Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-07
ONLY SIX MILES
From Kansas City HAD the Train Pro
ceeded, When II Was he Up and
Robbed.

Kansas City, Mo-, October 6.-Tbe
Chicago and st. Louis express which
left here on the Chicago & Alton road
at $3.50 o'clock tonight, was held IN
and robbed less than six miles out IL
the city, at siding known as Evans
the city.
The train was stopped at Evanston
Siding by the explosion of torpedoes
which had been placed on the track
When the conductor and brakemen
went out to ascertain the cause of the
trouble, they were covered with re-
volvers in the hands of four of the
eight road agents. The other four
quickly covered the engineer and
fireman The brakemen were COM
PEELED to uncouple the baggage and
express cars from the PASSENGER
coaches. While this was being done
one of the robbers busted himself by
going through the pockets of Conduc-
tor Graves, who was robbed of so in
coin.
In the meantime the bandits at the
head Of the train had ordered hngin-
eer Vollette and his fireman to climb
down out of their cab. Engineer Vol
lette hesitated until pistol ball was
sent near him. He and the fireman.
after this persuasion, climbed down,
and two OF the robbers Immediately
took their places. The others OF the
bandit crowd jumped aboard the bag
gage and express cars. This part or
the train they ran up the track to-
ward Independence Mo-, about quar-
ter of mile. There they compelled
the frightened express messenger to
open the door if his car. The door
once open, they dragged the messen-
ger out by the legs, throwing him to
the ground, and 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 "A
sticks of dynamite upon the big
through safe and lifted the smaller
way safe up on top of it. They applied
the fuse and the match mad then evil
IDENTIFY waited for the explosion. but
for some reason the explosive did nN
go off, and from the subsequent de-
velopments it is evident the dynamite
had great terrors for the men who were
not afraid to run the ordinary risks
of train robbing.
1t is clear that they were afraid to
return to the express car, for, after
waiting few minutes for the expected
explosion, they hurriedly left the place,
running into the underbrush which
skirts the railway in that section.
The trainmen who had been left be-
hind with the passenger coaches, po-
litely waited a reasonable length of
time for the robbers to complete their
work and then they ran ahead to the
engine and to the two cars. After
some delay, for they, too. were afraid
of the dynamite, they succeeded In lift
ing down the small safe and throwing
out the dynamite The engine was
then run back to the rest of the train
and coupled on, and, after full two
hours delay. the express resumed the
journey toward ST. Louis.
County Marshal Chiles and several
deputies, as well as squad of city
police, left for the scene of the robbery
at midnight on a special train. There
seems to be little chance of their over
taking any Of the robbers, as 1t is be-
-liavaa thu gang hv scattering and
coming one at time. viii have 1T
tie trouble in getting back into Kansas
City or Independence.