The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-29
FRUSTRATED
BY A WOMAN
Plan to Hold Up and Rob a
Missouri Pacific Train
BY a Tip Given to the Roads
Detectives.
GO TO MEET THE GANG
Find the Robbers in a Resort at
Holden.
Shooting Begins, and One officer
is Killed.
One RObber Badly Wounded and
is Captured.
BY a Tip Given to the Roads
Detectives.
GO TO MEET THE GANG
Find the Robbers in a Resort at
Holden.
Shooting Begins, and One officer
is Killed.
One RObber Badly Wounded and
is Captured.

Holden, Mo. Jan. 29.--John Jackson,
a detective for the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railroad from Sedalia, was shot
through the head by an unknown man
here early this morning. Yesterday
Superintendent D. Hardy, of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway learned that an
attempt would be made to rob the ex-i
press car on the east bound Missouri
Pacific train No. due here at 3:0S a..
M, for ST. Louis. A posse was or
gan1zed- in Sedalias under command OF
w. /. Cunningham, a secret service Of.
hcer of the Missouri Pacific railway
and left here on special train at half
past o'clock last night for Warrens-
burg, where the sheriff and special Of
ficers were taken aboard. Superintend-
ent Hardy's information was that the
holdup was to take place near Dorans
small station near Holden.
When the train reached Holden the
officers were informed that the suspect
ed men were at a resort and was decided
to arrest them then, as it was believed
enough evidence had been secured to
bring about their conviction. The mar
shall of the town, another officer and
Jackson started to make the arrest,
saying they did not need any assist
ance. Jackson entered the house, one
of the men fired and ball passed
through Jacksons head just over the
right eye. The officer returned the ban
dit'S shots, but he and his companions
OF whom there We're about six, escaped.
Later one of them. badly wounded.
was captured. He refused to give hi3
name. Jackson, who was taken to the
hospital at Sedalia cannot recover.
The arrested robber finally said his
name was Shorts and confessed to num-
erOus robberies. He admitted having
held up the Missouri Pacific agent at
Independence a few nights ago and hav-
ing robbed the Pittsfie1d postoff1ce last
Friday night. 1t is believed that Shorts
and the man who. shot jackson and
escaped held up a Missouri Pacific pas
senger train west of Kansas City, Jan.
g. robbing the sleeping car passengers.
Blood hounds have been sent for to
trace the escaped robbers. The proprie-
tors of the resort where the men were
cOrralled have been arrested for harbor-
ing the robbers.
1t develops that a woman tipped off
the planned robbery to the officials at
Sedalia- Her identity is not known
The plan was for two men to board
either train No. or No. 10, east bound,
at Holden, and ride to CenterView,
eight miles east where the engine was
to be detached, after which the robbers
were to hold up the express messenger
and passengers.
STOLEN WATCH RECOVERED.
ST. Louis, Jan. 29.-General Superin-
tendent Clark of the Missouri Pacific
railroad received a telegram today cor
roborating the story about the arrest of
one of gang of train robbers at Hol-
den, Mo, and giving the additional in
formation that the authorities expect
to. land another soon- Blood hounds
have been put on the track of the re-
mainder of the gang, followed by strong
posses.
In the house where the alleged train
robbers were discovered was found a
watch taken from the telegraph op-
orator at Independence, Mo-, by robbers
who held him up in the Missouri Pacific
station q few nights ago.