Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-18
TRAIN ROBBERS.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad Ex-
press Robbed OF $4,000
BY Outlaws.
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN AT
THEIR MERCY.
A Sherifrs Posse in Pursuit. With
some Hope Of a Speedy
Capture.
by IelegraI 70 TIE NEWS
TRAIN RoBBERs.
500, Geo stolen By bandits From
The Pacific Express


KANSAS CITY, Aug. 1.-THE Pa.
cific express company lost S90,OOl
by train robbers on the Missouri
Pacific railway early this morning.
IL was the Kansas City limited
that fell into the hands Of the Ian.
dts. The train was crowded with
passengers and the safe Of the ex-
press company was stuffed with
money, consigned, much OF il, u
western hanks.
The train !eft Upton, Mo-, about
3 a. m. Two mysterious figures
were seen 10y the engineer lurking
around the forward end Of the train,
but no particular attention was paid
TO them. Just after leaving Upton
the fireman turned toward the tend
er TO fire up, and looked squarely
into the muZzles CO two revolvers in
/ the hsnds OF tao masked men. They
had evidently boarded the forward
platform Of the blind" mail car at
Upton and were crawling over to-
ward the engine
One Of the bandits covered the
fireman with his revolver, while
/ the other took care Of the engineer.
They were told to bod up their
hands.
"NOw, you run this train to the
Otterville water-tank," ordered the
leader, and stop there. II you al
tempt 10 stop at any other place, or
give a signal Of alarm you'll he "A
dead man, (" and the robbers placed
their weapons close 10 the heads Of
their victims.
The engineer and fireman We're
at the bandits mercy, and could
only obey. The OtteTyille water
tank stands in Robbers Cut, +" Just
east Of Oiterville. II was there that
the noted outlaws, the James boys,
committed one Of their most daring
robberies, and the Younger brothers
perpetrated one Of their b1ldest
crimes.
When "RObbers' Cut'' was
reached the engineer stopped the
tain.
you come with me" the leader
addressed the engineer. and YOU
tend 10 the firemcu," lac sIid 10 his
companion. The engineer was
commanded 10 90 to the express
ear aud tell the messenger 10 opeu
the door. When he reached the ex-
press car he found that the two rob
bers hal five cOnfeierates stationed
at different places about the car. all
heavily armed and their faces con
cealcl behind masks. lie walked 10
the door OF the express car, and, COW
cred by tie revolyers Of three OF the
robbers, called 10 the express mes
senger, sam Avery, 10 open the
door. Suspecting no danger, Avery
pushed back the door. As he did -,
the leader Of the robbers and his
cOnfeierdtes Iushe;! their revolvers
IN and ordered the messenger 10 !
hold up his hands. The on!er was
Promptly Obeyed and the three rob |
bers jumped into the car. They /
proceeded Immediately TO the safe. |
which was locked. Avery was /
commanded 10 open IL ut the point /
Of revolver AMI did -. One Of |
the robbers unfOlded a gunny /
sack aud into il were placed 1
the entire contents Of the safe.
In the meantime the conductor,
alarmed at the unusual Stopping uf
the train, went forward 10 SIC what
was the trouble. lie got only n far
as the rear end Of the express car
when he was halted by one Of .he
who told him To 70 tack
AMI collect his tickets.
The conductor hurried lack 10 the
first passenger coach aud excitediy
informed the Passengers what was
going ON and advised them 20 hide
their valuables. Money, watches.
.ewelTy and everything valuable
vas showed into hOot-tO:S, into /
tracks, cushioned seats and any
where to get il out Of sight.
The conductor had just warned
he passengers in the second car
when the train started again. The
robbers had finished their work and
The engineer pulled the
rain into Oiterville, where men
were left 70 arouse the sheriff ana
organize a posse 10 pursue the rob
'ers- The robbers had left their ,
hacks in the mud. These were fol- I
Owed for some distance east an.l
finally lost. The sherifrs posse aud ! ,
detectives are securing the country
Tor the robbers AMI, considering the /
-hort start, hope 10 capture some Of /
hem AZ least.
The exact amount Of money and I
.aluahles stolen cannot be learned. Z
The agent Of the express company
iere w.il say Absolutely nothing q
.oOut the occurrence except 10 give I
he story Of the robbery. From
'theT sources II was learned that the I
money in the safe aggregated about .
70, Ull, and that the other valuables |
amounted 10 SIj.Oll