Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-21
A LONE NEGRO
PLAYS BANDIT
RORS WAITING PNSSENGERs ~
OSNGE YESTERDAY MORNING
HAS EASY GOING WAY
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usugo Junction OhIar oct }o--
Thr thriving little town Of OmBe oai
Iuuvonlodly stirred enrIy today when
the news of q hold-up at the KATY de-
Ipot ot l.l5 O'clock this morning be-
rumo known.
THE robbery ucuurrcd at a time
when there was uo one starring except
slN or clsh cxpectnnt passengers Who
were awaiting the arrival of the
southhound Katy passenger The
group or walters were huddled IA
u passenger coach which Is row being
used us temporary waiting room.
when q tain negro with enough urlll-
lcry boo his hands 10 successfully at
tuck ,hc fortress at Gibraltar enter
ed Hud commanded the sticking up
Of hands
An hands went up aud the burly
negro then went thc'rounds of pockets
As fast is the passengers were re-
1 licvod of their money lewclry aud
other yaluabes they we're made to
Retire to the other end OF the coach.
the bandit first making sure that he
had passed up no cannon Of greater
calber than the one which he was
pushing into the faces OF the trlghteu-
ed people ~ The line, among whom
were two women one man who
seemed li,tle dilatorN In complying
with ,he wishes Of the lone desperu-
dc had the muz7le OF the long blue
steel colts showed numerically near
his eyes. and 1t Is believed that the
negro would have shoi had not the
man calmed from his crstwhile lnsub-
ordination All we're commanded to
remain silent, ana while the negro
was working through the pockets not
"a word wax spoken except by himself
The urmasked bandit. after he had
finished his ten minutes igb OF en-
rlchlng himself AZ the point of gun,
repaired to the doorway OF the coach.
There he stopped In full WOW Of
those whom he had lust robbed. and
tuknig a dark bag from an inside coat
pocket deposited therein all the valu-
ahles which ne had secured. These
Included, so far as can be learned to-
day about $ig In money. three gold
and two silver watches several poclt-
et knives, and q gold bracelet From
one of the women, It Is said. he se-
lcured large bottle OF perfume fro,n
her handbag. and with unooncern pro.
seeded to anolnt his clothes with It
AS he pulled the strings OF his re-
ceptuclr and left toward the railway
eating station, standing several humid
rcd feet from the temporary station.
Just after he had mounted the
steps ot the perch he met the night
waiter Of the eating house emerging
from Il door. The mug2le of the re-
VOlyer was again showed into face
and the night clerk was simultaneous
ly relieved Of ten dollar bill and
gold rlng
The bandit was having things all
his own way Evidently II he had
been hungry he would have oompla-
comfy entered the eating house aud
helped himself TO the ViandS but
hr was 81. that time chewing quid
Of tobacco which he had taken from
one OF the men In the passenger
coach.
Howrvcr ne was not done with the
night clerk. Telling him to be good
land warning him that II he attempted
To escape he would De blown TO pieces
the negro desperate marched the
waiter ahead of him 10 point two
miles down the track ut the point OF
p. the gun Telling the clerk 10 malss
no attempt TO follow him, the negro
dashed into the undefhrush along the
railway tracks, while the scared clerk
rushGd back over the ties 10 sound
the alarm
by daylight there were a number
Of officers and private citizens In
search Of the negro In the country
surrounding whore he was last seen.
and his capture s expected at any
time
The negro was wearing a suit OK
light color with gray cap, and Ia
about six feet tall and well proper
tlonod. An of the passengers Who
each describpd the bandit differently
took the holdlup good naturedly "a
their tickets were not molested. and
boarded the train when V rolled In.
Usage lies just across the county
line from Cleveland and is typical
place for such an occurrence as cc-
CURED here this morning The oit''
zcns of the town were AN fast asleep
at the time of the Incident and knew
nothing of the affair until apprised OF
The fact his morning, with the ex-
copiion of few who were called 20
Join i'm the pursuit ot the negro
should the bandit take refuge In
, the rocky hills abounding In this com
munitv. covered with underbrush and
sprsoly settled. IL VIII be a hard task
for the officers and posse to locate