Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-14
R0BBER IS SLAIN;
HAD 100000 CASH

! CHICAGO, May II (by the Associat-
ed Press).-One of the most daring
train robberies in the middle west
in recent years ended this morning in
the death of bandit who last night
looted mail cars OF the Illinois Cen
tral-New Orleans limited of currency
estimated to total about $10o,ooo. Ihe
money was recovered.
One policeman. shot by the bandit.
died later in a hospital. Another Is
| wounded dangerously
The bandit was identified as Horace
Walton. aged thirtytwo, of st. Jo-
seph, Mo. He fell with four bullets in
| his body after barricading himself In
his apartment and fighting with more
than 100 police. including several
picked rifle squads.
boarded Train at Gilman.
| Walton boarded the train at Gill
man, few miles from kankakee,
last night. takin. "A seat in a Pullman.
\ pouch containing shipment OF
s1e3.6oo from Decatur bank was
taken on the train at Gilman.
AS the flyer pulled out of kankakee
Walton stepped into the mail car and
ANNOUNCED that he was the postal
inspector He walked toward Elmer
| +. Harris. chief clerk. and his four
assistants. then suddenly drew pistol
! and commanded Hands up The
! clerks obeyed.
| Harris and three of the clerks were
ordered to lie on the floor. James E.
, Burke another clerk was forced to
! bind their hands behind them. Walton
! then tied Burke's hands and set about
in ieisureiy fashion sorting tt, mail
pouches
Armed with the clerks key, he
picked out and rif1ed the bags which
contained shipments of money. re-
king tIf'S when have in
side information." He took travel
ing bag from one of the clerks and
put the. money into it.
After filling the bag Walton kept
up a running fire of banter with the
clerks until the train reached EnSle-
wood station. in South Chicago. short
ly before l am. There he leaped out.
Fifteen minutes later Patrolmen
William a. Roberts and John Ken
bricks met Walton. Their suspicious
were aroused by bag he carried
and Roberts stepped forward to ques-
ton the man. Walton. with revolver
! in his pocket. fired through his coat.
Roberts fell. shot in the head and side.
Walton leaped into the areaway of
| an apartment building. while Ken
| bricks dropped behind Roberts body
and opened fire. After an exchange
/ of shots the policeman dashed forward
| and grappled with the man. Walton
| dropped the bag and fled.
! Police Squad Summoned.
! Police rifle squads summoned by
| neighbors located the man in an
apartment house half block away.
| They surrounded the building and for
| more than an hour poured hundreds
| of bullets into Walton's apartment.
| He returned the fire steadily. using
| two guns, then suddenly stopped. De-
| tective Chief Mooney led a dash on
! the room. Walton was found on the
floor. dead. with four bullets in his
! body.
A membership card issued by the
| st. Joseph. Mo-, Y. NJ. c. A.. and a let
| ter. addressed to Mrs. L. V. Walton.
| No. 523 North eth street. st. Joseph,
! were found in his pocket.
| Patrolman Roberts was rushed to a
| hospital, where he died after a few
/ hours. He is survived by widow
and five children. Patrolman Thomas
| Serreter also was wounded, but prob
! ably not fatally.
I Walton had lived in the apartment
| where he was killed Cor several
| weeks. according to neighbors. A
postal inspectors badge. mail pouch
| key and an Illinois Central time table,
| printed in pencil on card. were
| found on the body.