The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-23
CLARA FORCED FROM PAGE
ONE WHEN KNIGHTS OF ROAD
STAGE WESTERN ROBBERY


francs and ten centimes. A twenty
dollar bill with the redfigures "44'
written in pencil was among the
loot taken.
Complete Description
Officers have a complete description
OF the bandits, according to Irwin
Donovan, Muskcgee attorney, who
was aboard the train.
One of the two was an experienc-
ed hand" said Mr. Donovan He
was between 80 anF 45, was about
six feet tall and worked like an old
timer
The other fellow was younger and
shorter, but went through the job in
good style.
They got on the train at Denison
and stayed in q car without their
masks on. until exactly o'clock when
they started operations. We were
then nearer McAlester than Denison.
They dropped off the train at Nc
Alester about 9;S2 o'clock. One east
ener noticed the men carefully before
they put their masks on.
Charitable Drivey
"At first several of US thought
they were representing some Of the
charitable drives for funds so popular
these days, and that they We're try
ing to get some fun out OF the affair,
But we lost the idea about a minute
after they got to working
'They had to work SO fast that
they didn't get everything. One man
kicked his wallet under his berth and
kept a few stray dollars in his pocket
for the robbers. He saved several
hundred, he said. | had a ten dollar
bill in an inside pocket that the band
its overlooked. They went through
my pocket but didn't notice the bill
among other papera ! lent it to a
passenger who was going further,
however. so maybe l might as well
have given it TO the bandits"
Donovan gave up IS to the bandits.
He says the officers were lined up
or both sides of the train when il
reached McAlester, but that the ban
dts had dropped off and escaped just
outside the city. The train arrived
here at 1905.
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Corn whiskey furnished the nerve
FOR the two train robbers who took
$500 from passengers in the three
rear Pullman coaches Of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas 'Texas Special"
between Chockie and McAlester OKLA,
last night, according to J. X. Hill. q
merchant of Fort Worth. Texas, who
rode in the smoker just ahead Of the
dining car with the two robbers for
about 25 miles, before they started
searching the passengers.
"They entered the smoker in a
casua! sort Of manner, sat down by
me and talked about the general fin
ancial conditions Of the country"
Hill told Mont Grady, a Muskogee
county deputy sheriff.
Suddenly they ceemed to grow
tired of talking. Tho larger man
drew hlf-pint bottle from his pock-
et offered the smaller man drink
and then drained the bottle.
well let's walk around bit" the
larger man. who seemed to be the
brains of the scheme, said and they
left the smoker. l had 500 in my
pocket and two diamond rings on my
fingers, but they didn't bother me.
They did not wear masks at this
time and yet | did not notice them
especially, Of course" said Mr.. Hill
according to Grady.
Worked Systematically
The robbers did not search any
Pullman in front of the dining car,
hut went at once 10 the first Pull
man in the rear of the diner and
started work in a systematic manner.
Ordering the porter Of the first
Pullman TO them, the larger man.
who according 10 passengers, is about
IS years old, told him TO "sick close"
and commanded the passengero to
stick 'em up"
II. II. Ogden. president OF the
First National Bank Of Muskogee. was
one Of the first men robbed.
Swatted by Joker"
II heard the man order us to throw
up our hands. but thought II was
somebody trying TO play 4 joke and
lay back on the porter" he said.
About that time however, was
slapped on the head and ordered TO
get out and stand up which l did
The smaller man who is about five
feet, seven inches in height, with
found one dollar and forty cents.
Then they went on ordering those
who were sitting up to move on to-
ward the drawing room where they
searched them, with the assistance OF
the porters whom they drafted into
service"
Woman Hides Diamonds
One woman saw the bandits COM
ing down the aisle and promptly slip
ped two large diamond rings from
her finger placed them in her mouth
and threw her pocket book under the
seat.
The smaller man searchcd her. feel.
ing about her clothes According 10
her statement she Kept her mouth
shut FOR once and "let the men dc
the talking"
They found nothing but turned TO
her husband and took every dollar
he had. with the exception Of five
cents.
q. s. Adkins, Auskogee merchant,
lost $40,
Escape In Waiting Auto
AS each Pullman was searched, the
bandits ordered the doors locked and
went into the next
When they had finlihed their task
they stood on the rear platform with
the three porters and the brakeman
When the train was about 300 yards
from the place where the Special
usually stops at McAlester the larg-
er man ordered the brakeman to
pull the air. and the two men leap
ed from the train, climbed over