People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1893 — HELD UP BY BANDITS. [ARTICLE]

HELD UP BY BANDITS.

Missouri, Kansas & -Texas Train Looted hy Masked Robbers. Parsons, Kan., May 3. —A bold and partially successful train robbery, committed by six bandits supposed to be members of the notorious Starr gang, of whom Perry Starr is leader, took place at Pryor creek, Indian territory, the scene of many daring robberies, at 8:30 o’clock Tuesday aiglet! The train was the Missouri, Kansas & Texas south-bound passenger. When the train reached Pryor creek, which is at a bend in the road and an admirable place for robbery, six masked men emerged from the darkness and after signaling the train proceeded to the front end. The engineer, fireman, conductor and brakeman were soon covered with revolvers and marched from the train. While two of the men guarded the trainmen, the other four entered the express car. They threatened the messenger with pistol and knife, ordering him to open the safe, but he refused to accede to their demands. Failing in this they went to the back part of the train and relieved all the passengers of their money and valuables. Several ladies fainted. After depositing the money and valuables in sacks, the bandits backed out of the car, firing their pistols into the air, and escaped in the darkness President Martin, of the Kansas City, Pittsburgh & Gulf road, was among the passengers. The amount of booty secured by the bandits is unknown, but it is supposed to be considerably over 82,000.