The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-18
ROBBERSSWARM ATRAIN
ro MEN WITH PISTOLS TAKE
CHARGE OF THE ENGINE.


CHARGE OF THE ENGINE.
uaya the Cars stopped at the
ecsne of One of jesse James Ex-
-,o,+a and Are Joined by Five Con-
saderates-se,ooo Taken From the
Safe.
V,xs.s CITY, Aug. II. - The limited
nansas express on the Missouri Pacific was
bed No by seven highwaymen at an early
honr this evening and robbed of $1,000 OF
avnrass matter. The train was crowded
.r;,b passengers, and the safe of the Express
..~,nanv was stuffed with money, con-
o;,-nad much of it, to western banks The
train left Upton about o'clock.
TWO MYSTERIOUS FIGURES
Two mysterious figures were lurking
.,o,,rd the forward end of the train, but no
a...n,ion was paid to them. just after
,.orino linton the firemen turned toward
tba tender TO fire up the engine and looked
SnUerelv ~ into the muzzles of two revolvers
~ +be hands of two masked men who were
i.,;,a, on their faces on TOP of the coal. They
"a dsvidentlv boarded the forward end Of
~ "bindn mail car and were crawling
over toward the engineer.
THE ENGINE MEN PowERLEss.
ora of the bandits covered the fireman,
rvbiia the other took care of the engineer.
Tbav we're told to hold up their hands.
nN6w YOU run this train to the Otterville
water tank" ordered the leader, land stop
there. II YOU attempt to stop at any other
Mace or give a signal of alarm you'll be
dead mem" and the robbers placed their
weanons close to the heads of their victims.
The engineer aud fireman could only obey.
SCENE OF THE ROBBERY.
The Otterville water tank stands in
"Robbers' Cut.n This is where the Jesse
lanes gang committed one of their boldest
robberies. and Is at the bottom of a steep
grade, and when the train approached 1t the
engineer had great difficulty in attempting
TO bring the engine to a stop. His attempts
were redoubled when the leader OF the two
robbers pressed the muzzle Of his revolver
against the engineers temple and the train
was stopped.
ORDERS OF THE LEADER.
"You come with me-" the leader ad z
dressed Frank Drayer, the engineer, and
"you attend to the fireman. - he said to his
companion. The engineer was COM
manded to go TO the express car and tell
the messenger to open the door. When he
reached the car he found that the two rob-
bers had five confederates stationed at con-
veulenL places about the car, all heavily
armed and their faces concealed behind
masks
THE EXPRESS CAR OPENED.
He walked to the door Of the express car
and covered by the revolvers of three of
the robbers, called to the express messenger,
Sam Avery, to open the door. Avery, sus-
pecting no danger, pushed back the door.
As be did so the leader of the robbers and
one Of his confederates pushed their revolv-
ers IN and ordered the messenger to hold up
his hands. The order was promptly obeyed
and three of the robbers jumped into the
car.
LoOTING THE SAFE.
They proceeded Immediately to the safe,
which was locked. Avery was ordered to
open It, and at the point of a revolver did
so, One OF the robbers unfolded a sack and
into 1t we're placed the entire contents Of
the safe. The robbers then made a cur
sorry examination to see if they had over
looked anything, and finding nothing more
ol value Jumped out of the car.
THE CONDUCTOR HALTED.
10 the meantime the conductor, alarmed
az The unusual stoppage of the train. went
got only as far as the rear of the express
car when be was halted by one of the rob
oeFS' who told him to 60 back and collect
MS jlckeJs "We'll take care of this end of
the train, he said
PASSENGERS HIDE THEIR vAIUABLEs-
ihe conductor hurried back to the first
passenger coach, and excitedly informed
Ilo passengers of what was going on. and
SqNheu them to hide their valuables.
@Gney, watches, jewelry, and everything
1aiuaDle was showed into boot tops. the
uackS OF the cushioned seats, and any where
~ geV IL out of sight The conductor had
.lSI warned the passengers in the second
@ .lass "hen the train started on its iournev
Ssalh' The robbers had finished their wor
aud escaped
THE AUTHORITIES NOTIFIED.
~ ne engineer pulled the train into Otter
vHle half mile distant. where mart of the
crew We're left to arouse Che sheriff and
Stsanlze posse to pursue the robbers Ar
nar.a "ia, seven miles from the scene. the
se"s Sc was telegraphed to headquarters at
o. o. LOUIS, and all he available deteotives
n u, IHe road were dispatched to the scene
-n,', aue ROBBERS had left their tracks in the
Niga' NJ out they were soon lost.
o0 Ine sherltf's posse Is in pnesuit. bonino to
capture some of the robbers
THEIR BOOTY SAID TO BE SMALL.
FILL FIJiLDALiA, Mo-. Aug. II, IL p. M-Sunt
s.s,ed s,ef I Gt the Pacific Express COMPANY
eojJ T,ot luis evening that $74 in money. q
Sovar,-| meUch aud package supposed to be-
eurs5 Iiiient h supplies were all tuat was se.
~ Une robbers of the train.