The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-30

depended on MS success, and that if he
failed 60 follow orders they would follow
him 10 he ends of the earth,
il necessary, and kill him He ac-
cerdingly sent through Vic Nelson,
hardware merchant of Norman, TO
Massachusetts for sword and also bougbl
a Winchester and revolver. They gave
him no money 10 do this and he said that
he had to earn it working on a farm and
doing odd jobs around the neigh borhood
He also bought, under bullet orders, two
Dig sticks of dynamite and twenty or
twenty feet of fuse. He states tia: he
could not conceive what they wanted the
dynamite for, and that he himself did not
know how to use it: that lie never had
seen it used except in digging wells. He
| was all ready tor the work asst gned him al
was waiting for the date. Yesterday ne got
a copy of the EAGLE which goes into Okla
homa a day ahead OF every other paper and
saw that it was dated the 10Th. He had
been used to seeing Galveston papers
which came into Oklahoma g day after
they were printed, aud not thinking about
it concluded that the EAGLE was of the
issue OF the day before aud that yesterday
must, in consequence, be the 3oth. He ac-
cordingly gathered up his guns. sword
and dynamite, wrapped them up in a
package and boarded the train at Norman
to perform the part assigned him. He
claimed that be did not know that
yesterday was the 2J.h till
he WAS so informed at the Office of the
superintendent in this city last night. II
his story is true then today is the exact
day set for the robbery To be sure, his
story is thin, but he repeated the same
statement time after time during the ex-
animation, and even rigid cross examin-
alton did not entangle him.
AL GLAzIER's STORY.
Al Glazier, the conductor OF the train
and the captor of the youthful and daring
train robber, was seen at the depot last
night by an EAGLE reporter He was as
cool as cucumber aud as modest AS
maiden notwithstanding the fact that 800
admiring eyes were peering at him
in admiration. Eyes" said he, 81 am al
ways ready to give a representative of the
EAGLE any information that | can. Well,
to begin" said he, ~ saw this fellow get
on at Norman and took no more notice of
him than | usually do when passengers
get on. There seemed to be nothing about
him that would indicate him to be a
desperate. | collected his fare with
others aud having gone through the train
| took a seat. When we were going into
Wharton I saw him leave his seat and 90
into the closet. He then had black hat
IL "
and pretty soon | saw Herrick come
cut of the closet with
white hat on and I observed
the change. Just then he threw a Win
chester under my nose and commanded
me to throw MP my hands and did so.
just then great excitement followed
among the passengers ana many of them
threw UP their hands, thinking that the
command was general One fellow who
threw up spoke aloud to the robber and
said "Misteryou can have everything in
my possession if you don't kill me-" The
rohber said it was not his intention to rob
the passengers
During all this time l kept sizing up
my man and L made up my
mind that if | kept cool and
acted judiciously | could turn the tables
on him. asked him what he intended to
DO with me and lie said he intended to
blow my brains out if wouldn't stop the
train at the end of the bridge which we
were then approaching. pulled the bell
cord twice but for some reason the en-
gineer did not stop | then pulled the air
cord and the train came to a stand still.
then asked him what | should do and
he ordered me TO get down and lead him
to the engine. | did so and he followed
me. The more / sized him up the more
hopeful | was of turning the tables on him
and so l watched every move he made. |
As we went toward the engine there was /
a gully or something III my way which |
compelled me to cross him, as | was in the |
lead watched my opportunity very |
closely here, and, sure enough, my oppOr- |
tunity came. He took his eyes off me for |
an instant to see where he was stepping, |
and as he did so | grasped the barrel OF |
his gun with my left hand ana struck him |
on the side of the head with my right |
as hard as l could. As | did so he |
pulled the trigger and the gun
went off, l then struck him twice
more and in the scutiie l /
ltll, DuG SdlLGL possession
of the Winchester ] saw him pulling his /
revOlvers and / realized that ! must act
quick. So without waiting toIrlse l covered !
him with the Winchester and commanded
him to throw up his hands About II
dozen voices called to me- to Kill him, but
preferred to take him alive. | called for
some one to disarm him while had him
covered with the Winchester aud some one
did. He then started to run across the
prairie and commanded him to halt OF |
would kill him. He did so and we put him
in the express car, and put guard over
him.
Great is the praise given to Mr.
for his wonderful cool
ness aud bravery, traits which he has
exhibited on more than one occasion of a
similar nature.
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
A gentleman who remained cool during
5he entire exciting scene told an
E AGILE reporter that when the :obber was
captured and su bdued he remarked: why
ion't you arrest them four other fell
lows over there?" y search was made
and no others could be seen. This he al
eyes is probably the basis on which the
'obber has constructed the story about
BIZ Dalton and his gang. This same gen
.len1an said that wRen the robber first
gave the order 10 throw up the passengers
we're as meek aud gentle as lambs, but
he WAS disarmad and arrested that
I seemed 10 him every individual in the
rain pulled a gun. lie said he never saw
% many revolvers puIie. ~ one time.
a THEORY ADVANCED.