, 1877-09-28
Capture Of the corpses Of Two
ii the Union Pacific Ex-
press Robbers.
The Desperadoes Tracked 10 the West.
ern Border of Kansas by
Their Pursuers.
The Brfgands. Turn upon Their
Discoverers, but Arc
Shot Down.
Twenty Thousand Dollars in Gold Coin
Found in Their Possession,


Amusing Narrative Of d Passenger Who
Deguiled Ills Inqufsitors.
TrlAIN-ROBNEIss KIL1.ED.
LHAvK1woRTn, KAo., Sept. N.-1hc report
having rrayehed Gen. Pope that the robbers Of
t&ra e1 press tsatn uo the Union rac1e Railroad
were movtng south, by order Ut Gen. Pope
Sheriff Beardstey, Of Ellis County, took soldiers
With horses from Fort Hayes, and stdstcd mrtt
by special car TO Intercept them, II thcy
were erideuuy making t,cr way to Texas
or Mexico. Near Buffalo Station, which Is about
sixty tnies west Of NaYcs, they got IN Tie close
track OF two Of them, Collins and ono other.
Collins attempted to shoot, but tho Sheriff Was
too quick for him, aud shot Collins, killing him
NJ tho first Gre. One Of the soldiers shot the
other. The Sheriff tuok from tletE dead bodies
about t20,GDo In gold Of the stolen funds
Four Of tie other robbert arr supposed TO be
in that Immediate vicinity, and strong hopes arc
entertained Of their capture.
KANSAS CGrr, Sept eI-The Kaussa City
Times has spedsl from Buffalo s.at1on, Kan.
giving particulars Of tho capture md
killing OF two Of the Union Pac.nr
express robbers yesterday, and tho re-
coverJ Of *3o,0oo 10 gold: About o'c1osk
two men riding iadea hostes, and icadluE
heavily loaded pony, ca1nc Into the station mud
stonr,ni fur refreshments, The station oerot+s
suspicion HAs arousesl by noticing the Mans ot
.roei Collins on m cnye]one 10 tho rocket vt
ons of tic mru, which was exposed tn draw
Ing bis handkerchief. II happened That
Sheriff Deartls1cy, OF Ellis County, and
sn,,a1 Of .o,1tcrs Gu watj,
for +hr rohhrrx w,re encamped In raytne nc.r
to' t'e 'o"oe,s 10y ~. :" ss IN
apu ~ ~ rhn h. ~.
orcrtcx,k The rohbcrs. Thry told him hB tyls
s.,...1.. f., a.. war. .b,. ,to~ .or. .ro~,~ ~
nlataAen !" 'oe ,aeh, ta*' 'ncs "r,e !s1"" sAT
tie men rrsurninr home. The Sheriff asked
them to return to the station, which they
checrfullY agreed to do. They 1ad gone oply
a abort distance when Collins suddenly turned
aud said 70 h's companions: ~ nc nave 10 us
| let Us do It ganely." Both attempted 10 drnW
their sevolycrs. The 6heria's posre NAB too
mick for them. and fired. killing both men H.
1"~.,, rh. .,,rt -. ..~..,t ,,,' In ,ha ,or. ~
SANITY. !ne s,"' ""e g" ~ ~ ..n 49, y.
paar ot pantaioons, ana cons'ss ot q" pleecs
Of tho mintagc Of 1877.
The bollcs were taAco to Ellis, whcse m In
I"aat s~..... -,i - ,,o.tr ;,,a;e, w., -,
the,s ooo'ee c41pt 1o'i W ,'o...? a,u'.@'ea "
Collins W u SounE laay' anu ~hich LIZ seemed
~ .>mM ~ ~ 91r.r' co1,,ps s and 10 be- from D.ll..
T,r ~, IN bs ~ hIgh1v rrsncctabc family
seA', nm " ~ " as.,... y, w., ...,,,,
oncllu usa7uoley auo oe'*tAo"o @'e ~ "os pu'so
Of the balance OF the Eanc.
| DxxvkH. Col, bept, 27.-Two Of the highway.
w.; ~h, r.ccntr ro,,,,cd .hc rv1r.,s car ~, tia
.ts!' ~ ~ nrs Wv w. "" s"e
Union pa:hc ka!lroad nero osc'taken ycster-
day near Wallace, kan., BY o posse under the
Rocky Mountain Detective Association. The
rnt,hsr. madc etan,1. anl rcre hn,h killed. Md
| *11.MSl in poid cor was recovered, Su,nes uul
frrtt'cr n,E,ic,,lnr. mr.. not sunnIc,1. II IA ~
nact."i ntnrrs ,ytil hr canturri fo-iay.
o'A t"s,s.pondtses HnaAa Htyyi4,
On TIE KoAp, Sept. a0-TIie trnln robbery at
Biz Springs Station was IN interesting OCCASION,
nul no mistake Ne rolled up to Big Springs
drpot a. ulusl. The night was beautiful and
| the moon shono brightly. As the train stopped,
went Out on tue platform Of the car, wl,ere
found m Omaha merchant, and we stood aud
talked there about two uitnu.cs, when there