The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-24
THE LAMAR ROBBERS.
One of the Bandits Killed and the Other
Oantnred.

! LAMAR. Mo, Jan. 23-Two very bold
men held up the Missouri Pacific train al
| 1890 O'Clock last night and robbed tbs
! occupants of the express car of all the
valuables they had. The safe was also
robbed. The amount taken was small.
FORT SCOTT, Kan, Jau. pa telegram
was received here from Lamar, Missouri
soon after the robbery. saying:
''Watch for two mem no baggage; rough
appearance; one somewhat taller thAu
I other. They are wanted for robbing the
Missouri Pacific express train here this
morning; are coming towards your city on
freight"
Policeman 6. p. McI.amore. (coloredl
who had been on DUTY az the Gulf depot
saw two men get of OF a north bound
freight train which arrived here at Z
O'Clock this morning He halted them.
One Of them shot him dead and then both
fed. A few minutes after the shooting
the men were seen to get into box car
on the outgoing north bound freight
Detectives Chester aud Mapes started on
a passenger in pursuit, and overlook them
at Miami station, five miles south Oi
pleasHntOn. han. The men suspected
tnat they were followed and attempted to
escape, but the officers compelled them TO
stay in the car 4 desperate battle ensued.
After fighting for nearly an hour a ball
from Winchester ended the carerr Of
wounded that he surrendered. The
wounded man says that b. Is Charlie.
Myers, OF go Reynolds street Kansas CITY.
Kan. The name ot the other man -
unknown.
kansas CITY, Jan. 23.-Isst night wss
a thrilling one for the crew and passeu-
gers Of the south bound Missouri Pacific
train, The train was held up twice -oucs
BIZ the lyuchlng party that was escortiug
the murderer Robert Hepier from Nevada.
No, TO Lamar. No, where they hanged
him, aud the second time by train rSbbsr-
who robbed the express car aud its IN
mates. The train had hardly left Nassau
Junction. where the lyuchiBg party took
possession Of it. when = danger signal iu-
duced the engineer 20 slog up again
When The train came % a -taHdsti. tyo
masked men entered The expires car sad
ordered the occupants 70 hold MP tEeiF
hands. keeping tHeTa covered wifh their
reviewers vhiie tbe train Travelled -
Lamar.
The robbers ri8ed the pockets ot tie
tralnu4e8. getting Ss5 from Bag-azeDAu
Hull and small amounts from ETpFess
AiessengeT Hogck aud TrsTeIux Passqn-
ger Agent Barrett q the Missouri Pacific.
who bad -one 70 the express csT - escape
the annoyance cf tLe mot - syurBsra 10
the Tear car. kxpre-s Messenger Eggek
WAS com pei Jed 20 reTesi tle cUfntinas3ozs
o. TIE - fs-e2T T1 PNe4f5r TX press com EsaffE
safe. and the safe wss also TIhsd- Iae
amoInt secured rsas Iess than 81. Whea
the train arrived a. lamar tAe ezprsss
robbers we're seen - ~ Of and board
nDrth- bound freight train q the Memphis
road. 4 fes--rsfu svas SEPT 70 FORT scott
han. N .ook 0ut foE tie r SterE.
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