New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-24
BOLD RAILWAY ROBBERY.

/ PASSENGERS PLUNDERED BY THREE MEN.
sTOLEN-C0oL CONDUCT OF TIE iHIEyEs--A
HOT PURSUIT AND A LARGE REWARD OFFERED.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. GA special to The
6d'ette from Arkadelphia says: 1.-The train Oh the
] iron Mountain and Southern Railway which de-
parted from TeXarkana at o'cu ok last night,
boarded at Hope by three young men, who. after
passing Prescott and wlien Kensett, suddenly
drew revolvers and orde ed the conductor to stop
4 the train, which he did. They then proceeded to
MAKE the passengers throw up their hands, and
1 robbed them getting $500 They then visited the
5eXpress car, opened the messengers safe and took
@'oooo III currency. Before leaving the train they
'hrew away package containing $4,000, under
the impression that it was valueless."
] A seconh dispatch says:
u was eight miles south of Prescott that three men
pointed cooked revovers at the conductor and bade him
stop the trali which he did as quickly possible He
bell cord in to- All three robbers went to the express car
dok aSaS {RH S o open The safe from which they
the Isy tsn Ts od through the
& any beard" "''0 'A u N"'
4 Conductor Whiteside in an interview with a re-
porter, made the following statements:
when was pulling Hope two men got on as the
train started, aiterward another Of saloon and
j fbe ert,m round me three men in one of
trns ezra ip coaches; there being several Tex.
passengers in the except lady and gentleman
them u" 10 rne men ana sed for aer One
nouncng the name Of the station incorrectly, it being
three He asked zone of his companions for his pocket
his "S av'R Handed Go'A h noti tn%
when w ne q S ss honey ana paid the fare this
back into the ladies' car LADY Who was n there sad
nat they got mp and followed me. stopping
! went ont and came into the where was. Walking
up behind me- the one with moustache cried We
III nu rink
I ana TURNED around TO make them be quiet when 1
'her Ieyoyers The leader then said looking
m we mean business We do not want TO hurt anyone,
4 doWn ON me saying " We want your mouey first"
Gon'nueS nave nonc,' told him, and that saved
au anu he stepped behnd me, the other two getting
They proceeded to II the passengers calling for
chahge ana occasionally giving back three four dol
rom whom they took $500 rhey dd not rob more ban
4 zen OF hiteen passengers Ono man b,trd them OF
4 where knew Jonn Pollock who has charge Of The
HndFeG G"ars VINO %a. SI SeS f'res several
{" him. giving ann the opportunity save sonnet thing
me rohocr $ 10 or 500 urow1s ro.i If $50 under Tie
seat TneN tnon pushed me along into the Pullman
aid smut up thai ckrt or ,ouH wake my pa,sen.
g,rs." TIE leader drew hs gun On the conductor ana
Competed MN 10 shell OUT $40 which he SAID al Ia
nad lhey did not rob tho sleeping passengers
a noticed n ne
n sleeper thai they M Wore soach halls pulled well down
ltaSin the seeper they marched me 1ncG through the
q "cFcd Tho sTcc is do u" INV ue tb uo'T is Mo- teRt
y CompHuy the Southern Express Company only running
8 messensrt on numbers and . The leader -ad
along "lth hs rcVONcr le crowded mo into tho express
car dhtad "i the ana Ben raln tHe messenger went
q II you shoot I'n gouer." competed 10 do TINS
z 9r there was one eyoyer IN my face and the uuz1es
They made san inoc the SAFE and took the packages
10 So g,a IL ,tfa fh.
FER GONG rognH tae &C t onS "S0 SpVprsiet: a.
HneLe tney robbed tnq tnn-aoa9t ionr miles north o.
a 'hey nau chnCSu ny ON an enoankmcnt The leader
George stanton. the engineer lao had been standing
On he ground watching tue robbery gel bac
Il desperadocs. they nred yulley MIN. / was
4 m the 61ssase CT, and fired tour or i've
eads away from the Windows Tor did know but
Ny baggage man For told t6ci he had no money
aud tLey ddn't even take the trouble search hun.
change with the remark Is pad once, boss think.
Z us the robbcr Was the conductor.
The report that they had concdcrates on the train
!, is believed to be mistake. The robbery took place
4 at 10 o'clock. The delay not over fifteen or
twenty minutes. The robbers were strangers ut
q Hope and had been there only few hours. The
q total amount secured by the robbers from
q the passengers aud Express Company is
"a in the ncghbornuod of $4,000. Colonel
VI H. NJ. lloXle, general manager OF tho st.
"A LOUIS and Iron Mountain Railroad Superintendent
a buchanan, aud &. BMoorc Attorney General OF the
state called on Governor Churchill this afternoon
and consulted Tor al hour. At the conclusion the
II consultation, It was announced that the railroad
"A company would pay $1,000 reward tor the arrest
aud conviction 81 each ot the robbers and the State
" would pay 5000 each Tor their arrest and
u nviction total, $1,000. Colonel lloXie placed
SPECIAL train at the disposal of Governor Chnr.
emil, ana ~ O'Clock tins afternoon the Governor
accompanied Dy Colonel 5Nio aud several ON oals
N departed tor Hone Armed parties are securing the
country In all direction, and Is deemed posi- ole
b tOr the ROBBERS 10 escape.