New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-08-07

submitted as quietly as If there had been q
legion. There were seven people in the
coach, five passengers, the sleeping car con-
ductor and the porter. OF the passengers
one was a lady At the first command her
face blanched with fear, her hands went up
for a moment, then fell lifelessly into her
lap. She had tainted. Il guess they won't
bother u.s." remarked one of the robbers,
aud, satisfied that no resistance would be
offered, they commenced their work of
plumber. One man went through" the
passengers, one by one, while the other,
with his revolver in his extended arm, kept
Watchful lookout for signs of opposition
EXTENT OF THE,RoBBERY.
When it was all over and the robbers had
escaped the passengers found they had been
relieved of $175 in cash and two gold
watches. The Wabash Western train left
Kansas City at $40 last night. 1t was COM
posed OF the baggage, express and smoking
cars. one day coach, two Mann boudoir cars
and three Pullman cars The latter car was
the st. Paul sleeper, where the robbers COM
menced their work When the train reached
the Missouri river bridge two men were seen
TO get OF the forward end of the baggage
car and disappear behind lumber pile. The
had stoled a ride from Kansas City, and
paid no attention to the incident.
Ihey are now convinced that
they are the robbers and that they
caught the rear end of the last sleeper as it
passed the lumber pile just as the train
pulled out of Harlem the robbers entered the
car and Went through the passengers as de-
scr1bed. 1t was evident that their intention
was to rob the passengers in all the coaches,
working" the train from the rear. for as
they left the St Paul sleeper they again eau
toned its occupants to not give the alarm
under penalty Of being shot by athe man on
the platform" Leaving the ST Paul coach
they started for the next one ahead On the
platform they met the conductor of the
train, John Roach. One of the robbers
pushed his revolver under the conductors
nose and with an oath ordered him to
HOLD UP HIS HANDS.
Jhe conductor supposed from the nature of
their disguise that a number OF railroad men
playing practical joke on him, and with a
laugh he attempted to push past them into
the sleeper Just then q gust Of wind swept
aside the masks of the robbers, and then he
knew that the affair was one of dead earnest.
He had no weapon, but ne carried his lantern
in his hand, and with that he dealt one of
the men vicious blow on the head, smash
ing the lanterns glass and extinguishing
the light simultaneously with his as
saul SAUL the nt, other f.o robb s;. fred
The aim was bad and the bullet missed its
mark. The first robber had by this time re-
covered himself. and he took shot at the
conductor. His aim was no more precise
than mis- partners The robbers then, with
one more parting shot. swung off the steps of
the car. The train was running at the rate
OF twenty-five miles an hour Conductor
Roach swung out beyond the side of the car
and saw the robbers arise and make with all
haste for che dirt road that leads to Kansas
City. That was the last seen of them In
the meantime the passengers in the ST. Paul
coach had been
so COMPLETELY TERRoR1zED
that they did not regain their senses until
they heard the firing on the platform Then
one of them pulled the cord that connects
with the air brake and the train came to q
standstill. By this time the train had run a
mile beyond the place where the robbers had
escaped. W. b. Bonnell. special agent Of
the road, was passenger in the smoking
car. When the train came to sudden stop
he rushed out to ascertain the cause. Learn
ing from the conductor the occurrence
OF the robbery he Immediately set to
work to begin the chase for the rob-
bers. He ordered the engineer to run the
train to Randolph, few miles ahead, and
there he uncoupled the engine and ran it
back to Harlem. There he found Deputy
Sheriff Tomlinson. Guards were stationed
at the approaches of the bridge to prevent
the robbers entrance into Kansas City, and
two posses We're organized to scour the
country for the fugitives Sheriff Tomlinson
then walked back to Kansas City and re-
ported the case to the police, who are keep
ing lookout in the city for
THE ROAD AGENTS.
The police OF the neighboring towns have
also been asked 60 arrest any one answering
the description of the robbers. The robbers
are described as rather youthful, not over
twenty or twenty-tbree years of age, of
slight build, and dressed something like far
mers' boys Sheriff Tomlinson's posse re-
turned this morning after an almost fruitless
search for the robbers They succeueu IN
tracing the men to farm house on the dirt
road where it is known they stole a horse
from farmer named Evans. It is supposed
they forced the horse to carry double. The
tracks OF the animal at least, We're traced to
bend in the river where the footprints in
the sand show that two men probably
d1smounted. At this point all traces of the
bandits were lost. IL is very likely they
crossed the river and boarded a train for
Leavenworth on the Kansas City and North
western road and escaped by that means to
Leavenworth and thence to some point in
Nebraska. Until to might the names of none
OF the passengeres in the ST Paul car were
known, no record having been kept OF them
at the Pullman office. Two of the passen-
gers were Mr. and Mrs Charles P. Denham,
of this city. Mr.. Denham telegraphed to a
business associate here that he and his wife
were among the losers by the outlaws raid
and asked for money. The train was the
regular st. Louis express ard the st, Paul
Car was carried only as far as Moberly,
where it was switched onto the St Paul
train.
Crops and the Weather.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Sin the states of the
Ohio, upper Mississippi ana Missouri valleys
the week ended Aug 3 was relatively cool.
the average daily temperature ranging from
5 to deg below the normal. On the Pacific
| coast the daily temperature for the week was
from to deg. above the normal The
season from Jan. 1 to Aug. 3 was warm
from the Mississippi river westward to the
Pacific coast, the excess of temperature in
creasing with the latitude. From Dakota
westward to Oregon aud Wash
| ington Territory the season is
from 10 to Is deg. in advance.
| Only light showers occurred in the states
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