The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-05-30

the contemplated hold up OF the train.
The tramp refused to join in the raid.
The robbers threatened to throw the
tramp from the car but after short
alteration the tramp promised not to
give the alarm. He said ali he
wanted was to he LETT in peace to COM
plere his stolen ride. The robber
agreed. Shortly after leaving Pacific
and while the train was creeping
up a steep grade the robber
mounted the tender and with drawn
revolver compelled Engineer Hamil-
ton stop the train. The train having
come 10 standstill the robber was
Joined by three companion who COM
PEELED the engineer and fireman to ac-
company them to the express car.
When the train stopped the express
messenger, Hamlin, suspected some
thing was wrong and secured and
bolted the doors Of the car and began
terrifying himself by piling up bag
gage and express matter against the
doors. In the meantime the robbers
had demanded admission to the car.
The express messenger refused to
open the door and the robbers
fred four shots through the
side of the car, and again
with many threats and oaths demanded
that the door be opened. The mes
senger again refused and then the
robbers re<orted to dynamite, stick
of the deadly explosive being placed
under the door OF the car and set of.
The explosion was terrific. 1t blew
the door off its gearing and shattered
the entire side of the car. Seeing that
further resistance was useless, the
messenger, badly frightened, though
unhurt, allowed the robbers to proceed
with the matter in hand unmolested.
Two of the latter held the fireman
and engineer under guard on the out
side of the car, while the other two
went through the express car.
Meanwhile, the passengers had be-
come arroused ut the firing Of the re-
volvers and the explosion of dyna-
mite, and grasping the situation, they
began to make themselves and their
valuables scarce. Watches, money
and Jewels were hastily secreted and
many passengers hid themselves in
various hiding places. One small man
crawled under a berth which had been
made up and could not he indeed To
come out, until the train had got fair
IL started or its Journey again.
No attempt was made to rob the
passengers. Among the passengers
were Governor Stone and State Treas
uerer Lon Y. Stephens. The Gov.
was thoroughly arosed over the hold
up. He said to passengers that this
hing of robbing trains in Missouri
with impunity had gone far enough
and he proposed to have it stopped.
Before the robbery was fairly CON-
pleted he issued official notice of re-
ward for the capture of the robbers.
placing the amount at $500 for each
robber. After the robbers had finish
ed their work they escorted the
engineer and fireman back
to the engine and or
dered them to pull out, quick. The
order was obeyed, but the train was
stopped at Washington. There De
tective Pat Lallie, who CHANGED to be
on the train, got off and organizing
a posse took a special train to the
scene of the robbery and entered up
on pursuit of the bandits.
There Governor Stone promul gated
the offer of reward. Although the
robbers were unmarked, none Of the
train men are able to give a descrp-
ton of any Of them except in general
way. The tramp, however, who had
an encounter with the man on the
blind end of the baggage car, who was
evidently the leader of the gang, has
vivid remembrance of him. The
tramp after his connection with the
affair, il was learned was taken into
the sleeper to the governor He
said the man with whom he had an
interview on the baggage car was tall
and thin, and wore his hat ike Gov
ernOr Stone, indeed he resembled the
governor in almost every detail en-
cepting his attire. The tramp was
taken in charge by the Missouri Pa
cifc people at Washington. Nothing
is too good for him and he is being
well entertained there awaiting the
arrest of the robbers. He will he
held to identify the leader, shsuld h'
be captured.
A Demented Mar.
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