The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-09
GOLDSMITH & co, AS Main Street, Salt Lake.
MARKS, GOLDSMITH & CO., Ogden Utah.

One man lost $3.50. In the mean
time, the freight train was coming
up behind US, and Burton, brake
man, ran down the track with a
storm of bullets behind him. He
stopped the train and probably saved
many lives. After the cars
were gone through, the rob-
bers Jumped off and struck
for the timber where their horses
were. The men in front helped the
train men roll Off the obstr uction,
and then joined their companions.
[ should say we stood still half an
hour.
Frank Burton said: 81 was stand
ing on the front platform of a
sleeper when the train stopped, and
heard voices and. oaths on the back
platform. [ said: we are going to
be robbed Then one of the rob-
bers cried out: we are coming in
and going through yOn all / re-
membered the train was just behind
us, and [ heard it coming up. [
jumped off and ran with my lantern
down the track. They commenced
shooting at me. Bullets whistled
all around me, and struck rails and
stones. They must have fred
twenty-five shots. The engineer
then cried out, For Gods sake
don't shoot the boy, he is saving the
lives of these people, Then one of
them threw up one of his arms and
cried, Stop shooting L rolled into
a cut and waved my lantern. The
train was stopped only car length
off. When l came back one of the
robbers said, Have you lost any
thingY | answered, soc. He gave
me $3.50 for interest. Then 1 heard
one Of the robbers say to the engi-
neer: "Choppy F0Ote, you're too
good man TO keep up this business.
Here's 81 to buy drinks in the
and drink it for Jesse
James. [ warn you, yon will be
killed if you don't leave this road.
We are going to burst up the Rock
Island and Alton roads. for they've
been offering rewards for us. We've
no grudge against the Pullman'S,
and will switch off their cars and
burn all the rest. [ am the man who
killed Westlake at Winston. He
was too smart and drew a revolver"
Burton did not think it was Jesse
James or any Of his gang. They all
acted green at the business, and he
thought they were men living in the
They all seemed quite
young and made no attempt to dis
guise their voices. Passengers tell
substantially the same story as the
above.
Express Messenger Fox, who re-
fused to give up the keys to the
rain robbers at Glendale, was ter
IDLY beaten and cannot live. Sew
eral thousand dollars were taken
rom the passengers and $1,000 to
$4,000 from the car. The whole af-
air was over in fifteen minutes.
The train men madea show of resis-
ence. but being unarmed could do
The place was right in a
tense wood, two miles from
my house. Chief of Police
speeds started from Kansas
}ity at once, with fifty men
N horseback. A special train, with
posse under Marshal Murphy, also
vent Immediately to the scene of
he ROBBERY, and large bodies of men
re being sent out from all points in
very direction. The whole coun-
ry is aroused and intense excite
aent prevails. The leader of the
arty answers the description of the |
9ader of the party which robbed the
ihicago and Rock Island, at Win |
ter, on July 18th.
A Kansas City special has story
hat L. Foote, engineer Of the
Obbed train, three or four miles |
rom independence, just before the |
rossing of the Missouri Pacific !
rack, says he saw a five foot pile of |
tones with a stick on the top, and a !
ed rag upon it. and behind the pile |
TODD the leader of the robbers, who, !
'hen the train stopped, said: "Step |
own off that engine and do as 1 tell |
on, or [ will kill you" With re-
Oliver pointed at his head, the rob |
eT made him get a coal pick and |
reak down the door of the express |
ar. Messenger Fox had hid in the I
-Oods, but they threatened me If he f.