The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-18
BULLETS FOR BANDITS
Train Robbers Plan Spoiled by
Armed Men in Missouri.
Five Farmers In the 6ang-One
OF Them Is Fatally Hurt.
Engineer Shot by a Coward-Panic
Among Passengers.
(By Associated Press.)

CORN, Mo-, Sept. 1S.--The Colorado
and Utah express on the Santa Fe was
held up by robbers at $3.50 A. NJ. to-day
Owing to the fact that the railroad and
express officials had spy on the trail
of the bandits when they stopped the
train, the robbers met n hail of buck
shot and bullets.
the raid was planned three weeks
ago. When the train left Chicago at
o'clock last evening, railroad and ex-
press detectives, all walking arsenalS.
climbed on at every station. Chief De-
tective J. J. Kinney, OF the santa Fc,
with G. C. Montgomery, his righthand
man, boarded II at Joliet. At StrcatOr
who have been patrolling the line for
twenty days.
J. A. Matthews, VINO has been acting
the spy for the last two wee's, and
an appearance at Ga.esburg. He brought
news that the would-be robbers met
early in the day and decided to leave
their hiding-pi near Memphis, at $50
O'Clock last night. and make their third
attempt to get rich at The expense OF the
Express Company. They expected to
day run being always much heavier than
any other day of the week.
When the train reached Fort Madison.
Ia. shortly after midnight, Division Su-
perintendent Stockton. OF Wells. Fargo
Express Company, got into the treasure
car. He carried a sawed-off Winchester
Bill n palton VITA ' the s1pe RHsd
were four men.
Detectives Kinney and Mont gomery
boarded the engine. Supt. Stockton and
two OF his good shots tarried In the ex-
press car. In the forward end of the
smokng-car the forces were masscd.
Out from between two high cmbank7
ments. Just one mile from CORN, sped the
Then came the crack Of q, torpedo.
A. moment. and shrill. sharp
had heard. and almost before his hand
left the valve. across the track. not
fifty yards away. swung red light.
Within twenty seconds from the ex-
piosion OF the torpedo the train was at
& standstill
Out from the dense underground north
o. the track came four men; The face
Che man, more agile than the rest,
TTshed to the engine almost before his
companions coulu reach the express car.
lie carried rihe, End when within ten
seet of the tender. brought It to his
JAoulder. pointed Il at Dad" Prescott,
2aa white. 3earGeC engineer, and az he
siouted "Eold up your hands," pulled
pad" fei, to the floor of his cab cab With With
bullet In his right shoulder. The
wound Is probably not n fatal one.
With one bound Kinney gained the
f3p of the tender. and. bringing his gun
20 his shoulder sent shower Of shot
almost into the face OF the masked rob-
Der. :. The fellow did not fall as ex-
rected, but turned and made for the
woods
colt low was the signal for n fusillade.
and was echoed and rc-echoed from
bank to bank and through the woods
i was also the signal for the hnsty re-
Not until they reached the timber did
they answer the IRE OF the guards. They
only fired two shots AMI failed TO hit a
man.
The bandits horses were hidden not
over 100 yards away, When thc posse
from the train reached the spot they saw
well directed shot brought |; low. but
there was no rider on lts back The place
where the horses were tied was soon
found. but only cut hitchinE straps were
left.
Sheriff Sailing took the saddle, blanket
and bride from the dend gray. and says
Identifying the owner. The search for
dead and wounded was postponed until
daylight, but the chnse nfter those who
escaped was started within ten mInut es
after the shooting ended.
II Is not likely the passengers in the
rear end OF the smoker, those who were
doing In the chair car and half.dozen
or so sleepless ones in the sleeper will
ever forget their experience. With the
first shot every man near Il window
opened IT and looked out With the
the volleying commenced he had not
time to close the window, but just
Then the cry TRAIN robbers" went
through the train. and women went
down on their knees, lifted their hands
and screamed. When the excitement
was at its height, the brakeman put his
head In the door and shouted Keep
your heads down. ladies and gentlemen
Train robbers are outside"
KEOktK. Ia, Sept. lS.-Five farm
ers. living three miles north OF Arbella,
MO. are the men who held up tho Santa
Fe at CORN, Mo. fifty miles west of
here, last night. Charles Abrams and
Lincoln Overfeld. two OF the men. were
captured at Memphis. Mo. this morn
Ing; Abrams had been shot six times
with winchester. He cannot live.