Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-24
HAUL OF FOUR BOLD BANDITS
Chicago & Alton Express Train Held
Up and Robbed in Missouri
Last Night.
The EXPRESS CAR LOOTED OF CASH
Amount of Booty Estimated at SO, 900
by Railroad Company-One of the
Most Daring Robberies on
Record.

Kansas City, Dec. 24.-It was 1916 this
morning before the Chicago & Alton
train, robbed at Blue Cut, near Indepen-
dence last night, was finally gotten to-
gether, after having been cut in two by
the robbers, and the trip to st. Louis re-
sumed.
| Marshal Keshlear, who started in pur-
suit of the robbers with deputies, has not
yet returned. Messenger Freyer could
give no estimate OF the loss. The robbers
left Immediately after, concluding that it
safe.
Freyer remained in the car alone for
two hours after they left. Had the rob-
bers succeeded in opening the through
safe they would more than likely have
made rich haul.
At noon word was received from
Crackerneck, a small place near Blue
Cut, that man believed to be one of the
robbers had been held three. special
train bearing officers was soon started
from Indepen dence to make the arrest.
DETAILS OF THE EXPRESS ROBBERY.
Chicago.-At the office of the Chicago
x Alton railroad the following official
stateme ent in regard to the Blue Cut rob-
berry was given out to-day: The train
was tagged by red and white lanterns
Just west of the Missouri Pacific bridge,
east of Independence. The robbers took
charge of the engine and made the engine
men get off. The conductor and brake.
man came ahead and the robbers took
charge of them. They made the brake
man get the train wrench and cut of the
express car.
The train men made considerable noise
and did much loud talking and pounding
on the coupling while doing the work In
order to give the expressman chance to
hide away his stuff.
| When the train was cut off the robbers
made the train men get off, while they
took the engine and express car away
They next stopped in cut about hall
way between the top of the hill and
Glencoe and raped on the express car
door.
The expressman opened it and realized
| for the first time that he was being held
up. All his valuables were exposed. He
claims not to have had time to put them
in the safe before leaving Kansas City.
It was therefore not necessary for the
robbers to open the safe, although they
were amply provided with dynamite for
that purpose.
The amount secured foots up to $4,000
in cash and may reach $4,000.
After robbing the car, they cut the bell
cord, pulled the tank pin and cut off the
air and ordered the expressman to set
the mandrake of the express car.
They all got on the engine and ran to
the second iron bridge east of Glendale,
where it was left without water, steam,
fire or air.
The train crew was: Engineer Wetton,
Fireman Post, Conductor Nichols, Brake
man Jones and Expressman Freyer.
The following description of the rob-
bers is given by the train men: Four
men, all masked, three with dark and one
with light mask; one man small and
slender, somewhat feminine voice and
had been drinking; two medium size; one
man six feet tall, weight 200 pounds. The
trainmen were mixed in the description
of the clothes worn.
AN ALDERMAN ARRA1GNED.
| Minneapolis Geo. A. Dur
nam was arraigned in the district court
this morning and pleaded not guilty to
an indictment for bribery. He ischarged
with demanding bribe of $4,000 from
Halverson & Richards, contractors, who
bid on the excavation for the new reser-
voir.
SUED FOR ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS.
Danville, Ill.-Mrs. John s. Burton, OF
this city, has sued Mrs. Jennie l.. Klugel
of Nashville, Tenn, for $4,000 damages
for the alienation of the affections of hel
husband, John s. Burton. Burton is now
large manufacturer in Murpheysboro
While engaged here on some business, il
is alleged, an intimacy with Mrs. Kluge
began. When Burton engaged in business
in the south, Mrs. Klugel, widow of for
mer prominent citizen here, followed
him. Mrs. Klugel's property here to th'
amount of $4,000 was attached to-day.
Legal Notice.
In the probate court, Santa Fe county
/ Tn the m attar of the last will and tea