People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22
BOLD TRAIN ROBBERY.
The Dalton Gang Again on the
Road.
An Express Train on the NJ, X. 6 t. Road
Held Up and Robbed at Adair, In
dian Territory Fatal Stray
shots-The Escape.
The Dalton Gang at Work.

The Dalton Gang at Work.
PARSONS, Kan, July 16.-The coolest
and most desperate train robbery ever
perpetrated on the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railroad took place at Adair sta
ton on the Cherokee division of the
road about $50 o'clock last night, re-
sulting in the killing of one man, the
wounding Of three others and the loss
to the express company of large sum-
The notorious Dalton gang, who had
been camped in the Indian territory,
between Adair and Pryor creek, for sew
erai days, made their way to Adair
about 9 o'clock last night and at the
muzzles Of Winchesters, pointed in the
face of the station agent, ransacked the
Office of the station of all its money and
yaluables. Having accomplished this
the robbers, seven in number, sat down
at the station and coolly awaited. the
arrival Of passenger train No. 2, due
there at 9:42 o'clock.
When the train was slowing ND at
the station the robbers covered En-
gineer Glen Ewing and his fireman
with their Winchesters and no sooner
had Conductor George W. Scales and
his porter stepped off the train than
both Of them were also forced to face
Winchesters ..... ......
Three of the robbers then compelled
the fireman to leave the engine and
with his coal pick aid them in securing
admission to the express car. Up to
this time Messenger George P. Williams
mad persisted in his refusal to open the
door. One Of the bandits then shouted
that he had placed dynamite under the
car and would blow it to atoms if the
door was not opened He fired by way
OF emphasis, several shots into the car
which passed uncomfortably near the
head of the messenger and he gave in
and opened the door.
The three men sprang into the car
and while one covered the terrified mes
senger with his gun, the other two
turned their attention to the safe. The
messenger was threatened with death
if he did not open it. He finally sue
ceeded and the robbers made short
work Of its contents, taking everything
they could find, even to things that
were OF no value to them at all.
After relieving the messenger of his
watch the robbers bound him and
dumped him in corner of the car.
While the three robbers were in the
express car, another robber was seen to
back a spring wagon up to the door of
the car and the contents of the safe
were thrown into the wagon.
When the train stopped at Adair.
Capt j. j. Kinney, chief of the detec-
tive force on the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas, Capt LAHORE, chief of the In
dian police, and seven other guards
were in the smoking car of the train.
expressly to protect the train from anv
attack from robbers. The robbers, the
moment the train stopped, began firing
their Winchesters and kept the firing
up until they had accomplished their
aims. Kinney and his men opened fire
on the robbers and for a few minutes
bullets were flying thick and fast.
In the melee Kinney received a flesh
wound on the right shoulder, LAHORE
had one arm slightly burned and a
guard by the name of Ward suffered a
slight flesh wound. None of the rob-
bers were injured so far as known.
Stray bullets entered drug store up
town and struck Drs. Youngblood and
W. L. Golf, who were sitting in the
building. Golf has since died of his
wounds and Youngblood is in dancer.
aus condition.
After the robbers had loaded their
plumber into the spring wagon. at a
given signal they started down the
road, headed for the woods, and after
firing parting shot at the train, were
soon lost to view.
just how much money the robbers
secured could not be learned as the ex-
press messenger would not reveal that
fact, but it is thought by those who are
in position to know that the loss was
rot very large.
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