Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-11-27
TRAIN HELD UP
BY LONE ROBBER
But Is Overpowered by Brave
Conductor
AND is PLACED IN PRISON
Masked Bandit Holds Up Train and
HOBS Passengers-5ooty Is Recover
ed and Restored to Owners-ls a
Noted Hiahwayman.

HOBS Passengers-Booty Is Recover
ed and Restored to Owners-ls a
Noted Hiqhwayman.
Kansas City, Nov. 27.-One of the
most unique and daring train robber-
les in the history of the southwest
was committed one hundred miles
east of Kansas City early Monday.
Between Slater and Armstrong,
Mo-, distance of 81 miles, a masked
man, single handed, robbed 20 pas
sengers, in three cars Of the fast
eastbOund combination of Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy passenger
train. After half an hours work he
secured approximately 81 000 besides
several watches and other pieces of
Jewelry. The man finally was over
powered by E. B. Haywood, the con-
ductor, who knocked a raised revol-
yer from the robbers hand and forced
him to the car floor.
The robber was bound, made to
disgorge and four hours after the
robbery was committed, was placed
in Jail.
The robber, who said his name was
Trueheart, and that he came from
California, was recognized by the en-
gineer as the same man who in No
vember in exactly the same manner,
and the same place on the same road,
went through the sleeper on an east
bound Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
citic Overland limited, which, on this
division runs over the Alton tracks.
Trueheart, who refused to give his
full name or tell what town he came
from, said that it was his brother
who held up the Rock Island train.
The train was No. "a, which left
Kansas City at o'clock Sunday
night. From Kansas City to Mexi-
co the train is run over the Alton
tracks. AT Mexico it is cut in two
the Alton portion continuing to Chi
cagO and the Burlington portion going
to st. Louis.
The train reached Slater at mid
night, and when it started out Of
that place five minutes later, True
heart boarded the smoking car. His
eyes were covered by mask. Lev
cling a revolver at two passengers In
the seat nearest the door, he ordered
them to pass over their money and
~valuables and TO do it quickly. The
men complied, and when Trueh6art
placed the stuff beneath his belt and
proceeded to give his command in a
loud voice to the man in the next
seat forward, the car full of passen-
gers was fully aroused and ready to
comply. When the robbers had sys-
tematically robbed the passengers in
the smoker of their belongings, he
passed>tO the door, keeping them
covered. 1t was % minutes run to
Glasgow from Slater, and he awaited
the arrival at the latter place. AS
the train stopped at Glasgow he swung
off and boarded the chair car as it
rushed by moment later. Through
the chair car the robbers tactics in
the smoker were repeated. Next
he entered sleeper and began again
his command to lucklss passengers to
surrender their valuables. Conduc-
tor Haywood appeared on the scene
here and Trueheart, with the COM
mand Throw up your hands," point
ed his revolver at the conductors
breast. Instead Of complying, the
conductor quick as q fash knocked
the revolver from the robbers hand.
threw himself on the man and bore
him to the car floor. The two men
struggled fercely while the passen-
gers were instantly IN q panic.
Finally, the dozen male passengers
in the car came to the conductors aid
and the robber was literally pinned to
the floor.
When Armstrong was reached at
1880 a. M, marshal boarded the
train and Trueheart was tied hand
and foot and taken into the station.
He refused to talk, except to berate
the passengers for cowardios and to
declare that Haywood was the only
nervy one among them.
The money and jewelry was taken
from him, and after more delay and
confusion among the excited passen-
gers, the train continued.
Trueheart was taken to Glasgow and
placed in jail. He appears to be 80
years of age. He is feet 5 inches
in height and weighs about 135
pounds. His description tallies with
that Of the Rock Island robber and
the engineer Of Sunday nights robbed
train positively identified him as the
same identical man.
Blanche Walsh Weus.
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