The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-29

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Accounts received on the 10Th o. The rob
berry ofthe Rock Island passenger train by
bandits, near Winston Station, No.. on the
might 81 the 18th. show that FOR boldne<. q
execution and sanvuInxry results the out
rage Il uneqna,ed BY any Of the former
achievements Of the notorious james and
Younger gang, % whose charge the present
crime u laid. II 4 the almost unanimous
opinion OF the Rock Island officials that the
robbers were led BY Jesse and Frank James.
the survivors Of the James and Younger or
ganixation al outlaws. Il 4 said Conductor
William We>tfall. who was murdered IN cold
blood By tvoof the robbers. who seemed %
make Il their special part ofthe attack 70 take
his life. was formerly IN chsrge o. train On
the Hannibal q ST. Joe Road, and
Il alleged 10 have piloted the posse o. Pink
erton's Officers sent out over the road 70 cap
ture the outlaws after the preparation OF
one Of their MANY robbcries. and 70 have
been with The party that killed one Of the
james brothers and threw bomb into their
house, which exploded and wounded their
mother, Mrs. Samuelz, % seriously that she
afterward died from the injury. The &C.
count Of the attack upon the train and the
robbery Of the messengers safe n given N
number Of interviews with passengers on the
train and the statements Of the railroad on
cials.
Il was al nine o'clock Friday night,
q lonely switch station, west OF Winston,
that twelve Or fifteen men boarded the train.
They were taken TO be ordinary passengers,
Iaborers or stockmen, and attracted no spe-
cial attention. Just east Of Winston Station
the train came to sudden stop. Conductor
Westfa'l stepped on to zee what was the
matter, when the train moved on again
H. jumped aboard again, and ~ be was
about % enter the front door Of the smok-
ing-car two men confronted him, and one
Immediately ieveled Z revolver ~ him and
fired. The ball struck WestfaIl In the arm.
and, surprised and terror-stricken, he ran
through the smoking coach, the men closely
pursuing and firing upon him. Two more
shots took effect upon the conductor, and
upon reaching the rear platform Of the car
be fell dead. A passenger named Mcmillan,
stone-mason employed on the railroad.
tried 70 escape from the coach BY the same
door which the murdered conductor went
out 81 when be fell dead upon the platform,
and he was also shot and killed, whether By
= stray shot or purposely 4 not known.
While this tragedy WAS being enacted. q
gang Of eight or ten men went through the
coaches, firing their revolven at random
through the roofs and sides Of the cars,
aud threatening 10 kill any passenger
that dared 70 move. A part Or thil
gang went into the baggagc-car and
attacked G. II. Murray. the express me<<cn
ger, and bis assistant, Frank Stsmpes. Tn
assistant VA dragged from the car. and
Murray ensconccd himself On the floor be-
hind some trunks 70 escape being hit BY th'
flying bullets. The train ran about half
mile before he was discovered, and The rob-
bcrs then dragged him from bic place Of con
ceaIment, and, placing their revolvers a hi
head, demanded Of him, upon pain Of in
slant death, TO open the express safe. Tn
leader o. the gang produced bag from hi
pocket, and the contents Of the safe, abou
5000 in currency. were deposited In II
They then demanded Murray 10 show theu
where they could 6nd other money, and b
informed them that they had III of value /
the CIR except fifteen bricks q silver bullio
that lay On the floor Of tie or. The robbeI
did not cucumber themselves with the bull
Ion.
After the bandits had completed che
work Of robbery and murder. they deserte
the train and dispcrsed n III directions, an
Il 49, then found that the engineer and flrI
man had been overpowersd and kept
eubjecfion bv Two men vim pistols. WI
when thew wanted ne train slowed III
would place their weaDoos % he engineer
head and command him % use he levi