The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-12
CHEEKY THIEVES.
A Racy Account OF the Robbery at
Big Springs.

That train robbery at Big Springs sta
ton was an interesting occasion and no
mistake. / was there, but not by special
invitation. Not being accustomed to
that kind of diversion, had known what
was to happen think I should have
waited for the next train. You have
probably got an account of the whole
thing by telegraph long ago, so l win not
attempt to write ii up for you in full,
but will give a little sketch of what |
saw, which may possibly be of interest.
We rolled up to Big Springs depot as
usual The night was beautiful and the
noon shone brightly. As the tram stop
red went out on the platform of the
car, where found an Omaha merchant,
aud we stood and talked there about two
minutes, when there suddenly appeared
before US on the ground tour masked men
With a cooked revolver in each hand
aimed directly at rs. At first thought
il was some joke, but when the devils or
dered usInto the car id quick, and
to hold up our hands and make no
7" break" and called US hard names, |
concluded il meaus business, and an
other look at those eight revoIvers, which,
just about that time, began to look like
mountain howitzers, convinced me in
much less than a weeks time that the
evening air was unhealthy, and ] had
business inside Immediately. In other
words got, quick. As ] closed The car
door two shots were fired at my friend,
hitting him twice in the hand, and tax
ing off about a foot of the car door casing.
That satisfied him, and he took an inside
berth toierably lively. The robbers fol-
lowed US in and commenced a first-class
game of talk. One fred off his pistol in
the car not 10 kill US; be held il up, but
probably to give emphasis to his remarks,
which, by the way, were more forcible
than polite. Well, they stationed one
man at the front end of the car, one at
the rear, each with two pistols, and to
each of the remaining rufiians was allot-
ted the pleasant task of robbing a row
of seats, which they proceeded to do
each after his own ORIGINAL stvie IN
first man robbed was a drummer from
New York house. He was ordered TO
stand up, hold up his hands and keep
his ID mouth shut" and the search
commenced. They took from him $3.50
ami a gold watch valued at $500 The
next man had only one arm. The GENTLE
manly villain that was saarcbino him
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