Daily Republican., 1889-08-05
Tho Fent of Two Masked Men-Armet
With Reviewers They Rob Six Men
and One woman-A Brave
Conductor.

| t'. .S"teh'hb muLLitb VI LWO fENOlyeT6.
Hands went up The cautionary word
mat followed were not necessary. ''Th,
ilrst one that oilers resistance will be sl,o
aoWn py our man on the platform.
There was no man on the platform. bu
the passengers submitted as quietly az /
there bad been legion. There wur,
seven people In tho coach. Nv,
passengets, the sleeping car con
duetor and the psrter. or the passe,,
gors one was lady. At the first com
mand ier face blanched with fear. bel
haEds went up for a moment, then fell
iiIslessly into ner lap sho had tainted
= guess they won't bother u.s." remark.
ell one OF the robbers, and, satisfied that
no resistance would be offered, they com.
msnced their work of plumber. One man
went through" the paesengeia a, one by
one, while the other, with his revolver In
his extended arm, kept watchful look
fout for signs of opposition. In this way
the piuuderers secured all the booty they
could In their haste and then escaped. |.
The passengers found they had been re-
lieved OF Sl75 in cash and tvs gold
watches.
The Wabash Western train left Kansas
City at $50 O'Clock last night. 1t was
composed Of baggage, expr, IS and smoh-
IN cars, one day coach, two Mann bou-
doir cars and one Pullman car. The lat
ter car was the st. Paul sleeper, where
the robbers commenced their work.
When the train reached the Missouri
river bridge tao men were seen to get off
The forward end of the baggage car and
disappear behind lumber pile. The
train hands thought they were tramps
who had stolen ride from Kansas CIV.
and paid no attention to the incident
They are convinced now that they were
lhe robbers and that they caught the
rear end OF the last sleeper as 1t passed
the lumter pile. Just as the train pulled
out oil Harlem, The robbers entered the car
and went through the passengers as de-
ecrlbed. 1t was evidently their intention
to rob the passengers In all tho coaches
working the train from the rear, for
ss they left the st. Paul Sleeper they
again cautioned Its occupants to not give
the alarm under penalty of being shot
by the man on the platform.
BRAVE CONDUCTOR.
Leaving taatSt,, Paulcsach h they started
ioi tue next abeadcaDn the platform
ihey met the conductor OF the train.
sohn Koarh. One OF the robbors pushed
MS revolver under the conductor nose.
and, with an OATH. ordered him 10 holj
up his handF,
The conductor supposed from tho
nature of their disguise that n number
OF railroad men, who had taken passage
on the train, were playing practical
loFe upon him, and, with laugh. he
attempted to push past them aud enter
tne sleeper; Just then gust of wind
sweep aside the masks of the robbers.
ana tDen he know that the affair was npe
OF dead earnest. $50 'ii'
lie had no weap IN, but be carried hts
lantern In his hand and with that be deaIt
one OF to men a vicious blow on II q
neau, smashing the lantern glass and ex-
tlne uishing The light. simultaneously
WIN MS assault the other robber fired a
shot at him with his revolver. The aim
was was tad and the bullet missed its mark
Inc hrst robber had by this time re. |
covered himself and he, too, took shot |
at tfe conductor. His aim was no more |
pre-, Use.
THE ROBBERS DARING LEAF.
The robbers then, with one more part-
ing shot, swung oil from the steps of the |
car. As they did go, tho conductor hurled
lis lantern alter them, determined 10
have tho last tag" on them.
Ihe train was running at the rate OF 25
mi es an hour too fast for any ono. OK.
-ept under desperate chances. to iumn
IL without endangering his life. anu
Conductor Roach did not attempt II
ne swung Outside OF the car, however.
lnd taw he robbers arise and make with
Al Haste for the dirt road that leads to
hantas City. This was the last seen of
mem. In the meantime the passenrers
u the ST. Paul coach had betn SO com.
lleiely terrorizsd that they did not regain
hcir senses I'LL they heard the firing on
ne platform. Then one OF them pulled
ne cord that connects with the air brake
,nd lhe tram came to staudstill. by
us lime the train had run mile beyond
nc ace where the robbers had escaped.
THE SEARCH FOR THE FUGITIyEs.
w. II. Bonncl, special agent of the
DAD, was passenger In the smoking car
y len the train came to sudden atop he
usbed cut 10 ascertain the cause. Learn.
ng from the conductor the occurrence of
he robbery. he at once set to work to be-
in the chase for the robbers He order
the engineer to run the train to Ran.
olph, few miles ahead, and then he :
,ncoupled the engine and ran 1t back TO !
iariem. Thtre he found Deputy Sheriff
.omlineon. Guards were stationed at +.
ne approaches Of the bridge to prevent !
he robbers entrance Into Kansas CITY. {
nd two posses were organized to sc ur
he country for the fugitlyes.
special Agent Tomllnson then walked
ack to Kansas Clly,arrlving here at 5. 80
clock this morning and reported the :.
ise to the police who are keeping look !,
ut in the city for the road egenle. The u
olice Of the neighboring towns have also =
cen asked to arrest any one answering =
le description OF the robbers. 3 >,
The robbers are described as rather u
outhful, not over rs years OF age, OF
light build, and dressed somewhat like n,
rmer boys. No one saw their faces ex- ~
,pt the conductor. and by the d m light II
his lantern he reeeiv d no d; finite i'm
'esslon Of their features. Kansas CT y 7,
'ople are beginning to wonder If the 4,
iys oil Jesse James have not come again. n n
NO robberies which would have done L
m credit In his palmiest days have oc.
lrred recently. One was the train rob-
'ry OF last night. The other was the
eit OF a handful oil diamonds from a b
welry store In broad daylight, the keep 81
ct bay at the poirt of revolver NJ
the pursuing crowd and the escape of 81
Q thief Whether the two crimes have
y connection in their principals or not,
q question. They both were extraord.-
rily bold and very successful. The q
or aim OF the train robbers Is the only or
Ing Of which Jesse might have been &
banned. rc