The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-02
BOTH MEN BADLY WOUNDED
Bandit, Giant in Size, Escapes A.
ter Fusil|ade of Shots on
X. c. Southern Train
NUMBER ABOARD ARE HELD UP

Kansas City No, May 2.-To rob a
Joplin millionaire. Jesse NJ. Short
was the real object OF giant bandit,
who held up a Kansas City Southern
passenger train in the Kansas City
suburbs early today. and the hold
up' Of several other passengers was
merely Incidental. according 10 the
iheory oi the police who instigated a
thorough search for the robber today.
After lively duel with Short in the
narrow Pullman the robber fell off
tho train wounded. carving thou-
sand dollars Of Shorts money. and the
wealthy mine owner was left lying in
his berth with three bullet holes in
MS body. PHYSICIANS attending Short
IN a hospital say he will recover un-
less unforeseen complications arise.
Ihe fact that mysterious person Of
such stature had been seen about
local hotel where Short stopped, re-
suited in the theory that the bandit,
who IS considerably over six feet tall,
had shadowed the millionaire
Probably Badly Wounded.
according 10 a telegram sent TO the
police from Grand View. Missouri. by
Conductor Gibson OF the train, which
continued south. a total of loot of
eleven hundred dollars in money and
Two diamonds.
Short lost $1,000 and diamond: W..
Scafcr Neck city. Missouri s65: r.
A. Seaman. Eureka Springs. Ark So
and diamond stud.
Gibson said the robber must have
been wounded seriously as he left
blood IN pools in the Pullman aisle
and platform from which he leaped
into the night
Tho daylight search for the robber
went forward with double vigor What
IN the darkness Of the night was be-
.teved 10 be a trail Of blood. left after
The man fell of tho train, vanished
with the dawn, and dozen detectives.
who searched the railway right OF way
for mile either 10 ind the spot
where the robber disappeared found
nothing TO guide them.
The escape was effected in a lonely
region Of switch tracks. mazes Of box
'ars and market gardens.
Boards Train Nesr Depet.
The train was Just pulling out of the
lepot when a tall man ran out Of the
darkness Of the railroad Yards and
climbed up the steps of the observa-
ion car There was handkerchief
yer the lower part of his face and ho
drried two pistols. oscar Allen. the
.eero porter rushed out and ordered
nm away The robber covered him
v!tI pistol, and said
y am going 10 put over the trick
ere. hou sit down there and be quiet
win need YOU"
After the train had proceeded about
hree miles through the east bottoms.
he robber ordered Allen 10 go ahead
I him through the train. In the sitting
Dom Of the observation car were Sea-
er and Seaman. The robbers voice
rembleG as he demanded their val
ables, hut they offered no resistance
nj gave him money and iewelrv
mounting 10 sc0n
Short Fires A, Rohber
Preceded by The frightened negro.
he r,bhcr then entered the chair o3-
here ibGre were about . dozen pas
'ugers fl! men
Fo'd 'Ir >our heud-,' ve the rob.
~ra command
He hat recovered his steady nerve
rd his voice Ia longer Indicated fear.
he posNenEcr- complied with the de-
and aud a. he passed along collect
ie their money and iewelry which
2 placed in "a large pocket Of his coat
'parently made for the purpose The
'bbery OF the chair car was accom-
ished in tve minutes and the pas
myers obeyed the final injunction Of
e robber 10 SIT down and remair
net. The Pullman car was entered
sNt. Every one was ia bed and the
Irtains drawn After robbing two
issengers and securing small
mounts of money the robber came to
e berth occupied by short. Give the
'ur money" the bandit demanded In
whisper as he shook the sleeping
an. Short handed over thousand
money and q large diamond stud
: the robber turned TO leave Short
lied an automatic pistol and fred
rough the curtain. The robber re-