The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-09-14
TRAIN ROBBERY.
Parsons.

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PARSONS, KANSAS, September 12.-Tht
Sun has the following particulars of the
attempted train robbery on the Missouri
Pacific railroad last night between the
hours of 10 and II:
When the north-bound Missouri Pacific
passenger train, in charge of Conductor
Chick Warner, was leaving Vinita station,
in the Indian Territory it was boarded by
robbers, and in the encounter that ensued
Conductor Warner was shot by one Of the
robbers, who, in turn, was
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Last Saturday the officials Of the road
and Adams express route'agent, John u.
Barrett, of Springfield, Missouri, received
information that on Monday night
last the north-bound passenger train
would be robbed at Blue Jacket
tank, point between Vinita
and Chetopa, one of the men who had been
taken into the confidence ofthe gang, be-
traying them. With this information in
their possession measures were accordingly
taken to frustrate the plans of the robbers
and effect their capture if possible, men
thoroughly armed being stationed in vari-
GUS parts of the train. As the train pulled
out from Vinita and Conductor Werner
Jumped aboard between the baggage car
and smoker, he found two men standing
upon the, platform of the baggage car:
Upon asking them for their tickets, one of
the men inquired what the fare to Chetopa
would be, when he was told two dollars and
forty cents, or four dollars and eighty cents
for the two. AS Conductor Warner ut
tered the last word, one of the men drew q
revolver and ordered him to
THROW UP HIS HANDS,
which he did, when r. M. Reece, route
agent off the Frisco road who had been
upon the train to guard the conductor, and
who was sitting in the car in position to
see what might transpire on the platform,
discharged his revolver at the robber. AT
this, the robber, who had ordered Con-
-tiuctGr Warner to throw up his hands,
fired, the bail entering Warmers right jaw.
AS the ball struck hin. he was heard to ex-
claim. "Oh, God' and fel. from the lSein
The robber who did the shooting wss Cnen
literally
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS
by the train men ana all was excitement
and confusion. The train was stopped and
backed up to where Conductor Warner had
fallen off He was taken aboard and ply
sician at Vlnita was called who cared fol
him, until DR.. Kleiser, of this city, met the
train on special sent out from here. The
train reached here at 1:25 this morning and
Warner was removed to his residence. His
wound, while serious, it is thought and
hoped will not prove fatal. He also suf-
fered some injuries by the fall from the
train, the train at the time being in motion.
The body of the dead bandit was also
brought here and was then sent
back to Vinita on the south-bound
train. No one has been able to identify it.
There are supposed to have been three
others connected with the proposed rob-
berry. They were to have boarded the
train four miles this side OF Vinita. The
take charge of the train, but the shooting
Of Conductor Warner and the killing of the
robber ended the affair and the other rob-
bers were not seen. Of the two men whom
Conductor Warner found on the platform
at Vinita,
ONE WAS A DETECTIVE
in the confidence of the robbers and gave
the proposed robbery away, and when the
robber fired, killed him Instantly. There
are no new developments to-day. II
has been known by the officials
of the road for some time past
that there existed in the territory band
of desperadoes who were seeking an oppor.
tunity for robbing the trains OF the road
and the company have been on the look
out.
To-day Conductor Warner is resting a;
well as could be expected. The ball en-
tered the lower jaw near the mouth and
was taken out near the eye. His face is
otherwise
BADLY CUT FROM THE FALL
off the train, but unless he has received in
ternal injuries, not now known, he will re-
cover. Warner is one of the Oldest conduc.
tors on the road, is very popular here and
along the line and the announcement of the
attack on his train created a great excite
ment and is the all-absorbing topic Of con-
versation.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Special to the Herald
DEYIsoH, September 12.-As train No.
1872 which left this city at noon yes
terday, was taking water at the Vinita
tank, at IL O'Clock last night,
it was boarded by several men, with the
evident intention of robbing the express
messenger and the passengers. Chick
Warner, the conductor, was ordered
by one Of them to throw up
his hands which he had no sooner done
than the man fired on him, intlicting q
dangerous, though probably not fatal
wound IN the jaw. The guard and
two passengers returned the, lire,
killing the robber instantly. Tne others of
the gang fled. Conductor Warner
was taken to PAfsoRs. The road
officials had been notified that
this attempt would be made, and had
prepared for it by procuring guards for the
train.