The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-19

The cumming Of the outlaws was shown in the
selection Of the spot for turning the little trick, as
the robbery was professionally designated. Be
tween Medill, thirty miles from Fort Madison,
fphis ere T. no night telegraph station until L.
there is no stop there. Once in a while the train
takes water at CORN, but there is nothing there
except the tank. But at Hurdland, which Is
2 switch into which the train runs every morn
Ing and waits for the east-bound express TO pass.
variably they are on time. But IL the west bound
should not put In an appearance, the east bound
would have to camp there until II came along,
for there is no means Of finding out what the
tr9pDle Is without running back TO La Plata.
,h sne h men who planned the robbery figured that
and would have all the time necessary not only
70 rifie the express car but to relieve the passen-
They also, made a careful study Of the topog-
raphy OF the country. For nearly a thousand
swung across the rails the road winds on a re-
verse curve through q cut with embankments
hill. followed by a stretch OF track almost on a
lesel With the surrounding country. On either
side Of the right OF way are dense clpmps Of
undergrowth almost rs bad as that of
The northern Michigan pine, woods. But
impenetrable. Is only so for less than q quarter
OF a mile from the track. Beyond that the
travc-scd almost to the Iowa line. In the mid
die OF thetimber the horses were hidden. II was
the, calculation that after the nights hrsiprss
had been accomplished two hours hard riding
would put every man safe from pursuit. and
that. too, soon after dawn. There are no telc-
graph lines up in the country where the gang
has been In hiding. and IL was thought news uftho
hold.up would not penetrate ~ that region un-
III after the participants in the affair had had
plenty Of time to cover their tracks. All these
precautions were rendered useless, however. by
vised OF the outlaws movements.
IL Il nearly three weeks since the santa Fe and
tbs, Wells-Fargo officers received the tip that the
raid was contemplated. since then the express
car mas been a regular arsenal.
men have climbed aboard at different points
along the line eastof Fort Madison and scattered
thetpselves In, the day in reclining chairs and
When Medlil was reached they had worked
into the smoker. not a man exchanging n word
with, the other. all total strangers as far as out
ward appearances went, and before CORN was
reached half OF them had disappeared into the
The spy gave vent four hours notice 4 the
two premeditated raids spoiled by rain, and
then the full force was on hand. But the rail.
road ana express companies were taking no
chances.
When the, danger point had been passed the
back east along the road in the daytime. and
repeating the operation on the, next night.
After the failure Of the would-be robbers and
their hurried escape. sheriff Sailing, together |
With his posse and the railroad and express
for the section Of the country WHENCE the
amateur bandits hailed. The persons who un-
dertook the job were Charles Abrams. aud Lin
east Of Memphis. Mo.
There were others in the plot. but it appears
sheriff and posse reached Abrams's home they
found, him secreted behind a dresser, and,
though dangerously wounded. he was inclined
70 show fight. The officers had the drop on him, |
however. so he surrendered. and was landed In
'A Th at Msmp9,s by . o'clock this morning
Tjli and surrounded the premises. Here Over.
field. who was also inclined tn make resistance
and who denied having been absent from the
place last night. was taken. Mrs. Tnil and
daughters also made a like claim in his behalf,
quite wet with sweat from tho long and hard
ride of sixteen miles, with It's burden OF over
within an hour after Abrams was locked w.
Abrams's wound was made with n load Of
eSoxs. srik i5sd hin, from N , GlS-r ,,.F range SoG ard from
ranging downward. The doctors say there is
iittie chascs Of his recovery. Abram. asserts
ance In getting away after the ARRAY. and as his
horse was shot he was compelled to walk all the
way 20 his home.a distance Of sixteen miles. a
that seems almost an impossibility consld-
the frightfnl wound from which he was
After ABRAMS and Overfeld had been taken
nto, custody by the sheriff and posse, two
1rother- NJ O%verfeld and another young man
whose name had been mentioned in connection
the plot, were found and brought TO Mem
ibis. However. As they had not taken any part
,iaced under arrest. b, arr being held as WITT III.
,s"i smn to sRPSSar before a Grand Jury which viii
holding an adjourned term Of court, and
las ordered a Grand Jury TO take immediate
WI WI bLt N u hOrhHls anu DNtTntl0.
KANSAS CITY, sept. lS.-The santa Re train
Vhich was held up near CORN, No. arrived at
O'Clock, three minutes late. The engine was in
barge OF Fred Murdoch. who took the place ~
engineer Prescott, who was shot by the bandits.
Prescott Il not fatally wounded. The bullet
truck him in the breast, glanced from his coll
ar bone. came out and fell on his shirt front
eneath his blouse.
When the train was held up J. p. Mooney. the
ear brakeman. walked up the track In the rear
I the train to flag west-bound trains. Fifty
ards from the rear end OF the train lie saw two
len holding I'VE horses, One OF them left
he horses. walked toward Mooney, covered
I'M WITH a gun, robbed him Of $40, and
|, the train was George Blue. brother OF Col.
Blue, candidate for Congressman at
Of Kansas. Blue says he saw seven men
2 the gang. In pursuit OF the bandits are J. ".
impson. general superintendent OF the - nta
2, IN command OF five men J. J, Kenny. chief ,
Z the santa re secret service. with seven men:
he sheriff OF scotland county, with a large
o-se and J. W. stockton; G. W. Simpson. route
gent OF the santa Fe. and other officials. This
-nin usually carries a large amount OF money.
he railroad officials refuse 20 say what amount
any cash was on board the train this morning,