Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-23
STILL MEND!NG.
A Band Of Desperadoes Hold up q
Train on the Rock Island.
Billy the Kid Goes Over the Range.

LATEST.
Special 10 the CHRONICLE.
Washington, July %, a. m. --Th,
president passed acomfortabie night al,
l. rapidly mending.
A HEALTH TRIP.
New York, July l0.-A WASHINGTON
special says: The intense weariness o
the president, with his confinement
which finds expression in almost every
conversation with his friends and at.
tendants, and The anxiety Of DR., Boynton
TO secure for Mrs. Garfield a change OF
scene and air, has led to discussion OF
ways and means to make the movement
without danger. Dr. Bliss saws the mo
ton OF i railroad train NIGH. be hurtful
even Il month from now, while the
dangers OF the track, the noise OF
crowds, etc, render that mode of travel
out OF the question for many weeks.
Col Rockwell prop ,ses to first take the
president 10 Old Point Comfort on the
steamer Dispatch. Should this prove of
benefit, after few days, then take ad
vantage Of the calm weather and run
around to Long Branch. The president
is in favor of Il seaside resort, and longs
for sea voyage. Mrs. Garfield has
takcn strange dislike to the white
house. She says every hour in it has
been replcte with care, illness and
danger. She bclivcs the president
would recover quickly if once out of its
influences. If improvement continues
at the present rate, the surgeons say
there is no reason why the president
should not spend the first week of
August AT Long Branch. Every effort
will be made to keep from the president
the knowledge OF his mothers illness. as
the shock might be injurious 70 him.
TRAIN JUMPED.
Kansas City, July l5.-The Rock Is
land train due in this city tonight was
kcd at Winslow station, near
Cameron Junction. about Z o'clock and
boarded by a band of desperadoes, who
killed the conductor and robbed the
passengers, and the mail and express
cars.
The train robbery which occurred to-
night on the Rock Island road is thus
reported: When the train, which left
this city in charge of Conductor West
fall, reached that point at $50 p. m a
gang Of desperadocs appeared and side
lr.>ckcd the train. Every car was board
cd, the conductor killed and passengers
robbed. II is impossible to give any par
ticularS up to q late hour. Winslow is
situated IN an open prairie country, and
would seem to be the last place on the
line that robbers would select for such
an operation, but the vicinity has very
hard population, and it is not improba-
bic that the outlaws would receive as
sstance in their efforts to eludc pursuit.
The first report Of the robbery received
in this city started numerous rumors
about the notorious James brothers, but
ali speculation is idle at present.
s0CxiS0 ir home
Los NcgaS. y. ", july lG.-Positivc
and reliable information reached this
city carly this morning, by messenger,
in regard to the killing of the notorious
Billy the Kid al Fort Sumner l2U
miles distant, on the Pecos river, at half
pas. eleven last Saturday morning
Billy has been stopping with Me.:icane
in that vicinity. disguised as one OF
them, ever since his escape from Lin
coin county Jail. Pat Garrett, sheriff OF
Lincoln county, has been on lis track
for some time, and on the day above
mentioned, arrived at Fort Sumner, hav.
ing been put on the track by some
Mexicans. He had to threaten their
lives IN order to get them to divulgc the
Kids" whereabouts. About twelve
o'clock at midnight, sheriff Garrett en-
tered the room of one Pete Maxwell, 4
large stock holder residing at the Fort
supposed to have knowledge Of the
Kids whereabouts. Garrett hadn't beer
i'm the room 20 minutes when the kid
entered in his stocking feet, knife in
hand, ostentsibly for the purpose o.
buying some meat. lie Immediately oh
served Garrett crouching at the head o
The bed am. asking Maxwell What tia
was, drew his revolver. Maxwell mad,
| no answer, but proceeded 10 crawl to
| ward the foot of the bed. Had he ans
| wered, giving CARROTS name, Bill!
would have shot him at once, AZ he Is {
dead shot. Billy moving slightly, get
ting into the moonlight, then shining il
a rough window. Garrett recognizing
him fired, the ball passing through hi
heart. lie fell backward, his knife il
one hand and revolver in the Other
Garrett thinking him not dead fire
again, bat missed him. Had his firs
shot failed he would have been riddle
| :,L l,llat, "a .tha kfJ was known 4