New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-05
BANDITS LOSE 4 GREAT OPPOH ItNIIl.
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NOTICED CARLOAD OF CAPITALISTS.
Tcxsrfana. Arb. May "a party Of Eastern capi.
lals', who recently purchased cc T"Nafkana ana
Fort smith Railroad aud who have also made large
Investment, In real estate In this city and H. vicinity
arrive her. IA their special ear yesterday over 'he
tran,conHu'n'al branch Of til" Texas ana racine
The party made Tip over 20 Walton. the present
irrmiuu, Of the rrIarkana and Fort smith kalI"'S'
yesterday afternoon and arrived here last night al
/. ocloch r.ey viii remain until 10 morrow. when
ney l.ny. here over the Iron Mountain for Hannibal.
The part, came down over The Missouri. Kansas AMI
Texas road last nigh ana were with the train that
wa, held up l.. bandit. AZ Pryor, Creek tuesday
nIa,. TIE robbcrs. however. did not lnrad" their
car and no one o: the mcl experienced any particular
ANNOYANCE because OF the " hold up. General Mana
ger Gentry. Of the Kansas city and Gulf, however
vino wa, with the party At the time aud left them
al Waconrr had u close call when the Hiring beg IN.
iIe lief, the ear aud wen, forward 10 what was
ia. ma,,er when one OF the robbers opened fire on
him, di>,harging three shots al hlh one OF "hl' J
nir,ccd The crown Of Ia, hat and gazcd the top Of
i, head.
Rarely ha,. men such good luck as had tho-c
Eastern railroad men who were on the Missouri
Knu.a, and Texas train which robbed In thu
Indian Territory Tuesday night owing To tn
prc.enrc Of mind Of the conductor OF III" train whD
put on, the lights In ia" sleeper occupied hy To
Fasteners and calmly Informed the Robbers that
II WINS dead car" the bandit, failed to loot tn,
ear and relieve" the passengers Of their watches.
pnr,cs and other valuable articles. Had they d"i"
~ their haul would have been twice ~ lare" aS 1t
wn,. one Of the party. Winthrop smith. Is said
r. bay. carried II ~. 800 watch. No Information
has been received to til" effect that this Eastern
Marty presented the conductor with testimonial
tor If, valuable services to them, but the general
oniplon Is that they should have given him $1,000
AT least.
T. T. Mcrwin OF the Missouri Kansas AM T"xa,
Trust Company No. 81 Walls yesterday received
tis telegram from the secretary Of the company In
Kansas city:
All safe. None robbed. irNa'' car hot eve"
entered"
THE party sent out West In private ear
hv us 3" said Mr. McrwIn yesterday. formally to
omen the fir, section of the Kansas city. PITTS
lurr lKan1 and t;ulf Railroads.&c. miles extending
from Kansas city to Pltisburg, Kan. After opening
| ,he road they started south, their car being at
,ocbcd TO train the Missouri Kansas and Texas
Railway intending 10 inspect the TrNarkam ana
| Fort Worth Railway-a part Of orr syslcm-and on
the way the train met th" bandits. IN the party
were Frederick BRONSON. T.. Il. smith Walter llinch-
man G. n. Ives aud g. f.. t'rannS, Of this ciS
NJ Gr,nnit Is u traveller for Mrrwin %. mann
lecturers Of clothing. ut No 2i6 finh,aNr. un'ir
also in the pn psry Wnrop smh "alcS j.
Mijn" W. VI. BlakcNl"c and &. L.; Brown. Of Philn
dcIphia Winthrop smith l. Il wen Known bai.'r o'
,he Irm Of Winthrop & Percy smith. Harry Rogers
Is vice. president Of the IradcSm"ns National BANK
and W,iIi,m NJ Hlakeslce and Clement l.. Brown are
both Vel known Quaker city banker, Others OF
| The party were T.. H. BARNES w. f. Fields ana marie,
| K,,,h.r,, of New Haven. Conn. !. Won Hull o
Holland and \, f. sw WE'LL and a. A. NS ,Sn , {"
sas city and Independence AR Line. and Mr' MI
wei, president Of the T"xarhana and Fort WORTH
| road. =, .,. 4, ~,
| In the development Of IN. Kansas city, rliNbnri
| and I;nif road Of which +. l.. Martin. OF kai'a'
| CITY is president"