The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-10-21
LONE NEGRO TURNS
BANDIT AT OSAGE
Robbed Waiting Passengers And Night
Waiter of Eating House And
Makes His Escape.

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Usage Junction, OKLA Oct. 21.-The
thriving little town of Usage was un-
wontedly stirred early yesterday when
the news of a hold-up at the Katy de-
pot at Las o'clock yesterday morning
became known.
The robbery. occurred at time
when there was no one stirring except
six or eight expectant passengers who
were awaiting the arrival of the
southbound Katy passenger. The
group of walters were huddled in a
passenger coach which is now being
used as a temporary waiting room,
when a tall negro with enough artil-
lery in his hands to successfully at
tack the fortress at Gibraltar enter
ed and commended the sticking up of
hands
All hands went up and the burly
negro then went the rounds of pockets
AS fast as the passengers were re-
lieved of their money, jewelry and
other yaluables they were made to-
retire to the other end of the coach,
the bandit first making sure that he
had passed up no cannon of greater
caliber than the one which he was
pushing into the faces of the frighten-
ed people In the line, among whom
were two women. One man who
seemed little dilatory in complying
with the wishes Of the lone desperate
had the muzzle of the long blue-steel
Colts showed numerically near his
eyes, and it is believed that the negro
would have shot had not the man
calmed from his erstwhile insubordin-
alton. All were commanded to remain
silent, and while the negro was work
ing through the pockets not word
was spoken except by himself.
The unmasked bandit, after he had
finished his ten minutes job of en-
riching himself at the point of gum,
repaired to the doorway of the coach.
There he stopped in full view Of those
whom he had just robbed, and taking
a dark bag from an inside coat pocket
deposited therein all the valuables
which he had secured. These included
so far as can be learned today, about
$50 in money, three gold and two sill
yer watches, several pocket knives,
and gold bracelet. From one of the
women, it is said, he secured large
bottle of perfume from her handbag,
and with unconcern proceeded to an
oint his clothes with it as he pulled the
strings of his receptacle and left to-
ward the railway eating station, stand
ing several hundred feet from the
temporary station.
Just after he had mounted the steps
of the porch he met the night waiter
of the eating house emerging from a
door. The muzzle of the revolver was
again showed into a face and the night
clerk was simultaneously relieved of
a ten dollar bill and a gold ring.
The bandit was having things all
his own way. Evidently if he had
been hungry he would have compla-
Gently entered the eating house and
helped himself to the yiands. but he
was at that time chewing a quid of
tobacco which he had taken from one
of the men in the passenger coach.
However, he was not done with the
night clerk. Telling him to be good
and warning him that if he attempted
to escape he would be blown to pieces,
the negro desperate marched the
waiter ahead OF him to a point two
miles down the track at the point of
the gun. Telling the clerk to make no
attempt to follow. the negro dashed
into the underbrush along the rail-
way tracks, while the scared clerk
rushed back over the ties to sound the
alarm.
BY daylight there were number of
officers and private citizens in search
of the negro in the country surround
ing where he was last seen. and his
capture is exnected at anv time.