The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-05
a DARING ROBBERY.
The Frisco Night Passenger Train Robbed a
Mound Valley and the Express Mes
senger Killed.

4 passenger train WHICH Ielt ILLS Citt soibui
day night WAS robbed near the little city
of Mound Valley, 100 miles east of Wich-
tia, and Express Messenger Chapman OK
Joplin, Mo-, was killed. The work was
done by three men and 1t Is not at all i'm
probable that they were the outlaws which
escaped from the bloody fight AT ingalls,,
Oklahoma, during the week. In the ter
rtory south Of the eastern Kansas border
these outlaws, Bill Dalton, Bill Doolin
and the other man were seen Saturday
morning and spoken TO ny an
Indian policeman. They were going
north and were within six or seven
hours travel of Mound Valley.
| The work was performed with the cool
est delioeration. The robbers boarded the
engine at Mound Valley, small station
sixteen miles west OF Oswego, Kan. armed
with Winchesters. The engineer was
ordered to pull out and keep moving until
ordered to stop. About one and bali
miles out of the little statioa the leader
called 10 the engineer TO stop the train.
, Thea the crew was robbed and next the
passengers in the smoking and chair cars
We're relieved of money, watches, jewelry
and everything. of any value.
, When the train reached Oswego a
sheriff's posse was organized and started
in pursuit of the bandits. When the train
: halted at that little station Chapman LETT
the express Car to go to the smoker. The
messenger got out on the platform and
started towards the rear Of the train. The
. robbers who were on the engine, thought
he was going 10 give an alarm and opened
fire on him. He was SHOT through the
{ head. The train was forced to move on
and leave him lying on the platform.
/ After the bandits lad abandoned the
, train it went back after the dead man.
Chapman was "a years old, and lived at
! Joplin.
. The safe WAS what is known as a through
: safe, which the messenger could not open
q If he So desired Chapman was well
: known at tue Union depot he had dark
curiey hair and WAS good looking. The
6 bullet entered above his ear, aud death
; was doubtless instantaneous.
: j. NJ Kelly of HayerhilI, Kan, was a
passenger in the second chair car, in front
: OF the sleeper. he having boarded ;he train
at Haverhill at 1875 O'Clock saturday
night With the iuteution of going to Ia
dIanapoDs to attend the q. A. X, encamD-
ment told the following story to st.
1t was shortly before o'elcck thi.
morning." he said, "that the robbers Ell
c tered our Car. | was awake, having just
taken wash, ana was talking to Mr.. j
n W. Brown, the Frisco agent at Haverhlil
who, with MS wife, sat opposite To me
n Most OF the other passengers were asleep
Judge that it was about bali Il mile thi:
side of Mound Valley wen the trsil
u stopped L Thought nothing OF this, and Il
had been standing about fifteen or twenty
3 minutes when suddenly the front door o
our Car opened and two men stepped In
- One of them had white handkerchie
Q over his face from the eyes down HI
stood dlt the door with Winchester riff
n In his arms. The other man had navy
revolver in his hand. This one yelled out
2 Gentlemen, we want your money. W.
wouldn't have had to trouble You, but tht
messenger got away from US, and We've
u got To 90 through you. Shell cut.
Then this cne walked 70 the other enc
n of the Car, where / saw another mar
standing on guard. He began TO collec
from che passengers, holding his revoIvei
IN threatening manner and calling OF
9 everybody To give up. He met with TX
resistance, nobody in the car atteinptet
e 10 draw i weapon or showed fight W her
he got to me- lie asked for my money anf
watch. | had a purse in my pocket con.
= tsiulng SIS in bills aud s. In silver.
reached down and pressing tie spring o
e the purse, which opened II, showed th'
paper money cut, aud then closlug /
n hgain, handed it to him with only TIN
silver in it. He then asked for my watch
which WAS valuable gold Que. | unclasp
e eo 1t from my chala aud handed 1t 10 hin
saying: Ny friend, Ia like to keep Il
l. chain, It's u prescut;' but he said: NO
hand IL out. We need il In our business.
n lit took me some time TO get IL OF iron
my suspeuder 10 which II was hooked, AM
The man at the front end of the car CdIei
l. out, Hurry up it will be burning daylIgh
pretty soon The collector SAID. NeVe
50 mind, the Old gentleman IS getting 1t a
fast as III can | gave it to him and
PASSED on. / noticed that he had SON
u kind of bag that looked like ollclot
fastened on his ri ght side, and he droppe'
e, everything lie took into that. Inc ma
sitting in front OF me appeared TO oe hih'
40 OF obstinate and hesitated about giving II
mis- cash. The robber who WAS doug IN
collecting got angry, and drawing his lie
s volver back said TO nm, Get that none
or I'll bus5 your head The man tue
he stopped down and | believe took som
money GU of his shoe, saying: TAKE IL
THE man in the front OF the car SCENE
J. to be frettiug about time, aud kept yeilln
at TO the other to hurry up and not Waste :
much time Ia talking TO the passenger
! There WAS one man IN the Car WHO Aau
be revolver, but tins was taken from MIN
The roboer kept il uutIl he lad nnlSne
with the car and then handed IL bach
at Another man made fuss about giving u
a rug which he said, his VIE had give
him, but it was taken from HIM anyway
Nv There WAS negro IN the front END OF tn
car who was sound asleep most OF Ia
time The fellow who Was collecting ha
.. ! great difficulty IN waking aim up, 90
when he succeeded in doing So. the neGr
WINS almost scared to death. Upon bein
o.. told to give up his money, lie tumble
~ about in his pockets for awhile al
handed out s. -. all he bad. Tins dldn
satisfy the roDber and be said: 'Iou'y
Dr. got more money; hand 1t OUT The negE
went down IuJo his pockets again an
handed out a peac.l ana two or three b.!
ar OF paper Then the ro5Der said: / We x
he a good mind to xiii you Tor not haviu
any more. and went GU"
MIR. Kelly stated that only one Of ii
ire passengers IN his car WAS searched, an
ny the robber only went down into two pocl
cts Mr. Brown. the gentleman who :
opposite him, Nelly sad, attempted
ed save his watch and chain by handing 1t
ar his wife, but the roaber saw him ana Too
- it away from Mrs Brown. He also GOT
in cash from Brown. None OF the osh'
81. ladies in the car were moieSted.
IL Kelly describes the man who stood
be the front door of she car Us being about
feet inches high aud rather spare
built, Hi~ features were concealed 10y q
t a handkerchief over his face. The man w
~ rather stout, wore dark gray clothes aud
SLOUGH hat. pulled down over his ewes Ak
was about feet inches Ia heighth. FEt
both had a staggering, COWBOY appea
:" aAce The man at the rear end OF the c.
ad h. coull no, describe AS he had no oppu
tuuity to observe him.
CHEF CONES STORY.
" Chief Coae who was on TIE train r