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Show NERVY ROBBER HOLDS UP TRAIN Attempts to Make Rich Haul Single-Handed, Single-Handed, But is Outwitted by Porter. Kansas City. A lone robber, heavily heav-ily armed, boarded the rear sleeper or eastbound California Limited train on tho Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, known as No. 14, between Slater and Glnsgow, Mo., at 11:CS Friday night, robbed three passengers and escaped In tho dnrknesB. According to tho local officers of the Pullman company, tho robber secured but JC5. Tho robber, rob-ber, who Is described as being tall nnd wearing a long black overcoat and a mask, boarded tho train nt Slater. When tho train had gained headway he entered tho sleeper, un observation car. Ho encountered tho Pullman conductor, n flagmnn and a negro porter. Lovcling two rovolvers' at tho trio of trainmen, the robber commanded them to proceed ahead of him and wnko up tho passengers. As his com-maud com-maud was carried out, tho robber, rorcing tho conductor, porter nnd Mag-mnn Mag-mnn nhend ot him, secured what booty ho could In his hurried march through the car. When ho had reached tho trout end of tho car ho started for tho second Pullman. Tho porter, howover, had managed to get rnr enough ahead of the others to make a dash for tho second car and slammed and locked tho door In tho fnco of the robbor. Tho train then was at a point about ono mllo from Glasgow. Realizing thnt ho could proceed no further with his work, the 'robbor pulled tho air rope. While tho train wns slackening slacken-ing its r.pced ho Jumped off nnd d!sai-penred d!sai-penred In tho dnrkness. |