The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-18
"nYsrERIOUs BOB,-;
Who Gave Awny His Companions In n
i. Train Robbery.

Id.
ST. LOUIS, September 16.-A sensational
sequel tolthe recent attempted train rob-
berry at Vinita, Indian Territory, came to
the surface in this city yesterday, and the
story, as told Republican reporter, is one
of the most diabolical that has developed
in many a long day in connection with the
Western Missouri train robbers. Z Z.
!. At q O'Clock lust night Detective Thomas
Furlong, Of the Missouri Pacific railroad,
and Captain Samuel Sixkiller, Chief OF the
United States Secret. Service in Indian
Territory, arrived ut the Four Courts with
n prisoner in custody. They very quietly
called upon the Chief of Police and Ser
geant Watkins, and stated that they had u
prisoner whom they wished confined fol-. u
couple. OF hours, asked permission to have
him locked.up in the ralaboose until the
Iron Mountain train left for the South. The
request was granted. gs.-EE. = gsf
The officers then: Informed the cores.
pondent that the prisoner was no other
than Barney Sweeney, alias Brown, who
had played such brilliant part in the
Vinita train robbery. lie was the man who
had informed the companyof the contem.
plated raid, which, he said, was to be made
on the night OF September lith by Frank
James, Jim Cummings and Others. Since
the affair Furlong found that the whole was
a job putup by Sweeney to kill an enemy
and that he had accomplished his object.
Speaking OF the killing the detective said:
"Now comes curious and interesting
part. The man who went by the name Of
Brown, and who acted the part Of give.
awav,:jumped on the front platform Of the
smoking.car Just rs the train was pulling
out. In his company was the man who
was killed, and who is yet unknown. As
the train started, Warner, the conductor,
jumped on the same steps, aud seeing two
men on the platform, touched them on the
shoulders, and said, tickets, please" The
answer he received was the barrel OF
Colts six.shooter; thrust into his face, and
the command, in low tone: = ., -.
Throw up your hands, damn you."
Warner did as requested. holding his lamp
with his hand. Tho man who had played
the pat Of betrayer was the one who had
covered the conductor, and who had order.
cd him to throw up his hands Warner
states that the other stood a little back OF
him. and had bis hands by his side, the
right containing little pistol about six
inches long, called a Ranger. thirty.eight
caliber, rs was afterwards found out ,llSa 3,
"The man who covered the conductor
took down the lamp and searched Warner,
taking his pistol from him. Almost like
tash Of Lightning he turned on his own
companion and shot him through the
head, killing him almost instantly. As
the man fell dead across the platform his
hand contracted on the pistol which he
held, and it went Off accidentally, the bull.
let striking Conductor Warner under the
eye, passing upward and coming ont on
the forehead! UThe man who had fl.st GOV.
cred the conductor then stood over the
body OF his unknown companion and de-
liberately fired three more bullets into it,
one going through his chest, another
through his side, and another through his
arm" ~ Is ,3i Il
heunknown man was buried, but was
yesterday exhumed, and photographs OF the
body taken and sent to Clay! and Jackson
counties, where he and Sweeney nail from.
Sweeney was captured to-day athis rancho,
the detectives getting the drop on him. He
il a mcdium.sized, black.e msn, and ia
claimed by Sherifls Timberlake and Fur
long to be the mysterious Bob" who: was
heard so much Of during the Jese James
killing. He will be taken to Fort Smi thto
stand trial. ~ 4