The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-19

ASe bsnt was swung across the rasls the
iolo winds On reverse curve through a
go WIG embaakments ten TO forty feet
Aasn- Then comes little hill. followed
- stretch OF track almost on q leves xsth
'aS surrounding country. On either side
Q. tHs right-of-way are dense e.urnps
% oak and hickory. not to men-
'oA an undergroxth almost "a
Oau ~ That Of the Northern Michi-
gan pine woods. Bat the forest.
.noosh apparently thick and impeuesra-
ose' - only 30 for . quarter of mile from
Tue track Beyond that the country
susscnes practically clear. and IL easily
1asefsed almost 20 the Iowa line. IL vas
AZ tie middle of the timber that the
horses were hidden. good, strong limbed
sAlfnaas. and u vas tue calculation tina.
sitter nights work had been accomp-
'isnsd two hours hard riding would put
every man safe from pursuit. and that.
TOO. soon after the day davned. There
were no telegraph lines up in the country
where the gang mas been in hiding, and i:
vas thought the ness OF the hoid-up
would not penetrate 10 that region until
ai'er the participants Ia the affair had
time to cover their tracks.
III - nearly three weeks since the Santa
re and the Welis-Fargo officials received
the Zip that the iaid was CONTEMPLATED
since then the express car, whether in
habiied by Detective Kinney's men or
not, has been a regular arsenal. Every
night at least half dozen secret service
men have climbed aboard at dIfsereu.
points along the line east of Fort Madison
and scattered themselves in the daytime.
reclining In chair and smoking cars. Soon
after that point vas reached they would
nave worked forward into the smoker.
not man exchanging q word with an
other, all total strangers as far a. outward
appearances went, and before CORN was
passed half OF them had disappeared INTO
the express car. This was merely precau-
tionary. kinney's spy gave him twenty
Tour hours notice of the two premeditated
raids spoiled By rain, and then the full
force was on hand. But the railroad and
express people were taxing no chances.
When the danger point had been passed
the men would drop off at different sta
tons, working back east along the road in
the daytime, and repeating the operation
the next night
Train No. of the Atchison. Topeka Il
Santa lie railroad, known as the Colorado
and Utah limited, leaves Chicago daily AZ
D. IN and is due 10 arrive In Kansas City
the next morning. The Santa Fe runs
almost due southwest between Chicago
and Kansas City. crossing the Mississippi
river a. Fort Madison. and enters the state
OF Missouri 20 miles distant from Chicago.
The road runs some miles through a rough
country, the many small streams which
have their headwaters in Southeastern
Iowa breaking II up into hills and valleys,
some sections being denseiy wooded. The
brakes Of the Mississippi river are only a
/ few miles 10 the east. This section during
tie civil war was overrun with bush
whsckers, who frequently carried terror
into the little towns of Van Buren,, Davis
and Appanoose counties. in Iowa, by
their frequent raids across the border 1t
- a fitting place for bandits 10 do their
work, as hiding places are easy of access
The inhabitants of this section, however,
are a sturdy. honest agricultural class,
who have no sympathy with crime or
criminals
Daniel, who advised the officers of the
plot. time and place for the Santa Fe
train robbery. went last night with c. T.
Abrams, Link 0yerfieId and two Others TO
CORN. As the train neared Gorln, the
light had been removed. lie heard a tor
pedo explode and saw signal dag waved.
lie stopped the train. Abrams, the leader
of the gang. ran 10 the engineer and called
out: We've got you: hold up Your
hands" The engineer was q little slow in
responding and Abrams shot him. Detec-
tive Kinney, who was concealed in the
tender. rose and shot Abrams in the
II a
loaded with backshot. Abrams and the
other robbers started for the brush.
Abrams horse was killed. The officers
secured the brush. but didu OF hnd the
robbers. The officers came to Memphis to
get out warrants. located Abrams and
oyerfield and brought them to Jail.
Abrams will die. The officers refuse to
give the names of the two others impli.
Gated. All are residents of this county.
Charles Abrams and Link overbeld, the
farmer bandits, were only captured after a
stubborn fighL Both had made their way
directly 20 their homes. situated sixteen
miles southeast from here in a lonely part
OF the country. Abrams. who is the
man that received the full load of
buekshot in the face. was compelled TO
walk the entire distance. il being his horse
that was killed by the detectives. Arrived
az home, Abrams was secreted behind
dresser. lie had practically run the
whole distance, and when Sheriff SAILING
aud his posse. with the railroad
detectives. came up 20 the house soon
alter his arrival. he vas in faint How
ever. when he knew that escape was i'm
possible, he made a bold ATTEMPT 20 stand
OF his captors with revolver. The
officers had the drop on him and he
finally gave in. After he was handcuhed.
ths search FOR the other bandits was
resumed. At the farm of Mrs Tuli. near
nv the officers found Overhead. who had
rrawleyY under the bed. The house was
tirst surrounded then a delegation sens in
"a make the search. Mrs. Tall and her
tWo daughters stontIy densed that over
ssla was in the house. oseShsid
showed nght when discovered. bat before
he could use a revolver he was grabbed By
one OF the officers. A nerce struggle ensnsd
with the bandit, but he was finally over
covered. Then both the men with two
brothers OF overfeld. upon whom also
su.ricion rests. were handcaffsd and taken
A Memphis. The search for the remainder
Of the gang Is being kept up. The exam
in..ion Of the four men now under arrest
wiIl take place tomarFos.
KANSAS CRY, sept tS-Nhea the WAY
talA train reached this city the Kansas City
o...eagers we're not 10th 10 leave IL AFTER
their nieas OF suspense. ssvsral, a. they
e,rressrd themselves 90 an Associated
Press reporter, passed the worst night OF
thslr lives, sna Tor a time al thought ~
woald tie sheir last W. III. Wilson.