Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-22
ROBBERS BETRAYED.
PLAN TO ROB THE SANTA FE
FRUSTRATED.
Two Of the wouid-Be Robbers Captured
Ono Of Them Fatally ounded-
Train Was Loaded With Armed Men
Farmers Near Gorin. Mo-, the Cuiprlts.

Colorado and Utah express on the
Santa Fe railway. which arrived in
Kansas City from Chicago ut 0 o'clock
yesterday morning, was held up by five
men ut s:iOo' clock yesterday morning n
mile east of CORN, No., 10 miles east
of Kansas City. Engineer William
Prescott of Fort Ma lison, Iowa, was
shot in the shoulder by one of the
bandits. but not dangerously wound-
ed. The hold-up was expected and
Chief Detective J. j. Kinney of the
Santa Fe secret service was on the
train with squat OF armed men.
They opened fire on the ban Its and
after twenty minutes delay the train
proceeded, leaving Kinney and his
men In pursuit of the bandits
Early yesterday morning two OF the
bandits were caught ~ Memphis, Mo.
Their names are Charles Abrams and
Lincoln Overtic!d. Abrams is wounded
in six places and WI, die. The me n
who held up the hin are farmers,
living three mile, n,.ti of ArDella.
Mo.
had been given notice ot the robbery.
1t was To have taiea pace saturday
morning. SEPTEMBER ' When the
train reached kan,us,ity vest rday
morning man who j. supposed To have
warned the santa l'c officers was
han,cd over TO tn, santa Fe officials
and taken to hotel on Union avcnue
where lie registered under n fictitious
name and went to bed. He VIII re-
main in Kansas City until the arrival
of Chief Detective Kinney of the
Santa Fe secret service.
The railway and express company
officials have been expecting the rob-
berry for three weeks VIII n the
train left Chicago At ) o'clock
Monday evening railroad and cX-
press detectives. all walking arscnals.
climbed OH IL various stations. Chief
bet ctivc J. j. Kinney. Of III, Santa
Fe. with &. c. Montgc merry, his right
hand man, loardcd IL nj Jol.et. At
S,rcator they were joined by two more
men WIN have been patrol ny the
line for twenty days. i. \. VI ithcws,
who has been in communication with
spy among the robbers for the last
two weeks getting the news IT the
rnbIA.rs' plans, put in an app,a ance
at tialeSburg. lie brought news that
tn would-be robber, met early in the
day an decided To leave their hiding
place. near Memphis. Mo-, ut $50
o'clock Monday night ami make their at
tempt to get ;ich ut the expense OF
the express company. They expected
In make u haul of 1T least So D), the
Monday run being always much
heavier than any other day of the
week.
ENGINEER PRESCOTT SHOT.
Out of the d,n,e underground
north of the track came four forms.
The face of each WI, hiiitn by
black mask. Oar, more agile than the
rest. rushed to the engine almost b.
fore his conn., - cDu.d rclch the
express car. lie Co.. '.'d Il rifle, and
when within ten .ctt nf the tender
brought il t. his III ,u!dcr, pointed it
ut Dad Prescott, tn wh!te-bcarlcd
engineer and n he shouted. Hold
up Your hands" pale the trigger,
Ills am was true and dad" fell TO
the floor of his cab with a bullet in
his right snouli.r. VIII one bound
Detective Kinney gained the .op of
the tender. and lr.ng ny his gun to
his shoulder sent u shower of shot
almost INTO the face OF the masied
in iivi luil, How the fellow ever
manage. to ran i, q mystery. But he
di t. and made for the woods.
\, al, lni1 Dt..ac
colt low was tdc signal for tine fusil-
ln.!e IN | shots echoed and re-ccho ii
from bank To bank and through the
WOO Is. II was also the signal for "a
Easty retreat TO the shelter Of the
timber ON the part of the surprised
ro lhcrs. Not unit thcr reached tim
Der did they answer. Then they tir'd
n few shots. Their aim was bad. for
although men were leaning from ear
windows and pull NJ trig .crs Will,
OF crs had jump To the gronn ard
were after item on foot, they failed
Il hit man.
The robbers horses were hitched
not over 100 yards away. Whcn the
posse from the train reached the SPIT
they saw on an III |. gray. gallop-
ing north. A well directed shot
brought II low, but there was no RIDER
on its back. The place where the
horses were tied was soo1 found, AMI
cut hitching straps showed that one
MN at least Ia lie enough left To-
make his escape. Sheriff Salin took
the saddle. blanket an bride from
the dead gra', and says by their aid
lie will have no trouble in identifying
the owner The search for dead and
wounded was postponed until day
] lght.
The chase after the one or ones who
escaped started within ten minutes
after the shooting ended. The sheriff
secured horses nj with half dozen
men started north.
THr.nry itcnomin itnl.
LEXINGTON. Mo-. Sept Coon
rressmon John c. Tarsney was