Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-21

hold o. the wrong cord. His mistake was
noticed and he was commanded to pull the
air cord In his excitement he pulled t.
three times, which is the signal to stop at
the next station the signal TO stop at once
being two pulls. The train kept moving.
You boys watch out. We don't want to pass
our wagon, said the unmasked leader to
his companions. What the hell's the mat
ter with this train, anyhow he asked when
he saw that H. was not slowing up. What
are you trying to do to us, anyhow? he
asked of the trainmen. He now pointed his
revolver at the porter and said TO him:
You give the signal to stop this train or
I'll Kill you The porter again pulled the
bell cord three times instead of twice. We
we're just then. however, nearing a little
station and the train began slowing up.
As the robbers backed out OF the car the
leader said Don't any Of you fellows stick
your heads out OF the windows, as we don't
want to kill you for such small amount OF
money that we got from you. They jumped
off and disappeared They didn't go into
any other car. They got about 1925 in
money and fve or six watches and some
jewelry. I have stopped payment on my
two certificates of deposit.
~ Put these fellows down as petty lar
ccny thieves-mere amateurs. They took
as many chances on this little holdup as
they would have done in attempting to rob
the express car where they might have got
something for their trouble"
Experience of other Passengers.
Among the other passengers on the Pull
man sleeper were II. T. Lemist of the c.
B. Havens company and j. p. English, both
OF this city. The latter was relieved OF all
his vauables. including S33 in money. Mr..
1 ;tu a trip lou
the road and had not much money with him,
but suffered the loss of a handsome gold
watch valued at s225, also a $50 locket,
$50 chain and an SIS charm
II was sitting in my seat reading when
/ heard the commotion first in the forward
end of the car, said Mr. Lemist. 81 thought
that 1t was some of the passengers, whom
| took to be commercial men, having roll
licking time. l was convinced of my mis-
take. however, when the leader of the trio
thrust n revolver in my face and told me to
line up with the rest of the victims. For
tunately there were no women in the
car. The disappointment of the robbers in
not securing more booty was aouarent
They cursed their luck and denounced the
passengers. 1t was Enthusiastically the work
OF uovices. The man without the mask went
through all OF us while his two companions
kept guard II either end of the car The
leader was frightened almost out OF his wits
and trembled though suffering with the
ague as he rihed our pockets. / feared that
in his tremblings he might accidentally dis
charge his gun. The man without the mask
was the only one whom got good square
look at He was about five feet, eleven
inches in height, spare and cadayerous. He
was consumptive in appearance, with hoi-
low cheeks. A thin, struggling mustache,
turning in toward the corners of his mouth,
and a stubby growth of beard covered HE
face. His eyes were light blue in color, iu-
distinct, however, and waverng. 1t was
mean eye and they were set close to a
prominent nose. This fellow was so rat
tied that his voice trembled SO he could
hardly be understood"
Andy Hanson OF Omaha was another pas
senger on the train who had berth in the
sleeper. Just after the train left Kansas
City, however, he started forward to the
chair car and as he crossed the platform
leading from the sleeper he encountered the
three men fixing their masks. They did not
interrupt him and he proceeded to the chair
car 1t was filled with women, and rather
than create an alarm he decided to say moth
ing hoping that the robbers might be bested
before they should reach the chair car. His
watch bears a sharp dent where it struck
when he flung it under seat in the car.
cap" Wilson, the veteran Missouri Pacific
conductor believes that the leader of the trio
boarded the train at Kansas City, Mo-, and
stayed in the smoking car until after passing
Kansas City, Kan. At this place 1t is be-
lieved he was Joined by his two confederates.