The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-27
SHOI UP PASSENGER GAR
Drunken Italian Kills a Man and Wounds Two Women While
 Crossing Kansas.
VICTIMS ASLEEP WHEN SHOOTING BEGAN
The Murderer overpowered by Pas
 sensers After Train Crew Hae Fled, and lncarcersted at Goot
 land, kansas-The two Wounded Women Were Placed in Hospital.


 Denver, June 23.-In a shouting af fray which occurred in chair car 515 of passenger train No, 5, westbound, on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa. cific railroad about l0.S0 o'clock Fri day night between Dresden and Sel- den, in Kansas, a man whose name Is T. B. Todd, tailor of Minneapolis, Minn., was killed and Mrs. Morris Olsen, of Marshall, Minn.. and her sister. Mrs. Harry Blakesley. of Ar riba, Col, were wounded. The shots were fired by John Bells, an Italian barber, enroute from Boston to San Francisco, who had boarded the train at Chicago Thursday night
 Before the shooting began most of the passengers were dozing in their chairs and no warning of their dan ger was given them. They were awakened from their slumber b, frantic yells and pistol shots. Five shots were fired in rapid successio' by Bells as he walked through the aisle from the front to the rear O the car, taking accurate aim at ono passenger after another
 The first shot struck Mrs. Olsen on the left side of her face. the bu let passing through the jaws ant coming out on the right side. Mrs Olsen's sister, sitting opposite he was hit in the right shoulder wit ht,lI Lot HIsafx. I9 aF Ff not fatal After being shot both wo men rushed to the smoking ca ahead. and a majority of the male passengers followed as quickly as possibly, tumbling over one anothe in their haste to escape.
 Bells third bullet passed throug Mir. Todds heart. He was found dead later in his seat. His facial ex pression was calm and from his posi- ton it seemed that he was sleeping when shot.
 By this time no other men re mained in the car except Charles A Gilliat. Denver man, an employe of the Griffin Wheel company and D, R. Slawson of Pueblo, Col Gilliat closed in on Bells and wrenched his revolver from his hands but not be fore two more shots had been fired neither of which hit anybody. Be fore being oyerpowered Bells drew razor and with this he fought des perately A negro porter from the tourist car, armed with billy fin ally succeeded in knocking the razo out of the Italian'e hand. and Bells was then seized and bound by Giiliat Slawson, the porter and others Tn train crew stayed out of the ca while the disturbance was in prog ress.
 At Goodand. Kan, Bells and a travelling companion, Patsy Legan- bradi. also an Italian, were removed from the train and locked in jail
 Bells was accompanied by his wife and four children and Leganbradi by his vife and five children. The W men and their children continued their journey to San Francisco Mrs I,eganbradi said the two men sad been drinking yermouth all day Fri day About o'clock they. fell asleep, At 10:3O, Mrs. .Lsganbradl said, Bells awoke and began to pro test wildly that some one was trying to rob him Then he rushed up the aisle and began shooting
 The body of Food was left al and the two women were taken fo tfie hospitai there," Ms olsen is a young bride Her hus band was not on the train, having gone oa ahead N Arrlbs, col