New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-19

BANDITS GET ABOUT $1,000 AND BADLY
FRlGHTEN THE PASSENGERS

BANDITS GET ABOUT $1,000 AND BADLY
BRIGHTEN THE PASSENGERS.
50 Joseph. Mo- Jan is No B. the through
press On the Kansas city ST. Joseph and Council
Bluffs Railway was held up this morning AT l2.2o
at Roys Landing one mile north of this city. In
the same place where the Koher gang mot their
Waterloo last September. just "a the train APP
preached the landing man appeared ON the
tracks AMI signallel the train 10 stop. The en-
gineer obcycd the signal and brought his train 10
a standstil The train stopped just In time, for
had It gone few yards further it would have run
into n number Of ties piled upon the track.
AS soon As Engineer Edward Davis brought his
train 20 q standstili masked man clainb"red over
the tender AMI AZ the muzzlrs of revolvor'. made
the engineer and his fireman. +. Simmons. step
down from the cab In the moan time. three Of
the bandits began firing to intm'date the rassen-
gers who hu,lilrl close to the seats ami Rugged
the floor. -, I'M. train Two If ,he bandits climbed
into m. .,press car ard. with leveled revolv'rs.
made the ,.yprassrnan e r. Baxter. open the safe
and hand over The express packages contained III
It, The men thrr backed ont Of IN" ear and with
parting volley. took their leave. morse AT
tached to q wagon WAS hiiched - post pY '"'
roadside and the bandits Spr"hS mo Tue ""s'"
ana drove Of In the darkness
just as soon a. the train came To a StahdStlII ana
IN. h,nlrs h.pnn firing The passengers realized
that the ou,l,vs cho are making things intereSlln
for Tho Enrlinp,on people were al work again. m
train was wei nll.d. and at the mrs, nnP'
possible one man named hlft9, ,,",' - .''',
had crnIch. down under seat. pulling M stich"'
and oyercS,t over his head for protection ms com
panion. who sat In the SAM So 't' %nd ,h, A.,
I,lcgs vnlsl ont Hold ON mere nav nov
enough for myself" The tram drew '"'" LIZ" Wv ~,
city. The front passenger coa'h n', - w., hi.
shots pass throu%h IL III 'loSr f'''
of several of the pas senS'fS, t c,zct.." ,c,s g.
E.nianin r. mi Of "1he Scdaia n3,l'.', Wa I,
passenger Oh the train. re say -. rncrrniz.d th,
was s.gnalled and began 10 SLOW NV, '.,ss,nrsr. ~
locality and remarked t. "A i"lo" i,hn - r.rc.,
volloy of shnts was fired. All "I va , ~,
in the car ,,,uprd the moor anu So hr,f, ,"''
to it AZ possible; 1t ava , nUt ''"'
trynenr n ,is said that h was slb''' ~ 80
inst AS tn tr,ln reached Roy : tra,.,In had ha,'
north OF the Francs-st. depot y MIX was s,yuur
rinr.' ~ ~ train came to stop ~ 'a'. mn
wearing A Linck mask stepped 'U,,h tNn ra,,i
covered the engineer nnd III '''' ,p and accompanv
yers comm, Hing Them 10 climb hoWt $50 u.s., u, 20,
t,' h H. '"lS r..s car The "Npr"N9 10
ou.r.l h,s dnnr I'm response 10 inc ,iI ln,o 80,
iiremans request. ana IVY" "." instant FIRE from
car. while 'hr others hri' ~, " ,,, nsrrS.
their r,lolvers 10 intimiiatr Ur l",.n IA. tr,b,
rnriuc,n~ tt,vvood said thfi WIZ, ,rI ','
siopnri h.. cot OF IN. front pass II tn SHOT and
what wa ne mati't' ,,nl, there. 'ou --.' ue
rnt back constant iusi,ldd' "i W., .uf..,r.i -,
up. ana every tim" pHSsr'r,,, I,,,n ont OF sight
a window h- was ordered =" =, ,t,.n.l The door of
his cnr in res,nus. to the "nt incl .r.,l.d .i,
was Immediately covered 10y y ,hh.r. TWO men
gun In the hanls 81 one o' w n,y.r.d Messenger
,nrt.r and ,,a is'g ~ \ Sknh1, s,f @
vrrs Baxter vns ordered 20 ol'mi.ag.s IN sIvht
the robbers took AL the M ~ rralue OF the booty
lie can give no estimate OF th' tran 5000
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