The Russellville Democrat., 1884-12-18

the Icaerd Or the Band Of
Train Robbers.

All the examining trial. Joseph
Cook Was placed upon the stand and
gave his evidence clearly, going into
THE minute details Of the robbery.
He said:
II live at the Gilmore house on
Fourth street. know sAdolphus Par
ker, Frank Kline and Jack Clifford.
Our first meeting VAS hld Monday
OF last week. About thd second or
third night after, AdolEhus Parker
met with us and the pAncipaI de
tails were decided. We drew UP
paper AMI all signed It. Clifford
went FIRST to the old ticket office Of
the fair ground, then and Parker
and Kline followed We had only
four pistnis and didn't know wheth-
CIR TO 90 Or not but concluded 70 do
so, and when the TRAN came we held
1.-The engineer down with two sticks.
When we left we took the sack to
the fair ground. ! had one pistol
and Kline had two, giving onei to
Parker who was TO furnish two shot
guns but did not. We carried the
sack into town. Kline went one
| side of the street and the other.
We burned the masks which were
black calico. Clifford md Parker
went around to the saloons after we
got in. Some of the plumber was in
Parker's mattress shop. We left
Little Rock about ESQ. Kline
changed the switch. We we're to
go out separately. We walked TO
the train and walked back down the
track. don know If any one saw
US meeting the first time. At the
second meeting the woman came in
TO the room once, We divided the
money, about $40 in eacH pile.
There were gold and siive- witches
/ don't remember how many. Mime
got Clifford's share, / snppos r
gave it to him. We met twie my
Kline's room but cannot swear bout
tho boy being with us at the tine.
Cross exam:ned-Have been here
about one year, coming from Texas.
| don't know who spoke of the rob-
berry first. Kline had told me If be
could get man with courage he
would like to tackle tram robbing.
Spoke to Clifford Of it in the dining
room OF the Gilmore house one Sun
day morning. No one heard us.
Mrs. Lindley was in the room tall
ing. Do not know whether she j.
members or not. Only spoke casu-
ally. l think | first mentioned it to
Adolph week or SO before it oc
Cured. 1t might have been tw,
weeks. | mentioned it to all about
the same time. | guess | was
making mattresses and he was max
ing springs. He kind of laughed
about it, and told him / had told
Clifford, and Kline was going in. I
did not ask him to go in--only told
him of it. The robbery occurred
Saturday night. Three of US wer
at the FIRST meeting, Which
place at or O'Clock We did
make the written agreement u
only agreed to do it. We signe
agreement when Parker was wit
| generally talked TO Parker IN.
at wo-k. Invited him to ssco
meeting. He was anxious to 90 IN
to it. The second meeting was not
held later than Wednesday. We did
not all start together Kline wrote
the agreement. Don't know what it
said, only we agreed to stick togeih-
er, taking no particular oath. and
never stated who should be the lead
er. Kline signed first, then Clifford,
then me and then Adolphus. W.
agreed to do the robbing as soon a;
possible. Clifford boards where
do Saw Kline there a few minutes
before | left. We agreed to go
separately. The boy and | -.
gether. The switch where the. p
berry occurred is about Two miies
from the fair ground. The train
came about nine O'Clock, an hour AT
ter we got there. never fired a
shot, because thought | might need
them to defend rs-solf S
shots were fred to
sengers, and wher'
train we had b
Adolphus covere
two sticks ana
back far enoug
Distinguishing
No shots weiN
been through