The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-23
They Place Pistols In the Hands or
Manacied Desperadoes, Who Shoot !:
Their Custodlans.
Marshal Gosling and One of the
Women and the Despe-
radios Killed.
TERRIBLE SHOOTING AFFAIR
IN a Railroad Cara Deputy Marshal
killed by Two Desperadoes Under
His Charge.

j. +. Manning and ]. l.. Loving were con-
yeying two United States prisoners from
Austin 10 San Antonio for safe-kesping.
The prisoners were James Pitts and Charles
Yeggar, who have won notoriety in Lamps.
sss and Burnett Counties highwaymen
and Postoffice robbers The officers and
their prise eTs occupied seats ia the smok-
irg car On opposite sides of the coach The
yriso re<s were securely nan6cuHed together.
Ifey were escorted by Mrs T.. A. Drown
The eisL6moiher OF Pitts. and Miss Rosa
Heggar, sister OF one Of the prisoners. The
women occupied seats Immediately in front
Of the prisoners, who. in turn, were escorted
by tour men occupying seats removed from
them. The smoking car was we'll
&lled with passengers, among whom were
several cattle men IN How OF spirits.
AS the train pulled out OF San Maries, the
fzo women left the smoker. carrying with
them = leather valise, into the hrst second
class coach adjoining. After short absence
II ey ed TO the smoker and occupied
The sane seats, Immediately in front of the
pfifoneTs. This m2neuyer attracted
The officers attention, and deputies,
who eyed tie prisoners closely until
thew became satisfied that all was
vel. The prisoners and women were quite
zfectonate IN their demonstrations but
maneuver occurred. The first intimatlon
that anything wrong was going on was the
sharp report OF pistol. This was folio wed
by rapid discharge of shots, which filled
tie coach with dense smoke, in
riffs Of which the prisoners were noticed
occupied by Costing and his depaties.
The first shot evidently missed the Mar
shall. He was in the act OF drawing q pistol,
and while rising TO his feet a second shot
rent the sir, and simultaneously with the
crack OF the gun the gallant Marshal fell
forward with his head into the aisle and mis-
weapon drawn, piniening Deputy Manning
Tor time TO the seat. Before the Deputy
could free himself from the body of his chief
he received 3 bail In the neck aud one IN the
shoulder. Clearing the seat, Manning took
a position in front OF the door to
prevent the escape OF the prison
ers by that exit. After he had
fired every shot In his pistol. he deliberately
drew pencil and began TO remove the ex-
ploded shells from his six shooter, while
The prisoners were peppering away at him.
Deputy Loving backed TO the rear door of
the car firing whenever a glimse of the pris-
oners was to be had through the smoke
The prisoners pushed on to the rear, forc-
ing Loving to the platform Of the sleeper
where the deputy fred his last shot
: US The desperadoes jumped from the train,
which was in full motion. As they struck
the ground Colonel Mayfeld, of Helena,
earns County, who was in the rear end of
the frst class coach, fired we'll directed shot
ut the prisoners. as did Conductor George A.
Fowler, who wes attracted to the smoker by
the firing The prisoners made off in
nCrtherly direction no q lane four miles
north of New BrowDfels Pitts Is presumed
10 be wounded, as Yeggsr was almost
dragging bin when they were last
seen il the lane. The train, after
delay OF three or four seconcs, was stopped.
Ali was confession; the cosch was filed with
abe steI ca C blood and powder fumes 10
ysstsgstion revealed that Marshal 6oling
was deal. lying on his face on the seat oc-
cupied Or him before the ring The fatal
hall lock effect in The rear.of MS head bury
irg iiself IN the brain. Just back of bis fore
head Mrs. Ed Drown, the Grandmother
OF Pitts, was lying near the dead
Marshal shot in the stomach and in
great agony. Miss Rosa Yeggar, sister OF
The prisoner, was found In an unconscious
state IN the seat recently occupied by the
prisoners, shot through the leg below the
knee.
Deputy Marshal Msnning was powder
burnt in the face and shot in the neck and
shoulder. Two shots had gone through
the first csss coach, one CT which graZ9d
the head OF lady. Who was thrown
into q sWoon. TIE rear Ct tbs smoker was
rI6dled with bullet. The train stopped
within 100 ards Of Il e lane through which
the prisoners we're fseing The Deputy
tbs time y hen Loving eas called to the
assisiar &C or the conductor, who had the
four men mentioned above under arrest
Rhile Manning started in pursuit Of the
cespeladoes. His strength. however, failed
him from the less Of blood. and he
was taken aOoard ths train. which
pulled out for New Brovnfsls, where ths
wounded women of the four prisoners were
dissmharked and lodged 10 Jail The re-
mains OF Nsrshai Gosling, accompanied by
Deputy Manning. we-e taken to San Antonio
ard rsmo-ed 70 the residence of Mrs W. X
Wallace. his sister, vhsre they were viewed
ny hundreds of his friends The wounds of
Manning are serious, but not necessarily IA
1al
Posses eft Austin and San Antonio for the
Ecene o. The tragedy to aid in the capture OF
The dsspsradoss. while Deputy Loving organ
5zed posse 81 New CIAunfels last night aud
instantly started in pursuit They found
the dead body Of Pitts short distance up
the lane from the scene of the tragedy and
came upon Yeggar eight miles distant, who
gave fisbt snd was pierced by three balls
fred by the posse. Thus disabled he
was tsken 10 New Bauufels where he
died. The four men under arrest sre
confedera;es Of the dead eesperaioas The
excitement over tie death OF Costing is in
tense.
SAx AxToNIo Feb. % -Later-Nrs. Drovn.
uothsT-fo-saw of Pitts. died 81 3 9. M. in the
lea At New Brsunfels, in great agony. Pits
was wnunneG IN four different places. three
OF which were mortal They, az ths
request Of Mrs. Drown. were buried
size BIZ eide 70 day. Miss Rosa Yeggsr. to
.rsther With TIE vile of Pitts aud the wife
or her brother, are incarcerated n the sec
-ou6 stoTy Of the Jail, while the male con
feoerstes are ncsrcerstsd In lower cells o
New Brs1nfels Jail. where thew will be hel,
nrtfl The tals o. lynching subsidies.
Deputy Aar-hsl MsnniDgs, Who made I
Velsnnt fSht against the desueraioss. is "
Ifg IL \ prscsTioas condition 6os'iug "a
oofD 81 SBelhyville. Tenn. n iSo5 He a.
educated at the Annapolis Navai Academy
studied lsv IN Washington City. locaTaf q
par4ore Kan ard removed 10 Texas ahOu