, 1881-07-17


about ticket which was torn in two. about
which he had spoken to him before / think
that he was talking then of putting him off. lie
was stirling to gotoWardS the other door when
he looked back and saw = imam. u:ly-ookins
and dark vlsagcd, enter the front door Of the
car. lie walked III deliberately, and West
fall seemed to recognize him ut once The
followed had Il FURNISHED cooked revolver in
his hand, saw that, and as Westfalt stopped
over the ba1i,ft shot lin. Westfall tried to
was tile widest of excitement among all on
board, for we saw at once that We were in
the il;,lilIs of gang OF desperadoes whose
cruelty could not be cQualed, and whose
daring seemed to know no limit. AS the
Mac Is Shot / found out afterwards
that this was the stonemason, but
I didn't know at the tine
Int that It was one Of the g:!ng who vas shot; ;
door ii the front Of the car, and several bul.
lets came plousling through; The flash of
the first shot aimed at Westfull went III my
face, they were SO close to ME: found the
bullet afterwards near the seat where West
fall had stood, dropped down on the floor,
ran out. think the stonemason was accl-
dcrtally shot,
Ibid the robbers say anything when they
came in ~
1es; as the fellows came IN one OF tnem
nisseu 70 Nesllall, gu fe tle !iit'4 vail
flash of the shot in my face. l was daZed.
None OF the passengers were molcsted. They
only attacked the engine, express. and s1nok-
lnS-car. !nree OF tne looocls ooAtuetl VIC
enslhe: ~ ~ ~ Acv.'G itsno tt,n on' tra,,
ra1, fhe train ahnut = mile after taking pos
session. They fired through the snokins-car
at the conductor because it was stra1ght
when j,c ran mt to the rear tnor. Thev
fired into the cynress ctr and ordered the
,mnssanrnr ~ surrender I'm. IF ths bandits
said. sYou 80 Of 49,. surrender, You
mi,1ht nc we]1 fnr ,yc h,ye got fweive Of rs
sSs and i ea9 %3Es TheY ia rSs
said Hat if ~ thev killed him that fhey could
i'avn aIi the Ireastrr that was in the safe. b,lt
that hn wnujdn;t rive ANYTHING 1lt. They
than hrnEe oneu tln ,ioor with an ay which
thew had with them. They fired thirteen
, on to tie the i door eve even whi|e they We're tearing
at It With an ax. and they finally get him
dawn by striking him over the head with
reyolyers, Wien they rot into the safe and
secured $500 in cash and a 81, GOO hond. When
tie Of the engine vide open, but the engineer,
owing to the faithfulness Of brakeman, who
had set the air-braEc. was able to control
the train. The engineer and fireman
wanted to 20 back and pick up the body of
the dead conductor and stonel,ason, but the
be molestcd again. for no one on the train
was nrnafI ! ftrr tha occurrence no one re-
tired. hut all slept on the foor, ready to run
in case Of an emerrcncy,''
MAJ SCOTT =. ANTHONY.
49, 49, =. 49, .usa-+or,
OF nehVel, Coi4:, SUI u u1t +i'n tepo.te yvhan
boaroca tnc tralll ~ Atenlson. SUI .e,t ~ mme.t
WG slopptU ae Gev ~ ,;.o, nv, ~ Rua' ,v ',o i
nlllcs soutn"ess VI t,1 s..e+s ~ tha
supper, TWO men got on s. tV"h seato -, tne
ton Wltn tne conductor on taG IT, sen9ee' ~ ~
!are~ Aoout eleven Mhts ,iis olue ~
Cameron lNlhston)' sG'elal H. more ,ptss- p;.sr
seffgeFs eoI ILL., anu tno co1louetot
lnaue lne iellialh alae t,,hIa ne r7tnro m,rs
afraid there was going to DC tronn1e: :,,o lnele mere
was something III the manner OF ule Mail ~,
who made. 4 fuss about the tafe, le saltl,
which made him think that mlschel was
brewing. we had not gone thlee-lua1te!s
OF mt!e a1ter we lelt ttils stoppase-uacg;
WHEN the trouble began. some QUE Steppets
up from the platform in trout OF the Sm0k-
ing-car and lad his mana on CONDUCTOR nest, r.
falFs shoulder, as lie was staflulnS IN Tue
front part OF the car ana sala TO hlll'' ~!
are my prisoner, Inc conductor aougetl
down and ran turtheI INTO tne car: ~ Inls
the car, and when the one VINO hau spohei1
to the conductor followed MIN III tnele were
four. AS lie did SO thls one nreu AT Tie col-
ductOr twice, the first time with the IGSolSei
which he held IN his right hand* Inc pay
struck the right sleeve OF the conductor
coat. tearing lt from 4 Httle ;IuoVe tie Wis
70 past The elboW, wnelE IL ellteteu 1ne - y. ~
lhe man ireu ue oLnes tesu.sea, 'ii,u .,.hn,, .le
conductor turned 20 lea'e lne cal anu Mllei 'a.
lle reacslcd tle platl2lla sUlllG une eaev mus,
have SHOT hiln IN the Dach, lnhlclliIe Mou!.u
from which lie dleu III aoonttWenty nilautes' 1is
About the time tilis happened tne iTe!'l:;!., -
seeing tnat solietlhg "as "ioug' SUI - taIt et
engieef' ge me1 t1e' T.. anaeH 1,e co,1I The
ing nun 70 set ~ ~ ens h,t 49, 10 ea,,a my
engineer staleu " ~ s.'s o. wv .ha ..nnIe
ineIat tnleG nel atueo t.,,a. !r7au ,1I ~,
III tne teiuEl atlu G:sa,a ~ -. - +;rn,;,. nv ..th
NJ eitt[ ene o ~ ~ tha,,, strnct tha f;re.
thelr pu4iGts' ~ oe ~ ~ heni ,,.;th - iarra
man on lne sue rt, r. .lI h Iaft no arm;n,s
CHUNK u Gu, aroy roy3,,i .,c1 md tnoL seats m
CAP anu cil,npeu .l4 ,,s 80 ,'t ro, n rohhaTs "
.ne ~" 80 h.,an intrnstni fhe ;oh of cant,1r.
inr the engine took possession OF it. But as
they did this the ganE who had Tue securing
OF the exprcsS-car on their llanoS attacken ~.
They obtained ADMISSION anu thfeatenen ~ =
xii! the mesSenEer-Charley Murray silgn5 ;,d
and lightly built man, Welshmg ptIllaps ~ ~
ponnds,,lt lie t1d not give up MS heJs. ~ tae
did rs they requested anu tlley oPesn aFSa .ie
safe, which was folna 70 contain Ssg ~
moneya 9lVuu oou, a1iu uu.ss ~; - a.t
yer bullion. They were lntensely chagIlnett m
when they 1onnu t1at tne SalG nt ~
little, anu asksd WefS - G iun, "
money, t1--d dTn Sou aiuI1a, atituu.i.eo husl1