Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-05-27
TRAIN ROBBERS.
A Missouri Pacific Train Held On
at Pacific.
THE EXPRESS CAR SHATTERED
Dynamite Used. the Robbers Getting About
Sd,OOO-Gov. stone on Board
He Organizes
Posse.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, May 25.-Mis-
souri, Pacific express train No. 3, was
held up about mile and u half west OF
Pacific at 9:3O o'clock last evening. In
the neighborhood of $4,000 in currency
and checks were secured. Gov. Stone
and state Treasurer Stephens were
among the passengers.
The train arrived here ut 10 this
morning, and from Conductor J. W.
King the following story of the rob-
berry was obtained: He said that the
hold-up was accomplished by ut least
four men. Whether there were more
or not he was unable to state. Others
on the train think there may have been
seven. They boarded the train ut Pa
citlc and two of them climbed over the
tender and presented pistols Mt the
head of Engineer John Hamilton.
He was commanded to stop and
did so. When the train came tC
n halt the robbers attacked the
express car. The messenger refused tc
open the door and the robbers blew il
open with dynamite. The messenger,
Sam llamlin. was ordered to open the
safe and, seeing that resistance was
useless, complied at the point of Il re.
volver. The robbers helped themselves
to its contents. They secured bag
containing $1,000 in silver. about $3.50
in paper and batch of Missouri Pa.
cific pay checks containing about 81, 400.
They then departed, leaving some
$4,000 in silver in the safe. They also
took several valuable packages, the
contents of which are not known.
The hold-up did not occupy over
twenty-five minutes. A number of
shots were fred but no one was hurt.
The passengers were greatly alarmed
and hid their jewelry and money. Gov.
Stone and State Treasurer Lon V.
Stephens We're on the train. The gov
ernor stopped Mt Washington, fifteen
miles this side of the scene of the rob
berry, and Immediately offered $500 re-
ward for each of the robbers. They
We're unmaslled. Detective Pat Lally,
of the Missouri Pacific, was on the
train and immediately started posses in
pursuit of the robbers.
The entire side of the express car was
badly shattered by the force Of the en-
plosion. Express Messenger Hamlin
was still laboring under the excite
mcnt of the robbery when the train
reached this point. lie had already
made statement to Conductor King
Us detailed above. Commissioner sam
Highlcyman. of the Missouri Pacific,
was also on the train. His statement
is about the same rs that of Conductor
King. No effort was made to rob the
passengers, although it was expected.
Mr.. Highleyman thinks there were but
four of the robbers and they did not
wear masks.
The work was done quickly. About
dozen shots were fired and then ter
rifle explosion occurred This was
caused by the dynamite that wrecked
the side of the express cur. The rob-
bers left in hurry and did not carry
off two sacks of silver that were lying
on the floor of the car, containing
$1,000. 1t is believed that the prompt
measures taken by the authorities at
Washington and Pacific will result in
the speedy capture of the robbers.
A POSSE IN PURSUIT.
WASHINGTON. Mo-, May 25.-Missouri
Pacific train No. 3. due to arrive here
from st. Louis Mt 1910 p. IN, was held
up one and one-half miles west of Pa
cific last night about $40 and the eX-
press car robbed of $1,000 cash and
some checks. An unknown man sup
posed to have boarded the train ut Pa
cific crawled over the tender and with
u revolver leveled at the engineer or
dered him to stop the train. As soon
as the train stopped six more robbers
came out from ambush and ordered the
express messenger to open the car.
Suspccting something evil was about
to happen, the express messenger not
only refused to open the door when or
dered, hut further proceeded to foil the
progress of the robbers by barring the
entrance with such baggage as he could
lay VII. "a 1uA b3hCh uChhAha AAOhA
the spokesman of the highway band,
urging the express messenger to open
up, receiving no answer, the robbers
proceeded to place dynamite cartridge
under the door and blew it open. The
crash was deafening and tore hole
nearly two feet square in the woodwork,
scattering the interior distractions in
every direction.
No attempt was made to rob the pas
sengers Gov. Stone, who was a pas
senger on the train, came on here and
returned to Pacific on q freight train
to organize q posse. He has offered
reward of $500 for the capture of each.
The robbers have headed in the direc-
ton of the Frisco railroad. The place
where the robbery WIS committed is
on the Missouri river surrounded by
high bluffs. and should the robbers be