The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-03
fgE CRIMINAL CALENDAR
rRAMPs AND TRAIN ROBBERS.
Two OF the Former Captured and the
Latter Make u Waterhaul for Lack
or"saxd''-Bsth Ineidents Oc-
eur IN Missouri - Me-
Iaac Denied ssii.
A snid. Train Robbery

KANSAS CRY, Sept. "A poln tram
robbery occurred on the Chicago 4 Al
ton railroad Tonight, but owing to q
sudden fright Of tho robbers, but little
b1oty was sscared. A tho
west bound train, on its way
tn tins city, lgit Blue
Springs, y miles east Of harai about y
o'clock thle evening, four masked men
appeared at the smoking car and
wsro shout % board 1t. A number OK
,uen were standing on tho plat'ors
nns tho robhgfs passed 90 the next car
la line, tho dsy coach. Threo Of them
cli1bsd upon ths forward platform
and tho fourth sot us az she rsar. \
man thsn mounted gusrd At sash ond
~ the crr, while The other
two catered, and with drawn
ravci vsrr, commanded tho passengers
~ pive up tbpis money. \ number ~
than handed ouS small amounts OK
change, while Que man, IN his exotic
meat, passed out hit purse, contrasting
%, Tue robbers took whatever was
offered without searching tho psssen-
gers, and made 40 attempt 10 rob
hem OF their jowe,ry. When tho
pair had reached tho middle
OF the Car they became sad
denly alarmed, and, pulling the
bell-cord, the four robbers spraug Off
wueu tho train slacksned speed, and
oissppeAred In tho darkness. The
train psssad Ca Gnd the conductor,
James BugGs, renorled the of-
fsir TO tho Officials OF tho
road from the nsxt 10 egraph statlCn.
The train then proceCdod ON its way
90 this city. Tbs passengers on the
other cars Know lothing OF tho matter
until 10 was Sli over. yhOro was
then great excitement among the more
timid ones, and many FASTENED 20 Sa-
cure their valusbles aud prepare for %
return OF tho robbers, even though al
danger had passed. Tae passengers OF
The car that was robbed had scarcely
time to realize what had occurred
before tho robbers disnppearea. The
booty secured amounted to about $50
in money, nothing else being taken.
Tho robbers arc described "a appear
ing awkward and nervous, and owl
IDENTIFY unused to such work. They
were roughly dressed ana had
the appearance of farm
hsnds. Each wore small black
mack. J. Ii. Andrews, r. business
man OF this city, who WAS on The nlst-
form of The smoker, relates that when
the men approached tho car no thought
they we're tramps, They
boarded tho second car az tho
train was pulling out from the sta
ton, and a mom0nt later he started
through for tho rear OF tho train, At
Tho rear door OF the smoker he was
met by tho quart, who poipt6d n re-
volver Mt him. aad called upon kim TO
stand still. He obeyed, and from the
doorway watched tho proceedings
In tho other Car. The
whsla transaction, he thought,
did not occHpy over five minutes
before the robbers commanded q
brakomen to pull tho bell
ropo aud stop tho train. Blue
Springs is small station in
thicklv wooded district, and situased
near Glendale and Blue Cat, the
aoenes of former robbories
in the days Of tho James
gang. The train which was
Quo hero at $3.50 81. M, was nearly
an hour late, and on It's az
rival preparations were made to
send o special train FROM here
with q strSug posse to search for tho
mscreants. Every effort will he made
to apprshend them. Tho Times
Blue Springs special says
the robbers started northward
from the railroad, md pcs.e
fron tho town Wao soon in pursuit.
Tho mon were seen about tho station
before the tre'n arrived. One was
dressed in o brown coat, black pants
and hat, snd had black hair ana
moustacbe. His weight is about 100
pcunda. Tho other men we're not
n ticed closely enough for dsscrip.
ton 10 DO obtained.