The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-16

TRAIN ROBBERS.
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The Work Of the James Brothers
Surpassed in Texas. 2. VIZ :.
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A Passenger Train on the Fl. Worth
& Denver Robbed at MONDAY. 81
Soldiers Disarmed and their Wssp-.
ons and Money Taken. asot
Over $4,000 in Money and valuablss
Among the Party. f
A Bashful Man Asks q Pretty Maid to
hide His Money in Her Sock" Z.

Form Worm q Denver, bound fog Fort
Worth, stopped ct water tank just north
of Bellevue Station, sevensY-hve mIles
north of Forth Worth. A few minutes
before the train arrived three men had
ridden up to house 200 yards from the
tank. tied their horses and ordered dlnner.
They walked lelsurely towards the tank,
| and about that time . train pulled in.
One OF the three men ordered Engineer
Claude Ayers, the fireman, the porter,
johnson, the baggsgemssIer and o. G.,
Miller, an engineer. who was riding In
the CAB, To leave the road, and . tankmAn
to get of the train and get in line about
thirty feet distant from the tram. The
men complied, and were ordered 20 throw
up both hands, when the road agent went
through them, and then kept them in line.
In the meantime the two confedeTates had
gone to the smoker and began the work OF
Doodle gathering. e - =. -. -. !,
| WARNED By a PAssENsER. ~ 90
| When the men had been noticed going
through the pockets of the porter, pas
senger In the rear car, who had his head
out of the window, saw what was up, and
Immediately wentthrough the two coaches
calling out: n
Put away your money and ,yalusbles;
| we will be robbed.
At once the passengers secreted all they
could and awaited results. In the smok-
| ing-ear were tour United States soldiers,
negroes, belonging to the Path infantPY,
under command of Lieutenant Oonnors, IL
charge OF two deserters, Reich and BULGE,
| being taken 70 Leavenworth from Fort
Sill. COnnOrs ordered his men TO draw
their pistols and give fight; thst the rob-
bers must not be permitted 10 go through
the cars. When il was seen that the SOL
diers we're going to hght, Henry Eilinger
of Fort Sill, l. T., went to ConnorB and
begged him to submit tRmely. saying the
women and children were greatly alarmed,
and that ell the valuabIes were hidden
away and but little would be obtained, be-
sides, he said: '-1 -'5 ~ q 20 '--
"These men may have fifteen or twenty
contederates IN these ravlnes about here,
and you viii cause innocent people TO be
murdered" t F-r '-ttH '7.
Others ioIned EIlinger I'm his request
and ConnOrs reluctantly consented TO do
as requested. By this time the two men
mad reached the soldiers and, covering
them with forty-f1ves, demanded their PTS
tolls, which the soldiers surrendered =
WOULDN'T ROB THE LADIES
"HOw much money have you got"'
asked one of the robbers. ~ boz ,
"OnlY $50 to iced my prisoners With,
answered COnnors.
"You can keep It them" and the rob
bers passed an. They told the ladies IN
The last coach: -=-
"Ladles, Sou need not be afraid; We
won't take anything from you," and we're
true to their words, but. notwithstanding
this, several ladies were greatly fright
ened. II 4f ID
Having gone through the last car they
ordered passengers 70 VAcAte and go to the
sleeper, which order was prOmDtl Obeyed
The door was locked At the forward End,
aid then the robbers jumped from the
rear platform. One called OUT, fCome on,
partner" ~ the man guarding the al queer
aud companions, who joined. the others.
They leisurely walked to their horses,
mounted and rode away fast to the NORTH
east and wheeled around south west and
entered the heavy timber, four miles below
| Bellevue. The train hurried TO Bellevue,
and kilograms we're seut Ie Superintendent
O. L. Frost at this city, detailing the
| crime. ~
| REWARDS AND PURSUIT. 3
Mr. Frost At once telegrSphed back Of
/ fering 5000 reward for each man, and In
/ side of forty-five minutes from the time
| the robbery was committed Marshal Black
OF Bowie and posse were in pursuit, while
q constable at Bellevue and posse were
also after the robbers. Sheriff McLain,
at Montague, was promptly notified and
he soon had three posses on the road The
sheriff says he knows the men and be-
lieVes he Can soon arrest them. The men
| WeGO GIL uEO6oCA Al CO"OOY AoASSo
| from five feet seven inches to SIX feet. and
all had sandy boards Of about three weeks
| growth. The tallest man had squlnt In
the left eye. ~. 'a~ - ---.,
| THE LOSSES. - .-...
The losses foot up: -
Charles Lsrimer, conductor. gold watch
| and $50. p a5.
B,sgaEe Master Miller, silver watch
| ENGINEER Ayers, gold watch and 81.
Fireman, silver watch. e. t..g.-
]. w. Conway of the Gazette of this
city, silver watch and thirty cents. o.
From passengers, money amounting to
&IO5. :,
Altogether there were three foe gold
watches, ten silver watches. five revolvere
one gold ring and the money mentioned
stolen. The United States mail wes NOT
disturbed.
Capt. W. 8. IkArd. of Henrietta. rich
. cattlemaD, was on the tram and had $50G
which he placed IN the band Of his pant
and we'd II.
]. II. Jones of Vernon had 60 200 il
, greenbacke, which he placed between biz
! under and OVershirt and only gave up 81
| in silver A number Of passengers stOweC
. awav from IS to $500 in diamond pins
watches and rings, and the robbers seemed
IN such Q hurry when they reached tn
: last car that none OF It was lost except
OlamO0Os IL SuIOWA " Tue uDO4 oLA
) never found afterwards. -
TIE BoLDEsT on REcoRB-
& The robbery is the boloest on record Il
this part of the state The men made D
: effort to conceal their faces. and talke
4 and ioked with the passengers as the
. robbed them. One of the robbers is posi-
4 lively known, and has brother living /
: Wise county. Three ladies' among ID
4 City passengers won the admiration OF a
!. for their pluck and bravery Mrs Wittic
i of Carthage, NO., stood up By her husband
Y and said: -e-4rJ
sAro forty men going to submit TO thi
q outrage at the hands of two highWsymen
Al Hush, hush, said her husband.
IA But it's burning shame that everyon
n sistance, answered Mn. Wittick.
Z Her husband had given her his Or
y watch and several hundred dollars
- keep, bat retained $12.25. which be vi
Al willing TO give up TO the highWAymei
Mrs.. Witlck refused to permit any scare
TO be made and secured SO of the sl2
and 81 25 only was surrendered by u
- Mss Katie Hsas nf Fort Worth was q
custodian of s. 600 worth OF money N
ns valuahles. and hrs- Chambers Of Potti
e, dam, n r. took care Of IS 900 and tou
IS IjeWelEy.
u THE LEADERS RECOGNIZED.
g. S. Maddox OF Wichita FsiIs, says d
y night that be recognized the leader e.
man who livee near Wichita Falls, ~
the assistant AZ . Montague county cItize
he II II b aiieVed the men were green han
H. q the business If the robbers are y
caught by morning, Jim CourtW1iehtW vi
nc thRtO men viii start on the trAll..
he knows every foot Of the country. and
al lIeves they are now In the Indian Ter
MA tory. The leader when he had 20
through the last car remarked; ~, $50
an "Hen, boys We have laid foE skis tr1
hal for fO1r oay8s and expected 9 big hanl >
FoRF WoEFH, Tex, Dec 13.--Tpe n