for
don't leave this road. We going to tear up and
burst the Alton and Rock Island roads. for they
have been Offering rewards for US We have no
and ali he rest the xo
killed Westlake At Winston. He was too smart and
drew 4 revolver. Burton did not believe it was
Jesse James or any of his gang They all acted
mon living in the vicinity. They all seemed quite
young and made no attempt to disguise their
voices.
Tbs passengers tell substantially the same
story IS above. g..
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