Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-27
TRAIN ROBBER
SPARES POOR
Missouri Bandit Makes !
Complete Confession
Of the Holdup

cit who held up the Chicago and Al
ton train last night between Gias-
gov and Slater. Mo-. was brought to
the county iail this afternoon ana
Immediately opened negotiations with
The prosecuting attorney, Offering to
make a full confession II the charge
against him was made burglary. In
Missouri the extreme penalty for
train robbery is death. and the mini
mum 10 years imprisonment. The
prosecutor refused any concession
and the bandit then volunteered
statement as follows:
My name Is Claude ,Raldalf my
[age 20 years and nine months. i
came from st. Louis to Mexico, NO.,
on the Wabash and from Mexico to-
Slater on the Chicago and Alton, rail-
way yesterday. NY brother was the
enc who robbed the Golden State
limited. and he told me that the aol-s
cen state limited did not stop be-
tween Slater and Mexico, ana Tor that
reason came to Slater to get on the
train. got In the smoking car and
went through It and robbed two or
three other cars. did not take any
money from working men Or ladies',
a. only wanted to take money from
those who had 1t easy and could 49,
ford 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 q iaborer, said he wan
i lAborer also. / did not believe him
nd asked him to show me his hands.
Upon looking at them found them
as soft ~ q woman's. then made
him to dig up, taking from him hin
watch, which told him would
send to the st. Louis Republic. where
he could get It, az only wanted II
20 keep time until I got to my des-
tinatiCn.
when the train reached Glasgow.
III got on on the platform and a. the
train started to move mounted II
again ana commenced to8 "a through
1.-The passengers III sleepor. where Il
allowed the conductor to get too
lclose TO me ana he grabbed my pistol
and my throat he then wrcnched
the pistol from me. ana broke and
ran to the back Of the train N Mary
lef the passengers and all Of the train
lcrew rushed upon me while the
train was In motion. struck me upon
1.-THE head with the pistol ana tried
to throw me overheard while the
train was running 10 miles m hour.
The train soon stopped and Il was
|captured ana put on at Armstrong
and brought from there the next
morning to Glasgow, and from there
to this place today. was born near
Grant City, NO, and was out In Cali
lfornia and came back to Missouri
tahout SIX months ago. got about
ls1.5OO and about eight or ten watches
/ from the passengers Of the train. I
I did not want this jewelry but they
forced me to take It,
/ The prisoner is now awaiting q pre-
Iliminary hearing. which will be held
within the next few days. IT Is prob
il atle that at that time he will be
bound over to await the action Of the
grand jury OF the next criminal court,
4 which meets In March at this place.
The prisoner shows evidence Of his
,capture and he has deep cash In
ibis forehead, where he was struck
Il over the head with pistol when they
were trying to capture him. The
4 cificers are confident from the evil
AcElC0 AuCy ti0NC bAA@t ~ " - NAAC S0AAA~
man who robbed the Golden State
limited and not his brother, and that
he Is only naming the brother" In
hope OF light sentence.
I, 1t is believed by the police of this
Ir,ty that Claude Randall. the com
fessed Chicago and Alton train rob-
Der in Jail at Marshall. Mo-. IL Clyde
Rumsy Of Chicago. who was released
from the federal prison at Fort Leav-
lenworth. KAN, on Nov. 4th. The
Icfficers here believe that Rumsy also
held up the Rock island train neal
Glasgow on November 8.
Rumsy served term in the fedora
prison for robbing box cars while I
Emitted States soldier. He came t.
this city from Leavenworth. bough
two pistols. worked two days as I
3anltor and before he quit on Novem
Ire- I told an associate that he In