Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
A BANDIT BAGGED.
Conductor Glazier Captures a Train Bob
Der After Desperate Struggle.

When the north bound passenger
train on the Santa Fe's Texas line
reached Norman, in Oklahoma Terri
tory, among the other passengers a
young man got on board with a ticket
for Arkansas City. Conductor Glazier
took up his ticket and checked his hat
to destination. After the train had
passed through Oklahoma and entered
the strip, the young man, who had cre-
ated no suspicion up to this time. no
weapons of any kind being discernable
upon his person, suddenly emerged
from the water closet-where he had
been for a short time-armed with a
winchester and two "A revolvers. Gla.
zier was in 2 seat near by engrossed IN
reading the graphic account of the at
tempted train robbery in Texas, and the
capture of one of the robbers by the
conductor, when he was startled with
the command to "hold up your hands"
He took his eyes off the newspaper only
to look into a gun, the muzzle of which
had much the appearance of a large
sewer pipe, and his hands went up in
stanter to the greatest possible height.
The bandit then ordered the train stop
ped, which at this time was crossing the
Black Bear river this side of Wharton.
The conductor signalled the engineer
twice to stop, but as the speed didn't
slacken quite enough the bandit order
ed the air put on, which was done and
the train stopped. Glazier was then ord
cred to get out of the car and proceed
to the engine, meanwhile to keep his
hands in their painfully elevated posi-
ton.
With the robbers Winchestospointed
directly at the conductors heart, the
two men alighted from the car, the
robber in advance. Just at that time
the battle royal opened and the lveliest
kind of a scrimmage was engaged IN
for short time, yet no life.blood was
split. Glazier was ordered to proceed
in advance to the engine, but to enable
him to do so he needs must pass
around the desperate robber, and with
hands still elevated and eying the gun
closely, proceeded to Chamber along a
rather steep embankment. In turning
to follow, the robber made the disas-
trous mistake of momentarily taking
his eyes off of his captive, to make sure
of his footing on the steep incline-and
was lost. Glazier was anxiously watch
ing for such an opportunity, and with
the swiftness of the lightning's fash he
seized the robbers winchester and the
earnest, the brave conductor securing
the gun, which was discharged during
the scuffie, but neither was hurt. With
desperate energy a blow was struck at
the robber, but being a glancing lick
did not knock him down, but staggered
him. Glazier followed up the vantage
thus secured and the desperate finding
himself unable to draw another gun took
to flight with the valiant conductor in
hot pursuit, and gaining rapidly. Soon
the conductor caught up with the fee,
ing bandit and delt him blow over the
head with the winchester but in the act
he stumbled and fell to the ground, al
about the same time the robber went
down, the gun being again discharged,
but no one hurt. The two desperate
antagonists arose almost simultaneously
the conductor reloading the winchester
and the robber attempting to pull his
two shooters. The former was agair
too quick and before the latter coulc