Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-18


Aaf . dozen hen started north. They know
the men and are confident they viii have
them In custody soon. It IS not likely the
passengers Ia the rear end Of the smoker
those who were doing in the chair cars and
y half dozen Or 80 sleepless ones In the
sleepers viii ever forget the experience.
with the first shot, every man near a win
dow opened II and looked out With the
second he drew his head in. And when
the tolle5 ing commenced he hadn't time to
dQwn on the door Of the car.
Then the cry, Train robbers" went
Through the train, and women went down
on their knees, lifted their hands, and
Screamed as vigorously and persistently as
II mouse was in sight. It was absolutely
impossible to walk through the cars with
out climbing over the seats. When the ex-
nent was at its height, the brakeman
put his head In the door and shouted:
Keep your heads down. ladies and gentle
men. Train robbers are outside"
In the sleeper Selma the women ran
shrieking from the berths, and were headed
tor tne danger , spot when Conductor Blue
them to go back to bed. And there were at
least one dozen individuals who snored
through II all and did not miss a note.
when the train reached CORN. Engineer
Prescott was removed to a private house,
and Dr. Crutkshank. a Santa Fe physician
IN New Mexico. who was on the train at
senaed TO his injuries. Fireman McGraw
w. c. Black. a resident here, was one of
me first to the scene OF the combat, being
mistaken for one Of the robbers was
marcned at the muzzle Of a Winchester to
the sheriff. who, knowing him set him free
IL was a close call for Black
Two Robbers Captured.
KEOKUK. Iowa, September 1s.-Five
farmers living three miles north of Arbella,
Mo-, are the men who held up the Santa
fe at CORN. Mo-. fifty miles west of here,
last night Two of the men were captured
at Memphis. No.. this morning one being
shot six times with a Winchester He cam
not I've The names OF the captured men
are: Chas. Abrams and Lincoln Overfieid,
the former being the one badly wounded.
Panic of the Passengers.
KANSAS CITY. September 1S.-when the
waylaid train reached this CITY, the Kansas
City passengers were not loath to leave Ii
after their night of suspense. Several of
them, as they expressed themselves to an
Associated Press reporter, passed the worst
night of their lives, and for a time thought
1t would be their last All the detectives
who engaged in the fight stoppes of at
the scene of the robbery to chase the rob-
bers. and the train hapds continued east
but little could be learned from them
F. Fl. Wilson. Pullman car conductor,
had time TO talk few minutes, however
before proceeding west.
such a scramble for safe places" he
said. II never witnessed before The wo-
men were frantic In their endeavors to get
out Of the way and the men no less eager
showing as much fright as they possibly
could display. Some lay fiat on the floor,
others buried themselves In their berths
or clambered underneath. while the others
ran frantically up and down the aisle ap-
parently bewildered. One man, probably
fifty years of age. when the shooting began
to be fierce. knelt down In the aisle and
prayed long and loud for deliverance"