The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-28
Train BANDIT
SLAIN IN BATTLE.
Kills Policeman After Robbing
Illinois Central Mail Car of
$1O5,OOO in Cash.
FORMER MODEL POSTAL CLERK
Chicago Police Battle Two Hours With
Train Robber-Youth Gives Clerk
$4,000 for Travelling Bag In
Which to Place Money.

Chicago. - A bandit, identified as
Horace Walton, twenty-five years old,
of st. Joseph, Mo-, looted the mail car
Of the New Orleans Limited on the
Illinois Central Railroad of $105, 900 in
currency. After battle with the po-
lice, in which the bandit and one po-
liceman were killed and another police
man wounded dangerously, the bandit
dropped the satchel containing the
money. Federal officers are investi-
eating the disappearance Of $1,000
from the satchel.
Walton 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.
Walton boarded the train at Gilman,
A few miles from Kankakee, and took
a seat in a pullman car. A pouch con-
tanning the money, which was on its
way to a Chicago bank from the Citi-
zens National Bank of Decatur, ILL.,,
was put 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 in
spector He walked toward Elmer F..
Harris, chief clerk, and his four as
sistants, 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 leisurely fashion sort
ing the mail pouches.
Armed with a clerks key he picked
out and rifled the bags containing
shipments of money, remarking, "It's
easy when you have inside informa-
tion." He took a travelling bag from
one of the clerks, paying him $4,000
for it out of his newly acquired roll,
and putting the rest of the money in 1t.
After filling the bag Walton kept up
a running fire Of banter with the clerks
until the train reached Englewood Sta
ton, in South Chicago, shortly before
1 q. m. There he leaped out.
Chief Clerk Harris loosened his bonds
and pulled the cord, stopping the train
soon after the robber had departed,
but even before the alarm had been
spread PatrOlmen William A. Robert;
and John Hendricks met Walton.
Their suspicious were aroused by the
bag he carried and Roberts stepped
forward to question 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. When ex-
amined later by Federal officers the
bag contained only $4,000.
Police rifle squads, summoned by
neighbors, located the man in an apart
ment house a half block away. They
surrounded the building and for more
than an hour poured hundreds f bull
lets into Walton's apartment. He re-
turned the fire steadily, using two
guns, then suddenly stopped. Detec,
tive Chief Mooney led 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. M. G. A, and let.
ter addressed to Mrs. L. V. Walton
523 North Seventh street, st. Joseph
were found in his pocket.
Patrolman Roberts was rushed to q
hospital, where he died after a few
hours He is survived by a wife and
five children. Patrolman Thomas Ser
ritter also was wounded.
Walton had lived in til apartment
where he was killed for several weeks
according to neighbors. A postal in
spector's badge, mail pouch key and
an Illinois Central time table, printed
in pencil on card, were found on the
body.