The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-01-29
DESPERATE ROBBERS.
A Fight 20 the Death with rFsiu
RobberE
Eas Un'boru uEeadod or ut Fort zo1tl
where ruoy KIN an oHcsr-ona
Hob5ar killed and tho Other
Captured

FoBr SCorr, kan. Jan. 25.-When st
a little after o'clock Saturday morn
ing q uorth-bound freight train pulled
into the Gulf depot at Fort Scott, Po-
Hcsman MsLemorc. on duty there
was Glerly watching for the ap-
psGrlEsa Of the two train robbers
who had held up the occupants OF
the Missouri Pacific express car 90
Sheldon 81 midnight. A telegram giving
their des riDtion had been flashed
north aud south over the wires and he
had mastered its contents In the grow
ing light be saw stealing from a box
car OF the just stopped train two men
who answered elsszly the general de-
scription furnished
lIcLemorc knew the desperate chat
ncter Of the chase but he was brave
aud. running up t5SheEn, he called out
o. loud summons that thcy throw Up
their hands Before his own hllt
drawn weapon could speak, one Of the
men 6rsd upon the officer from 81
caliber Colt and the bullet took instant
fatal effect McLemors dropped In Eia
tracks and the two much wanted rut-
mans disappeared among the freight
cars close at band
Capt chester, the Gulf detective OF
this city, was ut the scene OF the killing
Of Policeman McLsmore soon after its
occurrence and prosuming that the
murderer had taken the freight train
going north from the junction nc wait
ed for the fast mail from the south
which was a fcw minutes late and
boarded It. BY this time Omcers Abbott
and Mupes had also become convinced
that the men had taken the freight at
the Junction aud they returned from
their overland chase and took the
noTthbound passenger with the Gulf
detectives
At Miami the passenger train over
took the freight and the officers were
informed by a brakeman on the freight
that the alleged robbers were secreted
N a box car The officers boarded the
freight train at that place just as 10
left the station aud were immediately
made acquainted with the exact loCG-
GOn OF tho meu-
When the train reached PleusaEtou
. the captain at once summoned @ p ase
( surrounded the car. The fugitives did
not finch at the sight of armed mon
] but called TO them ami threatened them
I that they would fght TO the death and
| would shoot the first man who come
/ within range. They were, however,
I only armed with rcvolvers, while The
D besiegeFs had long range guns
/ Abbott remained in the ca nboose while
/ Chester aud Mupas stationed themselves
/ on thd car just behind the one contain
. ing their men in order 70 prevent them
from escaping. The brakeman had
locked the car and they, soon after
I leaving Miami, realized that they were
I Imprisoned aud, learning of the pres
/ euce Of tho officers began firing. Tha
} officers returned the IRE aud the battle
was kept mp from Miami to PIeBsauton
| on the train. the speed of which tho
/ conductor had ordered increased to
I twenty-five miles an hour
re-
| commaudcr OF the posse and called To-
. them to drop their guns and surrender.
They replied by firing at the El-cr
] and MS men. The captain ordered his
/ men to stand at cross fire range agd
] pepper the car with bullets a bout
I nifty shots wsre fred. tho alleged rob
I bers exposing themselves TO return the
/ FIRE Thc car was literally riddled
! with bullet holes aud when one uE the
[ men made signs of q truce So was found
that one Of the robbers had been killed
and the other badly wounded.
The latter aignihed his surrender by
I throwing both guns from the car.
bandit aud the wounded man were
carried into the Gulf depot at Pleas
anton, where the Inquest was held.
The wounded man says he ia Charles
Myers of $50 Reynolds street, Ramsay
CITY. Kan. The name of the other man
Is unknown, but is supposed Co be q
man going 10y the name Of Francis
I Myers is not badly hurt having oul )
I @ desh wound in his left leg.
Express Messenger Houclf came from
Lamar Yesterday afternoon and identi
fed Francis and Myers as the ruea who
1 robbed his car near sheldon Friday
night He bad short Cguversati1 1I
/ with Myers and seemed perfectly salts
Ged that hs was one of the Euiitv mcll
Tt viii be buried iu the poiter's Geld 60
m orrow 90 not claimed.