The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-26
BOLD TRAIN ROBBERY.
Highwaymen Hold up an Ex-
press and Secure $4,000.
GREAT GOODNESS DISPLAYED.
The Engine and Express Car In.
hltChed and Run Ahcad OF tho
Train-Thc Trnlnmcn Covered
with Rcvulvcrs nnd Submit,

OswEGo, KAN, Nov. 2j.-A train rob
berry of extraordinary boIdncss was ac-
conpIshed in the Choctaw Nation, In.
dian Territory, last night. The Mis-.
souri,, Kansas Il Texas express, north
bound for st, Louis, was held up on
Prices creek, near Perry Station, and
the express car robbed OF about 10000.
The robbers displayed great GOODNESS
and went about their work in such u
familiar manner as to convince the
tratnmcn that they were old time pro.
IesslonaIs, Tho road agents were only
two in number. They had concealed
themselves in II Clump OF bushes near
the water tank on Prices creek, and
when tue tram stopped for water thOy
boarded Il e engine, one on either side,
and covering the aslOundGd engineer
aud fireman with their revolvrrs, ex-
planned to them their design Of rob.
hing the train. One Of the robbers
climbed into the tender aud fI0m that
point Ol vantage was master OF the en-
ginr, The men in the cub were ut his
mercy and were compelled to obey his
commands. The other TObbrr, in the
mrantImc, had gone back to the express
ear And had occupied it from the rest Of
The train. Entering the car lG Intlmi-
dated the express messenger by prrsent'
Ing bruce OF revUlvers Rt his head and
ordering him to dlsNrm hlms' II. The
messenger Obcyed and the robbcr pos
sessed himselio ofthr messenger weapon,
and then through the window called to
his confederate in the tender, "All right;
let her 90" The latter repeated the
command to the engineer, who had
nothing to do but to obey. lie opened
the throttle and the engine and express
car sped away from the rest Of the train.
Meanwhile the rObbrr in the express
car lrad not been idle. lie compelled
tue messenger TO open the safe by u
threat OF death, and to transfer the eale's
contents To asIarge gun suck, (which tho
rObbcr had brought along to convey the
booty IN. The messenger ugaln Obeyed.
The robber then made Il hafty cxamina-
ton ul the car 10 sec thut nothing valu-
UbIC was overlooked, and giving signal
to his confederate the latter OrirreH tho
engineer TO slack up. This done, the
robbers disembarked and made their es-
cape in the darkness. All this was done
SO quickly that the engine hat proceeded
only u mile and Il hall from Prices
creek, aud the robbers had completed
the robbery aud effected their escape hG-
fore the surprised trainmcn knew what
hNd occurred. No attempt was made 10
pursue the road agents, and the engineer
ran back to the Crrek, picked up his train
aud pursued his trip. the train was the
regular express, Which always carried u
large amount Ui express matter, and the
robbers could hardly have selected bet
ter one for the robbery.
II WAS reported ut first that tho mail
ear had been robbed aud the passengers
relieved Of their money and valuables,
but when the train reached here at 2A.
III. that report was found to be untrue.
When the train arrived here Express
Messenger johnson had just competed
footing up his loss. The total figures
were between $4,000 aud S5OO 900 This
loss must be borne by the Pacific Ex-
press Company, which operates on the
line Of the NJ. X. IT.
An attempt IN rob the Santa Fc train
vas made ut nearly the came point in
the territory the past week, but the Off.
GERS Ol the road some how got wind Of
the plan and prevented its execution,
although they were unable to capture
the robbers. IT IS thought they are tho
same men who committed the robbery
last night, although nothing dtlimte Is
known aU 10 their identity. The trains
stop was 80 Sholt Nt this point that no de-
sCriptiOn OF the robbers could he obtain
ed, The train will not arrive at 81. Louis
till late this afternoon.
ruEBESCE OF MIND SAVED MOST or THE
MONEY.
A dispatch from Sedaia, Mo-, says:
Oscar johnson, the express messenger
whose car wa' held up and robbed at
Prior Creek, twenty-five miles south Of
Ninita !. T., last night, tells LIS story Of
the robbery rs follows:
"When the train stopped al the water
tank near that station, u gang Of men oil
not less than five, bOurdGd the train.
Two Of them took possession OF the en-.
vine while another cut the mail, bag
gage and express ears of from the en-
ginG. A shot alarmed Johns N, who s"-
creted valuable packages. BY the time
the highwaymen we're ready 10 enter
his car he had all but about 81 900 stord
away in various parts Of the car. Attic
point Of n pistol johnson opened the
y. e.. l.
the $1,000 found there. They then open.
I'd his trNiu box and seeing snull
amount Of money asked whose il was.
THAT'S part Of my salary" replied
johnson. The robbers lett it, telling
him they were not robbing trNiumpn.
johnson told them that was all tho
money and they left the car. Johnson,
accompanied by the express company
officials, left for 81. Louis this afternoon,
the former practically under arrest,