The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-10-03
FIGHT WITH COWBOYS.
A Train-on the A, Il. and Santa Fe Road
Attacked-Severa1P Persons Killed and the
Robbers Pursued.

a Train~on the A, Il. and Santa Fe Road
Attacked-Several Persons Killed and the
Robbers Pursued.
g DODGE CITY, Ka.. Sept 29.-The Cannonball
train on the Atehison, Topeka and Santa Fe Road
was attacked at Coolidge by gang of cowboys
this morning. The engineer was killed and the
fireman was so badly injured that he will die.
The conductor was sho at several times, but es-
capped injury. The express car was attacked. but
the messenger repulsed them. posse Of men is
now in hot pursuit of tha repbers, and desperate
battle will no doubt ensue when they are over
hauled.
The train was the regular eastrbound5 passenger
which left Denver last night, due here tonight
Coolidge is a small cIttlestation, 470 miles
from Kansas City, and aside from the
telegraph operator is almost uninhabited. As
the train pulled out from Coolidge three men ap-
peared and ordered the engineer 10 stop; he re-
fused ana instantly killed. The fireman was
also shot through the breast and badly hurt
though not fatally. The men assailed the express
pareo for them and made such a vigorous fight
that the robbers were driven off Finding the train
aroused and themselves likely TO be worsted. the
robbers then beat retreAt. having failed to
the treasure which they were after. lnformatlon
was at once telegraphed stations along the line,
and special train started for Coolidge from Dodge
dead engineer, whose name is John Milton, lived
al Emp0Tia, his run being between that place and
Dodge City.
OF the Wells Fargo Express. received a dispatch
from Messenger Peterson confirming the story as
already sent He exchanged about fifteen shots
with the robbers and drove them Off. He
slightly wounded himself. They obtained no
booty.
An Evening Star Dodge City specGJ says the
body of John Hilton, the engineer killed in the
attempted robbery at Coolidge, was brought here
this morning and a Coroner's inquest is now being
held. Hilton leaves a wife and four children, who
reside here. The wife is unconscious as result of
the terrible shock. Deputy Sheriff Mathers, Nelson
Carey, Bill CoOmbs and others went from here in a
special train and are now in pursuit The robbers
heavily armed and Will no doubt resist arrest.
Parties on the train say they can be identified If
caught. Foley, the fireman, was shot in the
mouth, the ball coming out behind the jaw, max
ing a most painful wound. The train in
charge of Conductor Greeley.
DODGE CITY, Sept. 70 Deputy Sheriff Mather, in
charge Of the Dodge City posse was met at Cool
idre by the Sheriff of Bent County, Colorado, and
they arrested two men and brought them to this
city on a special this evening, and lodged them in
Jail The feeling is intensely bitter but these men
are not as yet fully identified and no steps
have been taken to avenge Hilton's death on an
uncertainty, Another man has been arrested at
Garden City and will be here in the morning. Ii
is thought that only three were engaged in the
shooting and the circumstantial evidence Is
strong but being masked, ii is hard to fully recog
niZe them.