The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-29
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Regular Si 90 Line.
FUN AT A TRAIN ROBBERY.
A Missouri Man Relates His Expert
enoe in Pryor Greek. Hold-up.

ShCe III GIyo CAeSh sEAOl0-ups
From the St Louis Post Dispatch,
To be the victim of a train robbery twice
and identically at the same spot is an UNI
usual coincidence, but such has been tho
experience of John Walton of Kansas
City, who was in ST Louis the other day.
Speaking Of his experience Mr. Walton
said: II was passenger on the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas train, which was
robbed by Indian Territory bandits at
Pryor Creek few days since, and ex-
perienced the disagreeable sensation Of
being relieved of my watch and chain and
all my surplus change while gazing help
lessly into the muzzle of a Winchester
/ happened to be q passenger on q
train that was held up at the
same spot about three years ago, but es-
capped that time with no greater loss than
a scare, which caused me, until this last
time TO give Pryor creek a wide berth in
going to and from Texas. This time was
in a hurry and overcame the recollection
of my former experience so far that | con-
cuded TO risk another hold-up, which
did 10 my infinite sorrow. The men who
performed Tuesday were artists in their
business for a quieter neater or more
orderly hOld-up could not have been ac-
complished, and they showed their utter
fearlessness by operating without masks.
/ am satisfied that / could easily identity
all of the four men who had charge of orr
coach, especially the one who politely
asked me to be still while he extracted d
stone from my necktie after having APP
propriated my watch and purse. All he
left me was my ticket and ! was thank
full for that. There was no loss Of time,
no bungling, no unnecessary noise, and
the whole affair passed off as smoothly as
if there was the most perfect understands
ing between the robbers and the robbed,
a { ipdpp1 there was only IN one side the
understanding was decidedly compute
sorry.
The passengers were obedient and at
the command, Throw up your hands,
there were no laggards. The robbers
were not at all particular what they took
watches, chains, money and jewelry, all
was grist in their mill. Their work was
thorough and when they were through I
doubt If there was the price of dinner
left in our car. The highwaymen acted
with the utmost sangfroid and one very
amusing incident happened which has so
far escaped the reports / have seen pub
lished Of the affair and which shows that
one Of the highwaymen was possessed Of
a high sense of honor. Seated a short
distance in front and facing me was a
young man who was the most abiect pict-
ure of terror ] ever saw. His uplifted
hands shook like reeds and his teeth chat
tered so they could be heard all over the
coach. When the robber who was in
chargeof our side of thecoach reached him
he said; Don't be scared, sonny. ] amt
agoing TO hurt YOU" After taking his
watch and money he discovered in his
coat pocket a very fine peari-handled re-
volver and was about to appropriate that
also, when, suddenly changing his mind,
he thrust it uack. saying. Keep your
pistol you might meet some train robbers
further on and need it," So ludicrous
was the scene that, notwithstanding my
fright / could moi suppress q laugh.
They were not more than ten minutes
going through the coach, but | thought IL
was an hour, and long one al that
suppose that fully half the men ia the car
were armed. / had q pistol ia my hip
pocket, but never thought Of y until an
hour after had often planned what
would do la case a robbery should be ar
temped, but when a fellow looks up and
sees gun pointing 40 him be don't have
time 10 think of plans, and this tine when
heard the order nay hands went MP
among the first