The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-07-23
MURDER AND ROBBERY.
TWO PERSONS KILLED AND ONE
WOUNDED.
Special 10 the Avalanche.


tion has been received here by an in
coming g., r., /. Il p. train of dar-
ingly planned and successful train
robbery, which occurred at Winslow,
station on the II. l., short distance
east Of Cameron. The robbers were
six in number, supposed To he under
the leadership of Jesse James.
The mem boarded the train which
ron. At Winslow, where the train
stopped, they stood up-in the aisle Of
the car with drawn revolvers One of
the bandits, man with heavy black
whiskers, advanc with revolver in
each hand toward VIM. Westfall, the
conductor and ordered him TO hold up
his hands. The conductor was slow
in complying with the demand, and
was shot through the heart by the
desperate. One of the other men
then shot John Mccullough, n stone
cutter of Wilton Junction, Iowa, who
turned outward on his seat, through
the head.
Tho men then went through the
train to the express car, and over
powered the United States express
messenger, Chas. Murray, of this city,
who was intimidated into opening the
safe, from which $1,000 was taken.
The desperadoes then went to the en-
gine and told the engineer to start his
train. This he could not do, on ac-
count of the automatic brake, and he
was at once utilized as target 10y the
robbers. The. engineer put out the
lights in the cab and crawled along the
footboard to the pilot, extinguished
the headlight and lay down ON the
pilot. The robbers made no search
for him, but departed. No attempt
was made to rob the passengers.
The populace about Winslow rose
up en- masse and armed men are now
lndustriously seeking the desperadoes.
ST.. LOUIS, July 16.-A Dispatch
special from Kansas City gives few
additional particulars OF the robbery
near Winsl0w last night. Two of the
robbers got on the front end of the
baggage car next to the engine, three
more in the smoker and on the plat
form between the baggage car and
smoker. There were seven in all.
Conductor Westfall had passed nearly
through the smoking car when he was
shot, one ball passing clear through
his body. He staggered out on the
platform of the car and fell off into the
ditch. Thomas McClennan or Nc
Cullough, the stone-cutter, who was
shot through the head, also fell off the
car, and was found by the side of the
dead conductor. When the robbers
entered the express car Chas. Murray,
the messenger, was looking over some
of his papers, and Frank Stamper,
the baggagenlan, was sitting on "A
chair near the open door. Both men
were Immediately covered with four
revolvers, and when Murray objected
to handing over the keys of the safe
he was knocked down.
It is thought that about Sl5, 600, was
In the safe, but the exact amount Is
not known. The United States Ex-
press Company handle all express
matter on the Rock Island road, and
the train went out last night with what
came in from the Atchison short run,
and also from Kansas City and points
cast as far as Harlem. After rifling
the safe the robbers jumped from the
train aud escaped. The train went ON
10 the next side track, where IL waited
for the west bound passenger train,
which took Westfall's body 10 Came
robbery rs soon rs possible, and he
Immediately started In pursuit with a
posse Of about sixty men. At this
writing no tidings has been received
that he has overtaken the robbers. |
Great excitement prevails In the
neighborhood, and the whole COM
munity Is much agitated over the
evont.
J. r. Treat, express agent at Kansas
City. said this morning that not much |
money went from Kansas City, hut |
the impression seems 10 be that the
robbers secured several thousand dol
lars.
The generally accepted theory out
on the road Is that the robbers were
profc sionals. One Of the tallest was
seen In Cameron .all day yesterday, |
and could be identified by several peo-
pie. Tho men who had been search
Ing for the robbers to-day found where
they had their horses tied In the |
woods, aud say that In their hurry to
get away, they did not unite them,
but cut the halters aud LEFT them hang
ing TO the tree.
CHICAGO, July 16.-Presiden. Rid
die, Of the Rock Island Railroad, has
received the following dispatch from
Davenport, Iowa, about the train rob
berry: After the train had left Wins
ston station it was boarded by twelve
armed men. One party Of the rob
bers took control Of the engine, while
another gang went into the smoking
car and completely overwhelmed the
passengers. Conductor Westerfall met
them at the front end Of the train,
when one OF the robbers fired a shot
which wounded him In the arm. He
ran 10 the rear end Of the
car, followed hy two Of The men: two
shots were fired at him In quick sue
cessln, and he dropped dead on the
rear platform Several 9th despera-
does entercd the baggage cal, and bold
ding rsvolyers at the head of The ex-
PRES arcnt Murray, commanded him
Hopen The SAFE, which Murray did,
and the robters obtninde<i about - ono.
The train ran along about three miles
under the dIrrrfIun Iof the rnrr when