The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-10-14
An Engineer With q Level Head
and Brave Messenger Out
wit the Robbers.
The Bungling Attempt of the
Greenh0rns Thwarted Most
Cleyerly-Much Ado About
NOthing-NOt a Pack
age Caught i'm
the Net.

The Missouri. Kansas and Texas
south bound passenger train, No. /,
that left Sedslia Friday evening at
els o'clock was held up by five
masked men, at a water tank one
mile north of Schell City. and an at
tempt was made to rob the express
car but owing to the inexperience of
the robbers they were bluffed by the
express messenger and engineer. The
train was in charge of Conductor
George Ferrill with Engineer Hank
Terrill and Chris. Lemday on the en-
CINE and Eugene COuey in the express
car.
As the train pulled up to the water
tank about one mile north of Schell
City, two masked men armed with re-
volvers and double barreled shot
guns boarded each side of the engine
and covered both the enginser and
fireman with their revolvers. The
robber who had the drop on Engineer
Terrell requested him to 60 back with
them and open the express Car door
This he CONSENTED to do without
hesitsncy, and tie TWO, followed b.
The other robber who had Fireman
Lundey in tow, marched to the ex-
press car, VIII Oh was promptly opened
when Engineer Terrell knocked ON
the door. The robbers remained on
the outside and Terrell got in the car
"Throw out your stuff" yelled one
that seemed to be the leader, as he
pulled from under his rusty looking
---I- -. ..~a~~a
like wheat sack and which it is sup
posed he expected to fill with envel-
opes and packages containing money.
There are six of US and we suppose
to have all you have got"
To this Engineer Terrell replied
that that traia did not carry the
mouey and that there was nothing in
the car Of any value. Messenger
C6uey also informed the would.be
robbers. that he had nothing in the
car but few small packages contain
ing some cheap jewelry which they
could have if they wanted il, and ii
they were not satisfied. to come inside
and look for themselves. The rob-
bers then went to the bagga ,e car
which was next to the express Car.
and raped on the door which was |
opened. They told the baggage man
to "shell out"
"My God! have nothing in here
you fellows want" replied the bag
gageman. cit would take two of you |
to rob me-one to give it to me and |
the other to take it from me-"
The robbers then went forward and |
took Terrell to the mail car and were
about to knock On the door when
Terre told them he would
not give 30 for all there was in that
car. They seemed to believe the en-
gineers statement and hesitated. BY
his time the robbers had lost all |
their nerve and they told Terrell to
pull out as quick as possible and not
70 look back. He did not need the
second invitation. He with his fire.
nan boarded the engine and pulled
'ut for Schell City leaving the rob-
,ers standing on the side of the track
With nothing to show for their work.
The train arrived in Schell CITY
ust seventeen minutes late. On |,
heir arrival at the station Conductor
serrell wired General Superintendent
Frey. the particulars which were re-
;eived here at l0:40 Friday night.
L copy of the message was sent to
W. B., Lyons who
vent at once to his office and com.
nenced.. operations toward a capture !
f the would be robbers. and left YES. ,
erday moriDg on the, 9:15 train for
'chell City. 2 .....-
At 11:So Friday night special 8
rain left Nevada, having on board the !
heriff OF Vernon county with a posse I
f TWENTY-FIVE men, for Schell Civ
IRVING There at H:56. At 8 o'clock
esterdayo morning the sherifs of I
Ienry and Bates counties arrived lat :
ehell City with an other posse and g
his morning at daybrsak both posses !
lrned out aud a thorough search of :