Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-28
TRAIN HELD UP
BY LONE ROBBER
But Is overpowered by Brave
Conductor
AND IS PLACED IN PRISON

Masked Bandit Holds Up Train and
Robs Passenssrs-5oOty lie Recover.
Cd and Restored to ownerS--Is a
Noted Hlshwayman.
Kansas City, Nov. 27.--One OF the
most unique and daring train robber-
ies In the history Of the southwest
Was committed one hundred miles
east OF Kansas City early Monday.
Between Slater and Armstrong,
blo., distance OF 2l miles, masked
man, single handed, robbed 20 pas
pengers, In three cars Of the fast
eestbound combination OF Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy passenger
train After half an hours work he
secured approximately 81 900. besides
several watches and other pieces Of
sewelry The man finally was over
powered by Il. -. Haywood. the con-
ductor, who knocked a raisoi revolt
yer from the robbers hand anu forced
Ain 10 the car floor.
The robber was bound, made to
dihgorge and four hours after the
robbery was committed, was placed
On jail.
rhe robbor, who said his name was
Trueheart, and that no came from
California. was recognized by the en-
elneer as the same man who In Mo-
yombor In exactly the same manner.
and the same place on the same road.
went through the sleeper on an east
Sound Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cliic Overland limited which. on this
division ruhs over the Alton tracks.
Irueheart, who refused 20 give his
full name or tell what town he came
from. said that Il was his brother
WHO held up the Rock Island train
The train was No, e., which left
lganaas City at Q o'clock Sunday
night From Kansas City 10 Next
60 tho train IL run over tho Alton
sFacka. Al Mexico II n cut in two
fhe Alton portion continuing 10 Chi
caeo and the Burlington portion golng
g. SO, Louis,
The train reached Slater at mid
might, and when II started out OF
that place ave minutes later. True
heart boarded The smoking car. Ills
eyes were covered by a mask Lev
cling revolver at two passengers IN
the scat nearest the door. he ordered
them TO pass over their money and
valuables and 10 do Il quickly, The
meu complied, and when Trueheart
placed the stun beneath his belt and
proceeded 90 give HIS command In q
loud voice 20 the man Ia the next
aeat forward. the car full OF passen.
gers was fully aroused and ready 10
comply when the robbeF had syn
tematleally robbed the passengers In
che smoker Of their belongings. he
passed b the door, keeping them
covered. n was - minutes run 10
GLASGOW from Slater, and be awaited
the arrival Al the latter place A
the train stopped AZ GLASGOW be swuns
o. and boarded The chair car a. u
RUSHED by a moment later Through
the chair car tho robbers tactics %
The smoker we're repeated Next
ne catered a s'cepcr and bessn agAla
bic commsnd 10 lucklsa passengers b
EarTcnarr ibyir ,a.uablet Coudw-
cor hcy~ood appeared on the pcene
here and rrueheart. with the com.
msnd "Thfow uP youf handsl" polnt- /
"a has revolver az the conductors
0rpasl Instead ~ complying. the
cOndacior Qaick a. lash knoekei I
shQ revolver from the re5ber's hana (
thFew hlmspf ou tae mau ana borr
Aim ID tie ear noor Tho tao men
Eirugrlea nrrce'f while lae passsa-
gpe aegc INSTANTLY La q panie
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