Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-08-22
MADE A HAUL OF 100000.
Great Express Robbery on the Mis-
souri, Pacific = Train Men at the
Mercy of Six Armed Bandits.
Robbers Clean Out a Well-Filled Safe
Near the Scene of the James and
Younger Robberies Pas
sen.ers UnmoleSted.

KANSAS CITY. No, Aug. 1.-THE Pa
cifc Express Company lost about $50, ,OOC
by train robbery In the Missouri Pacific
railway early this morning. 1t was the
Kansas City limited express No. 3 that
fell in the hands of the bandits. The
train was crowded with passengers and
the safe of the express company was stuff
fed with money, consigned, much of it, tC
western banks. The train left Upton
Mo, about 3 o'clock this morning Two
mysterious figures were seen by the engi-
neer lurking around the forward end OF
the train. but no particular attention was
paid to them. Just alter leaving Upton
the fremen turned tow ard the tender to
fire up the engine, and looked squareIy
into the muzzles of two revolvers in the
hands of two masked men who were lying
on their faces on top of the coal. They
were doubtless the two mysterious
men who were noticed at Upton. They
had evidently boarded the forward plat
form Cf the blind mail car at that place
and were crawling over the tender toward
the fremen with his revolver while the
other took care of the engineer. They
were told to hold up their hands. Their
hands went up. Nov you run this train
to 0tterville water tank" ordered the
leader, land stop there. If you attempt
to stop at any other place or give asignal
of alarm, you'll be dead men, and the
robbers placed their weapons close
to the heads of their victims
The engineer and fireman were at the
bandits mercy and could only obey. The
Ottt rville water tank stands in Robbers
Cut, " just east of Otterville. 1t was there
that the noted outlaws, the James boys. "
committed one of their most daring rob-
berries, and the Younger brothers perpe-
trated one OF their boldest crimes. Rob
bers CUT is ut the bottom of a steep
grade and when the train approached it
the engineer had great difficulty in at
tempting to bring the engine to a stand
still. His attempts were redOubled when
the leader of the two robbers pressed the
muzzle of his revolver against the en-
gineer' temple and just as the historic
spot was reached the train stopped.
AT THE POINT OF sIX REyoLvERs.
You come with me-" The leader ad-
dressed Frank Droyer, the engineer ''and
you tend to the fireman. he said to his
companion. The engineer was command
ed to go to the express car and tell the
messenger to open the door. He did so.
under the threat of death if he should
fail. When he reached the express car he
found the two robbers had five confeder-
ates stationed at convenient places about
the car, all heavily armed and their faces
concealed behind masks. He walked to
the door OF the express car, and covered
by the revoivers of three of the robbers
called to the express messenger, Sam
Avery, 20 open the door. Avery, suspect
ing no danger, pushed back the
door. As he did 90 the leader of
the robbers and one confederate pushed
their revolverS in and ordered the mes
senger to hold up his hands. The order
was promptly obeyed and three of the rob
bers jumped into the car. They proceeded
immediately to the safe which was locked.
Avery was commanded to open it and
at the point of a revolver did so. One of
the robbers unfoided a gunny sack and in
to 1t were placed the entire contents of the
safe. The robbers then made examination
of the car to see if they had overlooked
and finding nothing
more of valuable backed out
of the car. three revolvers always pointed
at the messenger. In the meantime
the conductor, alarmed at the unusual
stopping of 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 halted by one of the robbers
who told him to 60 back and collect
tickets ''We'Il take care of this end of
the train, the robber added Th4 CON
ductor hurried back to the first passenger
coach and excitedly informed the passen-
gers of what was going on and advised
them to hide their vauabIes Money.
watches, jewelry, and everything valuable
was showed into boot tops, into the cracks
of the cushioned seats, and anywhere TO
get 1t ont of sight. The conductor had
just warned the passengers in the second
car when the train started on its journey
again