The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-08-28
A FIGHT ON A TRAIN.
Desperate Encounter Between Texan
Dr0vers and Monte Gamblers on the
Kansas PacI1le-The Gamblers Dis
armed and Given Into Custody.

armed and Given Into Custody.
The passengers on the eastern bound
Kansas Pacific train, on Saturday
night, enjoyed the rare opportunity of
witnessing one of the fercest fights
between desperadoes and equally cOur-
ageous Texans, ever witnessed upon
the Western plains. The facts, as re-
lated by one. of the railway men, last
evening, are as follows:
An old droVer from the far-off
plains OF Texas got upon the Kansas
Pacific train, at Ellsworth, with the
intention of going to Kansas City.
There also got on board the train, at
the same station, two of the cattle
dealers, one of them short, muscular
little fellow, who plays the most
prominent part in this affair." A par
ty of three of those pestiferous thieves
known tOall Western railways-mon-
te gamblers-soo made their pres
ence known in the car next to the
sleeping car, and in a few minutes
had pocketed the old drover's last so
note. 1t was at this juncture that the
aforementioned little cattle-man
'scame out strong''-as Mark Tapley
would say. He interfered in the old
drover's behalf, when the monte
men very arTogantly told him to
mind his business. The young man
resented the hint, words led to words,
and words to blows. The young cat
tie drover managed to put in a series
of scientific sledge-hammer blows,
which soon sent themonte thief howl
ing and bleeding over the seats. The
other monte men Joined in to take q
hand, when the other cattle drover
met them, and, in q short time, pun
ished them fearfully. Finding them
selves beaten, they retreated at the
muzzles of the cattle mems reV0IVeTs
to the sleeping car, and locked them
selves up in the drawing room, drew
their revolvers and knives and bade
defiance to further attack.
A council of war was held in the
front car. when it was agreed that the
monte men should be permitted to
hold the sleeping car until the train
reached Salina, where a sherif7s pos
Sc had been telegraphed for. But this
arrangement was not satisfactory to
the brave little drover. He had re.
solved upon recovering the old mans
money, and appeared to treat with
contempt the knives and pistols
pointed at the windows of the draw
ing room car. After washing off the
the blood from his face and hands, be
walked boldly into the sleeping car,
where the three gamblers, driven to
bay, stood watch within the locked
glass door. With q huge navy revolv-
er in each hand the young man DASH
ed open the door of the den, and point
ing his cooked revolvers at the aston
ished gamblers, coolly demanded the
old drover's lost money.
Finding that he was determined tC
have it or do worse, and seeing the
passengers closing in with cooked re.
volvers, the gamblers gave up the
money. This did not satisfy the
brave young drover. He now de.
manded the surrender of all the
knives and pistols in their possession.
After some parleying the arms were
given up, and the monte men held
under guard until the train rolled in.
to Salina, where q Sheriff's posse
awaited tnem with bracelets and s
guard of honor. They were takeI
from the train and escorted to jail
l-LDenver Colorado Tribune, Angus
18th.