Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-17
FOUR ROBBED AT SALIVA.
Dickinson People the Victims Of Foot
Pada nurinR Raeaa.

Pads During Races.
The first hold-up occurred about
. O'Clock Tuesday on North Santa 7
near the Salins mill. says tho journal
The victims were 2. B. Reed and I
B. Bessey Of Abilene. The men wer
standing on the Union Pacific trac
when the robbers suddenly appeare
and threw their guns on the two Abb
lene men. The robbers secured
gold watch and about ~ from eacl
Of their victims. Bessey sud
denly broke and ran west on th,
Union Pacific track as fast os he coult
60. One or two shots from the rob
bers' revolvers followed but failed tt
hit him. The robbers then fearing
that Bessey would give an rlarm beat
Reed over the head with their revol'
vers and left him bleeding. They
then ran south on Santa Fe to the
Missouri Pacific depot where they
saw John Garten Of Abilene, and
George Craig Of Solomon, whom they
leveled their guns on and relieved
Garten Of 1910 and from Craig they
secured $16.15, an IS pool check on
today's races and his ticket home.
One of the men struck Craig over the
head with his revolver and his wounds
bled profusely for time. The vic
Tins were then marched at the point
Of the two revolvers, which Garten
said afterwards looked as big as can
mons, to near BY box car where they
were imprisoned for probably'an hour.
They were locked 10 and threatened
with their lives il they attempted to
give an alarm. The robbers re-
NAMED and watched their prisoners, as
the boys on the inside could hear their
revolvers click. The imprisonment
under such circumstances was little
too much for the victims and as three |
men came walking by they gave the
alarm and was released from their
place in the car. The robbers were
still in watching and when the two
victims parted company with their
rescuers and started south On Santa
Fe, taking the west side Of the street,
,ne OF the robbers went around Fifth
street and overlook them near the
Lee Mercantile Company's building
where he again attempted to get them
,ut Garten and Craig took to their
reels running as fast as they could
Iouth on the west side Of Santa Fe,
he robber following in the streets.
Is the two fleeing victims neared the
corner Of Santa Fe and Ash the fellow
n the street took one shot at them,
he ball going high and breaking a
,late glass window in the front Of
store. {
The work is supposed to have been
one by two men, one Of whom is s
low in Jail and who has been recog- q
lied as Stanton Durant, q son OF 4
larry Durant, until recently special d
olice here. Each of the victims Of /
be hold-up declared positively that {
'urant is one of the parties.
Durant was arrested about 8 O'Clock a
his morning BY Officers Beard and /
on north Fifth street be- n
Ween Elm street and the Missouri Il
acific tracks. In the scufiie which o
Flowed between Officer Beard and "
urant, the officer got the fellows v
'volver from him. He was brought O.
the city jail and locked up. On D
ling searched kit Of burglar tools u
% found ON Durant. Durant lie
lly recently out Of the pen and
arshal Thompson states that he now IL
ears suit Of clothes supplied to Of
isioners on being released. He was Il
mt to Lansing for year for break Vi
z into a store in the eastern part Ii
the state. AT
nnrant,a trial II aak for tho 18th