The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-07-16
The Daltons Eoid ZIP Another Express
Train ON the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas Road.
They Are Said to Have Secured Be
tween Fifty aud seyents,fire Thou.
sand for. Their Trouble.
A Detective and Three Others Wounded
lii an Attempt to Scare Them
on.

PARSONS, Kan, July l6.-1News has
reached here that the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas passenger train No. 2 was
halted and robbed at Adair Station,
in Indian territory, seventy miles from
here, at q late hour. The desperadoes
who committed the robbery are the
Dalton brothers, who have been guilty
of more crimes of this nature than any
OF the other bands of ruffians that make
the Nation their headquarters. The
thieves blew open the safe and secured
the contents, which, 1t is assured by an
official who knows, were certainly be-
tween sc, 900 and s75, 900. The robbery
was not accomplished without a hard
fight, however, in which Captain j.. j.
Kinney, chief Of detectives Of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas road; L. IA.
Flora, member of the Indian police,
and two doctors, passenge% on the train
and residents of Adair, were wounded.
None of them, however, is likely to die
from the injuries received.
The train left Vinitia, forty miles east
Of Adair, on time. Nothing wrong was
noticed until a few miles from Adair
two men with faces masked jumped
down from the tender into the cab and,
presenting revolvers at the engineer and
fireman, ordered the train brought to q
halt. This command was obeyed and
the train soon came to standstill.
AS soon as the train stopped shots
were heard outside. Captain Kinney,
Flora and the two doctors who live in
Adair rushed from the cars. They saw
two men standing at the side OF the ex-
press car, into which they had fired sew
eral shots after the messenger had failed
to comply with their demand to open
the door. Captain Kinney and Mr..
Flora opened FIRE on the men, who
promptly sent several bullets at them,
while several men cama from one aids
toward them. They, too, opened fire and
lively fusilade ensued, in the course Of
which Kinney, Flora and the two doc
tors were wounded. None of the other
passengers came to their aid and they
were forced to retreat into the cars,
their revolvers being empty. The men
who had last appeared kept mp lively
firing for the purpose Of intimidating
the passengers on the train, and with
excellent effect, not soul appearing.
Up to this time the messenger had
persisted in his refusal to open the door,
One of the Dalton boys then shouted
that he had placed dynamite under the
car and would blow it to atoms If the
door was not opened, firing by way of
emphasis, several shots into the car,
which passed uncomfortably near the
head OF the messenger
At this the messenger gave in and
opened the door. The three men sprang
into the car, and while one covered the
terrified messenger with his gun the
other two turned their attention to the
safe. The work of blowing it open was
soon accomplished and the contents
quickly extracted. After relieving the
messenger of his watch the robbers
bound him and dumped him a corner oi
the car. They then leaped to the ground,
and after firing several shots more, dis.
appeared.
After it became q certainty that the
robbers had gone the train started fo1
Adair As soon as the station was
reached the alarm was given, q posse
hastily formed and a return to the scene
Of the robbery made No trace Of the
thieves was discernible. They were
members Of the Dalton gang, headed BY
| the Daltons themselves, is known be
yond peradyentnre.