The record-union., 1894-09-19

twenty-five shots in rapid succession to-
ward the front OF the train. Two of the
detectives were on the tender and ready
to receive the robbers. They had a good
position, but so far as we know none of
the robbers were killed. They did kill
one horse and captured another, however.
see no reason why, with seven or eight
men ready and waiting, armed and
equipped, the robbers were allowed to
escape"
FIVE FARMERS THE GUILTY ONES.
KEoKUK Qowa), Sept. 1S.-Five farm
ers, living three miles north of Arabella,
Mo-, are the men who held up the Santa
te train at Gorin last night. Two, Charles
Abrams and Lincoln OYertield, were caD-
tured this morning at Memphis, Mo.
Abrams was wounded six times and can
not recover.
HOW THE ENGINEER WAS SHOT.
MEMPHIS (Mo.), Sept. lS.-W. f. Nc
Daniel, the spy who advised the officers
OF the plot, time and place Of the Santa
re train robbery, went last night with Z.
Il. Abrams, Link Overtield and two
others TO Gorin. As the train with the
secret service men on board neared Gorin
the engineer noticed that the switch sig
nal light had been removed. He heard a
torpedo explode and saw the signal flag
waved. He stopped the train Abrams,
3.
ana called out, We've got you; hold up
your handsr'
The engineer was a little slow in re-
spending and Abrams shot him. Detec-
tive Kinney, who was concealed in the
j tender, arose and shot Abrams in the
shoulder with double-barreled shotgun
/ loaded with buckshot. Abrams and the
| other robbers started for the brush.
Abrams horse was killed The officers
secured the brush but did not find the
| robbers. The officers came to Memphis
10 get out warrants, having located
Abrams and Overfield, and brought them
TO jail. Abrams will die. The officers
refuse to give the names of the others
who are implicated. All are residents of
this county.
CAPTURED AFTER STUBBORN FIGHT.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 18-A special to
the Times from Memphis, Mo-, says:
Charles y. Bramsh and Link Overtield,
the two farmer bandits arrested for their
part in the attempted Santa Ee robbery,
were only captured after stubborn
| fight. Both had made their way directly
to 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 buckshot In
the face, was compelled to walk the en-
| tire distance, it being his horse that was
! killed by the detectives. Arriving at
UOIHe. [tOIdElS was SccI6Leu Donlnu a
dresser. He had practically run the
whole distance. and when Sheriff Sailing
and his posse. with the railroad detect
ives, came up to his house soon after his
arrival, he was in a faint. However,
when he knew that escape was impossi-
! bic. he made a bold attempt to stand off
| his captors with a revolver. The officers
had the drop on him, and he finally gave
| in.
After he was handcuffed the search for
! the other bandits was resumed. At the
! farm of Mrs. Tull, near by, the officers
| found Overtield, who had crawled under
a bed. The house was first surrounded
and delegation sent in to make the
search. Mrs. Tull and her two daughters
stoutly denied that Overfield was in the
house. Overtield showed fight when dis
covered, but before he could use re-
volver he was grabbed by one of the Off
GERS. a fierce struggle ensued with the
! bandit. but he was finally overpowered.
! Then both the men, with two brothers of
! Overfeld upon whom suspicion also
rests, were handcutied and taken to
! Memphis.
The search for the remainder of the
gang Is being kept up. The examination
OF the four men now under arrest will
! take place tomorrow.