The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-10-14
THE TRAIN ROBBRES
Thought to Have Been Cleyerly
Captured at Last i'm Cald-
we'll County.

LEXINGTON, Mo, Oct. 6.-Detect-
ives j. M. Crowder and Frank Tut,
who Saturday arrested at Lisbonvi'le
in Caldwell county, Horatio Hines
and Frank Hoffman, who are beyond
a reasonable doubt two of the three
Otterville train robbers, and brought
them to this city, rested Saturday
night for the first time in seventy-two
hours, and from the time of their APP
pearance on the streets yesterday they
have been surrounded by crowds
eager to learn of the clever capture.
Yesterday evening Mr.. Crowder gave
the whole story to reporter, with the
understanding that some points were
to be withheld from publication for
awhile, as the arr, st of the third man
depended upon them being kept quite.
Mr.. Crowder was the first to strike
the clew which resulted in the arrests.
He knew Hoffman, and was trying to
work up evidence against him for
highway robbery. Hoffh.a an was very
much attached 10 a pair of women of,
questionable character In this city, a
mother and her daughter. After a
short while Hoffman came back to
this place and induced the pretty Miss
Pinnager to leave her mother and run
away with him. Mrs. Pinnager was
then taken sick and left in destitute
circumstances. Her young son stole
meat to eat and was 'aced in Jail.
The rent fell due and Constable Crow
der was sent to eject her. He found
out her condition and offered to help
her if she would divuige what she knew
about Hcffman's movements and the
train robbary, but she told him only
a few things. Mr.. Crowdsr then
stated his case to Detective Tut, and
together they commenced working.
They had found out from Mrs Pima
ger that the men had gone to Webb
City, and on their way to that place
had made all necessary arrangements
to prove an aIibi should they be sppre-
hended. They were then traced into
johnson county, where they boarded
a train and came to this city. When
they reached this place the detectives
were up to their every movement
and laid a trap FIR them, this time
another woman being ustd, who
the detectives say. has done some
work. From her the detective,
found out that Hoffman was 10 90 to
the post Office at Polo on Friday of
last week to receive a pistol and a
letter from this place. The detectives
went to Hines residence, In most
secluded spot in some dense timber,
and watched the movements OF Hines,
knowing that Hoffman would turn up.
Hines brother went to the post office
ON Friday and secured Hoffmans
mail, and the two detectives lost all
hope of catching Hoffman, and
planned to arrest Hines Satur-
day morning. Shortly after
daybreak yesterday morning Crow
der went to the rear of the house, and
Tut walked TO the front door and rap
ped. Hines came to the door. lis
this Mr.. Hines?" said Tut. eyes,
said he. "Mr. Hines" said Tut,
quietly, "you are my prisoner.
then he han ed Hines over to the
custody of a farmer, who accompanied
him. Then, in the vain hope of fir d.
ing Hoffman in the house, he stepped
to the window and called out, as if he
knew that Hoffman was there, to
come out or he would shoot through
the window at him. Hoffman wa:
there. in bed, and Tut heard him
call for his pistol. He continued
making his demands for him to come
out. and Hoffman told him to wait I'm
til he could slip on his boots. ln
stead of slipping ON his boots he put
large pistol in his pocket and slipped
out the beck door and made for th'
exceedingly heavy brush about fit.
feet from the house. As he bounded
over the fence he was covered b,
Crowdor's pistol, and it was with al
exceedingly slow movement that h
compiled Win the uetecliNes GULL
mands.
The men put their prisoners il
irons, and were walking up the raj
road track toward the station, whel
Detective Furlong and some of his CO
workers were met, coming after til
man upon an entirely different clew
Property by which the men can b
identified have been found in the pos
session of the prisoners. Jewelr
worn by both of them was identife
and the cuff buttons worn by Hine
and which had been found near To
scene, of tine robbery were identitie
by Hines wife as belonging to he
husband before she was aware wha
led TO his arrest. Hines broke dow
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