Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14
ROBBERS CAUGHT.
MEN WHO HELD UP AN Ex-
PRESS TAKEN.
Four Men In jail for Robbing . Train
Near Moand Valley, Kan, and killing
an Express Messenger-o One of tho
Men Confessos tho Crime.

OswEao, Kan, Sept l3--The men
who held up and robbed the Frisco
east-bound train at Mound Valley last
Sunday morning have been captured.
Their names are George and Charles
McCune, Charles Bahut and w, w. A,
Curry. The capture was made Mt Ar
kansas City, Kan, where the outlaws
had joined the multitude OF boomers
who swarm about that city waiting
for the opening of the Cherokee strip,
One OF the bandits has made con-
fession of the robbery aud has nd
mitted that he fred the shot which
killed Messenger Chapman.
The men belong to the class known
as fakirs at racing grounds and county
fairs They are not known to the
officers OF Kansas or the marshsls of
Indian territory, and IL is not thought
that any of them have records ms des-
peradoes or train robbers prior to the
affair of Mound Valley. The robbers
were brought here to day, The cap
| ture was made by officers of this coun-
! ty, who have been on the track OF the
men since the robbery A reward OF
| $4,000 was offered for the capture OF
the outlaws and 1t will go to the Off
GERS who brought them in. Tho pris-
oners do not look like the ordinary
| type of border men. They will be
taken to Cherryville and placed in
Jail there tonight for safe keeping, as
there is considerable danger OF lynch
ing should thov remain here.
After robbing tho train the robbers
| got into an old hack and drove To
Coifeyville, Kan. There George Nc,
Cune, being drunk, met an old chum,
! Sam Jones, and told him what they
had done. The party then started for
the strip and Jones informed the OIL
| GERS, Tn ted States Marshal Jackson
and a posse consisting of Taylor Hicks
and &, G. Hicks overlook and captured
them. George Me unc Is about IS
| years old, sandy complexion, light
hair, u feet inches tall. His brother
| Charles is two inches shorter, about %
years old and much like his brother In
general appearance, Bahut in about
~ years old, light complexion and
| hair, 8 feet / inches tall Curry Is
about o5 years old, one finger off the
left hand, feet ~ inches, high
A valise full of watches and jcwelry
was taken from them. None OF IL hns
been identified yet The pistol found
near the place of robbery Is said to
belong TO Curry. The officers will not
state which of the men confessed 10
killing Chapman.
The robbery of the Frisco train took
place on the morning of sept . mt 3
o'clock near Mound Valley, Kan, nj
which point the robbers boarded the
train. Messenger Chapman left hi,
car, whether to escape or to notify
the passengers will never be known
| for he had gone but few yards when
he was discovered by the out
laws upon the engine, who opened
fire upon him, killing him in
| stantly. Then the outlaws
commanded the eng neer To pull out,
and half-milc down the road pro-
ceeded to rob the train. In killing
Chapmnn'they had shut themselves out
of the Wells-fargo safe, however, for
it was locked and successfully res sted
them. Fooled in their attempt TO loot
| the safe the bandits turned their at
tention 10 the passengers. With tho
exception OF those In the sleeper, every
man and woman was robbed. Leav-
| ing the train he robbers disappeared.
| The train was run back to Mound
Valley, where Chapman's body was
recovered, and then continued ita
| journey. The messenger lived In
Joplin. lie was "a years old and
| recently married.