The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-25
TRAIN ROBBERS AT WORK.
THREE WESTERN TRAINS HELD UP
WIN SHOWERS or BULLE1s

Passengers end Trsi.-,sn Cowea sud = Good
Haul Made 4. Ons Csse-Everything
CIssued Out-But the San Francisco Bap-
ait. Accompanies Little with Dyra-
,ns .nd sun.-L.rse Rewards Oasrsd.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 24.-The Mobile and Ohio
passenger train No. was held up by seven
masked men at O:15 on Saturday night on
trestle north Of Forest Lawn. four miles south
former robberies.
The two who took charge OF the engineer
boarded the train at PittsburR Crossing. East
st. Louia When the engineer first discovered
them they were lying down on the tank. They
told him to stop the train at the first trestle
north OF Forest Lawn which he did.
They then ordered him of his engine and
compelled him to go to the express car and get
Express Messenger Bran siord to open the car
door. which he refused to do. The door was
broken in with tie, the robbers all the while
keeping up fusilade
Conductor, train hands, and passengers
jumped from the cars. Tho conductor lev
ellod his gun and fred twice when the men at
the door ceased their work. The fellow who
held the piece OF wood dropped It. found his
revolver. and peppered back ut the train
men. compelling them to seek shelter.
Another robber. who had been stationed
further back, fired two or three futile shots.
When the train was stopped two men who
were on the trestle Joined tue robbers. Tho
messenger covered these two with revolvers
and prevented them entering his car.
The men ped twenty feet from the trestle
and were followed by the others when they
discovered the game was UP. At the timo the
train was being held UP man who looked
to be about ~ years old. about feet
mol vii NAL
and with two upper teeth out OF the
left jaw dressed In light trousers black coat.
and stiff hat. carrying bundle wrapped up in
a newspaper. ran back to freight train No. 81.
which was following No. 9 out Of ST. Louis. and
told the engineer that No. was being held up
lie got on the freight train. but when the train
stopped at Waterloo he could not be found.
1t is thought he knows something OF the
affair. Ono of the robbers who covered the
about 100 pounds. dark complexion. and wore
| n Scotch cap and heavy chinchilla overC oat.
and had q mask made OF q red and white hand
The other was slim man about tho same
age. with scotch car and overcoat. He spoke
won't, get hurt. We are workinGmen and
CofrEYSIiiE, KAN, Dec. .24.--south- bound
PASSENGER train No 81 on The Iron MoIn , t.,
1
up and robbed by Ave masked men ut Semi
mole station. in the Indian Territory. five miles
The switch lock was broken and the train
run ~ tho siding ON which a box car Was
point ot tho robbery Is II small station on the
| open prairie. The eng ineer. James Harris
was carefully guarded 6y one OF the, men
| with a Winchester, while the rest proceeded to
rob tile mail. EXPRESS car. and every passen-
ger on the trnin from the smoker to the sleep per.
the %o cs S AMI Relieved the frightened pnssen-
gang kept up fusiIinde with their guns
They probably secured large amount OF
| vile who were OUT driving sat 10 their con-
veyance close to the scene and Witnessed the
affair They were the first TO bring the news
| to town.
| Several gentlemen Of this city who do bust.
ness in theterritory were OH the train and
were victims OF the robbery. No ono was in
jured by the shooting. ono young man who
was In the smoker got up as the robbers came
| different cars In hon. OF avoiding them.
When he got to the rear OF the last ear he
| was caught his watch and slT taken. and he
| was made to Jump off, He walked back to
| Coireyvills. but is too badly used up to de-
scribe the affair.
The robbers held the train about an hour
| and half and the rear light OIL the car could
| be seen from the Missouri Pacific yards here
while the train was being gone through. Con:
ductor BTownel the engineer fireman, anil
pOrters were relieved OF everything they had.
| even to their pocket knives
| The train continued oil toward Fort Smith,
and tho desperHdoes mounted their horses and
| left in Il westerly direction. They were
| dressed In cowboy outfits and were all young
men.
They are a remnant OF the Starr Gang, and
from the description given by Conductor
| Brownell, the leader Is jim Wooten, the fellow
who led the raid on tho Mound Valley Bank.