Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-21
ASqO,O0O EXPRESS ROBBERY
Immense Loss to the Pacific Express
Company.
The Old Nest Was Not Destroyed
When the James and YOungers
Were Exterminated.


KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Aug. H. The Pa
ci6c Express Company lost about $50, 600
by train robbery in the Missouri Pacific
railway early this morning. 1t was the
Kansas City limited express No. 3 that fell
into the hands Of the bandits. The train
was Gro wded with passengers and the safe
of the express company was stuffed with
money, consigned, much of it, to western
banks. The train left Upton, Mo-, about
3 this morning. Two mysterious figures
were seen by the engineer lurking
around the forward end of the
train. but no particular attention was
paid to them. Just after leaving Upton
the fireman turned toward the tender to
fire up the engine, and looked squarely i'll
to 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 platform of
the "blind" mail car at that place and
were crawling over the tender toward the
engine. 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 Their hands
went up. Now you run this train to
OtterviIle water tank, - ordered the leader,
land stop there. If you attempt to
stop at any other place or give signal 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
0tterville 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 per
petrated one of their boldest crimes. Rob
bers Cut" is at the bottom of 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 engi
neers temple and just as the historic spot
was reached the train stopped.
AT THE POINT OF SIX REvoLvERs.
"You come with me-" The leader ad
you tend to the fireman, he said to his
companion. The engineer was com
manded to go to the express car and tel
the messenger to open the door. He die
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 tC
the door Of the express car and covered
by the revovers of three of the robbers
called to the express messenger, San
Avery, to open the door. Avery, suspect
ing no danger, pushed back the
door. As he did so the leader Of
the robbers and one confederate pushed
| their revovers in and ordered the mes
sengers 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 i
and at the point of revolver
did so. One of the robbers un
folded IA gunny sack and into it wer'
placed the entire contents of the safe. TIL,
robbers then made examination of the ca
to see if they overlooked everything
and finding nothing of value backeo
out of the car, three revolvers Away
pointed at the messenger. In the mean
time, the conductor, alarmed at the unusu
al stopping of the train, went forward t.
see what was the trouble. He got onl,
as far as the rear end of the express car
when he was halted by one of the robber
who told him to go back and collect tick
cts. well take care of this end of tn
train, :" the robber added. The condncto
hurried back to the first passenger coacl
and excitedly informed the passengers o
what was going on and advised then
to hide their valuables. Money, watches
jewelry. and everything valuable wa
showed into boot tops, into the cracks o
the cushioned seats, and anywhere to ge
it out of sight. The conductor had jus
warned the passengers in the second ca
when the train started on its journe.
again.