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Show TRAIN ROBBERY. A Cool mid Darius Robbery ol An Express atufu. Atcbiton, Kansas., 13 One of the boldest aud most daring train robber iea that ever occurred iu tbe west took place about 1.30 this morning, a mile I below Winthorp junction, opposite this city. As train No. 4 on the 1 Kansas city, St. Joseph and Council Blutfs railway, southward, left Wimhrop Junction, Conductor Brown noticed lour men get ou the platform between tbu baggage car and the brat coach. Not thiukiug anytbiug wron, 1 at tbe usual time he left the bagg.tge! car and started to go through tbe train. The first persons he met were the four men standing on the plat form. As he Btepped on the plattorm the acting leader pulled out two revolvers, re-volvers, and holding them on him, ordered him to back into the batjgae car, at the same time ordering linn to hold up his bauds. Baggagemen Griffith and Mather were treated in the same way. frank Baxter, ox press agent, was sitting in a chair in tbe lighted end of the car, his bill& in his lap and the express safe open beside him, busy with his work. He had not noticed the scene that was being enacted in tbe car. Hie first knowledge of the danger was a re volvcr thrust in his face and he was ordered to hold up his hands. Tbe lender of tbe gang then stepped up to his safe and deliberately transferred the money, about $5,100, to a e.id they had with them. Cjoductor Brown was then aked if be had any money and he replied ho ::;d urn. With their pistols in bis I re ih-y ordered him to stop the train. Having Hav-ing no other alternative, he pulled the bell rope. As the train Blwed up the four men backed out of the car, still covL-ring the others with their pis tois, and disappeart-d iu the d irkness. No sweariDg was indulged in and Ihe entire work was done id lean than five minutes. The train was filled with passeDgeis, but none kucw of the robbery until the robbers had escap d. The thieves were cool and collected, showing no eip.na of timidity and went at the work like experienced hands. None were masked. Toe following is a description obtained: A hetvy large man, six feet high, weight 200, light mustache light chio whisks, brown hair, broad red face and a broad brim Blouch hat. The one who went through the safe was a I ill man, wore a slouched hat an! h id on a light coat reaching below his knees. The other two were of medium jetalure, rather stout built, drtssed iu jdark clothing and wearing slouch hats. They were about 21 or 25 ycirs of age. No clue. |