Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-12-28
ROBBERY AGAIN.
Another Train Is Held Up and
Robbed.
This Was Near Cofreyville, Kan, But In the
Indian Territory-DetaiIs of the
RObbery-Pursuit of
the Gang.
Another HOld-up.

Another Hold-up.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. 26.-The de-
tails of the Kansas 81 Arkansas Valley
hold-up at Seminole, ]. T., Sunday
evening, reached Little Rock when the
robbed train arrived.
Seminole, the scene of the robbery,
is nine miles south of Coffeyville, Kan.
There is no town there, and nothing to
mark the spot save a side-track and a
small platform. Train No. 232 reached
Seminole Sunday shortly after dark
The switch had been turned, throwing
the train on the siding. The switch is
on a heavy upgrade, and the train
soon came to a standstill. There were
no cars upon the track. as reported.
When the train stopped three men
sprang upon the engine and began by
robbing Engineer Bush Harris of his
watch and $40 in cash. They then pro-
ceeded to the mail car and rified the
mail pouches Mail Clerk III. B. Pinck-
ney, who was in charge, was forced to
deliver the registered packages. After
abstracting the cash the letters were
handed back to the clerk. Pinckney
was relieved of his watch and 85 cents
in change, % cents of which was re-
turned to him to buy lunch An
entrance to the express car was gained
without resistance on the part of the
express messenger, as there was moth
ing of value on board. The robbers
commanded Messenger Ford to open
the safe, from which they took two
small packages, value unknown, and
500 in money.
Finishing their work in the express
car, the ro bbers turned their attention
to the coaches. Two men went through
the cars while the other two main
tanned constant firing on the outside.
So much time had been consumed in
robbing the mail and express cars that
the passengers had ample opportunity
to secrete their valuables and very lit
tie of value was obtained in the coaches.
The robbers appropriated all the over
coats and watches in the cars, but the
sum total of cash they secured will ap-
proXimate less than $500. Several pas
sengers saved large sums by hiding
their purses under the car seats.
Both of the men who went through
the coaches were young men, neither
being over %, and had the appearance
of being unsophisticated country
youths When they went through the
sleepers they displayed an utter ig-
norance of sleeping cars. The robbers
did not use any abusive language to
the passengers and offered no violence.
None of the passengers were armed;
there Were no acts of heroism or un-
usual incidents. The train was held
one hour and twenty minutes. 1t is
stated p sitively that the railroad Off
cials here have the names of the four
robbers, and it is believed their capture
is only question of few days.
Pursuing the Gang.
CoFFEYVILLE, Kan, Dec. 26.-Yester-
day was day of great excitement in
this locality. Sunday nights daring
and unusually successful train robbery
on the very border of the city has
aroused the people to the highest pitch
and deep settled determination to rid
the country of the bold desperadoes
has taken hold of the officials. All
day long marshals were seizing upon
clews and following up information as
to who compose the gang
y young Cherokee, who was arrested
here on Saturday on a charge of steal
ing pair of pants from one of the
stores. when questioned yesterday
morning admitted that he had been
sent to Coffeyville by man, at whose
house the robbers stopped on Saturday,
for two quarts of alcohol for the gang.
He was to meet them at a certain point
about ten miles from here, and, as he
fai / 20 show up, they evidently came
to Seminole station to intercept him,
AMI planned the robbery while they
were waiting for him on Saturday
evening and returned on the same
evening to carry their purpose into
effect. They were seen near the sta-
tiOn on Saturday evening and on Sum
day they We're observed at several
points on the Verdigris only a few
miles from town
This holdup has feature that is
new in this section. In no previous in
stance has the United States mail been
disturbed. he robbers not only went
through the postal clerk, but they
opened the mail bags, rified the regis
tered packages and carried off lot of
mail matter. This certainly will put
the United States authorities on their
mettle, and it is to be hoped that the
strong powers of the general govern=
ment will lie used to catch the perpe-
traitors of the outrage.
Last evening five deputy United
GldlCS dllo tilclT pOSSeS, WITH
a carload of horses and a number of
bloodhouuds, were unloaded at Semi
mole station. A telegraph station was
established in the box car that figured
in Sunday nights affair and vigorous
pursuit is now under way. The direc=
tion taken by the band has been as
ccrtained and a full description of the
men obtained from parties who saw
them on Saturday and yesterday.
They are undoubtedly the Wooten
gang, and two young men and two
boys, all white, composed the outfit.
They were all very poorly mounted on
Saturday, and were very indifferently
clothed. This accounts for the
eagerness with which they seized
upon overcoats and other pieces OF
clothing. They took the newsboy's
coat and pocketed lot of his goods,
which proves that they were hard up.
The gang has been in the brush since
July, and are in desperate straits.
More Bombs Found.
BARCELONA, Dec 20 The anarchist
laboratory which was discovered al
Nallivedera. village near this city
was situated in a large cave at the bot.