Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-11-17
BANDITS. QUICK WORK.
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Rob n Frisco Train Near Monett

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Rob o Frisco Train Near Monete
MoSErr, Mo-, Nov. IA The st.
Louis and San Francisco train No !.
due here ut 1850 p. m, was held up
and the express car robbed three
miles east OF this cits ut 1880 o'clock
last evening. Your correspondent
was passenger on the train AMI an
eve witness to the bold and success
full robbery, which was committed in
q deep and lonely cut
At Verona two masked men boarded
the tender OF the engine ana con-
cealed themselves until the heavy
grade and deep cut was reached.
Then they sprang from their hiding
place, covered the engineer anu fire.
man with Winchesters ANA command
ed them to stop the tram. The COM
mand was promptly obeycd. Climbing
over the tender into the cab the
bandits marched the engineer and
rcman to tbs baggage car and COM
Il anded them to open the door.
IN Messenger Chapman. by this time
aware OF the robbery. refused to com
ply, when in loud tone OF voice. the
bandits. threatened 10 blow up the
car with dynamite, and. with true dc.
termination and in regular Bill Cook
style, produced stick Of dynamite
and were just in the act OF putting 1t
to use when Engineer Stevenson
called to the messenger and implored
him to open the door, which was done.
I'm Mi
dercd il anI, in full view of tue pas.
sengcrs, clambercd up the hill and
made their escape. II was success.
fully planned hold.up, which required
Just fifteen minutes.
When the train came to sudden
stop the clear report from Win
chester rang out upon the air, and
every passenger ON the train knew
what il meant A second lat.r four
bandits who wore red bandana hand
kerchiefs over their faces joined the
comrades ut the express garland their
lob was b gun. No shooting goes"
exclaimed the leader. Heads back,
there, heads back. there" he contin.
ued, und those who dared t. look out
OF the ear window obcycd without u
second warning. { nductor Wight
man hastily passed through the tram
and warned the passengers to C conceal
their valuab,e' Women aud chill
DIR n were panic stricken. AMI men
hastily concealed watches and money.
Passengers took refuge unler seats,
beh nd doors and sons retire to the
Pullman sleepcrs 70 the rear OF the
train.
After fifteen minutes of terrible
suspense Mt the muzzle OF n gun the
engineer and fireman were marched
to the cab of the engine and com.
manded to back the train quarter
of n mile from tn. scene of the rob
berry. A second report from Win.
chester was u signal for the engineer
to pull out his train and the robbery
was ut an end.
Messenger Chapman succeeded in
hiding all the money save 5000 in
currency, which he handed over to
the robbers, Two of the gang
climbed the steep hillside and joined
the gang in waiting IN the woods AS
they assembled the rocky hillside the
cleaning barrels of their guns were
plainly visible to the terrorized pas
sengers. The train pulle to Monett
twenty minutes late and the news
spread lik, wildtire. A posse was
formed, but for want of n leader
failed to purfue the brnditS. who are
supposed to be none other than Bill
Cooks notorious gang.