Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-24
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and Prisoners.

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PARTICULARS Of the killing Of Marsha,
tt;oslinr were received to-day. Marshal
f;oslinc. accompanied by two OF his
trusted deputies, j. Y. Manning ana ..
| l.. Loving, were conveying James PITTS
and Charles Yeager, who have won no.
toricty in Compass and Burnet counties
as highwaymcn and post-oifice robbers
from A ustin TO San Antonio. The OH
GERS and prisoners occupied seats in the
smokipc-car, ON opposite sides OF the
coach. The prisoners were securely
handcuffed together. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. Z. A. Brown,
grandmother Of Pitts, and Miss Rosa
Yeager. sister of Yeager. The women
occupied seats Immediately in front OF
the prisoners, who, in turn, were es-
corted by four men occupying seats re-
moved from them. The smoking-car
was we'll filed with passengers, among
whom were several cattle-men.
As the train pulled out of Sonmories
the two women left the smoker, carry
ing with them leather yalise into the
second-class coach adjoining. After a
short absence they returned to the
smoker and occupied the same seats I'M
medately in front Of the prisoners.
This action attracted the attention OF
Marshal Costing and his deputies. who
eyed their prisoners closely until they
became satisfied that all was well. The
prisoners and women were quite affec-
tionate in their demonstrations, but not
more so than they had been before the
departure Of the women occurred.
THE TROUBLE BEGINS.
The first intimation that anything
wrong was going on was the sharp re-
port of pistol. This was followed by
the rapid discharge of shots, which I'LL
ed the coach with dense smoke, in the
riffs of which the prisoners were no.
ticed to be moving toward the opposite
seats occupied by Gosling and his depu-
ties. The first shot evidently missed
the marshal. He was in the act OF
drawing a pistol, and while rising to
his feet second shot rent the air, and
simultaneously with the crack OF the
pistol the marshal fell forward with his
head in the aisle and his weapon drawn.
pinioning Deputy Manning to his seat.
Before the deputy could free himself
from the body Of his chief he received
ball in the neck and one in the
shoulder.
A BRAVE DEPUTY.
Leaping over the seat Manning took a
position in front of the door to prevent
the escape of the prisoner by that exit.
After he had fired every shot in his pis-
toll he deliberately drew pencil and
began to remove the exploded shells
from his six-shooter, while the prison
ers were peppering away at him. Depu-
ty Loving backed to the rear door of
the car. firing whenever glimpse Of
the prisoners was to be had through the
smoke. The prisoners pushed on to
the rear, forcing Loving to the platform
of the sleeper. where the deputy fired
his last shot as the desperadoes jumped
from the train. 1t was in full motion
at the time.
RESULT OF THE FUslLADE.
The prisoners made off in pOrther
ly direction, up a lane four miles north
to New Braunfels. Pitts was wounded,
Yeager almost dragging him when they
were last seen in the lane. The train
was stopped, and an investigation re-
vealed that Marshal Gosling was dead,
lying on his face on the seat occupied
by him before the firing. The fatal
ball took effect in the rear of the
head. burying itself in the brain just
back of the forehead. Mrs. +. A.
Brown, grandmother of Pitts, was
lying near the dead marshal, shot in
the stomach. Miss Rosa Yeager, sis
ter of the prisoner, was found in an
unconscious state in seat recently oc-
cupied by the prisoners, shot through
the leg below the knee. Deputy
Marshal Manning was powder-burned
in the face and shot in the neck and
the shoulder. Two shots went through
the first-class coach, one of which
grazed the head of lady, who was
thrown into swOon. The rear of the
smoker was riddled with bullets.
THE ACCoMPLICEs ARRESTED.
The train stopped within 400 yards of
the lane through which the prisoners
were fleeing. The deputy-marshals had
reloaded their six-shooters by this time,
when Loving was called to the assist
ance of Conductor Fowler, who had the
four men mentioned above underarrest.
Manning started in pursuit of the des-
peradocs. His strength, however, failed
him, and he was taken aboard the train,
which pulled out for New Braunfels,
where the wounded women and the four
prisoners were conducted to Jail. The
remains Of Marshal Gosling, accompa-
MED by Deputy Manning, were taken to
San Antonio and removed to the resi-
dence Of MrS. W. X. Wallace. his sis
ter, where they were viewed by hun
dreds Of friends.
The wounds Of Manning are serious,
but not necessarily fatal. Citizens have
left Austin and San Antonio for the
scene of the tragedy to aid in the cap
turc Of the desperadocs. Deputy Low
ing organized a posse at New Braunfels
last night and instantly started in pur-
suit.
BOTH PRISONERS KILLED.
They found the dead body of Pitts a
short distance up the lane from the
scene of the tragedy, and came upon
Yeager eight miles distant. He gave
fight and was pierced by three balls
fired by the posse. He was oyertaken
and brought to New Braunfels, where
he died. The four men under arrest
are confederates Of the dead despera-
does.
fTALT'S INTENTIONS.
She IL in Egypt 10 Stay-An Assurance TO
Turkey.