The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-13
The Messenger and conductor open
Fire ON the Bandits In the kx-
change OF Shots the Coaches
are gIddled.
The 6uards of the Convict Train leia In
the Fray and In Retaliation the Rob
bers Attempt the Release of
About Fifty conviots.
The Express and Mail Car il Sat.
uratcd with Coal Oil and the
Match Lighted before the
Door il Opened.
EAGLE FORD HAUL.
How the usss-rs Operated. Amount
tapiursd - A BRiiastsos TamiItarIy
Addressed by the Rsbbers,
lfrom Saturdays DAILY J


Addressed by she Rebbers.
From Saturdays DAilyl
The west bound passenger aud ex.
press train on the Texas and Paci fie
railroad was robbed Thursday night at
1910, at Eagle Ford, by four masked
men, armed with Winchester rifles
and navy sixes. AS the train
drew sp at the depot, the
robbers rushed into the Office
and made Il prisoner of Mr.. ]. Hix.
cox, railroad agent. One of the party
covering him with apistoi, kept the
agent IN the Office while the three
others hurried To the locomotive and
arrested the engineer and fireman,
whom they marched, together with
the agent, To the door Of the express
car.
Before leaving the depo, the agent
had teen ordered on reach ing the ex-
press coach to ask 10 be- admitted,
feigning u though he WAS alone. Al
though all had been quietly and quick.
ly done, the suspicious of the ex press
messenger must have been aroused,
for when the agent asked for ad-
mittanee Ms he had been commanded,
the messenger refused to open the
door under any Circumstance inform.
ing the agent that be could only get in
by breaking in the DOR One of tn e
robbers ran TO the tender aud RETURN
Ing with II stick of wood proceeded TO
batter in the door, the leader of the
makers at the same time calling out
| to the messenger that they wouId
give him two minutes to open the
door.
| When the messenger opened it, he
was covered with the arms of the
/ party, and ordered to unlock the safe.
On entering the car the robbers imme.
distely went through it. This com,
pleted, the leader of the gang said,
welt, Wen now see what's in Uncle
Sans packages" aud started for the
mail ear. AT this jancture Conductor
Campbell came out to see what was the
occasion of the delay, and was rounded
up by the robbers with the agent, en-
gineer and fireman, at the same time
being relieved of his watch. The mail
bags were then rifled and all registered
letters taken. A stock man of this
place, named Wilson, who was aboard
OF the train, came out and walked up
into the crowd, not knowing the ma
ture of the delay, when one of the rob
bers said, "Fall into line, Wilson, d-n
you, fall into lice, y which he did with
out further delay. The robber unques-
tionably knew him, but W iison failed
To recognize his voice.
After the robbery, the maskers back
ed some distance from the train with
their weapons presented to prevent an
attack, and then turning, retreated
hurriedly in northessterly direction.
Colonel Noble, superintendent of the
Texas and Pacific, who vas In the city
at the LsGrsnd, was telegraphed re-
sarding the robbery, and upon receiy
ing the message notified the officers of
The fact, when posse of men, headed
by Captain June Peak, started in pur-
suit, Thus far nothing concerning the
movements of the pursuing force have
been received. The mask ers are
thought to be of the same gang who
recently robbed the Texas Central rail.
road at Allen and Hutchins, variously
estimated at from four to sixteen.
Mr.. Hsrgis, the agent of the Texas
express company at this place, was
called upon by g HERALD reporter to
ascertain the amount taken from the
company. The gentleman stated that
the amount taken could not be much
over fifty dollars, but was reticent con.
cerning anything else connected with
the robbery and pursuit. Judge Nor
ton, the postmaster, was also called up.
g on by the reporter, to learn, il possi
c bie, the loss by mail. He stated that
he could not tell, as the majol
part of IL was through mail To Fort
Worth, aud he had not received any
; Information from that point regarding
II. de said he could, therefore, only
speak Of the mail from this loint, ant
ss there had been bat very little regis
tered money sent oa that evening In
> that direction, he thought the amour,
gotten by the robbers must have beer
small.
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