Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1910 — TRAIN ROBBER IS KILLED [ARTICLE]

TRAIN ROBBER IS KILLED

Negro Bandit Shot While Robbing Passengers on Train. Jack Thomas, a colored man, living at Blytheville, Ark.,' was shot and almost irstantly killed while robbing passengers of the Memphis-St. Louis Frisco train. M. B Walton, a watchman. employed by the Frisco, terminated the negro’s aspirations to be a real Jesse James- The rate had jest started across the Missisippi river bridge at Memphis when Thomas entered the smoking compartment Immediately behind the section assigned to negroes and held up the passengers. “Hands up; I mean business, don’t move, or I’ll plug you sure." warned Thomas The negro then proceeded to go through the pcckets of the passengers and had relieved a number of them of money and valuables when Walton, gun in hand, dashed back through the cars until he reached the smoker. As he appeared in the door Thomas pointed his weapon at the watchman. Walton fired once, striking Thomas directly over the heart, killing him instantly.