The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-26
WARMLY RECEIVED
Road Agents Attempt to Hold up q
Wabash Train.
But are Met by VOlley Of Shot and
the Leader Wounded.
Stolen Bonds Traced to a Chicago
Bank and Recovered.
Fourteen Coolies Drowned in Being
Shrugged Ashore.


west of Kansas City near Missouri
City. The train was tagged and the
engineer ordered out Of his cab. The
officials had information of the at
tempt and volley from shot guns
met the robbers and the leader was shot
down. The county officials are now In
hot pursuit and some Of the robbers
were aptured.
LATER ACCOUNT.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. l9.-Train robbers
were foiled last night in an attempt to
rob an express train of the Wabash &
Western road at Cooley's lake, twenty
four miles east of Kansas City. The
regular Kansas City and st. Louis ex-
press train No. 4, left Kansas City at
500 D. m. 1t was in charge of w. o.
Beckley, the regular conductor. Geo.
Morsev was in the cab of the engine,
No. 1872. When the train stopped at
Missouri City at 800 p. m. on the
platform of the little station was q
Dand OF men with shot guns. The con-
ducgor was informed that they
were under command of an
official of the county who had received
word that an attempt would be made to
rob the st. Louis express at lonely
spot little less than two miles east OF
Missouri City. One of the officers got
in the cab of the engine and the others
distributed themselves through the
train. COOley's lake, a fishing resort,
one of the lOveliesJ points on the road
in the winter time, was the place
where the attack was to be made. None
of passengers on the train were notified
of the danger. AS the point Of attack
was neared a red light was seen gleam-
ing ahead, AS the train slowed up the
engineer SAW three masked men armed
with rifles standing on the track. Get
of of there" said the leader Of the
"What do you wantp" asked Engineer
Morsey, Never you mind" said the
masked bandit, Get of there, now"
Morsey climed down out of the cab.
Just as he reached the ground the
officer in the cab pointed his shot gun
out of the window and fired. Whether
he hit the leader of the band of rob
beers OF not he could not afterward tell,
but 18th he and the engineer were Of
the opinion that he had. AS soon as
the shit was fred he and Morsey
dropped down out of sight. The shot
from the cab was answered with shots
from the guns of three robbers which
ratified about the engine, but did no
harm. The three men retired IN
demoraliZed state.
AS they moved back party Of the
posse came up from the woods where
they had been in concealment for
some time and opened fire on them.
These men had been sent out from
Missouri City in advance of the train
and had concealed themselves to be
In readiness when ever they should
be needed. About twenty shots
were exchanged, the men on the tram
joining in the pursuit. The posse con-
tinued in pursuit of the band and when
the train reached Moberly there was a
report that two of them had been cap
tured by the officers, and that in the
struggle one of them had been killed.
The robbers are known to be farmers
living in the neighborhood of Missouri
City. One of them is said to have
been a member of the James gang at
one time.
THE LATEST.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 19.-Telegrams to
General Manager Hays, from DiviS-
ion Superintendent MCGEE says that
all of the would-be robbers have been
captured. Three of them were over
taken by the posse and the fourth,
the train and who received a heavy
load of shot in the breast from
gun of man concealed in the
engine cab was found in the woods
where he had crawled after being
wo lnded. The plot was given away by
of the gang named King, who told
Grant Arnold, station agent at Mis-
souri, City what was going on. Ar
mold in turn informed the sheriff
of Clog Icounty and the latter officer
Immediately organized posse.
Arnold was one of the posse and it was
he who shot Sweene from the cab.
King remained with the gang and sig
nailed the train, but took no other
part in the affair. Sweeney is said to
be dangerously wounded. He is well
known character of a rough kind and
was charged with an attempt to black
mail General Manager Talmage two
or three years ago.
LADY'S BANK swINDLE.
NoRRISTowN, Pa, Jan. 19.-Miss
Mary a. Brown, a maiden lady resid-
ing in Norristown, and possessed of
considerable property, has been swim
died out of $50, 900 by Philadelphia
woman who made investments for
women. She conducted ladies' bank
and promised large returns for every
dollar invested. MISS Brown said she
knew the woman whose victim she is
since childhood and had great conf
dence n her. On Monday she was
to receive a large sum of money from
the Philadelphia woman as a return
on her Investment. The money did
MT come and NJ IS Brown wrote her.
She replied that all business between
them Was at AN end and no more
letters would be answered. This
was startling information to Miss
Blown. So infatuated was she with
what she supposed to be sure and
SPEEDY method of obtaining a fortune
that she borrowed money from all her
friends i'll order to invest it with her
Philadelphia woman. She has en-
ployed counsel to prosecute the Phila-
delphian. but her lawyer says 1t would
be impossible for Miss Brown to recov-
er any money.
STOLEN BONDS TRACED.
CHICAGO, Jan. ia dispatch from
Albany, New York, yesterday stated
that a defective had returned from
Chicago and made report upon the
bonds stolen from the First National
bank, and which it is said had been
traced to well known Chicago man
The bonds were Albany City water
bonds and Chicago Il Grand TRUNK
railway bonds, valued in all al
S22, 900. They were stolen from
the Albany bank about eight month.
ago in broad day light by sneak thief
Mr.. Gage of the First National banl
knows all about them, as they were
placed in his bank and Nike Mcdonald
can tell you all about it; he placed thu
bonds there. They have all been re
deemed now and are in the hands O
the proper owners" Mr.. Mcdonald
got them from friend of his but h,
positively refused to give any furthe
information and Mr.. Gage would hav
nothing whatever to say.
NO ROOM FOR ANARCHISTS.
GREEN BAY. Wis, Jan. ETH
turner's of this city have issued q Gil
cular letter to societies of the Mort
American Turnerbund, asking for tn
expulsion of anarchist members fror
the organization. They declare tha
the aim of Father jain, the mob
founder of the Turner'S, was to ind
cate patriots, defenders of the fathe,
land. heroes of liberty, but ne
rebels, not enemies and DESTROY
ers IF government and law.
conclusion they PROFOUND thes