The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-27
ROBBERS REFUSED.

A Gang of Train Robbers Board and At
tempt TO Rob "a Train at Ranger, on the
Texas 81 Pacifc, but are Confronted by
Rangers and Take to Their Heels with a
Small Wad from The Texas. Express Com
pany.
The east, bound through passenger train,
No. 4, was boarded yesterday morning at
Ranger station, one hundred and twenty
mills west of here, by band of eight
heavily armed men. The train was pulled
into that station on time, at 12:l5 a. m. land
had not fairly stopped when two of the
bandits sprang into the engineers cab
while he was oiling the locomotive, or
rather superintending it, as the fireman did
H. and leveling their pistols on HIM, com
manded both him and the fireman to march
in front of them into the Texas Express
car, which they did with the utmost alac-
rity. Presenting their pistols on the ex-
press messenger and the station agent, they
made them fork over $3.50 they had in sight,
while making a settlement In the mean
time several others of the gang
on the eve of going through the entire
train when four rangers, employed on the
road, who had been aroused by the alarmed
passengers, sprang out on the bandits and
poured a yolley from their rifles affer them,
as by this time they began hasty retreat,
but returning the fire at lively rate,
though without serious effect, only grazing
the right hand Of the station agent. The
night was very dark, and they were soon
lost 10 view. Between thirty and forty shots
we're exchanged, and the only other dam
age done 50 far as is known was the splint-
efine OF the coaches by the bullets Of the
bandits All the time the fighting
was going on the passengers
we're busily engaged ia secretlng
their valuables which would have tsilen
into the hands Of the robbers had IL not
been for the timely appearance of the ran
gers. who almost stampeded them. a bull
lei passed through The bat Of Engineer
While cutting OF lock Of hair. They did
not have time 10 pay their respects TO the
Pacific express, and 20 that company es-
caped. =
THE RoBHEns
wore no masks but were painted 2 copper
color. The leader OF the gang IS a tail
slender looking man. with dark mustscbe
and hair Of the same color. When they
lirst took the train Two Of them walked 10
warts the mail coach while the leader called
10 them 10 let Il alone. They were armed
with rifles and stockholders and were
quick in their nOvements. The rangers
rot On the train and gent In search Of the
gig Nuo WIZ r1i fyrtA ~ nave n'trr7
near ~ hand. They i011d ir the bushes
ciose b. a lirhiea lantern. They are sup
posed 70 BE- ne E1me eight robbers Who
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