Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-01-26
Train Robbed In Missouri.
THE EXPRESS CAR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NOT NOLESTED,

THE EXPRESS CAR LoOTED-PASsENGERs
NOT MoLEsTED.
ST. JosvPH, No, Jan. JS.-The through
express train on the Kansas City, st.
Joseph and Council Bluffs Railway was
held up this morning at 1920 at Roy's
Landing, one mile north of this city. IN
the same place that the Kohler gang met
their Waterloo last September. Just as
the train approached the landing a man
appeared on the tracks and signalled the
train to stop. The engineer topped
within few yards of a number of ties
piled upon the track.
Two masked men olambered over the
tender and at the muzzle of revolvers
ordered the engineer and his fireman, f.
Simmons, to step down from the cab. 10
the meantime three Of the bandits COM
menced firing to intimidate the passengers,
who huddled close to the seats and the
floors of the coaches.
Two of the bandits clambered into the
express car. and with leveled TeYolvers
compelled Expressman c. E. Baxter TO
open the safe aud hand over the express
packages contained IN it. The men then
backed out Of the car and with a parting
vol'ey sprang into spring wagon that
was hitched by the roadside and drove of
in the darkness.
Benz. T. Hill, Of the SedAlia Glz1tte,
was passenger on the train. He Gays
when the train was signalled and began
to slow up recognized the locality AMI
remarked to fellowpassenger: we will
be held up in a minute Just then shot
vas fred. All the passengers in the car
dropped to the floor aud got as close TO it
as possible. 1t did not take the bandits
many minutes to complete the work.
Engineer Ed. DAVIS said that he was
signaled to stop just as the train reached
Roy's Craneh a hall mile north of the
Francis Street Depot. A torpedo had
been placed upon the track and light was
swung across the track. As TIE train,
cane TO a stop a tall man, wearing a
black mask stepped into the cab and
covered the engineer and fireman with
two revolvers, compelling them to climb
down and accompany him to the express
car. The express messenger opened his
door in response to the engineer and fire.
mans request and two men climbed into
the car while the Others kept up a con-
slant fire frou their reyolyers to iatimi-
date the passengers.
Fireman F. Simmons told practically
the same story.
Conductor WIN. Haywood said his first
intimation that any thing was wrong was
when the train stopped. He got of the
front passenger coach 10 see what was
the matter, when be heard a pistol shot
and some one said Get back there"
A constant fusillade OF shots was kept up
and every time passenger appeared at
a window lie was ordered to get down
and out Of sight.
Expressman Baxter says that he opened
the door OF his car in response to the en-
Lineer's request, and was Immediately
covered by a double barrel shotgun in
the hands of one of the robbers. Two
men then climbed into the car and GOV
cred Messenger Baxter and Baggageman
w. A. Skinner with reyolyers. Baxter
was ordered to open the safe and the
robbers took ali the money packages in
sight, He can give 10 estimate Of the
value Of the booty secured, bat believes
it TO be less than 5000.
A vigorous search is being made by
the detectives and county authorities for
the robbers.