The morning call., 1890-08-18
MASKED ROBBERS.
4 Missouri Pacific Train
Plunder0d.
The Bandits Secure Booty Valued al
Ninety Thousand Dollars.
Robbers Gut" Near 0tterTllle, Where
the James Brothers Committed One Of
Their Raids, the Locality Chosen,
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 1.-THE Pacific Ex-
press Company lost $4,000 by a train rob-
berry on the Missouri Pacific Railway early
this morning. 1t was the Kansas City
limited that's fell into the hands of the BAN
ats. The train was crowded with passen-
gers, and the safe of the Express Company
was stuffed with money consigned-much
of ito Western banks. The train left
Upton, Mo, about 3 o'cloek.in the morning.
Two mysterious and suspicious appearing
figures were seen by the engineer lurking
around the forward end of the train, but
e no particular attention was paid to them.
just after leaving Upton the fireman
went toward the tender to fire up, and
looked square into the muZzle of two re-
volvers 10 the hands of two masked men.
They had evidently boarded the forward
platform of the "blind" mail car at Upton,
and were crawling over the tender toward
the engine.
COVERED BY REvoLvERs.
One Of the bandits covered the fireman
with his revolver, while the other took care
OF the engineer. They were told to hold up
their hands. Now you run this train to
the Otterville water tank" ordered the
leader, 'and stop there If you attempt to
stop at any other place, or give a signal of
alarm, you'l be a dead man." and tine rob-
bers placed their weapons close to the
heads Of their victims. The engineer and
fireman were at The bandits mercy, and
could only obey. I be Otterville water tank
stands in Robbers Cut" just east of Otter
vile. Il was there that the noted outlaws,
To l,.,1- tod Of tbai
most daring TobbeTies, and the younger
brother perpetTated one of their bOldest
crimes.
STOPPED TEE TRAIN.
When Robbers Cut was reached the en-
giUeer stopped the train. "Y ou come with
me-" the leader addressed the engineer,
land You tend to the fireman." he said to
his companion. The engineer was COM
manded to 60 to the express-car and tell the
messenger to open the door When he
reached the eXpress-ear he found the TWO
robbers had i've confederates stationed at
convenient places about the car. All were
heavily armed and their faces were con-
cealed behind masks. He went to the door
of the car, and, covered" by the re-
vOlverS OF three of the robbers, called to
the express messenger, Sam A. Avery. to
open tile door. Avery. suspecting no dan
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the leader Of the robbers and one Of his
confederates pushed their reYolvers in and
ordered the messenger to hold up his
hands. The order was PROMPTLY obeyed
= sDd the three r5bbers jumped into the car
THE SAFE OPENED.
They proceeded Immediately 10 the safe
which was locked Avery was commanded
to open it at tie point Of q revolver and did
SO. One of the robbers unfUlded a gunny
sack and into 1t placed the entire contents
of the safe. In the meantime the COnduc-
tor, alarmed at the unusual stopping uf the
train went forward to see what was the
trouble. He got only as far as the rear end
of the express car, when he was stopped by
one of the robbers, who told him to 60 back
and collect tickets. The conductor hurried
back 10 the first passenger coach ana eXcit-
euly informed the passengers what was 60
ing on, and ordered them to hide their val
uabes, money. watches, jewery, and every
thing valuable was showed into boot tops,
cracks of the cushioned seats and anywhere
TO get it out of sight. The conductor lad
just warned the passengers in the second
car when the train started again.
ESCAPE OF TIE ROBBERS.
The robbers had finished their work and
escaped. The engineer pulled the train
into OtteTville, where men were left to
arouse the Sheriff and organize posse to
pursue the robbers. The robbers had left
their tracks in the mud. These were fol-
lowed for some distance east and finally
lost. The Sheriff's posse and detectives
are securing the country for the robbers,
and, considering their start, hope to cap
ture some of them at least.
NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH.
The exact amount of money and valuables
stolen cannot be learned. The agent of the
express company here will say absolutely
nothing about the occurrence except to give
the story Of the robbery. From other
sources it was learned that the money in the
fa tod ah nd hot
other valuable property amounted to about
$4,000