The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-08

Rcribed. It 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 it's occupants TO not give the alarm
under penalty OF being shot by "the man on
the platform" Leaving the st Paul coach
they started for the next one ahead On tho
platform they met the conductor of the
train, John Roach. One Of the robbers
pushed bis revolver under the conductors
nose and with an oath ordered him to
HOLD UP HIS HANDS
The conductor supposed from the nature of
their disguise that number Of railroad men
who had taken passage on the train were
playing practical joke on him, and with a
laugh he attempted to push past them into
the sleeper. Just then gust of wind swept
aside the masks Of the robbers, and then he
knew that the affair was one OF dead earnest
lie had no weapon, but he 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
tho light simultaneously with his as
hault the other rObber fired u
shot at him from his revolver
The aim was bad and the bullet missed it's
mark. The first rObbor mad by this time re-
covered himself, and he took n shot at the
conductor. His aim WAS no more precise
than his 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 the dirt road that leads to Kansas
City. That was the last seen OF them In
the meantime the passengers in tho St Paul
coach had been
80 COMPLETELY TERRORIZED
that they dlu not regain their senses until
they heord the firing on the PLATFORM Then
one or them pulled the cord that connects
with the air brake and the train came to "a
standstIlI BY this time the tram had run
mile beyond the place where the robbers had
escaped. W. II. BOnnell, special agent Of
the road, was passenger in the smoking
car. When the train came TO a suuden 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
back to Harlem. There he found Deputy
Sheriff TOmllnSOn. Guards were stationed
at the approaches of the bridge to prevent
the robbers entrance into Kansas City, and
two posses were organized TO 6cOur 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 neighbOrlng towns have
the description of the robbers. Inc robbers
are described as rather youthful, not over
twenty or twenty three years Of age, of
slight build, and dressed something lire far
mers' boys Sheriff TomIinsom's posse re-
turned this morning after an almost fruitless
search for the robbers. They succeed IN
tracing the men to farm house on the dirt
road where it is known they stole a horse
from a farmer named Evans. 1t is supposed
they forced the horse to carry double. The
tracks of the animal at least, were traced to
bend III the river where the footprints in
the sand show that two men probably
dismounted. At this point all traces of the
bandits were lost. 1t is very likely they
crossed the river and boarded q 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 night the names Of none
OF the passengers i'll 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 =. 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 Tar as Moberly,
where it was swift Ched onto the St Paul
train.