Assassination on Burlington Train Near Clarence Mo
Sheriff James Simmons and Detective Robert Bumster are gravely wounded, and Frank Vach of a touring troupe is dead after gunfire on Burlington Train 56 near Clarence Missouri. Assassin Bert Adair confessed to killing Emil Licht in Quincy and firing on officers, then fled the coach after Wells escaped by window. Adair later died, Wells aided escape, and investigators noted empty chambers in Bumster and Simmons guns. The incident involved a dying confession, a train stop, and multiple injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Simmons
Robert Bumster
St. Mary’s Hospital
Frank Vach
Orpheum
Burlington
Clarence
Bert Adair
Quincy
Frank Wells
Emil Licht
Power House
Adair
Wells
Sheriff Simmons
Mr. Vach
Bamster
J. R. Daniel
F. K. Roy
J. R. Shoemaker
Eli
Shoemaker
Simmons
Vach
Kansas City
J. F. Ryan
L. C. McKenzie
Elm Street
Bumneter
McKenzie
Flagman Shoemaker
Byron Tedford
Bumster
Detective Bumster
Vack
Assailant In Custody After Burlington Train Shooting
Long distance call reports Adair wounded in back and left shoulder by Sheriff Simmons on a Burlington line train. Wells remains at large. Sheriff and Officer Bumster in serious condition at St Mary hospital. Mayor O'Brien orders Chicago and St Louis surgical aid if needed. Train crew and passengers affected as confession recorded aboard. Vach the actor killed. wife and two children survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Baker
St. Mary Hospital
Sheriff Simmons
Officer Bumster
Bumster
Phil O'Brien
Chicago
St. Louis
Clarence Missouri Confusion Over Train Shooting Details
Report from Clarence suggests a Confederate on the train opened fire injuring Bumster and Simmons. Wells broke his handcuffs and fled. An Esterbrook link in Kansas City was questioned as investigators used the third degree to tie him to the crime. An innocent passenger named Vadh, a theatrical man, was killed. his body was brought to Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Vach
Adair
McKenzie
Wells
Clarence
Clarence, Mo
Bumster
Simmons
Tsoners
Kansas City
Esterbrook
Robert Phelan
Vadh
Quincy
Three Men In Assassin's Party Named In Train Shooting
A Whig report quotes a Make Your Self at Home member claiming three confederates aided Wells on the train. The witness describes Sheriff Simmons and Vach wounded, a slender shooter in a light suit, and a shorter man with a cap among alleged accomplices. The tale assigns blame for the attack and the shooting sequence aboard the speeding coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Vach
Macon
Sheriff Simmons
Clarence
Actor F Vach Killed On Train In Missouri
A show troupe member F Vach was shot and killed on train 56 at Clarence Missouri while en route to Quincy for an engagement at the Orpheum theater. His wife and child were with him as Sheriff Simmons and Officer Bamster were mortally wounded. the train carried them toward Quincy for medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vach
Macon
Sheriff Simmons
Bugister
Quincy
F. Vach
Orpheum Theater
Bumster
Clarence
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Vas
Undertaking Establishment
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Dart
Littl
Sherif Sammons
Sweens Aways
Vaeh Woodbd
Ode
Smolter
Chirenee
Quincey
Alr. Vach
Cleveland
Hamster
Pam
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