The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-02
ROAD KNIGHTS.
The Central South Bound Train
Boarded By Six Masked Men
at Alien Station.
Tho Express Car Run on the
Siding---Safe Forced and
Robbed Of Contents.
The Messenger Shows Fight =
In the Exchange of Shots
Bores One of the Robbers,
With Good Effect.

Daring Attack by q Rescuing Party On q
SHERIFF. Posss-A Running Fight In
Which Wounds are Given and
Wounds Received.
Party rhoaxhs 60 be One anA she
ne-Marsasal Norton an Pursuif.
Last Saturday night the passen-
ger train on the Central railroad was
boarded at Allen station, six miles
south OF Mckinney, by six men, who
robbed the express Car of twenty five
hundred dollars. The train had hardly
drew up ut the station when q man
jumped up into the engineers cab,
covering the engineer and fireman
with his revolver. Five other men at
tempted to enter the express car,
when the messenger, J. s. A.
Thomas, showed fight, firing three
shots at the robbers, hitting one
and 1t 10 thought killing him.
The robbers fred i've or six shots at
the messenger, and rushing in, over
powered him. when they cut the bell
rope and had the train in a swing.
Uncupeling the express car from the
train, they ordered him to pail over
| on the switch, which he did, when
they went through the safe, getting
some twenty-five hundred dollars
The robbers were all masked, save the
one who covered the engineer. The
Passengers were completely demoral-
lied, SO sudden and unexpected had
| been the attack. and thinking that
| they would be visited, as a matter Of
course, a general scram BILE eusued ia
the secretion of money and valusbles,
yet they were not molested. One Of
the party proposed going through the
passengers, but their leader command
I'd him to keep his place and come on,
to the great relief Of the passengers.
After securing the money the rob
beers departed, going westward.
There were enough male passengers
| aboard to have whipped the robbers
out, but they were 30 badly democrat
| lied that, with the exception of the
express agent and Captain VIII. APP
person, who attempted to arouse the
passengers to action, there was no dis
position of resistance shown.
About ten o'clock Mars hal Morton
received the following telegram, dated
CoRsICArA. February ~.
| Chief of Police, Dallas:
Train No. was robbed at Allen to-
night by party Of six men. Express
car robbed. See conductor OF train and
| get particulars. 7. A. QUINLIN,
Engineer and Superintendent.
Later In the night, about II O'Clock,
he received another telegram from
Superintendent Qninlsn, saying a car
would be ut his service by l o'clock
to carry them up the road, to give
chase to the robbers, and this morning
at the appointed time they left.
IL 10 thought that these are the same
men who took the prisoner from Sher.
id Reid, of Calcasien parish, Louis
lana, while en- route with him from
Weatherford to Fort Worth.
| a Ioaisiana Murderer Reseusd from
! . bheftm's Posse.
Last night the reporter learned from
Mr.. Reed, sheriff Of Cslcasieu, Louisi-
ana, of one of the most daring attacks
to rescue prisoner that 1t has ever
been his lot to record. A few weeks
since the authorities of Parker county,
having arrested man named Doe
Sharkey, who was wanted in Calca-
sieu parish, louisiana, for the shooting
ing and robbing Of . man named
Joseph Ray. Sheriff Reid, on being
informed of the arrest, secured q reqLi.
sition from the governor Of the state
of Louisiana. He arrived IN Wealth
erford, Wednesday, and having re-
cured his prisoner. Thursday, start
ed on bis return trip accompanied
by Sheriff Lindsey, Of Parker county,
bis deputy, Mr.. Eddleman, o Mr..
McFall, acting as guard, and q
driver Of covered wagon in which
! they came, named McGeehe. Sheriff
Reid and McFaIl rode in the wagon
with the prisoner, while Sheriff Lind.
sey and his deputy rode In q buggy
About one o'clock in the afterpras.,
when within some ten miles ossss, {
Worth, just ~ they wer.s css.stng
| . small stream, ak men hede out of
the bushes. coming betwsen the wagon
containing the prisoner and the buggy
One of the men rode in :eont Of the
| wagon and dwelling his pistol on the
driver COMMANDED him to halt, which
on his refusing TO do so-tired fusiiade
into the wagon The buggy in which
was Sheriff Lindsey aud Deputy Ed.
dleman, was some forty yards behind,
while the Weatherford stage was about
one hundred yards ahead. Three Of
the party kept Sheriff Lindsey and
Eddleman 1t bay while the others at
tackled the wagon containing the
prisoner. Seeing that the prisoner
~as attempting to escape from the
wagon, Sheriff Reid caught him around
the neck, putting his head under his
arm to hold him 90 a. to prevent his
escaping. The driver whipped the
horses up, when q running ight en-.
sued between the two parties. At the
speed they were going, the parties In
the covered wagon shot with difficulty.
They passed the stage, going to the
right, while the rescuing party went
to the LEFT, exchanging shots across
the stage, TO the great dismay
Of its passengers. While the
wagon was going ct this break
neck speed, Sheriff Reid took
- rood aim ~ he could, firing ct one
Of the attacking party, whom he hit,
when he resled very much in his saddle,
dropping behind, and taking no further
part In the fight. It was while 10 the
act Of shooting that he released his
hold upon the prisoner, who. with =