The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-08-24
An Exciting Scene.

An incident occurred on the Union
Pdcltic express train from the West. on
it's passage between Ogden and Omaha.
that created good deal of Consideration,
and some very excited and lively scram
ping around in one of the Pullman
sleeping cars. About two o'clock in the
morning, says the Omaha Herald, when
the train was at Ogallala, a passenger
got aboard and took berth in the
sleeper. He did not get aboard in the
full light of the station lamps, but
jumped on in the darkness, after the
train had passed the platform, and i'm
mediately got into his berth without re.
moving any of his clothing, except his
boots, and otherwise acted as if he fear
ed that something would catch him.
And something did catch him, sure
enough, at the next station. The fellow
was gambler who had been carrying
ON operations at Ogallala i'll a way that
would not square with even the gam
bler's code of morals.
Ogallala is the great shipping point
for cattle on the line of the Union Pa
cific, and at times n great many cattle
dealers are there. The chap in question
had got to playing with these fellows,
and beat them out of So, 900 or $40, 600.
and refused to disgorge. He had sue
ceeded in sneaking out and getting
aboard the train in the manner related,
and was sneaking off with his big stake.
The enraged cattle men did not propose
to submit to the circumstances and lose
their money in that way; so they tele-
graphed the particulars to some friends
IN Alkall, 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
got on at Ogallala. They found him
innocently pretending to sleep in his
berth about the middle of the Pullman,
and the trouble commenced. The fell
low refused to leave the car, but the
cattle men assured him if he wouldn't
go they had the tools to take him, and
directed his attention to mule stand
ing quietly in the moonlight, with q
long rope coiled up on the saddle. The
bell rung to start, aud matters were
precipitated by all parties drawing re-
yolycrs and beginning to shoot promis-
cuously. Curtains We're torn down and
frightened passengers tumbled out to
SeSttPO thO NHiotlluS DullStS, ana Ulo
utmost confusion reigned, women
screaming, and everybody was rushing
out of the car by means of windows rs
well as doors, and soon the prairie was
covered with white robed forms fitting
like ghosts in tho moonlight.
The cattle men finally dragged out
their victim, tied him on the mule and
started away with him, and the passen-
gers returned to the coach, whence cries
and groans and screams were still issu-
ing. One young lady, whose parents
were on board, was screaming and de-
claring that 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 camea professional
examination revealed the fact that pin
in the lady's stocking was cruelty stick
ing her. There were some bullet holes
through the coach and several narrow
escapes, but not single passenger was
hit by the reckless firing. The fate of
the gambler who caused the trouble
could not be learned, but it is known
positively that he rode back to Ogallala
on that mule with the rope in sight.
The hunks, curtains and sides of the
Pullman were pretty freely perforated
with balls.