The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-10-12
CxSICCES>FuL EMULATION or TIE
MISSOURI BANDIIII.

t<It<or, I"I<A@ <H"" ISL. ~
trns~i- rhr Wosld-he Echttr- XIII she
Enxsn~sr md dangerously w'una ''s
K.xSk< CITY. No.. sept. ,.
An attempt was made ~ rob the "Thun-
dsrt,olt" santa IL express train 81 Cool
iarr. Kns.. a small station On The Kansas
Ana Colorado line. 40 miles West NJ herr,
last nirhf. news 81 which cauSti excite
,nent here such n. has not been known since
the Glendale. Winston and Blue c1r train
roLbrries The train ~a- the regular east
hnurd passenger train. which lftt Denver
last night and was due here tonight. Coci-
idce Il 4 small cattle station and beside the
telegraph operator T. almost uninhati'ed-
Al the train was about % Tni' ou' from
Coolidge three men appeared ani ordered
the engineer 20 stop H REFUSED and Vas
shot dead. The fireman was also shot
through The neck and badly hurt though
net fatally. The men axsailed The express
car. hut Samuel Peterson. che Express
messenger. made such vigorous night that
he robbers we're driven on Finding the
train aroused and themselves likely 70 be
wor<t-d. the robbers then beat RETREAT.
having failed % secure the treasure which
thew were after.
information was AZ once te.eEraphed sta
tion~ along the line and special train
started for Coolidge from EmPpria with
posse II armed men IN pursuit. The dead
engineer. whose name was John Hilton.
lived A Fr.unria. his run being between
that point and Dodge City, Route AGENT
]. C. Xa!krnShaw and Clerk &. a. James
we're IN TIE mail car next 70 the engine
ana witnessed the whole affair. James re-
lateS the details IN substance - 'o'i0"s.
..Dur train was due 81 Coolidge ~ Two
4 o..,<-.I !. nm ana arrived Oh time. We
s,'--~~s ....-....~. -,,1 engines there. ana
'-..-s,,' ..'',. .hcu, 1, f.een minutes. While
the engines were being changed noticed
A ,,~<, men who. In the darkness appeared ~
4 49, $500 1919 .ra f.r.x -;ed ur. walk
..'s s,,., ~. Major. \. ~. side 81
~ ~ -.-- ..,.-. 49, 49, y. IN
the car several times \ w. .-st a. -
time and paid ~ sptsiai a.'.''-ie1 ~ .ns.,';
juSr - the train Wa really \. PILL az. 49,
| Conductor |retiy sang olt N az AroAIa,
looked out nr the door AMI Snr 81. q rs
men cross ~ tnr - n. ~. ,'-s,,.'
and the other walls w to~nr1 ..r rn -.
A minute atftrwart neArl sefeI =. s1n--
upon the engine AMI an instant i.tet tw1 O..
three more IN the xpresS car- ieQ.tl NV wv
again and saw tne fireman. reo- rnaa.e.
jump rom tns ent...- 49, ~ ~. 49,.
another shot was nrsd, ana ~ ISL. 49, VIE
on the platform ~ this time everything
VA confusion, AMI e.' z. .,'r .,-.'. ..'.,
well q every one els WHO kneN We 49, 49,
going ~. seemed perfectly rarniN xei ant
incapable ~ action- knew me trAin wh.
being robted and MT NaikenslnM n'. n
myself pF-an IA t,,.< -. -...- .s 49,. .t t.r ..
protect our car. ln ne meAn.''ns W. III n'- =.
We saw Gross the track wns makAn- An ~
tack upon the express cnr ana niAnAkei -
ret inside 81 i. tie acted - fhpu- N rs Wa
drunk and fairly fe'i into tre sis,e h- =,
shooting III revolver - &c diA ~. 1Ms
with . revolver. Succeeded n driving the
rohier from the car
After this the man On the engine 3nmprr
down On the PLATFORM AM tnf r"kAFfr r<ir'