Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
LONE BANDIT ROBS A TRAIN
Eed Mas Goes Through Rock Island
Sleeper Near Glasgow, Ne
THREE PASSENGERS GIVE w MONEY
FoiIsd In Attempt 60 Enter second
Car, RobBer Pals Air Cord
ana Escapes in the
Darkness.

KANSAS CITY. Nov. "a lone robher.
.eaviIy masked. boarded the rear sleeper
II eastbound California limited train ON
he Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific known
~ No a. between Slater and Glasgow
No, at 1t:5s last night, robbed three pas
gengers and escaped in the darkness. Ac-
.ording 10 the local officers Of the Pullman
company. the robber secured but $50 Among
he three men forced by the robber TO dis
gorge was Il. r. slagle OF Kansas city,
assistant superintendent of the Pullman
company.
The train was the through fast passenger
from California which between Kansas
CITY and Chicago uses the Chicago g. Alton
track II left Kansas City last night at .
o'clock and was due in Chicago at O'Clock
this morning. The robber who IL described
ss being tall and wearing long black
overcast and a mask, boarded the rear
sleeper at Slater.
TFaiBmen COerced.
When the train had gained Roadway he
entered the sleeper, an observation car.
lie encountered /. s. Soarson, Pullman
conductor; c. w. Roller, fagman, and Il.
Wood. negro porter. all Of Chicago.
Leveling two revolvers at the trio Of
trainrnen the robber commanded them to
proceed ahead Of him and wake up the
Messengers. As his command was carried
cut. the robber, forcing the conductor por-
ter and naEmaH ahead Of him. secured what
booty he could IN his hurried march
through the car. When he had reached the
front end of the car he started for the
second Pullman. Tho porter, however had
managed TO get far enough ahead Of the
others to make dash for the second car
and slammed and locked the door in the
face OF the robber. The train then was at
a point about one mile east OF Glasgow
Realizing that he could proceed no further
with his work, the robber pulled the air
ropo. While the train was slacksnlng it's
sped he jumped off and disappeared in the
darkness.
Early this morning officers were started
out from Glasgow, Slater Kansas City and
other nearby places to trace the robber.
The territory in which he worked is thicl1ly
settled and it will be difficult for him to
make his escape.
Conductor Talks.
s'r. LOUIS, Nov. "A special to the Post
Dispatch from Armstrong, No. says: Con-
ductor Pearson, Of the Rock Island train
that was held up on the Chicago & Alton
road near Slater last night, made the fol-
lowing statement after the train arrived
here; When the robber walRed( UP the
steps of the rear sleeper as we pulled out
Of Slater and held two revolvers at my
head, l did nothing but comply with his
demands He was tall and heavily masked
He wore long black overcoat. He quietly
told me to go ahead OF him and with the
negro porter's assistance get all the pas.
sengers' money.
II told Wood the fellow evidently meant
business and the trembling porter followed
me. II was amusing to see the faces 81
some OF the passengers when we told then
what was wanted. Some OF them protested
but when they saw the two revolvers point
ing at them they meekly complied.
After we had awakened all those in tn,
rear car. the robber told us TO pass into tn,
next one. Then 1t occurred to me that 8
] could get into the second sleeper viii
Wood before the robber could enter coulC
lock the door and then summon the othe
trainmen.
Wood and | hurIiedly passed into tn
second sleeper and then l slammed the doc
and locked it before the bandit knew VIVA
was taking place. While / called to othe
trainmen and passengers, I felt the ca
brakes grind and the train stopped. l say
tho robber leap from the last car and rul
quickly into the woods at the side of tn
track. He will have difficulty in escaping
as this part of the country is pretty thick