The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-19
TRAIN ROBBERS FOILED
Attacked a Train Carrying an
Armed Force.
ONE OF THE GANG FATALLY SHOT.
Betrayed by q Supposed Confederate, tho
Robbers Fall Into the Clutches of Of
6osrs of the Law-Tho Engineer Shot,
but Not Seriously Hurt. s. .=. ~

Robbers Fall Into the Clutches of Of
nosrs of the Law-Ths Engineer Shot,
but Not Seriously Hurt 81. 49,. ......=.
GoRIN. Mo, Sept l9.-The Colorado and
Utah express train on the Santa Fe road
was held up by robbers. The railroad and
express officials had "a warning of the plau
to attack the train and they were met by
a volloy OF buckshot and bullets.
The raid was planned three weeks ago.
When the train left Chicago at 8 o'clock
Monday evening several railroad and ex-
press detectives, all armed, were taken on
board. Chief Detective J. J. Kinney, of
the Santa Fe, with q. c. Montgomery, his
assistant, boarded the train ut Joliet. At
Strcator they were joined by two more
men. who have been patroling the line for
twenty days. j. A. Matthews, who has
been acting Us "a detective for the last two
weeks, was taken on at Galcsburg. He
brought news that the robbers met early
in the day and decided to leave their hid.
ing place near Memphis to be ready for
the Colorado and Utah express. They ex-
pected to make IL haul of at least $4,000,
the Monday run being always much
heavier than any other duv of the week.
The shooting, which was the first in
timation the passengers on the train had
of the expected attack by the robbers,
caused Il panic in the chair and sleeping
cars. The cry "Irain robbers" went
through the train. and when the excite
ment was at its height the brakeman put
his head in the door and shouted, Keep
YOUR hcuds down. ladies' and gentlemen,
Train robbers are outside" Many Of the
passengers sought safety lying fiat on the
floor Of the cars.
Il. $. Servey. of Emporia, one of the Iii
rectors of the Suuta Fe was ON one Of The
sIeepers of tho train, lie was returning
from New York city. where he attended
the meeting of the board of directors.
al had ris.i,,ntiou whatever. said
he to IN iAv bress representative.
.tbat .L-r wns 10 be an attempl mndr TO
huid np the train. was asleep and was
awakened by the torpedoes the robbers
had nut on the track as a siuunl for the
engineer 10 stop the trnin. Then ruu,e
about TWENTY-FIVE shots in rapid surces-
sion toward the front end of the train
Two Of the detectives ,ycr, On thc trndrr
ready To receive the robbers. They had n
good position. but 50 far as we know mona
of the robhrrs we're killed The cop,lnctor
not the Winchester and "A snck which on.
al thu men threw nway. see nn reason
why with seven or eight mon ready and
waiting far tbe robberu wall armci und
eouippcd. they were allowed to es,,ane, IL
is yery strange"
NEMpuIs Mo. Sent. lg-W. f Nc
Daniel. the man who had advised tbe ot,i-
eers of the plot. time and place of til.
santa Fe train robbery. went on Noudov
night with G. II. Abrams and Link Over.
fsId and two OF hers to l;orin Sherifr II
II Sailing and CITY Marshal Bryue went
toa town enst of CORN uud ioinrd Dptec-
tive ]. j. Kinney and Two assistants of
the SANTA Fe. c. W. Stockton. detective of
tbe Wells Fnruo Exurpss uud t,yo essis.
tants. and nil took ua,snue on train No. 4.
Al thev uearrd CORN the enyinr.rnoticcd
tbe switch sirnul Iipht hnd been renewed
He heard n torpedo exulode and saw n siV.
pul G,p being waved He answered tha
.ignal and sto,rrd tho train
Abrams the lender of fine gang r.n IN
the engineer and called ont. "We,ye t,nt
xou. Mold nm vnur hands y Tho e,,inoor
was little slow in respondipg aud
Abrams shnt him Detectivr Kinnev whr
was concealed ON III, tender rnissa nm
and shot Abrams in the shouIdrr with
aolIble horrrlrd shotvun. lnnded yyitb
buck,hot Abrams started for liza brn.I
and the othar robl,crs f,r tbcir bCrs,,.
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