The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-17
THE LATE TRAIN RossERY.
Arrest OF Two Other Suspected Parties
Near Topeka

Near Topeka
ToPEKA, KAN, September a-Sunday
afternoon great excitement prevailed around
Tire court house when Hugh McHenry and
Howard Pierce were brought into Sheriff
Thomas Office on the charge Of having
been Interested in the Blue Springs Mo-,
train robbery, which occurred on the Mis-
bouri Pacific Railroad on the night OF Sep
TENDER 3. The arrest was made yesterday,
FIVE officers having gone 10 the house OF
Hugh Mclienry, who lives about hve miles
northeast of North Topeka, on the line be-
tween jefferson and Shawnee Counties.
The officers, who were Deputy Sheriff Dis
brow, Special Officer Parkhurst Marshal
Phillips, of Jackson County, Mo-; his Dep
uty, HulSe, and Detective belong, Of the
Missouri Pacific Railway system, sur
rounded the house, and Deputy Disbrow
served the warrant The following is Marshal
Phillips statement as 10 the manner or
capture and the reasons for suspectin
McHenry: "llaving been given dsscrip-
ton of the robbers who worked the car by
DR.. Bedford, of Independence, and James
Liggett of Kansas City, we, that is, Huise,
my deputy and Detective belong, of the
Missouri Pacific, took up the trail from In
dependence on the Missouri Pacific to the
town OF California, twenty-eight-mi!es from
Jefferson. From there we went north into
the brush about nine miles through the
worst country YOU ever saw. We came at
last upon log cabin containing one room.
1t was the home of the aged parents of
Howard Pierce The robbers arrived at this
place Thursday night staying al II ut in
little clubhouse. The next day tlSiday)
they left the home of Pierce's parents
I'll foot. The old people did not like
the looks Of Towards companion and re-
marked il 10 us. They said they did not
know where their son and his companion
were going and they did not expect them
when they came. they having travelled all
tight. We came upon this house in the
morning. but we learned our birds had
flown. Taking up the trail here We tracked
them across the country to a little town
called MOnetan, west Of California. From
that point they took train known as No
), of the Pleasant Hill accommodation.
They bought tickets 1t Monetan for Kansas
City. They seemed to be very much in
hurry when they arrived 1T Pheasant Hill.
They had to lay over until train No. for
Kansas City came along. They took the
train there and arrived in Kansas City Fri
day night. Saturday they took the Uni0r:
Pacific for Topeka From there they went
home where re found them about eleven
o'clock yesterday. We surrounded the house
and Deputy Sheriff Dsbrow, Of Shawnee
County, served the papers that made them
our prisoners The robbers live about five
ard one-half miles northeast of North
Topeka, near what is called CalhOun's
Bluff. on the line between Jefferson and
Shawnee Counties. Their home i. in the
worst part Of the State. That is about the
substance of what may be considered
stern chase, with happy results" Nc
Henry is an old and we'll Known farmer O
this section, having lived here eighteen
years. He is worth about 81, 000 and is a
man of family. Of Pierce nothing is
known. If, "a seems likely from tae above
dispatch, Marshal Phillips has got the right
men. all the other men who have been sus-
pected of the robbery will, of course, be
cleared