Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-12-30
THE KENTUCKY HOLD-UP.
The Prisoner freaks Down and Confesses
Two Of His Pals Said to lie Jailed
Somewhere In Secrecy-The
Men Belong to Missis-
sippi County,
Mo.

CAIRO, Ill, Dec. 44.-fOr many days
the detectives for the American Ex-
press Go. have been in Cairo and vicin-
ity working clew that would lead to
the capture of the robbers that held up
the train of the Illinois railroad near
I'ardwell. KY, on Friday night No
vember II. On Sunday night last a
man who had been Swallowed was ar
rested here on information furnished
by the proprietor of a well known pub
lie house. The arrest was made by two
colored officers on quite different
charge. The prisoner was taken
to police headquarters and put
through the usual pumping pro-
cess, which failed to elicit any
important information that night.
Monday morning, however, the pris-
oner weakened and confessed that he
assisted in robbing the express car and
that he himself burned the canvas sack
numbered 146. which contained 81, 400
in gold. He denied being the man who
fred on the engine until confronted by
Engineer Dick Clark, when he admit
ted the fact The prisoner proved to
be Frank Brown. living at OBrien's
Landing, Mississippi county. Mo. His
father lives in this city. Some money,
both paper and gold, was found on
him. He was taken to Chicago Mon
day SO that his arrest would not be
m ade public until his companions were
captured.
The officers left here for Mississippi
county to arrest the other two men
charged with robbery. Their names
are reported to be Will O'Brien, of
O'Brien's Landing. and n man named
Breckenridge who lives in the vicinity
of Hubbard and who is reported to be
under arrest now. The clew which it
is said led to the Identification and
capture of the robbers was furnished
by woman who happened to stop at
the same clearinghouse. She over
heard conversation of the three men in
an adjoining room. This. coupled with
the fact that the wife of one OF the
men charged with the robbery had
visited the city to IKE purchases and
=
denominations. led to the arrest
FOUND ~ KENTUCKY.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Dec. 1.-THE band
its who held up train in Ballard coun-
ty few weeks ago and robbed the ex-
press company OF som thing less than
$40. 900 are believed to be under arrest.
Their names are beinr temporarily
guarded as secret. James Hays, as
sistant superintendent of the western
department of the American Express
Co. at New Orleans. has arrived at
Frankfort He came to ask the gov
ernor for requisition pipers for the
supposed highwaymen. Both he and
the governor refused to talk about
the men or their names. 1t was re-
ported the men are in the Louisville
jail, but inquiry ut the Jail and station
house failed to disclose the presence of
any person suspected OF express rob-
berry. NJ. u. Crafty. the agent in
charge of the local office of the express
company. said he had no knowledge of
the matter. There is good reason TO
believe the men are being held some
where. but it is impossible to locate
them.
The requisition issued by Gov. Brown
was on the governor OF Missouri, and
the sheriff of Ballard county was depu-
tiled as state agent to report to the
governor of Missouri. 1t is still I'M
known where the men have been ar
rested.
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