Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
RELIEVED OF CASH.
TWO YOUTHFUL ROBBERS COM
PEI THE PASSENGERS
TO DISCORGE.
An Unnatural Father BrutalIy Tor
lures his Children, near
Steubenvillc, Ohio.
THE UNITED STATES FISH COM
MISSION MAKES AN ENOR-
NOUS PLANT.
Train Robbers at Work.

Two masked men boarded a Wabash
train at Harlem, near Kansas City, the
other evening, and entering the ST. Louis
sleeper, commanded the passengers 10
''hold up their hands The Cautionary
words that followed were not necessary
The first one that offers resistance will be
shot down by our man on the platform"
There was no man on the platform, but the
passengers submitted as quietly as If there
had been legion. There were seven peD-
pie in the coach, i've passengers, the sleep
ing car conductor and one porter. OF the
passengers one was "A lady. At the first
command her face blanched with fear, her
hands went up for a moment, and then fell
lifelessly into her lap. She had tainted.
III guess they won bother Us - remarked
one OF the robbers, and satisfied that no re-
sistence would be offered, they commenced
their work of plunder. one man went
through" the passengers one by one, while
the other, with his revolver in his extended
arm, kept a watchful lookout for signs OF
opposition. In this way the plunderer Sc
cured all the booty he could in MS haste, and
when II was all over and the robbers had
escaped the passengers found they had
been relieved Of $40 in cash and two gold
watches.
1t WIS evidently their intention to rob
the passengers IN all the co ches, work
ing the train from the rear, for as they left
the st. Paul sleeper they again cautioned
penalty OF beng shot by 1.-The man
on the platform" Leaving the st.
Paul coach they started Tor the next one
ahead. ON the platform they met the con-
ductOr of tire train, John Roach. one OF
the robbers pushed his revolver under the
conductor nose, and with an oath ordered
him 10 hold up his hands The conductor
supposed from the nature Of their disguise
that "a number OF railroad men who had
taken passage on the train were playing
practical Joke on him, and with laugh he
attempted 10 push past them into the
sleeper.
just then a 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 Ian
tern in his hand, and with that he dealt one
OF the men vicious blow on the head,
smashing the lanterns glass and eXiin-
gushing the light. simultaneously with
the assault the other rObber fired shot at
him from his revoNer. The aim was bad
and the bullet missed its mark. The hrst
robber by this time had recovered himself
and he, too, took a shot AT the conductor.
The robbers then, with one more parting
shot, swung or the steps Of the car As
they aid SO the conductor hurled the lantern
after them, determined TO have the last
tag on them.
The train was running at the rate Of %
miles an hour, too fast tr any one except
taking desperate chances 10 Jump of with
out inluring his life, and Conductor Roach
did not attempt IT. lie swung out beyond
the side OF the car, however, and SAW the
robbers arise and make all haste for the
dirt road that leads TO Kansas City That
was the last seen OF them.
The robbers are described as rather
youthful not over 20 or % We irs of age, OF
slight build and dressed something like
farmer boys. No one saw their faces ex-
cept the conductor and by the dim light Of
the lantern he received no definite impress
sion OF their features.