The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-02-03
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me affinsompuis inf carrying uut ihrlf islii
hane wore rumrleie IN great mlsiahr
shlth lhey mais vaa ln tafkllns aifa y wheh
naftifd unO 1T the tfitr5t men ~ iho wnili
WIN lasa ifaeu and Ani fmlned man " deal
with ihu attempt y ud have prutei sncrssa
fnl IN me- attack waa tianfnua AMI ~ HrAlairni,
AMI continued almost without ihiefmlsalWn fof
ibfuu hours uniii The Ia iiud villains with
droW ffum the seenu l"tvstf tho hrrhc ll,ms
wounded hat victorious to him Hiuno y due
the cred 4 ~ hntins saved the ekprcasoif and
Tho rniifn train Tribune cnurarun tent
rallnd on Mr ltat NJ his ftsdenro ani taa
given The fuli details of the attack and do
Tense. H. hnE brcn In the employ of Wells,
farso Go over sixteen ynafs. and this i tho
third unsuccessful attempt whoh has been
made ~ rob the treasure undnr bis ohnrHo
rlrvon ynata aRo, while holding his shul.E,in
~ the irunsufccuaeh uf the Mnniani linf. hn
was hrh up W u hand u rnad atenis, but
Killed ae,c crn nn1 got nwny from the rest "
| The crowd Th iiai attempt hna seldom been
cqunlnd anywhere fof the bravery anh per-
saioncy ~ he robbers aud tho Siubbornncsa
of tho defense.
Mr. Ross stated 10 your Representative that
the po nj solicited by tho lohhcra for thor
operations was one ot the loncliesi places on
the limo " the desert region IN Nevada, In a
nngo.hru h d aert the center OF q section slsty
miles IN ionslb, where there Is M ulghi vi =
graph station. The mn Francisco nnd Og'ieI
express tralns paas at las o'clock A. N. A
Tccoina. ten miles east of Monticello WI lcf
Tnano wost of Nontcllo, oa time, our tiaiI
haing In charge Of Con luttjr tnisln.
checked the wRy.blls received nj that sta
tion, laid down, aud went 10 sleep. The nev
thing which waa aware Of waa rap On III
cnrdnor, ns n ~ agent hid called, aud sup
posing the trnin was nj Tcooma ! got mp AM
l,okcd out, when man pointed gun NJ M
nnl snidi
"'liop out, wo arc going through YOU
~ Jumped back and pulled tho door 10 and
hook VI H. They then went over 10 tho op
poslte side aud sildi
"'opcn up tho ,ors and jump out We ar'
going 10 rob tho trniu.
~ replied just walt till ! get my boots on.
"'Noycr mind your boots. Hop right ou
hero. and We will got throu ID with you, aad
then you can get your b ota on
again the men outside snidi ppon up, o
we VIII burn you out and murder you
II then gut IN position and shot through III
lido Of the oar. Nothing wis dJno for fc'
minutes. until ono Of the bb 'rs asked
"'Alnt you going to opon up the door m
, come outf
~ told them | was not coming out Anotl
or dcman wa, made for mo 10 hop out
, made no reply to that. They then stntione
. One man IL each oofner Of tho car. bctwccn ~
r and the hrgRaHc.ear, aad ave shots were firr
smultane ,usy from differ1nt quarters, q
!, rang ug towards the confer Of tho car. Ihe'
: were tho shots that struck mo ono ON iingu
Que On tho hip, AMI one just ic'ow the brots
Q near tho wutoh.pocket. They then got up 4
tho en- OF tho cnr 10 incoupe tho train, wher
N upon fnsd two shots through tho end of u
J, car. Al this time they hsar1 No. =, tho wci
bound exptess-iraln. coming. They bnck'
70 our train up aud went on tho side'track, III
" sent two men down tho road Ia meet
10 . when Ia came up heard Conductor q
mont ask cass'ns what arc you doing hn'
I. want 10 slank 10 you Tho rotbfrs aim
their gun. Vt Clements head and told him
v pull out, AMI he did
y Tho neafeu telegraph station was thli
d miles. Ths robber' thon compelled tho brnI
d mon to unooupla tho erpross, move u =
Al ward, and forced the eng moor 10 run nh
Al aud back down TO wreck tho express G
which was attempted three tIncs without ~
cess the hltos IN the doors being guarded
~ the stubborn messenger Several attempts
D. burn the car wefu unsuccessful. owing 10
=, scarcity OF wood. aud. after renewed atom
= 90 kill him through tho doors. thsy mum
~ their horses md rode away.
n Tho Central pasian Company NJ soon ~ p
10 sihle. sent rabsr. sheriff of Elko County. "
twenty men and borsss 10 Aoniello. IN
I, also sont out posse frDn Terrace. ih'rsy-h
~ miles tast Of kontsllo. AMI last night super
/, tondont Pell aid shrrif Browa. Of Ozien. !
., this city for tbs scene OF tho attempted n
or hrry. Wells. farfo 4 Co. telegraph toni
of from San Frandsco rewards of 900 each Y
bo the state of scsada ono II tz1o. for tho
prchcn.Ion AMI conviction Of tho osprrss ?
bcrl Every effort will be made 70 capt.
" the gang.