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Show NERVY ROBBER HOLDS UP TRAIN Attempts to Make Rich Haul Single-Handed, Single-Handed, But Is Outwitted by Porter. Kansns City. A lono robber, heavily heav-ily armed, boarded tho rear sleeper or oastbound Cnlirornla Limited train on tho Chicago, Hock Island & Pacific, known as No, 44, between Slntor and Qlnsgow, Mo., nt 11:BS Friday nlghL robbed threo pnssongcrs nnd escaped In tho dnrkness. According to tho local officers of tho Pullman company, tho robber secured but !GG. Tho robber, rob-ber, who Is described ns being tnll and wearing a long black overcoat and n mask, boarded tho train at Slater. When tho train hnd gained hendwuy ho entered tho sleeper, nn observation car. Ho encountered tho Pullman conductor, n flngmnn and n negro portor. Leveling two revolvers nt tho trio of trainmen, tho robbor commanded thorn to proceed nhend of him and wnko up tho passengers. As his command com-mand was carried out, tho robbor. forcing tho conductor, portor nnd Hag-man Hag-man nhend or him. secured what iu ,r r-iiilJ-'" "I" lllirncu .mitral reached the front end ofTuuciTrliir started ror tho second Pullman. Thn rortor, howevor, hnd managed to get far enough nhend or tho others to mako a dash tor tho second car nnd plammcd nnd locked tho door In tho faco or tho robbor. Tho trnln then was at n point about ono mllo rrom (llssgow. ItenlUIng that ho could proceed no further with hln work, tho robbor pulled tho air rope. Whllo tho train was slackening slacken-ing Its rpcod ho Juinrcd off and disappeared disap-peared In tho darkness. |