South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-15
TRAIN ROBBER Is
KILLED IN BATTLE
Former Mail Clerk Stages
Daring Holdup Near
Chicago.
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held up five clerks in the mail car.
ritied the car and left the train at
the first stop in Chicago. When two
/ policemen questioned him ne open
ed fire, wounding Patrolman William
a Roberts, who died later at a hos
pitaL Walton finally was surrounded
at his rooming place and was killed
IN the tight that followed. Patrol
man Thomas Ferriter was slightly
wounded.
Walton boarded the train at mid
night, posing as q postal Inspector.
He held five railway mail clerks at
a revolver's Point for two hours
while the train was running to Chi
cage.
Pursue Bandit.
The bandit was pursued to his
apartment a mile away where he
barricaded himself. Fifty policemen
stormed the building. The neigh
borhood was terrorized by the bat
tie which followed.
After battling half an hour Chief
OF Detectives Mooney armed with
luger revolver stood before a door
through which Walton was firing
and emptied his revolver. There was
no response from the room.
Police found Walton lying on q
lounge with a gun in his hand when
they broke through the door. He
had been shot through the heart by
bullet from Moneys weapon.
Pouch OF Money.
While fleeing from the police aft
or leaving the train. Walton hurled
tins pouch into an empty lot. il was
picked VI and taken to a police sta
ton
Packages of $500 bills rolled out
on the aoor. Several policemen were
detailed to stand guard over the bag
until. II coWd be taken TO a bank
vault Friday.
More than $4,000 worth of cur
rcncy had been counted IN Walton's
bag Of loot early Friday Fifteen
bundles Of bills contained $1,000
each. Another bundle had $1,000 IN
smaller bills
After entering the mail car at
kankakee, Walton drove the mes
sengers into a corner and bound the
hands of the chief messenger. He
selected four registered mail
pouches which had been placed
aboard at Decatur, Ill.
Laugh at Danger.
Walton talked and laughed with
the messengers while he held them
at bay for more than two hours
''Youu have 10 Kill me. Anybody
who tries 10 get in here gets croak-
ed" Walton shouted when police
trapped him in his apartment. a
score of shots made a sieve of his
bedroom window. Tenants Of the
building were awakened but didn't
dare TO leave their rooms for fear
OF being struck by a stray bullet
Many laid on the floor during the
battle which waged for more than
half an hour.
Walton was hit four times.
Examination of WaltOns room
tools.
James p. Walker, Chicago. who
was in charge of the car, described
the holdup Friday.
There were four other men IN
the car besides myself" said Walk
or. They were Il. S. Harris OF Car
bondale. Ill: A W. BloCmGuist OF
Mega Ill: l.. r. Stassen of PeOstOne,
Ill The fourth man was a new man
by the name Of Parks.
The train had just pulled out of
Kankakee when the robber entered
the rear end. l challenged his en-
a postal inspector. Harris started
drew a revolver.
Gives Orders.
"IIe then called to Parks and or
dered the rest Of Us TO lie down,
face down on the floor and motion
ing TO some Irvine. commanded
Parks TO tie our hands behind US.
Parks hesitated but the gun was
threatening and he complied. After
he had finished Walton ordered him
to get down, and he tied Parks
Then the rObber. mentioning
that he had plenty Of time, walked
slowly to the front end and selected
smaller bags within the larger one.
q" This stuff is easy when YOU
have inside information, Walton
told us.
During the run into Chicago.
Walton simply sat on a chair and
guarded us. He assured US that he
would get away and left the train
at the first stop, Woodlawn.
"The Irvine was so tightly bound
about us that the circulation OF
blood was cut off from our hands.
Walton watched Parks closely
when he was tying us up. After
leaving WoOdlawn station Stassen
managed TO kick his feet free and
getting up. worked his hands loose.
He then freed the rest of US
Interested In Battle.
In the course of the battle be
tween police and walton, the latter
shouted:
Are there any coppers shot?
"Yes. two OF u.s." was the reply.
Fine, 1 want two more said
Walton.
Walton, according to information
received by the police, came here
two weeks ago from st. Louis. he is
believed TO be from St Joseph, Mo.
lie is believed to be single.
MANY BILLS TAKEN.
DECATUR, ILL.,, May 14.-Bllls or
all denominations, totaling $lOb,OOO
were contained I'm one mail sack re-
ported taken by Horace Walton
from the Illinois Central train early
Friday. according 20 Postmaster
Boring of Decatur. The money was
being sent by the Citizens National
bank of Decatur 10 a Chicago bank
HESIRED BRIGHT LIGHTS.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, May IL
Friends of Horace T. Walton, single
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