The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-09-10
"GvE US YOUR MONEY r.
Passengers on an Alton Train Robbed
by Four Half-Frightened Mis-
souri, Bandits.
But Small Sums Taken, the DcsperadOes
Apparently Being Very Much
Hurried.
kansas City dispatch.I

A bold truin-robbery occurred on the
Chicago and Alton Railroad to-nigh4 but
owing to the sudden fight of the robbers
but little booty was secured. As the west
bound train on the way to the city left
Blue Springs. twenty miles from here.
about o'clock to- night, four masked men
appeared at the smoking car and were
about to board it. A number Of men,
however, were standing on the platform,
and the robbers passed to the next car In
line, the day-car. Three of them climbed
upon the forward platform and the fourth
got on at the rear. A man then mounted
guard at each end of the car. while the
other two entered. and, with drawn revolv-
ers, commanded the passengers to give up
their money. A number Of them handed
out small amounts Of change, while one
man, in his excitement passed out
his purse, containing $23. The rob-
bers took whatever was offered without
searching the passengers. and made no at
tempt to rob them of jeweiy. When the
pair had reached the middle Of the car
they became suddenly alarmed, and, pull
ing the bell-rope, the four robbers sprang
off when the train slackened speed, and
disappeared in the darkness. The train
passed on. and the conductor. James
BogRs, reported the affair to the officials of
the road from the next telegraph station.
The train then proceeded on its way to
this city. The passengers on the other cars
knew nothing of this matter until it was all
over. Then there was excitement among the
timid, and many fastened to secre.e their
valuables and prepare for q return of the
robbers, even though all danger had passed.
The passengers of the car that was robbed
had scarcely time 10 realize what had oc-
CURED before the robbers had disappeared.
The booty secured amounted to about
$50 in money, nothing else being taken.
The robbers are described as appearing
awkward and nervous, and evidently I'M
used to such work. They were roughly
dressed and looked like farm-han Each
wore black mask
j. III. Andrews, business man of this
city. who was en- the platform of the
smoker, relates that when the men APP
preached the car he thought they were
tramps. They boarded the second car as
the train was pulling out from the station.
and moment after he started for the rear
of the train. At the rear door of the smoker
he was met blythe guard. who pointed re-
volver and called upon him to stand still
He obeyed, and from the doorway watched
the proceedings in the other car. The
whole transaction, he thought, did not oc-
oupy over five minutes before the robbers
commanded brakeman to pull the belt-
rope and stop the train.
Blue Springs Is small station in q
thickly wooded district. situated near Glen
dale and Blue Cut, the scenes of former
robberies in the days Of the James gang.
The train, which was due here at $50 p.
M. was nearly an hour late, and on its ar
rival preparations were made to send spe-
cial train from here with posse to search
for the miscreants. Every effort viii be
made to apprehend them.
The robbers started northward from the
railroad, and posse from the town was
soon in pursuit The men were seen
about the station before the train arrived.
One was dressed in a brown coat. black
pantaloons, and hat, and had black hair
and mustache. His weight is about $50
pounds. The other men were not noticed
closely enough for description to be OBJ
tanned.