The sun., 1893-09-28

St Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 26.-The bold at
tempt at train robbery which was clever
ly frustrated here just after midnight
yesterday morning, ci Used great excite
ment here. Of six men who attempted
the robbery only one escaped. The rob-
bers who were killed are Fred kohler
and Hugo Gleitz. The three men capt
ured are n. A. Hurst, Henry Carver
and Charles Fredericks. john Gleitz es-
cppcd. The trGir wkicE the bandits had
attempted to rob was passenger train No.
8 on the Kensas City, st. Joseph 4
Council Bluffs railroad, which left Kan
sas City at 9:05 p m Sunday night, and
which arrived here at 1890 Monday
morning The officials of the road had
been notified that the robbery Of the
II nd had been planned, and they notified
the police. When the train arrived here
q dummy train was made up and sixteen
police officers, under 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. 3, and consisted of an engine
and tender, an express and baggage car,
and the usual coaches and Pullmans.
When the decoy reached point two
miles north of St. Joseph the engineers
attention was arrested by q lighted
lantern moving to and fro between the
rails. He obeyed the signal and soon
six masked II en- surrounded the engine.
Ono of the bardits mounted the train
and presented one revolver at the engi-
reer's head, another at the fireman's,
keeping them in subsection while the 9TH
er FIVE men fastened to rob the express
open the door, which he did forthwith
The baLdits entered the car leaving two
without to guC1d. The policemen who
were guarding the train were distributed
in the various cars, the majority of them
being concealed in the express car I'M
mediately the three bandits who had
undertaken the work of robbing the car
entered the door the police within ordered
them to surrender. The robbers were
taken completely by surprise, but they
CpeLed fire a. OLc( on the police. The
police return ed the fire, .nd a general
fusillade followed. Abont twenty-five
shots We're fired on both sides. When
the smoke cleared rWay the lifeless bodies
of kohler arc Gleitz were lying On the
floor of the car. They had been shot
through the head. The bullet which
rSdt PttlduCt-I llSlNEL
death. He never stirred after he was
pit: Gleitz was still breathing, hut lie
died soon after he was brought here.
FFederleks. the third II hbel engaged in
the fight was not iLjUl ed and was placed
Under arrest. None Cf the officers were
injured. While the fight was going OH in
tn" car those of the police not engaged in
it were looking after the two E.hbers
who had been left outside "a Keep wstch.
The police quickly took them in and
placed them under arrest, The bandit
who had been detailed to Guerd the ell
gineer and fireman quickly realized the
situation when he, heard the battle goiag
on in the express car ard promptly made
his escape. A detail of officers was put
o. lis track and quickly took I'd the
pursuit with every prospect uf capturing
the fugitive. AN TIA FobheFs liveL here
Henry tieltEe. the sixth and last manl-
her Of the gapg. was captured at $50
this morning. Officers tracked him from
the scene of the hold-up to the house of
Mary Elsner i'll South st. Joe. His
pockets We're full of ammunition and
three fingers of his left hand had l,ccn
shot off He denied that he had taken
any part in the attempted robbery, but
refused doggedly IL talk further. The
police ave confident that he is the man
and kave locked him up at police head
quarters