The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-29
CONDUCTOR GETS ROBBtR
BANDIT REPEATS HIS STUNT NEAR
SLATER, MO-, BUT MEETS
HIS WATERLOO.
VALUABLES RECLAIMED.
Train Executive Pounlcs on Daring Grim
inal Despite Big Gun Pointed
at His Breast.

OF the most unique and daring train rob
berries and captures in the history OF the
southwest was committed 100 miles east
Of Kansas City early today. between
Slater and Armstrong, Mo-, tWenty-ohe
miles. Il marked man, singe-hahded
robberobbed twenty passengers Ill 'hree
cars of the fast east bound combination
Alton X Burlington passenger Tram.
After half an hours work he secured
approximately $1,000 besides SeYerai
watches and jewery.
The man finally was ovcrpoWcred ny
T.. +. Haywood the train cunducl0F'
who knocked a raised revolver from me
robbers hand and forced him I" 'nG car
floor. The robber was bound. maze 10
diSgorgc and four hours after inc r9p-
berry was committed, was placed III Jun
Got Their Man or His Brother.
The robber. who said his name was
Truchart. and that he came IRON Ial-
fornia, was recognized by lhr 'llEiiIe.
as the same man who on November .,
last in an exactly similar manner ahu
mt the same place on the road Went
through the rear sleeper o. an caS'
bound Rock Island Overland llill't9'
which on this division runs over the Al
ton tracks. Truehart who refused TO
give his full name, or tell what town ne
came from. said that it was his nrolheF
who held up the Rock Island tram.
The train robbed this morning was
No. u, which left Kansas tIE AT y
o'clock Sunday night From KANSAS
City, to Mexico, Mo, the tram - run
over the Alton tracks. At Mexico IL Is
a cont lllQlllH,
and the Burlington portion gong 10 o.
Louis.
The train reached Slater ut midnight.
and when il started ont of that pace
five minutes later. Truehart boarded the
smoking car His eyes were covered D!
a mask.
Does Some Merry Work.
Levelng Il revolver at two passenger
in the seat nearest the door, he ordered
them to pass over their money ana val
uahlcs and do il quickly. The men com
piled, aud when Truchart placed the
stuff beneath his belt and proceeded TO
give his command in . loud vote" to the
man in the next seat forward. the car
full Of passengers was thoroughly
aroused and ready to comply When the
rUhhcr had systematically robbed u"
passengers in the smoker of their be
luugings. he passed To- the door. Keep
lux Iltlll NbNtIt'l. II WIS a 'N'l''N IL
minute run from Slater TO Glasgow, and
lie awaited the arrival at the latter
place,
As the train stopped at Glasgow, lie
swung Off, and boarded the char car rs
il rushed by Il moment later. Through
the chair car the robbers tactics in the
smoker were repeated. Next he rntercI
sleeper and began again his command
10 the lucklcSs passengers To surrender
their yaluables.
Conductor Is the Hero.
Conductor Haywood appeared on the
scene here and Truehart with the COM
mand Throw up your hands, pointed
his revolver at the conductors breast.
Instead of complying, the conductor as
quick as Il flash, Knocked the revolver
from the robbers hands, threw himself
upon the man and bore Linn to the car
floor The two men struggled terCeiy
while the passengers We're Instantly in
panic. Finally the dozen male passen-
gers in the car came to the conductors
aid and the robber was literally pinned
oto the floor.
When Armstrong was reached at
1880 a. IN. a marshal boarded the train
and Truchart was tied hand and foot
and taken into the station. He refused
to talk. except To berate the passengers
for cowardice and to declare that Hay
wood was the only nervy man among
them. The money and jcwclry We're
taken from lin and after more delay
and confusion among the excited passen-
gers the train continued.
Truchart was taken To Glasgow ON the
next westbound train and at $50 this
morning, not four hours after he board
ed the easthound train at Slater. no was
placed in Jail. Truehart appears to be
- years old. He is , feet , inches in
height and weighs about 13J pounds.
Ills description talies with that Of the
Rock Island rUhber.
Conductor Everett Il. Haywood. who.
singlchandod, oycrcame the rohh"r. saws
that the man admitted TO him tnat lie
had robbed Rock Island passenger
train at almost the same place about =
month ago.
Crinr NJ Mnthnt