Arizona republican., 1906-11-27
YOUNG MISSOURI BANDIT
 WANTS TO MAKE TERMS
His Story of His Astounding One-Mdn
 Performance
He Robbed Only Those Who Could Afford That Lux ury--The Jewelry Forced Upon Him by Gen. Passengers

Marshall, Mo-, Nov. 26.-The bandit who held up the Chicago and Alton train last night. between Glasgow and Slater. Mo. was brought to the county jail this afternoon and immediately opened negotiations with the prosecut- ing attorney. offering to make full confession if the charge against him was made burglary. In Missouri the extreme penalty for train robbery is death, the minimum ten years impris- onment.
 The prosecutor refused any conces- sion. and the banu.I then volunteered statement as follows: My name Is Claude Randall and my age, twenty years and nine months. I came from St. Louis to Mexico. Mo, on the Wa bash and from Mexico to Slater on the Chicago and Alton railroad yesterday. My brother was the one who robbed the Golden State Limited. and he told me that the Golden State Limited did not stop between Slater and Mexico. and for that reason came to Slater to get on the train. I got in the smoking car and went through it and robbed two or three other cars.
 "I did not take any money from workingmen or ladies. as I only want ed to take money from those that have made it easily and could afford it. One man on the train when he heard me tell another passenger that I did not want any of his money because he was a laboring man. said he was a laborer also. I did not believe him. and asked him to show me his hands. On looking at this l found them as soft as a woman's. I then made him dig up, taking from him his s45 watch. which I told him 1 would send to the St. Louis Republic. where he could get it. as I only wanted it to keep the time by until I got to my destination. 1 When the train reached Glasgow. got off>on the plantform, and as the train started to move I mounted it again and commenced to go through | the passengers in a sleeping car, where I allowed the conductor to get I too close to me and he grabbed my pistol and my throat. He then wrench ed the pistol from me. and I broke and ran to the back of the train. Many of i the passengers and all of tue train ! crew rushed upon me while the train was in motion. struck me upon the head withthe pistol and tried to throw me overheard while the train was run ming thirty miles an hour. The train soon stopped and I was captured and put off at Armstrong and brought from there the next morning to Glas- gow. and from there to this place to- day
 I was born near Grant City. Mo. and was out in California and came back to Missouri about six months ago. I got about S1.500 and about eight or ten watches from the passengers on the train. I did not want this jewelry. but they forced me to take it.
 ! The prisoner is now waiting prelim- mary hearing. which will be held with in the next few days. It is probable that at that time he will be bound over to await the action of the grand jury of the next criminal court. which meets in March at this place. The prisoner shows evidence Of his capture and he has deep gash in his forehead whene he was struck over the head with a pistol when his captors were trying to take him. The officers are confident from the evidence they have that he Is the man who robbed the Golden State Limited. not his brother. and that he is only naming the brother" in hope of receiving a light sentence