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

scribed. 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
under penalty of being shot by "the 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
The conductor supposed from the nature of
their disguise that q number of railroad men
who had taken passage ON the train were
playing practical joke on him, and with q
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
He had no weapon, but he carried his lantern
in hts 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
saulL the other robber fred q
shot at him from his revolver.
The aim was bad and the bullet missed it's
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 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 the st. Paul
coach had been
so COMPLETELY TERRoRIZED
that they did not regain their senses until
they heord 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 q
mile beyond the place where the robbers had
escaped w. Fl. 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
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 were organized to scouf the
country for the fugitives. Sheriff Tomlinsoh
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 to 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 fruitIess
search for the robbera They succeed IN
| tracing the men to farm house on the dirt
road where it is known they stole a horse
from 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 tonight 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, and the ST. Paul
| car was carried only as far as Moberly,
where it was swift ched onto the St Paul
train.