Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-07
MISSOURI FOR BANDITS.
rfNr.FoUR STICKS OF DYNAMITE


-.r Cltv. No, oct. G.-Bandits
~, the Chicago 81 Alton express
hs'S ,orirht at a point less than six
-Wss from Kansas city. The robbery
i..', No third occurrence of the Kind on
rood within year all within ff-
,aSn miles OF this city.
Tbe chieugo & st. Louis express
49,, ,plIcd out OF the Union depot
y, s,go this evening was stopped by
,.ht masked men at Evanston. sub
srhon stopping place just beyond
,roshinrton park. Evanston is about
.',ht miles nearer to Kansas city than
49,. Ont made celebrated by the no
pl le lanes gang, and which was
.Sn scene Of two previous robberies
We ,hs chicago ~ Alton this year, one
~ w. r.,qmbor last and one In october
i"s, Tho train was stopped at the
Tysnston siding by the exploding OF
,ornedoes which had been placed on
the track ,,,..
,.0rt ant TO ascertain the cause of the
,,onhle they were covered with revOlv-
W, In the hands of four of the eight
vood agents The other four quickly
'o,sorei the engineer and fireman. The
trskamen were compelled to uncouple
ne baggage and express cars from the
rIssenger coaches. While this was be-
inr done one Of the robbers busted him
I'm By going through the pockets OF
conductor Graves. who was robbed of
!g9 In coin.
In the meantime the bandits at the
,aad OF the train had ordered Engineer
yoette and his fireman to climb down
ant of their cab. Engineer Volette
hestated until pistol ball was sent
whIstling by his ears. He and the
fireman after this persuasion climbed
down quickly and two of the robbers
Immediately took their places. The
others OF the bandit gang jumped
aboard the baggage and express cars.
This part Of the train they ran upu the
track toward Independence. Mo-, about
quarter of a mile.
There they compelled the frightened
express messenger to open the door of
his car The door once open, they
dragged the messenger out by the legs.
throwing him to the ground, and then
took his gun away from him. The
messenger was then compelled to walk
back toward the other portion of the
train,
After securing complete possession
Of the engine and the baggage and
express cars. the bandits placed
twenty-four sticks OF dynamite upon
the big through safe and then lifted
the smaller way safe upon top OF 1t.
They applied the fuse and the match,
and then evidently waited for the ex-
/ plOsive TO reveal to them the treasure
for which so much had been Iisked.
But for some reason the explosive did
not so on, and from the subsequent
developments. II is evident that dynu-
mite had great terrors for the men
who were not afraid to run the ordi-
nary risks Of train-robbery. 1t is
| clear that they We're afraid to return
TO the express car, for. after waiting
few minutes for the expected ex-
plos0n, they hurriedly left the place,
running into the underbrush which
skirts the railway In that section.
The trainmen. who had been left be-
N-i with the passenger coaches, po-
Idly waited a reasonable length OF
tine for the robbers to complete their
york and then ran ahead to the en-
Eae and the two ours. After some de-
lay, for they. too, We're afraid of the
down the small safe and throwing out
he dynamite, The engine was then
rln back to the rest of the train and
coupled on, and after a full two hours
delay, the express resumed the jour
fey toward st. Louis.
The passengers, especially the ladies,
were very much frightened, and when
The robbers began shooting at Engi
tsr Voette there was wild scram-
Ne In all the coaches. Diamonds, jew
cry and other valuables We're hidden
"a eyery place conceivable in a passen-
ser coach
Two Chicago & Alton detectives
were on the train. Both We're badly
Sared, and neither Of them put in an
appearance outside OF their coach un-
U it was all over but the telling Of
now II was done. General Superin-
h1dent Gray was also on the train.
The express messenger was not only
@lghly handled by the road agents.
Vt was robbed of t3l from his private
9rse. The passengers made up n
liIse OF f25 and gave 1t to him.
county Marshal Chiles and several
equities as wen as a squad of city
l2lee, loft for the scene of the robbery
.eolt midnight on a special train
lhere seems to he little chance of their
%,tltaklng any OF the robbers, as II is
ueved the gang, by scattering and
,wnlng In on mt time, viii have lit
We ainlclllty In secretlng themselves in
tlher Kansas CITY or IndeDendpnce