The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-09-29

Attack 1t and Are Met With shower OF
Buliets-Two Killed, Three Captured and
One Escapes.
81. JosGPH, Mo-, Sept. 3G--A bold at
tempt at train robbery was cleverly
frustrated here Just after midnight
Monday morning. As a result two
wonld-be train robbers are dead and
three are behind the bars in jail OF
six men who attempted the robbery
only one escaped.
The robbers who were killed are
Fred Kohler and Hugo Glcits. The
three men captured are n. A. Hurst
Henry Carver and Charles Frederielis
John Gleitz escaped. The train which
the bandits had attempted To rob
was passenger train No. on the
Kansas City, ST Joseph and Council
Bluffs railroad, which left Kansas City
at 9:o5 p m. Sunday night, and which
arrived here at 1890 Monday morning.
The officials Of the road had been noti-
ned that the robbery OF the road had
been planned and they notified the po-
lice. When the train arrived here a
dummy train was made up and sixteen
police officers under command Of chief
OF police were put aboard. In order to
thoroughly deceive the robbers the
train was 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 Pull
mans
When the decoy reached n point two
miles north OF ST Joseph the engineer
attention was arrested by lighted
lantern moving TO and fro between the
rails He obcyed the signal and soon
six masked men surrounded the engine.
One OF the bandits mounted the train
and presented one revolver at the engi.
neer's head, another at the fireman's,
keeping them in subjection, while the
other five men fastened TO rob the ex
press car. They ordered the messenger
to open the door, which he did forth
with. The bandits entered tbe ear,
leaving two without 10 guard The
policemen whowere guarding the train
were distributed in the various cars
the majority Of them being concealed
in the express car.
Immediately the three bandits who
had undertaken the work OF robbine
the cars entered the door the polio,
within ordered them to surrender. The
robbers were taken completely by sur
prise, but they opened fire at once upor
the police The police returned the fir,
and general fusillade followed. About
twenty-five shots were fired on botl
sides When the smoke cleared away
the lifeless bodies OF Kohler and Gleit.
were lying on the floor Of the car. They
had been shot through the head. The
bullet which pierced Kohler's head pro
duced instant death. He never stirred
after he was hit Gleitz was still
breathing, but died shortly after HI
was brought here Fredericks, tn,
third robber engaged in the fight, wa
not injured and was placed under ar
rest None Of the officers were injured
While the fight was going on in tn
car those Of the police not engaged il
il were looking after the two robber
who had been left outside to keel
watch. The police quickly took then
in and placed them under arrest. Tn
bandit who had been detailed TO guar,
the engineer and fireman quickly real
lied the situation when he heard tn
hattie going on in the express car anl
promptly made his escape A detail
OF officers was put on his track AM
quickly took up the pursuit, with ever.
prospect Of capturing the fugitive.