The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-08-28
An Exciting Scene.

An incident occurred on tho Union
Petite express train from tho West, on
It's passage between Ogden and Omaha,
that crcatcda good deal OF CONSERVATION,
and some very excited aud lively scnm.
hliug around in ono OF the Pullman
sleeping cars. About two o clock in the
morning, says the Omaha Herald, when
The train was ut Ogallala, a passenger
got aboard and took q berth in the
sleeper. He did not get aboard in the
full light OF the station lamps, but
jumped on in tho darkness, after the
train bad passed the platform, and i'm
mediately got into his berth without re.
moving any OF his clothing, except his
boots, anl otherwise acted rs il he fear
cd that something would catch him.
And something did catch him, sure
cnongh, ut tue next station. The fellow
was gambler who had been carrying
on operations Mt Ogallaln in q way that
would not square with even tho gam
bler's code OF mornls. W.
OgulIa!a is the great shipping point
for cattle on the limo OF the Union Pa
cilc, and ut times n great many cattle
dealers arc there Tho chap in question
had got TO playing with those fellows,
md beat them ont OF S, 900 or $40, 900,
and refused to disgorge. He had sue.
ceeded in sneaking, out and getting
aboard the, train IN tho manner related,
aud was sneaking of with his big stake.
The enraged cattle men did not propose
tosubmit to the circumstances and lose
their money in that way; so they tele.
graphed the. particulars to some friends
i'll Alkali, the next station, who were
likewise OF The same resolute stamp OF
cattle men. When the. train arrived
they had possession OF it and were tear
ing through it to find the man who had
cotton at ogallala. They found him
innocontly pretending to sleep in his
berth about the middle Of the Pullman,
aud the trouble commenced. The fell
low refused to leave the car, hut the
cattle men assured him il he wouldn't
go they had the tools to, take him, and
directed his attention to a mule stand.
ing quietly in the moonlight, with q
long rope coiled up on the saddle. The
bell rung to START, and matters were
prGcipitatcd by all parties drawing re-
volycrs aud beginning TO shoot promis-
cu0usly. Curtains were torn down and
frightened passengers tumbIed out to
escape tho whistliug bullets, and the
utmost confusion reigncd, women
screaming, and everybody was rushing
out Of the cur by means OF windows rs
wall M ,1nnru nn1 .no,, tI,o ,1roSr;o ~, =
covered with white ROBBED forms fitting
like ghosts III tho moonlight. 80
The cattle mon finally dragged ont
their victim, tied him on the mule md
started away with him, and the passen-
gers returned to the coach, whence cries
and gr0ans md screams were still issu.
ing. One young lady, whose parents
were on board, was screaming aud de-
claring TINT, she was shot in the leg, and
medical attendance was summoned from
the station. The train was held to await
the arrival OF the man OF knives and
probes, and when he camcn professional
examination revealed tho fact that pin
in tho lady's stocking was cruelty stick
ing her. There were some bullet holes
through the coach aud several narrow
escapes, but not q single passenger was
hit by the reckless firing The fate OF
the gambler who caused tho trouble
could not DC learned, but it is known
positively that he rode back to Ogallala
GU TINT mulo with the rope in sight.
The hunks, curtains and sides Of the
Pullman were pretty freely perforated
with bulls. ...