Dodge City times., 1878-06-29
THE DODGE CITY TIMES.
DODGE CITY. SATURDAY, JUNE q. 1873
THE KINsLEY TRAIN ROBBERY
CONFESSION OF DAVE RoDEBAUGH.
KxpoRIA, KAN February 26, 1878.

born july, 1854; my home is in Greenw wood
county, near Eureka, Kansas.
/ met Rosrk and Thomss Got in August
last, and D-meu; about the first of DC ober
1 was acquainted with Rosrk and Demen,
about one year previous to this. ] met J. d
Green in January, about the first, and Wet
about the same time.
About Wednesday, January 16, 1873, we
were ALI together on Wolf creek-Roark,
Dan Dement,, Ed West, Thomas Gott and
]. ID Green and myself. ] think that Roark
and Dement, were the two that first brosch-
ed the subject of attacking the train at X in.
siey. II was agreed that the party should
consist Of the six named. This was the sec
oDd attempt. The fret attempt was 10 attack
the train n, Dodge City. This was TO have
been on or about the lst Of January, but
IA led on account Of a snow storm. Green
was no, with ns at that time. All the rest
we're The first wss planned on Beaver creek
abuu 45 miles north of Wolf creek. This
was plauned about the time it was to have
been carried into execution. The day after
il wss planned We started for Dodge. 1t
woalt take u. two days to get there, as it
was Go miles from where We planned the
st acS to Dodle City.
Rosrk went west and GJtt went TO Dodge.
and Dement, only went 70 miles. On &C
count Of heavy snow storm. Dement, and
l went back. Rosrk and West went in.o
Dodge, bat did not stay, as they came right
bact.
After this failure We returned and moved
over 10 Wolf creek We stayed at or near
there I'LL the second attempt, which was
made On the morning OF January q, 1873.
About five days before the attack We start.
ed. Mise Roark was leader, He rode an
iron grey horse. We wore rubber shoes.
Rosrk hsd gun (45) Sharp's; he had on
ly one pistol. Dan Dement, had one gun,
Shsrp's rife, and Fix shooter, Col,'e As
Ihoma, Gou had A Sharp's and no re-
voIvsrs. Green was armed with one As U.
g. Springfield patent gun; he had two As
Con's pistoPs; he b,ught one of the pistols
al ZimmermEn's in Dodge City, between the
time OF the first plan and before the second
robbery; he and went TO Dodge together at
this time. Ell Wes, was armed with one u.
s. Springfield gun and one six shooter, As
Colts. was armed with one of Sharp's 40
caiibrs guns and had two Smith & Wesson
pistols. We always had q wagon with us
and left il on the Beaver and started in the
evening. This is about 80 miles from Dodge
Ciy. We rode that night about IS miles
aud camped again on Beaver. The next
m Drniug We went across the Cimarron. and
tha; night csmped At the head Of Sand
creek. The next day We went over to Bufa-
10 creek on the Camp Supply road. The
next day we left at noon. We met the Rsy-
nolds stage about Eve miles north OF Bluff
Creek. We Stopped tnat night On the Null
berry. about i've miles south Of Pat Rams
rancho. This was Friday, January 25. 1873
The next day We vent within ten miles Of
Kinsley; got there just about duck; il was in
the rand hills the cher side Of the river; We
carried our food with US; We stayed there
atont four hours. crossed the river and went
20 Kinsley; got to Kinsley about two hours
before the western bound train was due; We
went to house near the railroad track and
about bslf way b,tween Kinsl,y and the wa
ter tank We were told il was mile and a
bs 70 kinsl-y; ~e were al close ioge her
when the CUES Ion was asked; Ed Wet sgain
asked how far il was 10 the tank, and was
answered il was abuu, the same distance; two
OF the party got lost, Dement, and West; l
think Green fired pislol when West was
lost, and W's fired his pistol when Dement,
was losr; ater We left the house We went
about halt mile up the railroad; We LEFT the
horses at the trestie, half mile from the
tank; Thomas Got held the horses for the
par y. Ten mile. from kinsley We intended
10 take she essthound train, but snow storm
came up snd We changed the plan, and deci-
ded Ia take The wesiboun1 train, on account
being unable to &c; TO Kinsley in time to take
the ess bound train; We jus; got to the track
a. the eas'haund train pissed, and could not
have sioppet II il We wanted to; sfier the
eaTbound train pSss,d We waited about an
hour; Gou took charge of the horaes snd we
walked down ( OF t. kin-l'y; Rosrk gave
the orders, as gniag each man 10 his posi-
tion; R,srk, Dement, and | went inside the
dept aHd lslEtd to Kincsid; Roark and /
went behind the railrg; Dement, aged on
eide, and don't think anybody was with
him; Green and Wes; was on the platform
outside; Roark and talked with X ncsid; I;
Rcsrs took k,ncaid's pisioi away from him