The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-07-21

uIghwnymca GO Through n Train ON
IN. Chicago, rock Island q Paei0c
RaiirOaa, Rob the Express co.'s.
safe and Several PasseBgers-th e
Conductor KiiIcd - Tbey make
GOOD ibeir Escape.
Special to the Herald.
Kansas City July 16. - The brattd
weather does not seem TO interfere will .
enterprise of Missouri desperadoes, and tho
last of one gang of outlaws had but just been
disposed of on the scaffold yesterday, when
another band engaged In the robbery
of trisn on the Rock Island
road, at the little town OF
Winton or Winstonville in Davis County
persie kind. A train was side tracked, those
it carried were plundeied and those who re.
sisted were murdered Stories about the
matter are somewhat contradictory. About
the most correct statement made
of the stories told by the
trainmen and passengers il about Us follows
The east bound passenger train, which left
this city last evening on the Chicago, ok
| Island u Pacf road, was boarded AZ Game.
ron junction by band of four desperadoes.
They made no demonstration at the time,
and no particular attention was paid to them.
| At Winston, twelve miles further east. three
more men boarded the train. When
the train wes leaving Winston,
Conductor Wcstfall started to take
tickets, when burly, black -whiskered ruff
fan jumped up and said "Hold up your
hands," and AZ the same moment fired at
him. The conductors back was to the
robber and the bullet cut his shoulder.
A second shot was fred evidently,
which passed through the body
AMI proved fatal. The passengers, it seems,
were completely paraly zed with fright aud
offered no resistance. During the melee q
stone cutter, named John Mccullough.
from Welton junction, WAS shot through
the head and ms antly killed. Simulta'
neous with the attack on the conductor, three
men entered the express car, Knocked
| United States express messenger Marrow
sense,ess and robbed the cafe, which is
thought to have contained $4,000 to $751;
600. The account il officially reported to
President Riddle of the road, who places the
amount at between 2 900 and 5000. While
this was transpiring two of the gang had
covered the engineer and fireman with their
pistols and compelled them to I'm the train
on few miles, then slow up, when the out.
laws jumped Of and disappeared in the deep
woods. OF course the sheriff and posse are in
pursuit and rewards are offsred, but there
seems to be little chance of catching the
desperadoes.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 18.-There is con-
siderable evidence to show that the train
robbery on the Rock Island last night was
committed by the notorious James gang, and
it may prove that one or both of the James
boys we're present with the gang. The
horses used by the robbers in their escape
were foe thoroughbred animals, 10 the best
condition for the work on hsnd. The horses
we're hitched to fence, about fifty rods
from Winston station, where the following
letter was found to>day:
KANSAS CITY, July 70.
CHARLIE--I got your letter to-day, and
was glad to hear that you had got everything
ready in time for the 18th. We will be on
hand a. that time. Bill will be with us.
We will be on the train; don't fear. We
will be in the smoker at Winston. Have
the horses and boys 10 good tx for fast work.
We will make this point again on the night
of The 16h, All is right here. Frank will
me ct Us at Cameron. Look sharp and be
we'll fixed. Have the horses we'll gaunted,
for we may have some running to do. Don't
get excited, bat keep cool till right time.
Wilcox or Walcott will BIZ on the engine.
think best to send this to Kidder. Yours
time and through death. SLICK.
The letter was found under the brush and
bears evidence of having been carried tor
some days in the pocket.