Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-21
AMONG THOSE HELD UP az LONE
BANDIT ON CHICAGO GREAT
WESTERN.
ALL IN DAY COACH
RELIEVED OF CASH
Who Boarded Train at Kansas City
Carried Two Big Guns Covered
Face With Observation-Disclosures
One Passenger Who Resisted.

Waterloo. Jan. AL. W. Nelson, 1921
Randolph, and A. Z. Shrader, indie
pendence. were among the victims held
ur and robbed on a Chicago Great
Western train nearing Fort Leaveu-
worth, Saturday night. There weie
about thirty five persons In the day
coach and they were quietly and sys-
tematically relieved of sheir cash by !
lone bandit, with two, sans. who was
recognized as 4 negro eXconvict ac-
cording 10 Nr. Nelson. .. g.,
Mr.. Nelson who arrived home Sun
day, tells the story OF the holduP and
his own loss, as. follows
My friend. Mr.. Shrader. of indie
pendenCe, and | boarded the train 81
Kansas City, at HIS n. M. We no
ticed a suspicious looking negro in the
back seat. A man across the aisle
also noticed him and kept watch OF
him. There we're probably thirty five
people in the coach. ten OF whom were
women, and three soldiers. Most Of the
people dozed off to sleep. &C..
Had Two Guns.
Shortly before midnight the negro
got up and entered the toilet He re-
appeared in a few minutes with d
SLOUGH hat on. a handkerchief tied over
his face and a big gun in each hand.
He Immediately proceeded TO terrorize
the men in the car. starting at the rear
end poking up those who were asleep
with one gun while he kept the other
al -.
He asked each 10 turn orer his pock.:
book. fhe cantents of which he emp
tied into his overcoat pockets No
jewelrv was taken and the empty purs-
es and wallets were thrown back 70
the owners.
II was reading a paper and Mr..
Shrader was asleep when the bandit
started his holdup game, / had taken
the precaution 10 have my money IN
two poCket5ooks, so when he demanded
my money gave him tho one contain
Ing some change. He demanded
greenbacks, but did not attempt 70
search me, evidently fearing he might
loose the upper hand he had with hr.
guns Shrader he poked in the ribs
with a gun, TO awaken him, and he
turned over all the money he had.
something over IS.
Strikes Italian With Gun.
There was an Italian in the coach,
who did not understand or refused to
give up his money. wnfreat the ban
dit struck him across the face With a
gun. cutting a deep cash in his face.
The Italian then emptied his pockets
OF s5l. which the robber took.
The women and the three soldiers
were not rnolested, although when one
OF the soldiers got UP he was told any
further move would cost him his life.
He returned a second time to me and
demanded If had no more money. but
I had hid my bill case by that time
and Il was safe. II was estimated that
the bandit secured nearly $500 in cash.
He. took nothing else. ~
After going thru the, entire coach
he attempted 10 leave by the rear door
but found il locked. He then retraced
his steps. this time without the mask,
and entered the smoking car. where he
found the conductor checking tickets
At the point Of a gun he compelled
him 10 open the vestibule doors, then
to re-enter the coach after which the
bandit jumped eff, the. train having
slowed up for Fl. LeaveEworth. did
rot learn whether he was captured or
not" .-