The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-05
ROBBERS IN A SLEEPER.
-,rpv PASSENGERS COWED BY
TWO MEN WITH PISTOLS.

Meets Them on the Platform and
Ftohts Them Off
L-,.e.s CITY, No, Aug. 4.-"Hold up
IN. hands" Such was the command that
...n5.Aad oassengers on the st. Paul
|,,orsr attached to the rear of the Wabash
-, EXPRESS as it pulled out of Harlem
o'clock last ev6Aing The command
rros spoken by one of two men whose
rs v.rs concealed behind handker-
go who entered the rear of
4 5s coach The passengers turned to ascer-
..i, the source Of the command and looked
~, the muzzles of two revolvers. Hands
LOT M The cautionary words that fcl-
l,v4d were not necessary: 'The first one
,s- offers resistance will be shot down oy
.oa other man on the platform" There
#ggas no man on the platform, but the pas
|sapgers submitted as quietly as if there had
!. beel legion.
SEVEN PEOPLE IN THE COACH.
There we're seven people in the coach, five
Spassengers, d sleeping car conductor and
Nforter. One of the passengers was lady.
"a the first command her face blanched
III, faar. her hands went up for a moment,
*sben fell lifelessly into her lap. She had
+antel. Il guess they won't bother u.s."
#rlnarked one of the robbers, "and | am
Esatishei that no resistance will be offered"
They then commenced their work Of plum
der
HOW THE BOOTY WAS GATHERED.
One man went through" the passengers
sone bv one, while the other, with his re-
seolver in his extended arm, kept watchful
ao0kout for sgas of opposition. In this
nav the plunderers secured all the booty
Hthay could in their haste and then escaped.
@he passengers found that they had been
aeievei Of S175 in cash and two gold
sga'ch =
Tls Waba5hWeltern train left Kansas
zCity at 30 o'clock last night. 1t was COM
d sei Of baggage, express and smoking
PAR, one day coach, two Mann byudoir
cGrs aud one Pullman car The latter was
D. st. Paul sleeper, where the robbers
commenced thoir work When the train
sesclet the Missouri river bridge two men
d re seen to get OFF the forward end of the
.baggage car and disappear behind a lumber
fie.
MISTAKEN FOR TRAMPS.
The train hands thought they were
tramps who had stolen ride from Kansas
- and paid no attention to the incident.
Eney are convinced now that
Ah3y were the robbers and that
tLoy caught the rear end of the last
ffpel as 1t passed the lumber pile. Just
p he train pulled out of Harlem the rob-
Ae5 entered the car and went through the
Passengers as described. 1t was evidently
sXfpr tp Ia b,,.
u coaches, 'workingo the train from the
Eear for as tGey left the st. Paul sleeper
4hey again cautioned Its occupants not to
ElYe an alarm under penalty of being shot
3y the man on the platform.
A PLUCKY CONDUCTOR.
Leaving the st, Paul coach, they started
4or the next ahead. On the platform thew
Alet the conductor Of the train, John Roach
fne OF the robbers pushed his revolver m
r. tne condu tors nose and with an oath
Il 8raered him 10 hold up his hands. The
Il Aauctor imposed from the nature of their
4 SulSe That number of railroad men who
lau Isken passage on the train were play-
practical joke upon him, and with
i5usI ne attempted to push past them
- enter the sleeper. just then a gust of
IA 'Il s"ep pI aside the mask of the robbers.
- men ne Knew that the affair was one
4 usau @ earnest. lie had no weapon, but
q VGIII5u ms lantern IN his hand, and with
10y ne uealJ one Of the men a vicious blow
II the head, smashing the lantern;s oloss
T." eAVihgulshlng the light
THE ROBBERS OPEN FIRE.
olilui neouSly with his assault. the other
1 11.. oGoeE Hred shot at him from his re-
i oissod ~. ING am was bad, and the bullet
*';a'5u t;i us mark. The first robber had bv
laI- -li 'llle recovered himself, and he, too,
T., '& ,al.S snoV at the conductor. His aim was
/ o,,tD1- ilole precise than his partners. The
~ onen, with one more parting shot
/ boI Ilg 8 on IroGn the steps of the car. AS
~. tiu tI 80 Ihe conductor hurled his lantern
4 An, '''i1I, NJ ueteFnlned to have last tag'on
- # no IRAN was running at the
L. foo4 twenty-five miles per boar
f6ancass ~ VI any one, except under desperate
L. Iifo W Jump on without endangering
r,rt gnu ~ TCohQuctor Roach did not al.
i ~, pv H. ne swung outside of the car
No., = ana ana saw the robbers arise and
80 y. :" M ~ all haste for the dirt road that
p them. LIS was 'ne last seen
SEARCH ORGANIZED.
N pa"I .'lG meantime the passengers in the
Iorized 80 ,eou Lad been SO completely ter
j ase3 sIgI I'M tHaV they did not regain their
4l8tforn, III rl rthey heard the firing on the
I'd tbat 1hen one of them pulled the
H. tra;e 80 connects with the air brake and
fne tSa tae valne 20 a stand still. By this
80 Wy NY ram had run mile beyond the
"a Rorne9IIe Vhe robbers had escaDed. W
i ns@reIll, special agent of the road was
Eben tLser IN the smoking car.
1ea ST. IRAN came to sud
sAscertair he rushed out TO
&ndnctnr yue cause. Learning from the
II at oTa, 'ne occurrence of the robbery.
Dc rohber SCI % work to begin chase for
~ fbo & lie ordered the engineer to
head a,5 I'm t to Randolph, few miles
IL Rim ~ !. tluere ne uncoupled the engine
Ieppty &. "aCk o Harlem. There he found
'1'y Sheriff Tomlinson. O''AU
q cr,.s GUARDS AT THE BRIDGE
N the bri5'.es' stationed at the approaches
<erinr, LJs0 70 prevent the robbers from
u ganIgssdA Kansas City, and two posses were
heitivss 70 Scour the country for ths
a. :. special Agent Bonneu then
q 5:89 60 a,tS 70 Kansas City, arriving here
sHportsi teIocK this morning and
8ho a., Ihe case to the noIica
IL for tho Aeeping a lookout in the
"a gbhor;-'o5I Ioau agents. The police of the
lest a1,,r towns have also been asked to
robhsgr,o oue "a answering the description of
hther 49, me robbers are described as
81 sI0f. 'nnLui, not over 25 wears of apa
&rmer oullu and dressed something like
pttha ntS. NO one saw their faces ex-
Is lanfe~-,, \ ucJor, and by the dim light of
&on Of 49, n ne received no definite imnreq.
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