The Dickinson press., 1893-09-30

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St. Joseph. Mo-, Sept. 26.-Thc bold at
tempt III train robbery which was clever
ly frustrated here just after midnight
yeSterd:N IuCrEiii.. t.: sea great excite
ment here. OF six men who attempted
the robbery only one escaped. The rob
hers who were killed are Fred kohler
and Hugo Gleitz. The three men capt
u1cd ar y. \. Hurst. Henry Carver
and Charles FrcderickS. lohn GlcitZ cs-
oaped. The tr:.ir wficl. the bandits had
attempted 10 rob WAS passenger train No
: on the Kansas City. ST. Joseph q
Council Bluffs railroad. which left Kan
saS City ut 900 p. II. Sunday night, and
which arrived here ut ESQ Monday
morning. Tho officials of the road had!
been notified that the robbery If the
r. al had been planned. and they notified
the police. When the train arrived here
Il dummy train was made up and sixteen
police oti,c, Is. untor command of CHIEF
of Police Smith We're put aboard. In
order to thoroughly deceive the robbers
the train vas made an exact duplicate of
train No. :. and consisted of an engine
and tender, IN cypress and baggage cur.
and the usual coaches and PullmanS.
| When the ,leroy reached Il point two
miles north of ST. Joseph the engineers
| attention was arrested Ivy a lighted
| lantern moving To and fro between the
| rails. He oheycl the signal and Socil
six masked ncn surrounded the engine.
| One of the bardits monnted the train
and presented one revolver at the cnGi-
rtrr's head. another at the tircman'$.
ket ping then i'll subsection while the 9th
.r five mrn FASTENED To rob the express
car. They ordered the messenger to
| open the door. which he did forthwith.
The bandits entered the car leaving two
| without 10 II I'd. The policemen who
were guarding the train were ,iistribut ID
in the various ears. the majority of them
being concealed in the express ear. I'M
medintrly III" three bandits who had
undertaken the work of Iohbing the cav
entered the door the police within ordered
them to surrender. Tn robbers We're
taken completely 10y surprise, but they
opclcd fire ~ oLc,, on I]lc police. The
rulire return cd the fire. md Il general
fusillHle followed. About twenty-five
shots were fired cn both sides. When
the smoke cleared "May the l~ifrless bodies
of kollcr alt Gleitz wrrc lying on tn"
floor of the car. They had been shot
through the head. The bullet which
Pierced Kohler's head produced Instant
death. He never stirred after he was
hit. G!eitz was still breathing. but he
died soon after he WAS brought here.
Fredcricks. the third rl'bu engaged i'll
the fight was not Injured and was placed
under :rreSt. None Of the officers We're
injured. While the fight was going Oh in
til" car those of thu police not engaged in
it We're looking after the two robbers
who had tcon left outside to keep watch.
The police quickly took them in and
placed tl.,m under arrest. The bandit
who had been detailed to gu:rd the OH
gineer and fireman quickly realized the
situation Wien he heard the battle going
on in the express cat ard promptly made
his escape. \. detail of officers WAS put
o.. lis track and quickly took up the
pursuit with every prospect of capturing
the fugitive. All tn. robbers lived here.
Henry Geit:c. the sixth and last menu
ber of the gang. was captured ut $50
this morning. Officers tracked him from
the scene of the loll-up to the house Of
Mary Elsncr in South ST. Joe. His
pockets were full of ammunition and
three fingers of his left hand had !.een
shot off. He denied that he had taken
any part in the attempted robbery, but
refused doggedly to talk further. The
| police are confident that he is the nan
| and have locked him up at police head
| quarters,