The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-07


lice early today arrested Emil Fruend
of 4l45 Irwin Ave, Chicago, who con.
fessed Immediately that he and his
pal, Albert Julian, also of Chicago,
planned tie holdup of the Burlington
express last night.
Freund says he missed the train. !
Julian is sought as the man who killed
Vine Both men were former steroo-l
typers on the Chicago American.
ST LOUIS, Sept. PASSENGER
train No. Is, on the Chicago, BurIing-
ton and Quincy Railroad, known as
the Pacific Coast Express, which left
union station at 9:01 o'clock last night
for st Joseph, Mo-, and the west, was
boarded at union station by lGne rob-
Der, who killed and threw overheard
the fagman, ]. NJ. Wine, of 2033
Eugenia street; held up the negro por-
er, who came back to let the flagman
in, ordered him to turn out the lights
in his car, while the bandit entered
and robbed four passengers, getting off
the train at Carr street and making
his escape.
The entire time consumed In the
murder, robbery and escape was not
more than ten minutes, The robber
boarded the rear platform of the last
Pullman sleeper, where he met and
murdered Flagmann Wine, whose body
was found an hour later on the tracks
in the Terminal yards, under the
Twelfth street viaduct. The body had
evidently been mangled by train
which followed, one arm being sew.
cred.
After disposing of the body of the
dead flagman. the robber held UP the
negro Pullman porter, who opened the
rear door OF the sleeper, and ordered
him to go into the car and turn his
lights out. The negro, instead o.
obeying. went to the ladies' toile
and locked himself in. The robhel
did not wait for the porter to compl,
with his orders, but burst into the car
firing through the roof and Windows
as he went and commanded the pas
sengers to hold up their hands.
Four Passengers Robbed.
He then proceeded to go through tn
car and relieve the passengers of thei
money, watches and other valuables
and had robbed four of them when tn
train slowed UP at Carr street, whe
he again began to fire his revolver
In order to intimidate the passenger
while he made his escape. which h
did by leaping off the train and runnin
west on Carr street
The news of the robbery did nj
reach the police until the train reac
ed the Burlington yards at Carrie av
nnue. nearly four miles from whel
the bandit escaped It meant los
of an hour in taking the trail
The passengers on tho train desert
cd the rohher 81 tall, cadavero,
man wearing black Derby hat,
blue handkerchief as a mask. and
stnhhle beard of about three day
growth. The passengers and porte
who had ample opportunity, say Il
robbers appearance was so strikiI
that thew are satisfied thev will
able easily to identify him in spite
his mask.
Bandit Seen in Yards.
According to report from poll
Headquarters, the robber was seen
the Terminal yards just few minut
before the Burlington train left t
'lnion station, by an employe of t
Chicago and Alton railroad.
He was accompanied by short m
OF stocky build. They were report
10 have asked which of the two trai
left first, and were told that the Blu
ington would leave first, The inf
mant of the police. however, did 7
see the men get on the Burlingt
train. The negro porter and pass'
gers saw but one man.
The police Of the Fourth distri
who learned Of the robbery few m
lites after 1t occurred. imediat'
threw out a dragret over the distr
and put four special officers to VIC
on the case, who visited every susr
ious rooming house and resort In u
section OF the city In search OF
escaped robhef. The man had not be
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