The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-09-30
A Gang Of Train Robbers Again In
the Field.
They Attack a Train at q Lonely
Station In Kansas,
And Kill the Engineer, but are Driven
on Without Booty,
After a Hard Battle, by Brave
Express Messenger.
Highwaymcn Given Heavy Penalties In
Pennsylvania.
Items OF the Criminal Calendar.
Bloody Work of Train Robb,rs

-'N'' VI thO tiiHllHul OulCHuuT.
bloody Work of Train Robbers
KANSAS CRY, Sept. 29--News has Just
been received of train robbery on the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road at O,
near Coolidge, Kansas. 40 miles vest or
here, about . o'clock this morning. The
reports received this morning were yeIy
conflicting. 1t was first stated that two
men were killed and large amount OF
booty secured. Later dispatches giving
fuller particulars state that the engineer
was killed and the fireman wounded
but that no monty was secured
by The robbers. The tram was the regular
ea'Ib0und passenger, which lett Denver
last night and was due here tonight. Cool.
ridge IS small cattle station and, aside
rom the telegraph operator, is almost un.
Inhabited, AS the train pulled out frorn
| Coolridge, three men appeared and ordered
The engineer to stop, He refused, and was
instantly shot dead The fireman was also
shot through the breast and badly hurt,
though not fatally. The men then
assailed the express car but Samuel Peter.
son, she express messenger, was prepared
Tor them ana made such a vigorous fight
that the robbers were driven of. Finding
the train aroused and themselves likely to
be wOrsted, the robbers then beat a retreat.
having failed TO secure the treasure which
they were alter. Information was at once
telegraphed TO stations along the line, and a
special train started for Coolridge from
Emporia with posse of armed men in
pursuit. The dead engineer, whose name
has not been learned, lived at Emporia,
rs beat being between that place and
Dodge City.
ANOTHER REPORT,
DODGE CRY, Sept. OF cannon ball"
train on the Atrhison, Topeka u Santa Fe
was attacked at Coz lridgo by gang of cow
boys this morning and the engineer was
kllied and the fireman so badly injured that
he will die. The conductor was shot at
several times, but escaped injury. The
express car was attacked but the messenger
repulsed the robbers. A posse is now in hot
pursuit OF the robbers and a desperate bat
Tie will 10 doubt ensue when they are
OYerhauled.
BRAVE MESSENGER
KANSAS CITY, Sept 2J.-lhe special train
with the posse started in pursuit FROM
Dodge Guy, aud not from Emporia, as al
first reported. Superintendent Patch. OF
Wells, Fargo Il Co.'S. express, has received
. dispatch rom Messenger Patterson, con.
llIming the story as already sent from this
place lie exchanged about fifteen shots
with tie ROBBERS aud drove them OF. lie
was slightly wounded himself. They OBJ
tanned no booty.
LATER DETAILS.
KANSAS CttY, Sept. 70 Tho Evening
Stars Dodge city special says: The body
OF John HIttuu, The engineer who was
Killed In the attempted robbery at Cool
ridge, was brought here. A corouers in.
quest Is being hello. Hutton leaves a
vile and four children, who reside
ttre, The wife is unconscious as a result
Il the terrible shock. Deputy Sheriff
Mathers, Nelson, Carr, Bill Combs ana
1theis went from here In "A special train.
land are now in pursuit. The rob.
b.ra are heavily armed, and viii no
doubt resist arrest. Parties on the train
say that they can be identified il caught.
iadlc, the fireman, Was shot iu tho mouth
Doc ball com ny nut behind the iaW, rank.
,tHE wosl painful wound. Tho tram Was
/ 900 che SO ct Conductor Greeley.
The santa Fa train which
p O'clock this morning ...|
Iuy.d hero loniaht Tho s,air,nertg d.
.Ng 'N.r by people uu the ;rtW
! l.ilrr considerably from the bripII
nee. unit received by telegraph
|oHlng TO thc darkness U.. .h. ..u. ...'.uI
tow people are about, 30 ls o.t.,l.. Dob f....I
hc tNsns history Of the occurrence,
10 ia known tAat tUp robbers were engaged
40 the fight, sud 10 is generally believed
mat there wac tlifd in
The parry. C., 9. james,
postal clerk, tells the follow.
lag story The train had stop
ped ut the station aud the conductor
had just signalled to start when man
armed with revolver climbed ON
10 the engine and ordered the engineer
Do surrender. A scuill, cnsuad. Mean |
while man opened the door OF the express !
ear, stumbling AS he entered. He M
lrst opened fire on the messenger. who |
uouched behind box. Tn root or fired |
our times, nud the messenger r. urntd !
the fire, when the iormer. retroated iiOm the |
car. just as the fireman, who had left |
thu engine was crossing the plai form. |
The robber fired aud fled. The fireman |
ell senseless witha bullet through his |
neck. Meanwhile the first robber |
Who had been forced backward by the en-. |
gincer, who Tell dead, shot through the |
leAd. James hearing the firing |
lad closed the doors OF his car and |
witnessed the attack en- tho express car. |
by this time the people had come
out OF the train and the robbers had disap-
peared. Only one or two persons witness.
eu the shooting, s. s. Peterson, the messen.
ger, who resides here, told about the same
much money was in the
express car. Everybody seemed
dased by the shooting and Il was
sometime before pursuit was or.
gan'gtd. one theory Of the
affair Is that the robbers had
acc1mplices further DOM the road and the
Intention was to run the train a short
distance and stop, Another is that
the assailants were somewhat under
the influence Of liquor aud that thus the
plan misoarried. Several strangers were
seen about the platform before the train
arrived. AS curious coincidence, IL Is
related that the train was attacked u few
miles west OF Coolridgs across the line in
Colorado Just one year ago tonight, and
that the Wells Fargo Express company's
safe was robbed.
Competitors Defeated
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