The evening world., 1894-09-18
BULLETS FOR BANDITS
Train Robbers Plan Spelled by
Armed Men in Missouri.
Instead Of $4,000 the Robbers
Get a Leaden Shower.
Engineer Shot by q Coward-Panic
I'M Among Passengers.
(By Associated Press.)

CORN, Mo-, Sept. 1s.-The Colorado
and Utah express on the Santa Fe was
held up by robbers at $40 A. M. 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 hail of buck
shot and bullets.
The raid was planned three weeks
ago. When the train left Chicago at 6
o'clock last evening. railroad and ex-
press detectives, all walking arsenals,
climbed on at every station. Chief De-
with G. c.. Montgomery, his right-hand
man, boarded 1t at Joliet. At Streator
they were Joined by two more men,
who have been patrolling the Tine for
twenty days.
j. A. Matthews, who has been acting
the spy for the last two weeks, and
getting the news Of their plans. put In
an appearance at Ga;esburg. He brought
early In the day and decided to leave
their hiding-place, near Memphis, at 80
O'Clock last night. and make their third
attempt attempt to get rich at the expense Of the
make a haul OF at least $50, 900. the Mon
day run being always much heavier than
any other day Of the week.
When the train reached Fort Madison
perintendent Stockton, of Wells. Fargo
Express Company, got into the treasure
car; He carried sawed-off Winchester
With WI, a history; i formerly belonge to
were four men.
Detectives Kinney and Montgomery
boarded the engine. supt, Stockton and
two of his good shots tarried in the ex-
press car. In the forward end OF the
smoking car the forces were maseed.
out from between two high embank-
ments, just one mile from CORN, sped the
train.
Then came the crack of torpedo
A. moment. and a shrill. sharp
whistle gave token that the engineer
left the valve. across the track, not
fifty yards away, swung a red light
Within twenty seconds from the ex-
plosion of the torpedo the train was at
a standstill.
Out from the dense underground north
Of the track came four men. The face
Of each was hidden by a black mask
One man. more agile than the rest,
companions could reach the express car.
He carried rifle, and when within ten
feet of the tender, brought 1t to his
the %siteSearded ensinesr. and re as Ss
shouted Hold up your hands" pulled
rs to ne nom q gi Il. t eas and
bullet in his right shoulder. The
wound is probably not a fatal one.
With one bound Kinney gained the
top OF the tender. and, bringing his gun
almost into the face OF the masked rob
Der. The fellow diu not fall as ex-
pected, but turned and made for the
woods.
The shot which laid Engineer Pres
colt low was the signal for a fusillade,
and was echoed and re-echoed from
bank to bank and. through the woods
II was also the signal for the hasty re-
Not until they reached the timber did
they answer the fire OF the guards. They
only fired two shots and failed to hit a
man.
The bandits horses We're hidden not
over 100 yards away. When the posse
from the train reached the spot they saw
one animal. gray galloping north; A
there was no rider on its back. The place
where the horses were tied was soon
found, but only cut hitching straps were
left.
Sheriff Sailing took the saddle. blanket
and bride from the dead gray. and says
by their aid he will have no trouble In
Identifying the owner. The search for
daylight, but the chase after those who
escaped was started within ten minut es
after the shooting ended.
1t Is not likely the passengers in the
doing In the chair car and a half-dozen
or so sleepless ones in the sleeper will
ever forget their experience. With the
first shot every man near a window
opened II and looked out. With the
second he drew his head In. And when
the volleying commenced he had not
time to close the window, but just
dropped down on the floor of the car.
Then the cry Train robbers" went
through the train and women went
down on their knees, lifted their hands
and screamed. When the excitement
Sead in ''s sb ee door and shontsd pnt ms
your heads down. ladies and gentlemen
Train robbers are outside"