The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1893-09-07
BANDITS ROB AND KILL.
Frisco Passenger Train No. 2
Held up at Mound Valley.

Frisco passenger Train No.
Held up at Mound Valley.
MESSENGER CHAPMAN KILLED.
His Dead Body Left Lying Beside the
Railroad Tracks.-M-n and Wom-
en- are Roboed. Com
pany's Safe Escapes, but
Passengers do Not.
Osweeo, Kali, Sept 3.-Three
men. o'e masked, held up Frisco
passenger train No 2, at Mound
Valley, Kan, at 3:13 o'clock this
morning, shot and instantly killed
Express Messenger Charles A. Chap
man, robbed nearly all of the pas
sengers and escaped. Mound VAL
ley is little station only fifteec miles
from the Indian Territory line. The
bandits are now probably safe with
in that retreat of outlaws.
When the train pulled into Mound
Valley two of the bandits boarded
the engine and one remained upon
the platform. A moment later the
colored porter stepped from the
train to assist lady in getting on.
A Winchester was thrust into his
face aud he was tald TO throw up
his hands. Instead of complying lie
rushed the woman into the car aud
locked the door. Conductor Mills,
knowing nothing of the porter's ex
perience, cam forward from a rear
car and met with the same reception.
He, too, refused to comply with the
request to throw up his hands and
ran back to the sleeper.
Meanwhile Messenger Chapman
had left his car, whether to escape
or to notify the passengers will ney
er be known, for he had gone but n
few yards when he Was discovered
by the outlaws upon the engine who
opened fire upon him Only two
shots were fired, but one ball from a
Winchester crashed iuto his brain
and he staggered and fell beside the
track, dead
Then the outlaws commanded the
engineer to pull out and run until
he was told to stop. One mile aud
half down the road he was told to
check up and dismountlug, the men
proceeded to rob the train In killing
Chapman they had shut themselves
out of the Wells Fargo safe, however
for it was locked and successfully
resisted their efforts with coal pick
Fooled in their attempt to loot the
safe the bandits turned their atten-
ton to the passengers. With the
exception of those in the sleeper,
every man aud woman was robbed.
Money, watches, jewelry, hats, coats,
and even bottle of whisky was tax.
en- 1t is estimated that fully ST.
900 in cash and valuables was secur-
ed. Then, leaving the train. the
men disappeared IN the darkness.
1t is probable that they had horses
in waiting and rode for the Terri
tory. The train was run back to
Mound City, where Chapman's dead
body was recovered, and then con
tinued its journey. The unfortunate
messengerli lived at Joplin. He was
"a years old and leaves a wife to
whom he was recently married.
| When the train reached this place
a posse was made up and started in
pursuit of the outlaws. but there is
little hope that they will be captur
ed.
On board ,,the train was Rufus
Cone, chic: of police of Wichita lie
and the negro porter of all the train
load were armed, and they offered
no resistance whatever.
All of the passengers interviewed
say that the robbers displayed
coolness that was simply remark
able and acted like old hands at the
business.
The people of this section are
wondering now what Few gang oi
outlaws they will have to combat
First. the original Dalton band was
wiped out at Coffeyville, Kan. Their
followed the arrest of Henry Starr
and Kid Wilson in Colorado, botl
of whom are serving terms in The
penitentiary at Fort Smith, Ark.