The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-28
LONE NEGRO TURNS
BANDIT At OSAGE
Robbed Waiting Passengers And Night
Waiter of Eating House And
Makes His Escape.

the news of hold-up at the Katy de
pot at As o'clock yesterday mornin,
became known.
The robbery occurred at a time
when there was no one stirring excep
six or eight expectant passengers whC
were awaiting the arrival of the
southbound Katy passenger. The
group of walters were huddled in g
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 We're re-
lieved of their money, jewelry and
other valuables 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 a little diatory 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 gun,
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
S52 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 a 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 |
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 face and the night
clerk was simultaneously relieved of /
a ten dollar bill and 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 viands, but he
vas at that time chewing a quid of
obacco which he had taken from one
If the men in the passenger coach.
However, he was not done with the
light clerk. Telling him to be good
md warning him that if he attempted d,
o escape he would be blown to pieces,
he negro desperate marched the
waiter ahead of him to a point two
niles down the track at the point of ,
he gun. Telling the clerk to make no
Lttempt to follow, the negro dashed
nto the underbrush along the rail
way tracks, while the scared clerk
ushed back over the ties to sound the
larm.
By daylight there were a number of
Ulcers and private citizens in search :
# the negro in the country surround q
ng where he was last seen, and his :
apture is expected at any time.
The negro was wearing a suit of
ght color with gray cap, and is
bout six feet tall and we'll proper
ioned. All of the passengers, who
ach described the bandit differently,
ook the hold-up good naturedly, as
heir tickets were not molested, and !
oarded the train when it rolled in.
Usage lies just across the county
ne from Cleveland, and is a typical
lace for such an occurrence as oc-
urred here yesterday morning. The E
itizens of the town were all fast
sleep at the time Of the incident, and o
new nothing of the affair until ap- "
rised of the fact this morning, with @
lie exception of few who were call Il
to join in the pursuit of the engro. s.
Should the bandit take refuge in p
le rocky hills abounding in this COM b
unity, covered with underbrush and 81
oarsely settled, it will be hard task W
IF the officers and posse to locate g
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