Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-26
ALL EXPERTS.
Deliberate and Complete Work
OF Eight Bandits.
THEX LOOT EVERYTHING IN SIGHT,

MAIL ard Exprcss Matter Rifled and rns.
sengrn Believed Of Their Valuable, by
Men Who believed In Doing Thiue. Wen
-oemarksble Cssc Of kiinaping Uncov.
cred st Chicaeo-Bleody Result e6 .
Fasillssle with Gambler.
PARSONS, kan., Dec. 36.-Anothcr and
the boldest train robbery ever perpetrated
has been recorded in the Indian territory.
The robtcry occurred ut Seminole, small
station ON the Kansas and Arkansas VAL
ley. which n . division of the Missouri
Pacific. The trnin robbed was q train
bound for Little Rock, Ark. As the train
approached Seminole the engineer saw a
danger signal ahead and slowed up, being
under the impression that he was being
Tagged to meet aIDthcr train. As the
train nearrd the switch, however, the en-
ginccr perceived that fat car Ind been
run out Of the side track ON to the main
line and rci light placed on the car.
Te Beld Brig.nd Appearcth.
As soon as the train reached the OBJ
sfruction the engine was boarded by two
men who commanded the engineer and
fireman to jump out Of their cab, which
they did with nlacrity. As they did 80
they were confronted by half dozen other
men, armed to the teeth with winchesters
and rcvolvers. A detachment of the han
dts then started toward the hack of the
train, and, as they proceeded, gathered the
rest Of the train crew, who had stepped off
to ascertain the reason for the sudden stop
ping Of the train. When the robbers had
collected all the crew they were corralled
and guard placed over them, and then
they proceeded to their work Of mulcting
the express and mail cars.
Not = Good bay for Resistance.
They attacked the mail car first and met
with no resistance from the mail clerk.
Pouch after pouch was opened and rified of
its contents. Then the letters which had
been distributed in the pigeon holes were
gone through deliberately and all their
valuable contents extracted and placed in
receptacle which the robbers carried.
After completing their work in the mail
car the robbers turned their attention to
the express car and looted it of its contents
without the least objection from the ex-
press messenger, who was pOwerless to pro-
tect the company's property against such
odds.
<~OW SOsAneS tbhN hoSStu-stT y
Having satisfied themselves that they
had secured all the valuables in the ex-
press car the gang then proceeded through
the coaches and made clean sweep of all
valuables in the possession of the terror
lied passengers. 1t would have been more
than folly for the passengers or crew to re
sist, as the band was made up of eight des-
perate looking men and il was evident
from the way shcy went at the job that
they knew their business. While the rob
bers proceeded through the coaches each
passenger was compelled to hand over all
his cash and jewelry. No violence was Of.
fered because every one gave up quickly,
glad to escape with n whole skin.
The Posse L. Hot On the Trail.
The work Of the bandits was SO deliberate
and painstaking that it is believed they
are old-timers and that they are the same
gang who held up the Missouri, Kan.
sas and Texas train. They secured big
booty, but no estimate can be given OF
the loss. A posse was Organized as soor
as il WINS possible 20 advise the authorities
Of the facts and deputies are hot on the
trail Of the robbers. 1t is barely possible
that II the posse gets near the gang n figh,
will ensue