The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-13
4 Band Of Desperadoes Attempt 10
Rob the Missouri Pacific Rail-
road Train at vinita,
But the Plan
Does Not Go or According to the Pro.
gramme Marked Ont by Them
A Treachcrous Pal
Gives Them Away TO the Railroad
Authorities, Who "Lay" For
Them, and Before They
Can Get In Their Work, Kill One.
Conductor Chick Warner
Shot Through The Jaw and Falls
or the Assailed Train.
Other Interesting Bits of News.
Other Interesting Bits of News.
Parsons.


Parsons.
Special to the Herald
PARSONS, KANSAS, September l2.-The
Sun has the following particulars of the
attempted train robbery on the Missouri
Pacific railroad last night between the
hours of 10 and IL:
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, inturn, was
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Last Saturday the officials of the road
and Adams express routeag John h.
Barrett, of Springfield, Missouri, received
information that on Monday night
last the north-bound passenger train
would be robbed at Blue Jacket
tank, n 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. Illustrate the plans of the robbers
and effect their capture il possible, men
thoroughly armed being stationed in yari-
ous 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 n
revolver and ordered him to
| THROW UP HIS HANDS,
which he did, when X. NJ. 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 q position to
see what might transpire on the platform,
discharged his revolver at the robber. At
this the robber, who had ordered Con.
ductor Warner to throw up his hands.
fired, the ball entering Warmers right Jaw.
AS the ball struck him he was heard TO ex-
claim. "'oh, God' and fell from tho train.
The robber who did the shooting was then
literally
| RlDDLED 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 a ply
scian at Ninita was called who cared for
him, until DR.. Kleiser, of this city, met the
train on special sent out from here. The
train reached here at lbs this morning and
Warner was removed to his residence His
wound, while serious, 1t is thought and
hoped will not prove fatal. He also suf.
fered some injuries bv the fall from the
train, the train at the time being in motion.
brought here and was then sent
back to Vinita on the south bound
train. No one has been able to identity 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 Ninita. The
two who had gone on at Vinita intended to
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 Ninita,
ONE WAS DETECTIVE
in the confidence Of the robbers and gave
the proposed robbery away, and when the
robber fired, killed him instantly. There
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 OH the look.
out.
To-day Conductor Warner is resting rs
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 PAIL
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 OF his train created a great excite.
ment and is the all.absorbing topic OF con.
versation.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Special TO the Herald,
DENisoN, September l2.-As train No,
lS2, which LEFT this city at noon YES.
terday was taking water at the Vinita
tank, at IL o'clock last night,
il 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, inilicting q
dangerous, though probably not fatal
wound in the jaw. The guard and
two passengers returned the fire,
killing tho robber instantly. The others oil
the gang fled. Conductor Warner
was taken to Parsons. The road
officials had been notified tha,
this attempt would be made, and had
prepared for It by procuring guards for the
train.
| Washington wirlngs.
| WASHINGTON, September l2.-An analysis