The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-24

tne James and Younger bands. when fhay
we're pIoae@rs Ia the train robblng indus
lry, sas the soeae tonight Of ia fourth
hoaG-Ep b. road agents.
a s.-6 O'Clock the 81. Louis & Chicago
express. which left Kansas city a. S.45.
waS tagged az Blue Cut. and came 70
standstlli. Masked men Immediately COW
cred the engineer and fireman. and COM
pelisd them 70 get down from their cab.
AT the same time another member OF the
hand uncoapled the express ear from the
rest Of the train. The robbers
quickly climbed aboard the loco
motive and express car. and before
the surprised trAiuEnen had had time 70
collect their wits the bandits were speed
ing down the steep grade beyond Hue
Cut with the engine and express car The
express messenger. A. J. Frier. % 81
Louis. was a prisoner in the express car.
At midnight no word had been received
here of the train or the robbers. From
Independence 20 Glendale. the next station
beyond, Is six miles, and the sappostt1on
Is that the robbers have looted the car
and left the train somewhere in the woods
between the two stations. The fate Of
Messenger Frier IS causing considerable
anxiety.
The Kansas Ci.y officials OF the United
States Express Company state that the
train carried very little cash. but the car
was filied with an enormous amount OF
miscellaneous express Of considerable
value. Christmas boxes making up the
larger amount OF the treasure. OF Express
Messenger Frler. al the officials VIII say
s. taat he Is heavily armed and Is dead
game" but they admit that The chances
are ell against him
When the robbery became known at IN
dependence a posse OF county officers set
out for the scene OF the holdup, and at
mldnlght County Marshal keshlar was ar
rsarfsr I'D ant ~
from Kansas City. IL was at Blue Cut In
1856 that the James gang held up a Chi
cago s. Alton express train ana MADE
one OF the biggest hauls in the history OF
train rObblns. A few years later another
big train robbery wAs committed at the
same place. and two months ago tonight
on October g. the ho.dup az Blue Cut oc-
curred. The men who planned the rob-
berry in October were local novices and got
Saot. Two members Of the gang have
s.n1e been arrested and are in jaii. Their
aCcumpiices are known and are fugltlses.
Though Blue Cut Is less than hiteen
niles from Kansas City. IL Is In wild
and unsettled section. and an ideal spot
for such oatlawry. IL Is a deep cut
through solid rock. and except in broad
daylight Is almost as dark as tunnel.
For a long time 81 was patroiled day and
night. but a few years ago, after the
bandit gangs about here We're supposed 10
guards were withdra @n. IL is predicted
that two train rohberies there within as
many months viii result in return to
the ord precautions
Al O'Clock this CThursday) morning a
telephone message was received from
Glendale stating that Engineer Meade
ana his fireman had arrived there. imnle-
diateIy after the robbery they set out to-
wards Glendale in search OF their locomo-
tive They found the engine about one
mile east OF Glendale. dead. with the
express car. but nothing Is said Of the
fate Of the express messenger.
Engineer Meade IL reported 10 have said
there we're three robbers and that he
Identified them as three of the men who
held ug the train Two months ago. En-
glneer Meade was IN charge OF that train
The frs, definite Information from the
passenger train was resolved from Inde-
penaenCe az 30 o'clock. after tae arrival
there Of Marshal keShlaa and the relief
train sent cut from Kansas city. Beyond
Independence this train picked mp the pas
re niger and baggage coaches thai had been
ieft By tire robbers a. Blue Cur and pulled
them back 20 Independence.
Conductor Nichols In an interview at
Independence stated that w4len the train
was brought 20 a stAndstU at the cut he
stepped cur upon The rear platform. only
20 have a pistol thrust under bis nose.
Just ksa your mouth SHUT ---- --.
doa'f want 20 hurt anybody" said The
read agent lie haa nouling 10 say.
moment laser the bandit said: Look
here. young fellow. have you got any of
the company g money y
The conductor dug up s. and displayed
them in trent of the roeotr The robber
took 81 with The remark. We'll, Il Just
divide IL wilh yoR."
None OF the passengers were Enolested.
but the greatest confess on prevailed
aboard the rain when * became known
nat they were in the hands Of robbers.
There vas Wlid scramble 20 hide vaiu-
ables.
Alter taking the stranded trAin into In
seoeuErrce. Marshal keshlar's relef
srasa went on 90 Glendale 20 pick up tas
locomotive ans express car. wasch were
lett some distance east - that station
AtaOa n no Rord can t-a had 90 *
press Messenger Fr.er. though further in
formation ts nncuneulsrl;y expected from
TaAApendence when Marshal X ssalar ard
rs neu have returned fron the vic-n.ty of
Glendale.
A. sss the express ca~ WAS brought back
fa t-,fapau6en-e ara Express Messenger
Frlar toid The story % tae robbery.
Ahoat rive minutes after his car VAS
arfash ned from tae train ae sai3 he heard
a rap AZ gae side door. and. thinking it
vs. r. train nan. he opened. ana a man
v4th a shotgun compelled h3En - retreat
into the caF while twe others followed
with rrVolveFs ana ordered 1iw % InrsWn
t,, hss hands IRE men faen pal eI hIm
frem she rAr ard asked Rim Il he had
any money Hc was too vxcitss 20 an
swsr They tAen picket him up and
. fArnN hsn Bodily back into the ear and
or. 81 are rlsn "a So N0vs uaSk as did
the others climbed In TIE msH got out
A ease ard proceeded % tae large safe
aud threw down a SIT of tCais im front ~
IT, The other gwo held gums "a Frtsr-s
head While the shird enc proceeded coolly
to break euea me safe.
Frler tcsa ghe naan VINO Sss AZ work on
the large safe thas tt wss ase oss for hIgn
% btaN 4 cQea. - there Has I'D U1crey
in "a. ore o. he other men Eho stood
a ere aaoe covering Erser al 5se tEna
w5th a revolver thsa sad WEI. S---n
Yea. xl1e as the keys for tha s-nsl safe.
Fr.er resasea -o 80 this sus tae tw1
rusn. - eo sad remained ou tae outs.fe.
fsrnpea sa1a the ar. Tevy .eapea au
Frier. D rus~5 hl~. 80 sAe aoar aas cook tha
KEYS - .he sznm.f safe away trvHs aln. t8e
vas thc1 esackal Bp iufo a corner sss.
via ,s-a shatksus he2& AZ hss bead ta-5
q stay there
The hir8 uaa tsen ;ees tAe keys. opsr-
~ tne s.aan safe an6 took trs-a g q aasa-
he- az packages of maasg ard. after tse
rnnaers Aa8 sscEre1 Ese ceuta1ss q the
sruan safe they again attempted 20 cgea
tne 5arRr enc 4 ssnax Acie aoafs one
e9Nth sf an saen saS Es&Ee la tAe .&rEs
safe ard tau Sticks - 6yzs Ealte pas 81
Eg!sr again sold ne zsa they wsrs w&ss-