The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-25

breakdown or something Of that sort
l heard no voices outside.
When the knock came I supposed i
was a brakeman, and opened the door
Then | was helpless. The robbers threw
my shotgun out of the car and broke i
all to pieces. They certainly knew theil
business and We're very polite, but il
would not have been safe to have resist
ed them
The poiiteness Of the robbers impress
ed all who saw them. The trainmen said
they were well dressed. The leader was
little under the influence of drink He
was so jovial that when he took 81 from
Conductor Nichols. he gave 81 of it back
The other 81 he presented to Frier as a
Christmas gift.
Frier had been a messenger for the
Pacific Express company for twelve
! years and has been connected with ex-
! press companies for over twenty years.
The messenger had a good view of the
robbers and will be able to identify them
| If caught.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Chicago, I'LL, Dec. 24.-At the offices of
/ the Chicago and Alton railway the fol-
| lowing statement, in regard to the rob-
berry was given out:
The train was tagged by red and white
/ lanterns, just west of the Missouri Pacific
bridge, east Of Independence. Robbers
/ took charge Of the engine, and made the
/ engineer get off. The conductor and
| brakeman came ahead and the robbers
took charge Of them. They made the
! brakeman go back and get the train
wrench and cut off the express car. They
did much loud talking and pounding on
couplings while doing the work in order
to give the eXpressman chance to hide
away mis- stuff. When the express car
was cut off the robbers made the train
men get off. while they took the engine
and express car away. They next stop
ped in the cut about half way between
the top of the hill and Glencoe, and rap
ped on the express car door. The ex-
pTessman opened it and realized for the
hrst time that ne was being robbed. Al,
or his Valua bles were exposed. He claims
not TO have had time to put them in
the safe, therefore il was not necessary
for the robbers to open the safe, although
they were amply provided with dynamite
for that purpose. The amount secured
foots up about $500 in cash and may
reach $1,000. After robbing the car they
cut the bell cord, pulled the tank pin
and cut off the air and ordered the ex-
pressman 10 set the hand brake to the
express car. They all got on the engine
and ran to the second iron bridge east
of Glencoe, where the engine was left
without water, steam or fire. The train
crew was as follows: Engineer Wetton,
Fireman Post, Conductor Nichols, Brake
man Jones and EXpressman Frier.
The following description of the rob-
bers is given by the trainmen: Four
men, all masked, three dark and one
light masked; one man small and slen-
fi.ar iy,in
been drinking; two medium size; one
man six feet tall, weight 200 pounds
Trainmen were mixed in describing the
clothes worn.
HOLD-UP IN ARIZONA.
Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 24-The agent at
Congress Junction, a station of the Santa
he, Prescott and Phoenx railroad, eigh-
ty five miles north of Phoenix, was held
up last night by unknown robbers and
so Of Veils-Fdrgo money stolen, at the
point of pistol. The agent, G. c. West,
was alone dt the time. The sheriff is on
the trail Of the robbers
GAVE HIS PENNY BACK.
Minneapolis, Mimi. Dec 24-Minuea-
poiis has experienced the first hold-up
of street car since the operations of the
Barrett Bros. several years ago, and
for which crime and the murder of the
driver they were hanged. Last night
three masked men entered Bryn Mawr
car, al the end Of the line, and, at the
point of revolvers, took sl2 from Con-
ductor Quady- The motorman by this
time had entered the car and one of the
robbers ccvere. him while the other
went through Gin. His pockets yielded
cent and this the robbers returned to
him.
MORE GENEROSITY.
COnneant q Dec h;o
morning four masked men entered the
residence of Mr. and Mrs George
Tweedy. an aged couple residing near
this city, ana after binding and gagging
them ansdcked the house for hidden
money. They found s14 in cash. belong |
ing to the church, and a gold watch +,
which later they brought back after
leaving the fcuse and made Mrs. Tweedy |
a Christmas present of Il. The robbers |
escaped. An armed posse il searching
for them.
STEAMER IN PERIL.
Boston. Dec. A.-No news has been re- |
ceived from the Allen line steamship /
scandinavia, now overdue The Scan /,
danavia Is three-masted iron steamer |
or 2.lOp0 tors, built al Glasgow She car
rled no PASSENGERS. She had a crew Of !
forty -fcuv and a miscellaneous cargo. !
The Alien line agents express confidence |
THAI the steamer will report safely.
southampton, Dec 24-The American |
me steamer s.. Louis. Captain Randle, |
from New York arrived here at . O'Clock
this morning. The steamer had a rough |
voyage. during the first four DAYS of |
which she encountered violent gales and |
snow storms
London. Dec. ei.--The British steamer.
James Drake. o. Shields. which sailed |
from Catlctorte cardinal November es.
Tor Dunkirk. is eleven days overdue and
has been given up for lost. She had a
crew of nineteen men.
New York. Dec. 24.-Dr Charles p,,,
Ter. president OF the corporation of the
Union Theological Seminary and the cor
poration OF the University Of the CITY Of
New York and who has been seriously
III with pneumonia, was reported as
much better today. DR.. Butler is IS
years old
New York. Dec. 2.-Riley Grannan.s
with the New York Jockey
ciao was before the supreme court in
Brooklyn today on a motion for a per
manent injunction 10 restrain the club
ans theh Westchester Racing associa-
ton from expelling the plunger fror,
the race track. The offense OF Grammar
consisted IN making a present To A
Jockey, contrary to the rules of tha
Jockey club. While Justice Osborn re-
served his decision he made a Significant.
observation In connection with the as
se-tion by Benjamin F Tracy. counsel
Tor Grammar. that the fact that his cljenr
was plunger had had much to 90 with
his expulsion. Justice Osborn observed.
plunger has as much right on a race
track as anybody else. II Uas the cor
,ention OF counsel for the defendant that 1,
the Jockey club had the right 70 make
any reasonable regulation n preserve
order and maintain the integrity Of rae
ms. the rule against tipping being COR