Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-02
THE DODGE CITY TIMES.
DODGE CITY. SATURDAY, FEB. e. rs.
KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD.
Daring Attempt to Rob the
R. R. Co.'s Safe at Kinsley.

THEY ARE FOILED BY THE BRAVE
RY OF OUR NIGHT OPERATOR AND
THE OPPOKTUNE ARRIVAL OF THE
TRAIN. THEY BOARD THE PASSEN-
GER TRAIN AND HOLD 1T FOR HALF
An HOUR.
At lev minutes before O'Clock Sunday
morning, I'VE despersdoes having faces black
sned entered the Office of the Railroad depot =,
this place, sAluiing the night operator, Andrew
Kinksde. who vas at his post, with . ''good
morning" nj the came instant covering him
with revolvers, and demanding the money in the
sfsce. Mr.. kinkaks with . remarkable pres
snce OF mind replied that there was funds II
his command, ~ the same time opening An emp
~ money drawer. The leader Of the gang Or
dered Mr.. X. to open that safe, id quick.
too, ct the same time showing two cooked revel
vers In bis fsce. Mr.. kinksde informed the par
~ thss he did not have the key-Gardner had
charge Of IT and they could 60 70 him as the ho-
sel-addiDg that the fund.- had gone east Oh The
train few hours before. Mr.. kinksde bravely
stood ct his post defending two Thousand dollsrs
In hard cash OF the company funds. which bad
be tsitersd would hsye been taken. The vest
bound Pueblo express was approaching and
something must he done The nvs we'll armed
hishvs, men. confronted 10y boy, were foiled.
They threatened to blow his brains out il hr did
aot open the safe kink.ds had u small derrin-
ger In his hip pocket, and cooking is attempted
~ draw 1t, when one Of the hghw ~ men. MOTTO
ing his move said: ''Eo you dou't-hand that
ever" and he laid it down on the counter Kim
kads knew the hotel would be there to meet
Eh..l rxu in a f,4,k ntu ltIf vt..,b h.
der,d outside ANA marched down the platform
his only i.sr that he could not inform the
Conductor of the danger. SuoutIng To Bixnch-
sId oil la. kuieka IT, go bacS, these men are
Armed, one Of ,Icns attempted 10 strike him
AZ ,ie uain drew up Mr.. IA. escaped, crossing
the track la 'front.' % tue engine, followed b., a
shot tanning down the tram he informed en-
due,or Aaiiors oi The danger. blanchard WAS
taA.n IA Cnar.e, but made ilis escape and armed
himself. dozen shois wers irei into the 4, siu
winch The ronbe. had stopped after II had pulled
oui Loo sards. Again the tiA,n stated anu was
s,oi,t,-u Two ni,s Up ,he tracL, " here Il vas DE-
tainesi - minutes anu - shoIs Exchanged The
town AfOusea. IA Company WITH eight %
ten .Ineis Nc boa. dei n hand and started 10
The rescue. Il- Train moved OH Deiu,e We
reached It. and We saw the mouaIed roDber, siX
eight IN AuInber well mounted api,rvacuilH
1h-y crOss,d inc TRACK toward the river, aLd
three . i,ur sho were tired NJ them. A lary.
part! Neii mounted started IN pursuit. al once.
A ,,iegIain IrVni DVulc tiiy n, n states that
conductor Maiiory, ebgine-r Anderson anu eX-
lr,s,ln,n BToan Ie,d Ioit and lost nothing
LATEST FROM The TRAIN ROBBERS.
II VIZ AscerlaIi,.d !,s.eruay that the robbers
crossed The riv.r L. miles above kInsley and
Wrnt sopth through The his. L. l. Hubs, eX-
sheriu hcLause, l.. A. Noble and \. Billings
have just returned from the pursuit They
crossed The rIyer Al day light yesterday morning
altar which they ssw NO trail. riding to the head
OF the kiowa. The fog WAS dense this morn
ins hey returned alter riding lis miles. par
~ Of eight well mounted and armed lefl here at
O'Clock this morning determined 70 follow the
trail.
1t has transpired that the robbers len the train
teAr the depot, and conductor Mallory stopped
two miies Out 10 ascertain II the messenger was
ssfs and examine the train. The firing was sig
halls Of rejoicing over the escape The robbers
hsd left heir hvrses near the tank ut midnight.
intending 10 rob the l. 30 express cas-, when il
stopped for water. Ii did not stop Thus fsiled
thsy planned the robbery of the company's safe
q tho depot, and as . iorlorn hope attacked the
sxprcss car Of the tram west. Then in the dark
Aess they rAn two miles to their horses, closely
pursued by the hand car party. when they moan
led and escaped
We received orders this morning from supt
Morse TO strike posters offering slo0 reward each
for the capture Of the masked robbers dead or
alive"
THE ATTACK On THE EXPRESS MES
SENGER.
Mr.. Henry A. Brown, the express messenger
stated to the Pueblo ChieitAn. that the train
was on time ct kinsley. He hsd . box veigAinx
sSsut Hity pounds 70 put oas q Kinsley. and
vhea the engine whissled for that station he
spenod the doom Of tAe car (which are On hinge
aad swing inward. placed the hox in The door