The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-02
ROBBING THE EXPRESS.

rQr Two years after receiving the an
p9intnaenr or express messenger I hss
-A9 best l1ck in getting through with
9lI adventure. had come to raeter
myself that was too sharp for the
snarpesr kind Of a crock. when zor
stated q way to make my heart
ache
never read Of one Of these tram
-'.--l4s which resulted IN gzt1i1z
S-7ses7l9a q1 the money in the express
gar ~ sheer brute force without feel
Ing disguised at the way the profess
~l9nat roo5er has dageueraced into 4
tough n my liu1e your robber vas 4
s1larp. 7aEeFs1 man VINO. perhaps car
-le1 q plan II MS head FOR six months
Hs sometimes worked with a mai hs4r
4s Tor slx or eight Of them haufffn.r to-
secher and holding uD passenger
train Ike gang Of Mexican briearrs=
they had too much chlvalry about
them
Ny Instructions were simply 70 look
OUT ro1 every body Z was % years Old
and pretty wen posted On the way
CROOKS worked the express ears. There
were many Of them about ard banks
ana express messengers were their Dig
game
wish to explain to yea that the con
tracts W-Ith the railroads in those days
only called for one-thlrd or Qne-aaIf
the baggage car Rates were nigh. and
not oue-rgFeurieth part ef the STUFF row
shipped went by express then Some
times Tad nothing At All except ire
small iron SAFE IN which the money vas
1arrl=t- 11e baggage man, therefore,
-te-y-7- sAe same car ana -ne eoE-4--
tor and brakeman were privileged to
pass through CT sit down on the trunk
Tor z chat and z smoke.
As the Eun was at that particular
date We reached s1sq1eEla ana goirg
vest. at ID O'Clock AZ night ard re-
NAMED about so minutes After recezV-
Ing any express matter I was free 90
lock the car fr The ba ga german was
not there and 20 uuE for SUB q
coffee at the lunch counter If nav CON-
ra1i1r was TOO busv to get awav Is
was cfter The case he kent his ev-s
oren On ny corner As th= safe w-s
locked and chained ru-rs was little
fear of ANYBODY getting away with it,
m A-~4I s. rzs0 rz4 aIofr- x5e eco
On ri-a r-rn sssst at EFsrssfisIs. where
- 49, = -.,-,--s -=-es-5 49,, sr-sr-.-
ers rot INTO vrangIe with the bag
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Il 80 :. ~ fse~ r.z5-i-4 ,gh57a =
go r-----.s- +.-et- ri= -Ia-a had nor
az --rlrz- r. rrA I-s+rer 80 we
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30 -l-. 80 ~ - +-.4T .-,-5 ~ rhz
$50 - - n.5 Taer On f.zt r7Ia
- - ~ +,.-s. ,slrs
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-- p $3.50 r. =. - Il
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restaurants a---r my -a- P7 = -
-t- 80 = 80 49, =
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=Nty- At Naa A---s7- --AA--.- - 1E-s--z
recovered @-4lA--l=ill1y g -1l-aA - @1
back 90 the tram, ana I2en spee1-.s
discovered l1-Al ---=1F 1--4 17@1 2 49,
up Job All around Ire quarr7t VIA
the nazEas=u1'4n nao oeen 1EolzA-
ABOUT 90 ser MIN out q All= way 80
nef oeen absent over -AlsE -lA-1=7
when man Wiloll lne ori-Aa1ll14A sup
posed TO De me from MS genera 4P-
rearance entered the car WIN SaAll
wien In his hand sat Gown on my Stool
and ate IT. and then asked htu1 70 1Etp
get the safe OF and into q wagon back
al I'd co the car He knew nothing Of
rr= express business and readily com
sled anE saw the vehicle drive of
win NE seated on the safe
IT was a bold piece OF work as you'u
admit and il was the boIduess Of It
rhat disarruad suspicion The wagon
raf been zone ten minutes wnen el-
---a.7 rbs car. and il took me another
z $3.50, III r-57.a +7-s t--.. Ir=r--.sr n
ers- - ,,sr ~ fr7Doster Nv 80
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