The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-12-21
TRAIN ROBBERS.

AT 1l:40 to-day the mail and ex-
press train on the Fort Worth and
Denver, bound for Fort Worth, STOP
ped at water-tank just north of
Bellevue Station, seventy-five miles
north of Fort -Wnrth--A few-min-
utes before the train arrived three
men had ridden up to house two
hundred yards from the tank, tied
their horses and ordered dinner.
They walked leisurely toward the
tank, and about that time train
pulled in. One of three men order
ed Engineer Claude Ayers, the fire.
man, the porter, johnson, the bag
gage-master, and 0. G. Miller, an
engineer who was riding in the cab,
to leave the road, and a tankman to
get off the train and get in line about
thirty feet distant from the train.
The men complied, and were order
ed to throw up both hands, when the
road agent went through them, and
then kept them In line. In the mean
time the two confederates had gone
to the smoker. and began the work
of boodle-gathering.
WARNED BY A PASSENGER.
When the men had been noticed
going through the pockets of the por-
ter, passenger in the rear car, who
had his head ont of the window, saw
what was up, and Immediately went
through the two coaches calling ont ::
"Put away your money and valu-
ableg; we will be robbed"
At once the passengers secreted
all they could, and awaited results.
In the smoking-ear were four United
States soldiers, negroes, belonging
to the Twenty.f urth Infantry, Mn,
der command of Sergeant Connors,
in charge Of two deserters, Reich
and Bulz, being taken TO Leaven-
worth from Fort Sill, Connors order
ed his men to draw their pistols and
give fight; that the robbers must
not be permitted to go through the
cars. Whea it was seen that the
soldiers were going to aght, Henry
Ellinger, of Fort Sill, |. T., went 70
Connets ana begged him 70 submit
tamely, saying that tns wQpep and
children we're greatly alarmed, and
| that al the yaluables were hidden
away, and bpb iittle would be OBJ
tanned, besides, he said;
These men may have fifteen or
twenty confederates In these ravipes
ABOUT here, and you will cause inno=
cent people to be murdered"
Others joined Ellinger in his re-
quest, and Connors reluctantly con-
sented to do as requested. BY this
tine the five men had reached the
soldiers, aaa, cpsefing them with
forty-fires, demanded their p,stoIe,
which the soldiers surrendered.
WOULDN'T ROE THE LADIES.
How much money have you got?'
asked one of the robbers.
"Only $50 to feed my prisoners
With" answered Connors.
''4oa can keep it. then" and the
robbers passed on. They tGld the
ladies in the last coaclli
Ladies, you need not be afraid
we won't take anything from YOU"
and were true to their words, but,
Notwithstanding this, several ladies
we're greatly frightened.
Having gapa through the last car
they ordered passengers to yacate
and go to the sleeper, which order
was promptly obeyed. The door
was locked at the forward end, and
then the robbers jumped from the
rear platform, One called out
"Come on, partner 10 the man
guarding the engineer and compaA-
ions, who joined the others. They
leisurely walked to their horses,
mounted and rode away fast to the
northeast and wheeled around sonths
west and entered the heavy timber,