The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-14
South Bound Passenger Is
Robbed al Caney Switch.
REPORTS OF CAPTURE
By Posses With BIoodhOundS
Is Latest News.

NO. y que mere at b-5J = In-s was TOD-
bed at caney switch. I T. at 1:o5 o'clock
this morning by FIVE masked men. The
express car was blown open, the safe
wrecked. and the mail sacks rided. All
the passengers were robbed Of their
money.
Caney IS side-tracl. thirty-nine miles
north Of Dennison. It is in the Choctaw
nation Of the Inditn territory, and the
population surrounding the station is
only J25. The train does not stop at
Caney except on signal, and the proper
signal was given. The engineer whistled
his reply TO the signal given, the train
Slowed down for the stop.
Instead Of the hurried signal to go
ahead. the engineer and fireman were
confronted by two men with faces yelled
with black netting. About the same time
the express messenger and the mail clerk
were communicated with through the
closed door Of their car. Three of the
robbers shot wildly and then the call
went to the messenger and clerk: "Open
Up here! open up. and don't be too slow
about itt'
From within came no response. The
two men could not be seen. They awaited
only the result When there was no re-
ply from within, the robbers again called
out: open the door or we VIII blow it
open and blow you to hell"
There was no response to the second
call and the firing again began and fully
twenty shots were discharged. Still there
was no response to the firing and the
three men prepared a small blast Of dy-
Mantle against the car door In the
meantime the shooting had awakened
the passengers The first intimation that
it was a ''hold-uD" sent the conductor.
brakeman, end porter back into the train
and as they came in and called out: IT'S
a hold-up,' the passengers tried to hide
their money and valuables. The dyna-
mite blast was exploded IT was q small
charge and was intended more to
frighten than anything else
A larger blast of dynamite was pre-
pared and exploded This did the work.
IT tore the side off the car. The rob
bers leaped through the opening and the
frightened messengers had nothing to do
but accept their orders. He was over
powered and narrowly escaped being torn
In shreds as was bis car lie was or
dered to open the safe. but ne could not.
as the combination was al the end of the
run.
The robbers then put charge Of dyna-
mite 20 the safe and blew it open They
demolished the safe, bat they got only
$1-50. as the money had an been left 1T
Aiuscosee, to be picked up by the katy
flyer" which runs through the territory
by da5-.
The passengers and the clerk were
forced TO assist the bandits in their work
Every mail pouch was emptied and the
mail considered valuable by them was
taken. Then with Postal Clerk Tulles-
holding an empty mail sack, the robbers
went through the coaches and robbed
every passenger. They got $3.50 in one
coach. A negro who refused TO give I'D
his money was severely beaten. The pas
sengers were compelled to thrown their
valuahles into the pouch
Superintendent sam Gaines. of the rail-
way mail service. saws he does not he
lieve the robbers got much money out of
the mail pouches
After the work was done. tho robbers.
who seemed 70 enjoy the situation. sat
around and laughed over the matter and
and one even went back into a car to get
something.
After holding the train fo- two hours
the robbers left. going east in the dense
bottom timber. for which the tornous
Caney creek is noted.
The trainmen cut ont the wrecked ex
press car and ran down TO Caney STA
ton and advised officers up and down
the road. Within two hours possess Of
OF United States marshals, with blood
hounds. were on the trail
The express company claims that 81
lost nothing. and the conductor esti-
mates the passengers loss at about ssm.
not counting the jewelry. The robbers
gave the enginoer Lanham. q diamond
ring and shirtstud
Both safes were demolished hv the ex-
plosion ana the car is q wreck.
The trainmen cut out the wrecked ex-
press car and ran down TO She Canev
station advising ofEces up and down the
road. Within two hours posses of United
States marshals with bloodhounds. were
on the tran and it is rumored that the
men have been captured. but the re0orts
lack veri6cauon. The express coriuanv
claims that it has lost nothing. and Con-
ductor Dolan estimates the passengers
losses al about $500
Both safes were demolished bv the ex-
plosion ana the baegage ear was wrecked. /
The country adjacent is rril-ironea with 4
telephone wires. and il the robbers leave +
The bottoms, they VIII be arrested or
killed. The posses in pursuit arc made .
up OF determined men ard srrurfse
or fight is fr,n-i-e-+