The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
HELD UP IN BED.
All the Passengers in a Pullman
Car Are Robbed
BY a Masked Han Shortly After
Midnight.
PROGRESS STOPPED
By Porter Of Next Car SIamming
Door in His Face.
Being Nothing Doing He Pulled
Rope and Jumped Of.
PROGRESS STOPPED

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. s.-A lone
robber. heavily masked, boarded the
rear sleeper of eastbound combination
Chicago & Alton-Rock Island Cali
fornia limited train, known as NO. A,
between Slater and Glasgow, Mo,
shortly after midnight last night, rob-
bed the passengers of sum placed at
between 500 and $500 and escaped in
the darkness.
The train left Kansas City last night
at o'clock and was due to arrive in
Chicago at 8 o'clock this morning.
The robber, who is described as be-
ing tall and wearing a long black over
coat, boarded the rear sleeper at
Slater. When the train had gotten well
under way, he entered the sleeper. an
observation car bound through from
California He encountered L. S. Pear
son, the Pullman conductor, and r.
Wood, the negro porter and at the
point of a revolver commanded them
to proceed ahead of him and wake up
the passengers. The sleeper was well
filed. AS his command was carried
out. the robber forcing the conductor
and porter ahead of him. systematical-
ly relieved the passengers of money
watches and jeWelry.
When he had made his way through
to the front end of the car he started
/ Z
robber could enter the second car,
I however, the porter slammed the door
| in his fact. The train then was AT q
! point about one mile east of Glasgow
! Realizing that he could proceed no
1 further with his work, the robber
! pulled the air rope While the train
! was slackening its speed he jumped of.
/ and disappeared in the. darkness.
Early this morning officers were
4 started out from Glasgow. Slater and
! Kansas City to trace the robber The
territory in which he worked is thick
/ ly settled and it will be difficult for him
/ to make his escape.
Among the men forced by the robber
1 to disgorge was E r. Slagle, Of Kansas
City, assistant superintendent Of the
4 Pullman company.
The Conductors Story.
st. Louis Nov. "a special to the
4 Post-Dispatch from Armstrong, No,
Conductor searson made the following
statement after the train arrived here
this morning:
when the robber walked up the stems
of the rear sleeper as we pulled out ef
| Slater and held two revo1vers at my
head, could Go nothing but comply
with his demands. He was tall and
heavily masked. He wore a long black
Overcoat. He quietly told me to go
| ahead of him and with the negro por-
ter's assistance got all the passengers.
! money.
meant business and the trembling por-
ter followed me. Tt was amusing to see
4 the faces of some Of the passengers when
We told them what was wanted. Some
of them protested. but when they saw
/ the two revolvers pointing at them they
/ meekIy complied.
After we had awakened all of those
in the rear car. the robber told us to
pass into the next one. Then It oc-
( CURED to me that if I could get into
the second sleeper with Wood before the
/ robber could enter could lock the door
| and then summon the other train men.
Wood and I hurriedly passed into
the second sleeper and then I slammed
| the door and locked it before the bandit
knew what was taking place. While
called to other trainmen and passen-
gers, I felt the car brakes grinding and
the train stopped. saw the robber
leap from the last car and run quickly
into the woods at the side of the track.
He viii have difficulty in escaping as
this part of the country is pretty thick
ly settled and we lost no time in in
| forming all towns in this neighborhood
of the robbery.