The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-13

Five Masked Train Robbers at
the Famous Blue Cut.
WERE DRESSED AS WOMEN
They Intended TO Hold Up the Fast
Mail-Were DisRusted Lot OF Cut
throats When They Found
No Money in the Safe.

Kansas city. Mo-. Nov. 1.-THE Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger train known as
the ST. Louis Fast Mail. which leaves
Kansas City at y. m. was held up
by five masked robbers AT $3.50 o'clock
tonight at the Chicago a. Alton cross
ing just east of independence. Mo-.
and less than a mile from the famous
Blue Cut. i'm which three train robber-
les have occurred within the past year.
Two of the robbers were disguised as
women and when the engineer saw
them swinging lartcrn across the
track. an apparent signal of danger he
did not hesitate 10 stop. The engines
crew were Immediately covered with
revolvers. Conductor D"Dnis Dsryan
and Brakeman Michael stepped oiit 10
see what was thC matter ard we're
greeted by a Nolicy uf bullets which
caused the creates, confusion H. the
passenger roaches. the conductor and
brakeman We're coni PEELED to cut the
express ard baggage cars from the rest
of the train and the engineer and fire.
man wer,, made 10 g,'S down iiu m their
cab. The robbers quickly jumped
aboard and look the engine anG ex-
press ear about tNo miles further east.
where they stopped ana compelled Ex-
press Messenger Williams to opcn his
car. "a. offered no resistance. us he
carried no treasure.
The robbers had evidently intended
To stop the -. Louis limited night ex-
press Nhich leaves Kansas city at a
late hour. and were greatly surprised
upon discovering that the cars which
they had captured containcd nothing OF
value. In their rage they bounced upon
the express messenger ana went
through his pockets. hut $3.50 was all
that they secured. After this they
quickly left the train aud disappeared
In the darkness. After a Delay of over
an hour The train vas got together
again and was staried on It's journey.
The county marshal and his men were
al the scene of the robbery very soon
after, but there Is every probability
that the robbers were safely in Inde-
pendence or Kansas City before any
organized effort was made 10 capture
them.
With tn" first iniimation that the
train was In the hands of road agents.
CONSERVATION seized the passenaers In
the rear coaches. When the shooting
began there Was the widest conster-
nation among the passengers. There
was not man or woman in the train
who had not heard of Missouri train
robbcries II seemed. and as soon as
the first sho, was fired half dozen
people in every ear yelled Train rob
bers." Some of the women began Ia
scream and watches and pocketbooks
were tucked under seats. thrown into
water coolers and hidden I'm every con-
ceivablc place. After the engine and
express car had been taken away the
.ltn An lao ha
coaches for some time. When they did
conclude that there WIS no danger of
being shot. they got on the train and
some of them came back to lndepeni-
encc. Most of them waited. however.
until the engine had been hunted up,
and went ON with the train. Al re-
ports agree that the robbers were de-
liherate In their movements and that
they were no new hands at the bust
ness. They were armed with Winches-
ters.