The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-10-20
LOWE TELLS HOW
THE JOB WAS DONE.
Full Text of the Confession of
the Alleged Train Robber.
He and Jesse James, He Saws, Went
Carefully Over The Ground
X. {. Times, 18th

having gained information that OF
= certain date the Missouri Pecift
would carry large sum Of money
out Of Kansas City. / went over tbs
ground myself several times and
marked carefully The exaca spot
where the engine Of the east bound
Missouri Pacific trains stopped fo'
the Belt line crossing at Leeds.
marked the exac: tie. it being twenty
nine ties from a certain telegraph
pole. On two occasions took Jesse
James out with me and we came
back in the afternoons on freight
trains
Jesse arranged for one Of the bug
gies at Sells barn, "A friend hiring it
for him and leaving it at point
Iust south Of Jesss's house, where
there is a small clamp Of tim Der
Polk obtained the other buggy at q
livery stable near his house, 1872
Harrison street
At o'clock on the day Of the rob-
berry we got information that the
Big swag of money would bs sent
0Gs that night Jesse and | went
ont on a car together and got off
near Goodloe & McMurry's livery
barn at Thirty third street and
Troost avenue Jesse led me to the
buggy. one seated affair with one
horse attached to 1t, and then went
away. 1 drove around the block
several times AMI finally mat Jesse
again. He had a sack with him this
tine which contained dynamite and
che masks and old clothing We
VISITED for Ryan, Polk and Evans
the big fellow and old man Stone.
The latter went along to hold the
horses. Polk handled the dynamite.
He did not say, and do not know,
where he obtained it, | do know
he procured it somewhere James,
Ryan and myself occupied the one
seated buggy, driving south on
Troost avenue to Thirty fifth street
We led and the others followed.
When we reached the little sta
ton James smashed the operators
telegraph instruments while Ryan
covered him with a revolver We
teok him along.
When the train ce me to a stand |
still James was the first man in the
express Car. Ryan covered the mes
senger and Polk attended 10 the |
dynamite. The first attempt to ex
plode the dynamite failed and it was
some time before Polk again was
able to complete his preparations
and explode the dynamite. Evans and
l climbed into the engine and Gov
cred the engineer aud fireman.
After the explosion Evans ran out
10 look for money. He found a big
package, which I suppose was
money, and placed 1t in the sack
James had brought along. [ do not
know how much money Evans pick
cd up, but we had information that
there was $4,000 N the safe. What
Evans got he kept, for We have not
seen him since. Between us we
found $50, which we have not vet
divided.
We were all pretty much excited
after the explosion, but managed to
gather our clothing, weapons and
masks together and burn them in
She tirsbox of the engine.
We came back to town the same
way We went TO the scene of the rob
berry At Thirty third street and
Troost avenue We turned Sells
horse loose aud started it toward
The stable What became of the
horse and buggy hired bv Polk do
not know, Ryan and I walked to
Twenty Eighth and Homes streets.
wher~ We took car for town. We
left the car at Fourteenth and |
Grand avenue. walked to Main |
street. where We had drink and |
shen separated ". ". Lowe"
Trust Those Who Have Tried.
l suffered from cRtarrh Of tha