The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-29
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
The Texas Express Agent IN Robbed
IN broad Daylight on the Nam
ThOroughfare OF the city.


six, Mr.. w. X. Cornish, Express agent
of the Texas Express Company, left
the depot after getting the valuable
packages from the southwark bound
train. He was in the light wagon
generally used for this service, Charles
Rush driving, and in the rear about
one hundred yards, the large wagon,
used by the company for carrying
heavy matter. followed, driven by a
negro man who has been for some
time in the employ of the company.
II was broad daylight and the two
men drove leisurely up Commerce
street towards the office Of the Texas
Express Company, totally unsuspi-
cious of any danger. They had ar
rived nearly opposite the residence of
Captain Work and near Cameron's
lumber yard, when suddenly two
mounted men emerged from behind "A
pile of lumber and In an instant had
neared the wagon, one Of them taking
up his position at the horses head and
the other Oh the side of the wagon oc-
cupied by Mr. Cornish. The wagon
was brought to q sudden halt, and be-
fore the astonished agent and driver
could understand the strange proceed
ings, the two men leveled the glitter
ing barrels of two Spencer rifles ut
them and in tone that brooked no
denial demanded the money bag and
ordered Mr.. Cornish to be id quick
about it. That gentleman, bewil-
dered by the suddenness of the
attack stammered forth an almost in
coherent reply that he did not have
the key of the bag. The robber again
demanded, (this time in unmistakeable
ones), possession OF the bag, while the
knight Of the road, who was stationed
at tho horses head, gave his compan-
ion the comfortable advice to blow the
top of his head of ut once. Mr., Cor.
nish took In the situation at glance.
and very sensibly concluding that re-
sistance was utterly useless, handed
over the bag to the robbers, who, as
soon as they got possession OF the booty,
turned their horses heads In the direo-
ton of the Texas and Pacific depot,
and were soon out of sight.
The whole affair did not occupy
more than u minutes time, and for
audacity and boldness has hardly a
parallel In the history of crime. The
driver, Rush, during the entire time
had his hands full in trying to control
his horse, besides being so badly
frightened that he hardly knew what
was the matter.
Mr.. Cornish drove rapidly to the of.
flee and Immediately gave the alarm
and In company with posse of half @
dozen men started In pursuit of the
robbers, After some difficulty they
managed to strike their trail, and fol-
lowed it until they arrived ut n point
below Cedar Springs on Turtle creek
when they found the robbers had
taken to the water and had
ridden along the bed of the creek, thus
destroying all traces OF their flight
Some of the pursuing party, after us
ing every possible means to recover
the lost trail, returned to the city
while Mr.. Cornish and the.others deter
mined IN keep up the pursuit littl,
longer. A few hours after the robbery
had been committed, Mr.. Clark, /
farmer who resides two miles from tn,
city, found the stolen bag, and return
ed II to the express office. The ba,
had been opened and all the none,
packages distracted. Checks ant
drafts for large amount had not beer
molested and were returned with til,
bag. Two men answering to tn,
description Of the robbers stopped n
Mr.. Knights last night near Ceda
Springs and procured feed for thei
horses. One of them is said to be tn,
notorious robber and desperate, JOIN
Wesley Hardin, and the other the II,
less noted Jim Taylor, who has beer
in Jail Tor the past year at Indianol
for the murder of Young Sutton az,
who escaped during the late storm
having been released from Jail by tn
citizens to save him from drowning
We understand there is already
heavy price set upon their heads, an
If II is true that they are the partie
that committed this robbery
a speedy justice will certainly overtak
them, for 1t Ii u well authenticated FAC
that an express company never permit
u robber to escape when they them
selves are the victims. At the time thi
Is written II is impossible to find out tn
exact amount of money lost, Mr.. Coz
nish, who has the vouchers, being at
Gent In pursuit Of the robbers. Tn
clerk Of the express company est
mates the loss at not less than tw
thousand dollars, which We presum
will more than cover it. Taken sll Il
all, the robbery, for ouickness of exc
oution and holiness of plot, is as re
, : markable az any we have ever heard o.
LATER.
Mr.. Cornish returned at quarter I
four, and from him we learn that afte
losing the trail at Turtle Creek the