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Show Robbery of an H press Train I'ruslratetl. Fort Smith, Kans., 12. A bold attempt was made at 1 o'clock yesterday yester-day morning to rob tho express and mail train on the Missouri, Kansas Jc Texas railroad, at Biue Jacket station, over the southern border of Kansas in Indian territory. The officers of the road had known for some time that a gang of desperadoes had organized for thw object, and the company had taken steps to frustratw their designs, in sending a small detective force to watch them. Three detectives had joined the gang and learned the plans, which included the robbing of this train. As the train was run on the side track by the misplacement of a switch, the guard who had been placed on the cab with the engineer. losing his presence of mind, commenced tiring at the robbers as they approached the train, at the same time giving the Bignal to the other train, giving the robbera a chance to retreat. The gang was captured at Chetapa, Kan-sag, Kan-sag, this morning. |