The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-06-02
TRAIN ROBBERS AGAIN.
A Missouri Pacific Train Held Up and
Robbed-Ths Express Car Shattered By
Dynamite -Mfssouri's Governor and state
Ireasurer Among the Passengers.

A Missouri Pacific Train Held Up and
Robbed-Ths Express Car Shattered by
Dynamite Mfssouri's Governor and State
Treasurer Among the Passengers.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, May 25.-Mis-
souri, Pacific express train No. 3. was
held up about mile and half west of
Pacific at $50 o'clock last evening. In
the neighborhood of $4,000 in currency
and checks were secured Gov. Stone
and State Treasurer Stephens were
among the passengers.
The train arrived here at LEO this
morning, and from Conductor ]. w.
King the following story of the rob-
berry was obtained: He said that the
hold-up was accomplished by at least
four men. Whether there were more
or not he was unable to state. Others
on the train think there may have been
seven. They boarded the train at Pa
cific and two of them climbed over the
tender and presented pistols at the
head of Engineer John Hamilton.
He was commanded to stop and
did so. When the train came to
a halt the robbers attacked the
express car. The messenger refused to
open the door and the robbers blew it
open with dynamite The messenger,
Sam Hamlin. was ordered to open the
safe and, seeing that resistance was
useless, complied at the point of a re-
volver The robbers helped themselves
to it's contents. They secured bag
containing $1,000 in silver, about $3.50
in a paper and batch of Missouri Pa
cific pay checks containing about 81, 400.
They then departed, leaving some
81. 900 in silver in the safe. They also
took several valuable packages, the
contents of which are not known.
The hold-up did not occupy over
twenty-five minutes. A number OF
shots were fired but no one was hurt
The passengers were greatly alarmed
and hid their jewelry and money. Gov.
Stone and State Treasurer Lon V.
! Stephens were on the train. The gov
ernor stopped at Washington. fifteen
miles this side of the scene of the rob
| berry. and Immediately offered $500 re-
| ward for each of the robbers They
were unmasked- Detective Pat Lally,
| of the Missouri Pacific, was on the
train and immediately started posses in
pursuit of the robbers.
The entire side of the express car was
badly shattered by the force of the ex
plosion. Express Messenger Hamlin
was still laboring under the excite
ment OF the robbery when the train
reached this point He had already
made a statement to Conductor King
as detailed ADORE. Commissioner San
Highleyman. of the Missouri Pacific
was also on the train. HIS statement
is about the same as that of Conductor
King. No effort was made to rob the
passengers. although 1T was expected
Mr.. Highleyman thinks there were but
four of the robbers and they did no,
wear masks.
The work was done quickly. Abou
a dozen shots were fred and then ter
rife explosion occurred. This wal
caused by the dynamite that wrecked
the side of the express car. The roo
bers left in hurry and did not carry
! off two sacks of silver that were lying
| ON the floor of the car, containing
| $1,000. 1t is believed that the promp
measures taken by the authorities a
! Washington and Pacific will result IL
the speedy capture of the robbers.