The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-10
ANOTHER TRAIN ROBBERY.
Masked Men Board . Chicago 3 Alt

Masked Men Board . Chicago u Alton
Train Near Kansas City and Make Poor
job of Robbing the Passengers
| KANSAS CITY, September S-The COM
munity was last night thrown into feverish
excitement by the report that another train
robbery had been committed in Jackson
County. The arrival of the west-bound
Chicago train confirmed the report, although
it gave the lie to rumors OF sanguinary
conflict, not a single person having been
seriously hurt and a ridicuiously small sum
OF money secured. The robbery occurred
on the west-bound Chicago & Alton train,
Mr.. J. L. BoggeSs conductor, between Blue
Springs and Glendale, about twenty miles
east of this city. The train, which was
composed of a smoker, ladies' coach and
two chair cars, left St Louis on time, and
after taking on a dining car this side of
Marshall, arrived at Blue Springs at 9:1O,
forty minutes late. The train was boarded
at Blue Springs by four masked men, who
entered the ladies' coach at the moment
it got under way and took the passengers
completely by surprise, ordering them to
THROW Up THEIR HANDS.
The conductor was in the dining car, and
none of the train men were in the ladies'
coach at the time. Two of the men sta
toned themselves at the doors and stood
guard over the passengers. while the Others
went through the car and took whatever
was given them. They had scarcely begun
their work when the brakeman, Mr.. Roe
Boynton, came in from the smoking car.
He was confronted by the muZZle of re-
folI n hold n
hands. The conductor was similarly re-
ceived at the end of the car, when having
been notified by the porter, he came forward
to see what was the matter. The scene on
the car was an exciting one. When the
robbers entered most of the passengers were
either asleep or doing. The loud
command, Throw up your hands!"
brought most of them to their feet,
and the sight of four men with loaded re-
volvers in their hands transtixed them.
Some of the ladies at once began to secrete
their valuables most of them considering
their stockings the safest place. None of
the male passengers showed any disposition
to make fight All of them who were
ealled upon gave up something, but in most
raseS it was mere trifle. One man handed
the robbers two cents. Another passed
over eleven cents and a poker chip. A
third stood them off with fifteen cents, and
another who had no change gave them one
dollar. The robbers seemed to be satisfied
with whatever was handed to them and
made no attempt 10 press matters. They
disturbed but one coach and secured not
more than ST or S2S. Passengers who had
LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY
On their persons escaped by giving up few
cents. A darkey who was asleep at the
or in ha faa n
because he did not comprehend the state of
affairs with sufficient alacrity. This, how
pver, was the only attempt at violence. The
statements Of the passengers as to the ap
pearance of the men, while they differ in
some respects, agree that they We're very
rOugh-lOOking men and new in the business.
The big man who stood guard at the for
ward door wore false side whiSkers,
Prince Albert coat, dark pants, slOuch
hat and blue shirt. The lower part of his
face was concealed by mask, and his hat
was pulled down over his eyes. He seemed
to be the leader. as he was continuously
giving orders to the others to hurry
up. The man who stood guard at
the rear door was short and thick set, and
wore brown suit, brown derby hat and
had his boots blacked. He also had on /
false whiskers and mask. The two men /
who went through the car were smaller in I
stature than the leader, but resembled him !
in the dress They too wore masks and |
whiskers. The affair did not occupy more !
than ten minutes and was stopped by the /
entrance of the brakeman. He was at once /
to stop the train at the point of /
4 revolver AS soon as the cars stopped
the men disappeared. After the robbers
had left the passengers
HAULED FORTH THEIR vALUABLEs
from their places of cOncealment and con-
graduated each other on their luck in eS-
,aping so lightly. They were, however,
scared. The news of the rob
berry reached Kansas City some time before
the train arrived, and there was quite a
crowd of people at the Union Depot when
t came in. The passengers and train Off
,ials were Desieged with questions, and the
greatest excitement prevailed. The news
spread rapidly throughout the city,
md was discussed everywhere The
irst reports were greatly exagger-
lted, and when it became known
hat only about $50 had been obtained the
excitement subSided. As soon as the ru-
nor of the robbery reached Kansas City
captain Charles Dtsch, of the Metropolitan
Police force, summoned posse of officers,
consisting of Detective Hartley and Officers
Frazier, Fairchiid, Clarkin and W.. L. Davis
md prepared to start after the robbers.
They left for Blue Springs on special car /
It 12 AS this morning, accompanied by Mr..
J. J. Sanford Superintendent of the road
It this city, and the conductor, porter and
brakeman of the train ON which the robbery
occurred.