The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-13
SANTAFE ROBBED
BY NEGRO BANDIT
Black, Boarding Train at
Kansas City, Obtains
$500 From 2 Cars
MAY BE AN EXPORTER
Santa Fe Officials Say High
wayman Acted Like He Had
Had Train Experience

KANSAS CITY. oct. 12.--special
agents Of the Santa Fe railroad
oere rushed to Fort Madison. Iowa
MS morning to meet the California
limited OF the road which was robbed
In the wards here last night by q
lone negro bandit when sevenN pas
senyors were forced 10 give up up-
rroMmatcly $500.
Failure OF the conductor to re-
ply 10 orders OF Santa Fe officials
here 10 file n complete report OF the
holdup prevented authorities from
learning the identity OF the six men
, and woman passenger aboard the
pullman who were robbed.
Robbery one OF Boldcst.
Meanwhile no trace OF the bandit.
who pulled what road officials de-
Fcrlbe as one of the boldest robber-
les ever committed here, has been
found
Authorities believe the bandit IL n
former Pullman porter. They assert
that his apparent familiarity with
the conditions surrounding the train
and its route indicate thab>le had n
knowledge Of these details probably
secured from experience.
According TO members OF the train
crew, the negro swung aboard the
rear Pullman Just as the train, run
ming late, pulled out of the station
al l0stb o'clock last night. Drawing
a revolver, they say, he directed the
passengers In the observation car 20
place their money and valuables in a
pile on a chair. He next made his
q way into the next Pullman where
no held up three men after which
hc Jumped from the train rs IL
nearcd the Fifteenth street viaduct.
Bandit Had 2-IIOur Start.
Instead OF stopping the traln II is
stated. the conductor waited until
the train reached Lexington June
ton from wheLe he wired into the
Santa Fe officeWhere thus giving the
bandit two hours leeway before au-
thorlties began the hunt for him.
According to descriptions given Of
the negro, he was apparently 20
years old, weighed about 130 pounds
and was light In color.
ming late, pulled out Of the station
noon declared that the bandit Sc.
cured only 5000 from seven passen-
gers on tho train, overlooking, In his
haste, several thousands OF dollars
IN cash and n large quantity OF
Jewels carried by passcnger<. Previ-
Gus estimates were that he secured
$500.
Names of the victims OF the hold
up six men and one woman. were
made public, as follows:
Mrs. $. B. sweet. Detroit: Gerald
Long. Washington; Z. Il. Hays,
JOhnstown. Pa; James $. jay,
Brooklyn: John L. Moore, Chicago;
W. j. Paulson, and Michael Muller,
both OF Chiffon, wis.
CHICAGO, Oct. I2.--Sallantry of
the men passengers when a negro
bandit invaded the santa Fe rail-
roads California limited train In
Kansas city last night was revealed
today when the train reached CHI
cago. Mrs. S. II. Sweet OF Detroit,
the only woman in the car where
the robber appeared, told how six
men had gone to her aid when the
negro entered.
Mrs. Sweet as she left tho train
here told how the men had protect
ed her. II was walking toward the
observation platform while the por-
ter was making up my BERTH she
said. heard cry--drop your bag!
! did not see anyone and gave no
slgnificance to the words. But as
approached the door they were re-
peated and a negro with a revolver
appeared in the doorway. That re-
volyer looked like 1t was a mile long.
! dropped the bag,
The six men in the car Jumped
up as the negro yelled hands up!
The men surrounded me and threw
out their pocketbooks. They pushed
me back toward tho wall and stood
between me and the negro. II was
al over In a few minutes. The rob
Der did not 90 into the other cars
b ~ jumped off the train"