Lancaster Daily Intelligencer

A WOMAN'S ASSISTANCE

She Gives Valuable Help in Ferreting Out

the Western Train Robbers.

A. S. Traede, who went from Chicago

as special counsel for the Chicago & Al-

ton railroad to ferret out the facts regard-
ing the recent train robbery, says that his

trip was brought about by a visit to the

headquarters of the Chicago & Alton

railroad company of a middle-aged woman,

who, ten days ago, gave the company

some valuable points relating to the ap-

prehension of the outlaws. She revealed

the fact that certain mysterious confer-

ences had been held in the house of S.

Chapman, near the scene of the robbery,

and gave the names of the participants.

As the result of her tale and a subse-

quent investigation, Mr. Traede believes

the robbery was planned by a man named

Clark, an expert professional train robber,

formerly associated with the notorious

"Hoosier Bill" and the Reno gang.

Clark is ostensibly a cattle dealer in Mis-

souri. The day following the robbery,

Clark lost a large sum of money in Kansas

City keno dives and raised more by pawn-
ing jewelry. The mysterious woman had

been ruined and deserted by two of the

outlaws, and has long been waiting for

revenge. The gang was informed of her

mission so early that some of them es-
caped, but more important arrests are

expected. An officer of the Chicago & Al-

ton recently stated that the road had

served notice on the Missouri authorities

that they will be held responsible for dam-

ages, precisely as the authorities of Pitts-

burg were in 1876.