The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-30
.lYNCHERS THEN H|GHWAYMEN
successfully Hold up II Train on the
Missouri Pacific Rail
road.
The Former Only Hung II Victim. but
the Others Robbed the
Train.
Exploits of the James Gang Rivallcd
The Robbers Finally
Captured.

KANSAS CRY. Jan. -. Last night was
a thrilling one for the crew and pessen-
gers Of the south bound Missouri Pacific
train. The train was held twice. once
by a l%ynching party that was escorting
the murderer Robert Hcpler from Ne
vada. Mo, TO Lamar. Mo. where they
hanged him, and the second time by
train robbers. who robbed the express
car and its inmates. The train had
hardly left Nassau Junction, where the
lynching party took possession OF it.
when a danger signal induced the engi-
neer to slow up again. When the train
came to a standstill two masked men en-
tered the express car and ordered the &C.
cupants to hold up their hands, keeping
them covered with revOlvers while the
train travelled twelve milee to Lamar.
The robbers rifled the pockets Of the
trainmen. taking SO from B~aggageman
Hull. small amounts from Express Mes
senger Houck and Travelling Passenger
Agent Bardett of the Missouri Pacific,
who had gone to the express car to es-
cape annoyance by the mob Of lynchers
IN the rear cars. The express messenger
was compelled to reveal the combination
to the Pacific Express company's safe
and that was also riied, the amount Sc
a,,ra hnI 81 Has M
amount. less than $40. When
the train arrived at Lamar,
the destination of the mob, the bandits
mingled in the crowd Of lynchers and for
a time were lost sight Of. One of the
trainmcn, however, soon discovered them
boarding a passing north bound freight
train on the Memphis road, and sent the
following dispatch to the sheriff and city
marshal at Fort Scott, Kan:
Watch for two men, no baggage, rough
in appearances; one somewhat taller than
the other. They are wanted here for rob
bling Pacific express and Missouri Pacific
train this morning. Are coming toward
your city on freight"
The freight train arrived at Fort Scott
al ! o'clock this morning. Policeman ).
b. Clemore was on duty at the station,
Two suspicious-looking characters at,
rived who answered the description OF
the robbers given IN the dispatch. lie
halted them, when II OF the men drew
his revolver and fired. hchull pierced
the policeman heart II ne dropped
lead. 1t SO happened thal ny ,il's
time the freight was Iusi pulling
out and the robbers boarded an empty
box car ana locked themselves III. snort
~ afterwards the passenger Tram from
Lamar arrived and on 1t was Detective
Chester OF the Missouri RACINE VINO was
in pursuit OF the Il lie, accom-
panied by United States Marshal Mapes
and Marshal Abbott o1 r Scott
boarded the passenger tram which pulled
out immediately in pursuit of the freight
At Mianlistown the freight was over
taken, but was lust pulling out iol
P!easonton when the passenger tram ar
rived. the crew of the former tram hav'
ing no knowledge of the dangerous
freight they were hauling. Detective
Chester and his companions, howeve
succeeded in boarding the moving freigh'
and took possession Of the car imme
diatcly behind the n in viii h the ban
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