Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-25
ROBBERS BEATEN OFF
They Had Counted on an Easy
Victory.
TRIED TO HOLD UP 4 TRAIN
But an Armed Body was Waiting
For Them.
TWO OF THE BANDITS DEAD.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. Sept. 25.-The Kansas.
ST. Joe and Council Bluffs road foiled an
attempt to rob one Of its passenger trains.
killed two Of the bandits and captured three
others at Francis, one and q half miles
from this city hast night.
Higo Indall and Ed. Kohler were killed
The names Of those captured are Fred
erick, Hersch and Harvey.
Train No. 8 was the intended victim. 1t
left Kansas City at s,06 last night and ar
rived here at 1870 this (Monday) morning
The officials Of the road had been notified
that the robbery of the road had been
planned and they notified the police 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 extra duplicate OF
train No. 8. When the dummy reached q
point two miles north Of ST. Joseph the ell
glneers attention was attracted by a light
ed lantern moving TO and fro between the
rails. He obeyed the signal and six masked
men suddenly boarded the engine.
one OF the men mounted the engine and
presenting a revolver at the engineers head
and another at the freman's held them In
eubJection while the other five men hastened
TO rob the express car. They ordered the
messenger to open the door. which he die.
Three of the bandits at once entered the
car. leaving two without to keep guard.
The policemen who were 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 robbinx
the car entered the door, the police ordered
them to surrender. The robbers were taken
completely by surprise. but they opened
fre upon the police. The police returned the
fire and general fusilade followed.
About twenty-five shots were fired on both
sides. When the smoke cleared away the
Efeless bodies of Kohler and Indall were
found on the floor Of the car Both had
been shot through the head. The bullet
which pierced Kohler's head produced in
slant death He never stirred after he was
hit. 1ndall was still breathing but he died
shortly after he was brought here.
Frederick, the third robber engaged IN
the night In the car. was uninjured. and was
placed under arrest. None OF the officers
were injured. While the fight was going on
In the car the eight police not engaged in
IT were looking after the two robbers who
Had been left outside to keep watch The
police quickly took them in and placed
them under arrest. The bandit who had
been detailed to guard the engineer aid
fireman quickly realized the situation when
he heard the battle going on in the ex-
press car and promptly made his escape
The detail Of officers was put on his track
and quickly took up the pursuit with every
prospect OF catching the fugitive before
dawn.
A feature Of the fight in the express car
was the escape of all of the officers from
injuries. The three robbers In the car
were all armed with a brace of revolvers
and used them freely. but still they did no
damage. The bodies OF Kohler and Indall
were brought here on the dummy train.
which returned to the city. All OF tho
train robbers lived here.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, Sept. 3.-Henry
GleitZe, the train robber who escaped, was
captured here this morning.