The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-16

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topic Of conversations hsFe: Sheriff Nc.
Lain states positively that he knows swC
Of the men, and feels assured Of their ar
rest. Aleogethee six posses are out Afsel
he robbers IRON Montague coul'y. Ross
DFury, OF this city, arAyelaR0 for MAJ
ElseH, wa on the train robbed yesterday
&c says he was tG1kIng to Miss Carroll, Of
Henrietta, and seeing what was up be
handed her 800 OF money belonging &c
AbIed heR 90, hide her own V4Iuabies IN
addition. When the robbers entered {
lady jumped up and said:
"1s there no man In this coach brave
enough 50 raise finger 30
When q man Sc ated near him re-
Marked sai 49, $50
ayes, nam; every msn in this coach Fs
brave enough TO raise ten fngers."
The big FobbeH then waved his pistol
around Govern every corner at the car,
telling passengers TO all take their seats
and take turns in being robbed. He then
aGked: 7itsa p 2. n ---ss.l
aHave you any stutfP' s.
And then run his hand down into their
pnckets. He eeemed satisfied EItn what
ever he got. -
Decatur, were among the men IN the Ia
dies coach. A1r. Carpenter see'Dg what
was going on IN the other car, pulled of
his $3.50 diamond PIN. zEs
LUCK IN A MAIDEN's STOCKING.
As good luck would have il, Carpenter
sat by the side Of 8 young lady 10 whom
be handed the pin, together with q roll of
$40 in money. She asked him what 10 Dc
with them, when young Carpenter blushed
aod said: as na-4 s.s..-....r. - f..,.s--r-
Excuse me, Misa, but put them in your
sock ;" meaning her stocking.
! The young lady concealed the money
Sud pin, Is requested and they were
Waeoner was not 80 fortunate. He had
70 give mp S25 before the robbers woula
let him pass.A One man whose watch aud
cham had been taken, the watch a fiat
gold one, went 20 ,,tAe robbers and told
them he pr'Ztd the chain, which was no
very valuable, " " highly, as it was given
% him by his vile, now dead The rob
Der told hlm 10 take the chain from the
watch snd keep it, IL "a. % i4.-5i.1.., 80
The peanut boy and candy butcher was
told that his ~ contribution had beeL
assessed a. SO. which he gave up. - -.
,Pecifo Express Messenger Ray, ss soon
"a he saw what was ups sat himself on his
sale and cooked his forty Ave. determined
TO fight for the eompAny's properly. One
of the robbers locked in as he passed an0
saw Ray, and went on to the smoker, max
ing no effort to despoil the company.
WAITING AT BELLEV5E!3
Atthe time of the robbery Bellevue sta
ton WaitlRg, room, only quarter of q
mile away, wa filled with people waiting
for the train, all impatient AZ the delay,
k1oWinR the ltrGin had reached the tSnk
and four nen proposed TO walk up ana see
what the troubfe was, but were dIsuaded :.
To-day speciAI3 went up the road from
this point; and one came down TO Bellevue
from Vernon, with part OF Capt. BIC
Murray'e ranger commend, to join In the
pursuit The Indian police in the Terri
tory have been snOntlsd,, gAqd also the
United States troops az Fort Sill, and de-
scFiptions sent 10 all The towns and cities
within one hundred miles of the robbery
J A careful estimate of tire amount OF
money in possessi0G efa passengers show
1t to exoesd SIT 900. there being five
Weal.hY cattle men and several drummeIs
from collecting tour on the trainS Thus
rnoney was all In gTeenbecke and gold.
One of the robbersi seemed to be an olo
hand at the business. but the Others app
pesred nervous and excited The shortest
man with new growth OF reddish Whisk-
ers was the brains of the concern. He
would urge the big man on while he
watched the passengers, and several times
suggested to his accomplica where to
search. eiag-sI 80 - ya.5i = q
--a EXTENT OF THE ROBBERY ~ ss.,t
The amount obtsined by the r,.bbers now
proves 10 be larger than supposed,e Mr.
l.. Archer of Bowling Green, KY, was In
the smoker, near the door tsrorRh which
the robbers entered. He had $40 in a
pOcketbuok which; he was com PEELED to
hand over besides his silver watch. He had
only So in silver left. He was caught liz
TIE act of hiding the book when the short
est robber grabbed IL, with the remark, 81
guess not, partner This viii make tht
total money loss $s40. - ~ ga
j. R. Stevens, living near ST. Jn, 10
Montague county. on the line of the Mis-
souri, Pacific extension from Gainesville
came 70 Fort Worth tonight and reports
that four men, two OF them answering the
description of the big and short robbers.
stopped at st. Joe for breakfast The other
two men were dark haired and evidently
knew the red whiskered men. Tue four
left in the direction of Spanish Fort. ON
Red River. One man, fully answering
the descriptions Of the short robber, had
saddle bags, the othere beng without any.
He never diemounted, and q Gin cup OF
coffee aud some bacon and bread was
brought 70 him by one Of the dark haired
men. If the men did not change their
diteeh0n, they are now In the Indian
Territory. The Fort Worth and Denver
has determined TO increase the reward
considerably ifno reports of capture are
received by morning. E ey--e1 - ~.