The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-26

AWFUL ARRAY on THE CARS.
Hoiihrra aud Onlrrrs ~ Dtadly rombni -
wives ~ ihr tin'iherH fsil- tbs
Hobhsra FscH .It- rho Pursuit
-Othrr criminal Notes,

SAN Antonio, Feb. 2l,-,Spoclal.l-
a horrible shooting aiiray occurred to-
day on the international train from
Austin 90 tins place, rO1ultlng In tho
instant death of Unitoi S.atoi Marshal
GOsling and the probable fatal wound-
ing of others.
THE PARTICULARS or TnE TRAoEDr
/ ara cleaned from william Lam bt RI, Sec
retary of tho Texas Lave stock assOcia-
] ton, who made the trip from Austin in
Gosling's company. lle said: "For
some time past mail robbers have been
on the train at Austin, aud the
uilenFe for which they were afralgned
WAS the robbery of Smithwick Minis
/ limo ago. Their names are PITTS ana
/ Yeager. They are members OF the
gang, of which tho Bannons lately slain
| in Missouri, wero leading Igh;s'
Their numerous friends and relatives
| nave packed tho halls of justice since
the inception of tho, trial. They
we're yesterday convicted, sentenced for
/ life and placed undor charge of Marshal
Costing, who started with Them for san
/ Antonio to-day, We lett Austin at 400
o'clock. Before leaving heard
GOsling say, IN reply 70
IA question from one OF
| his deputies; "Tell Pitts will let his
] WHO BD WIN wv 'ANAN W ~ ~ 1900
| Antonio.o
Gosiins had tho two prisoners man
/ acled together by tho wrists, anu IN
company with Deputy Marshal Man
mig and Looring got on the tram
| Numbers OF the prisoners friends
also got on, including Mrs; rltts,
wife OF tho prisoner VINO sat beside him,
! Miss Yeager, beautiful girl OF Is, q
| sister of enc OF the prisoners, Pitts
mother, Mrs. Pitts mother, Bannon,
brother OF the slain desparado, ana
about five other mon. One of the depu-
ties had
WARNED GosLISd
! that an attempt TO escape would be
made, but no paid no attention ana
went into the ladies' car. During his
absence Mrs. Pitts and Miss Heager
picked up small black Yaiise
anG we're seen To go with ~ lnto
the ladies' car. Presently GoSilnS
returned and the women came AFTER
him resumng their former positions
Mira. Puts had her arm around her nus.
bands neck. Gosliug sat in front oil
mo. 1 saw his pistol protruding rom
inside his vest; when told Of 1t he
laughed and pushed IT, further IN.
was looking out OF the car wlhuo"
when | heard noise, | can't say what;
turned and saw Pitts, whose right
hand was free, in the act OF bringing
down his pistol. Yeager held bis ia his
left hand. -
TuE TWO FIRED 1T COSTING
simultaneously. He had hdlt risen rom
his feet and was feeling for his pistol
but sank back again without murnur'
Nanningaud LOOring had their weapons
out and the firing grew general ine
car WAS crowded, tine reports
were incessant and the smoke
flied the compartments so dohsHiS
il was almost Impossible 10
see; the forms OF tho men aau women ...,i
could be dimly diSCerned as they SANK
II 10 the ground, but NhO was k!ilec or
who was killing could not DO discerned.
II hoard Manning, who was the
Staggering from his wound say: IN
, get every s-n b-h of them.' But ms
pistol hung fire. He was shot again ana
sank to the floor: Loor.ng ana ,o me cont Tnt
the prisoners, who were still shooting,
, bore n charmed lifo'
THE WOMEN, AS THEY WE'RE SHOT,
sank to the floor without moan ana
1 patiently awaited the desperate battle
: for liberty. Breaking through th9 no
4 crowd, in tho hurry and excitement OF
= the moment, Pitts and Geager, sun
chained together, waving their pistols
/ over their heads, reached the door ana
sprang TO the ground from the rushing
train. AS they struck the eGrth they
= fell, and q passenger fired at them, ana
: says no struck one OF them rms nap
: Dened in the woods. Re.entering the
: car, found
@ AaHAsTLY SCENE.
4 Mrs, Pitts mother, who weighs, l
j. should say, 200 pounds, was shot
: suuaroly through the stomach and was
n diving, Miss Yeag9r was shot twice,
a once in the leg aud once in the mp
i Danutv Marshal John Manning was
ahdt in the meek ami lett shoulder. lie
II ia hadly wounded. GOsling lay peace
.. fuliy across the cushioned seats.
d The aflray happened four miles from
], NgW Brauufels. When tho tram reached
y there the wounded women ana an Oh
= Pitts friends were put off. The women
3 we're placed whore medical ala couIu De
n rlyen and the men were placed IN jan
Denuty Marshal Manning, and Marshal
I. castings body, were brought here
Deputy Marshal I.ooring got OIL at Ne"
Braurtels, formed posse ana I'm
mediateiy started
"a IN PURsUIr OF THE CRIMINALS.
Cant. GhGely, Of tho state troops, is
also there ana ON a hot trail II c1ught
70 there will be tight to the uea'n, a.
q both prisoners are armed
. LIFE SKETCHES.
- limited States Marshal Costing was 2
= naive of Shelby vile, Tennessee, and
= entered upon HIS itcunbency during
a President Arthur's administrator ~
v was % years VI d5c th'' ~ W 80,
~ and two children. About 1868 or 1851 ne
# was a cadet at Annapolis United states
!. Naval academy, and about 1870 made q
"a triD to Europe on one Of the men-ot-Wai
a He was an old newspaper man and
q made the Castrovilie Quill famous
# throughout the state, and pre-
vious to coming to Texas was
one of the proprletors aud
editors of the Parsons (kansas) sun
G He was as gallant an officer AS ever
!. drew breath, and probably. the last
v prominent Republican politician III TINS
l. section. ..
!. or Pitts and Yeager little is known
% except that they hayo been for long
a. time notorious road agents, and were
= run down by United states officers IhS
4. city is in an uproar OF excitement.
y AN ACCOUNT FROM AUSTIN.
o AUSTIN, Feb. 2l.-[SpecGl. This al
+ tern0on United States Marshal la
"a Gosling, with one deputy, started to Sar
" Antonio with two prisoners, james
Pitts, convicted for life to thu
penitentiary, and Yeager, his 2o
complete, for post-office robbery. IL
7" was also convicted for life
l. The prisoners were hand-cnfled togethe
d and = brother-iniaw and sister ofone Of
II the prisoners accompanied them. AT
% small station this side of New Braun
v fels, tho prisoners opened fire ON Cos
+ linz and his deputy, Manning