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Posted on September 30, 2013September 30, 2013 by Chris Enss

1883-During an attempted train robbery the engineer and fireman were killed by masked gunmen in Coolidge, Kansas. Lon Chambers and three others were arrested for it by Mysterious Dave Mather. But were acquitted due to lack of evidence.

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