The rustler., 1891-08-28
The Deed OF Two Train Robbers
Near Kansas City.
CONDUCTOR HELD Up AND ROBBED.


train robbers.
Al i:So a m. yesterday a Kansas
City, St Joseph & Council Bluffs freight
train pulled up at Murray's bell house.
about a mile and n half beyond Har-
lem Murray's bell house Is a dismal
place enough There are no houses
near IL IL Is simply a signal box.
where the trains stop 20 ring up the
train dispatcher q find out whether or
not the road is open into Kansas City.
The moon was shining brightly when
the train arrived there. and Engineer
II. Cassie jumped down 10 use the sig
nal box. As he unlocked the box he
heard n noise like men walking through
the high swamp weeds behind the box.
He had Just given his ring and had
not received his answer when some one
behind said:
Hold mp yoar hands, we want your
money"
, lie turned and all the stories of Jesse
James he had ever read flashed through
his mind. Us he saw the moonlight
shining on two big rsvolvers, each held
by a man with black mask over his
face.
"IIave you got any money!" asked
one of the men.
"A little"
We'll, you had better have a good
deal" said one of the masks, tuclsing in
big oath.
One of them covered Cassie while the
other hurriedly searched his pockets.
He broke his gold watch off the chain
and secured about So In change. Just
as they had finished the signal rang out
It's answer that the road was clear.
Answer that bell" said one of the
robbers. and Cassie stepped back and
gave the answer: "All right"
The men who were making n new
departure in train robbing by holding
up freight train were not well satis-
fed with their haul.
"ls there anyone in the way carp
asked one OF the masks
NO one but the rear brakeman"
said Cassie.
The rear brakeman was j. +. White,
known to all his friends Us Ed White.
Marching Cassie before them the rob
bers walked back along the train.
White was not in the way car One of
the robbers discovered him first lie
was standing on top OF car two cars
In front OF the way car
Here. you," yelled the train robber
with black oath, ''come down off OF
there"
Before White could reply or discover
Al 4
and he fell
Get your train out of here rs fast as
you can. said one of the men, much
excited and sandwiching in numerous
foul words.
Cassie gave the signal and the train
pulled out. The two men jumped
aboard the car, on the top OF which lay
their victim. The conductor climbed
up the ear and peered over. The men
were walking forward on the train.
There were fifteen cars in the train.
About the eighth ear they disappeared.
Cassie kept out of sight and held his
lantern under the roof of the cars until
he was sure they were gone. Then he
hurried to where White lay lie raised
him partly up and turned the lantern
in his face.
The brakeman was dead.
The one shot fred Mt random into the
night had entered his right temple, kill
ing him instantly.
The train stopped at Harlem and the
body was placed in the station house.
Cassie remaint-l there some time tele-
graphing reports of the occurrence to
the officials OF the road aud then brought
his train into Kansas City
1t seems probable that the man left
the train about the time that Cassie
lost sight of them, and 4. Smith, fish
German, who lives on the river front mo-
far from that place, found this morning
that one of his boats had been stolen.
White was 80 wears of age and mar
ried. His home is St Joseph. Wher
the officials of the road were noti
fled of the shooting they at once
sent word to Mrs. White She arrived
from St Joseph this morning almost
crazed with grief They had beer
married only six months She was hil
second wife, however. and he left
little three-year-old girl the daughter
OF his first wife. His father, who lives
at Valnssca, Ia, was notified of hi
sons death this morning. The body
will be taken to St Joseph for burial
Sheriff Linton, OF Clay county. or
ganized posse and is beating the brush
of the Clay county bottoms, but will
poor chances of getting the men.
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Condemned 60 lie shot.
Ell. PAso, Tex, Aug. ell. +. Clay