The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
f>&ot. '. C. Wolch's Statement of the BraziI station Robbery BaAzlI. STATION, ]. T.,
 June 3a. I SS6.

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 Az you requested it, l will give you the history of the Brazll Station robbery referred to by Lee Barnes. His confession in regard to the rob bery was partially correct and par tially not correct,
 HISTORY OF THE CASE.
 Lee Barnes and his friend Cnlins referred to, came to my house at Brazil Station, Ind. Ter, about 10 o'clock at night on the 7th of June, 1885. They woke me up, called me out, and said that they resided at Fort Smith Ark, and had been out in the Indian country buying ponies, and were on their way back home and had run out of provision. Could not get any along the road. Were very hungry. and asked me to go over to the store, which is distance of about 30 yards from the residence, and let them have something to eat. And knowing that trading posts through the Indian country were very scarce and provisions scarcer, readily stumbled to their racket" We all went over to the store. They stood back while l went h and lit up the store. Then they both came in and Barnes proceeded to call off such things as they desired. Lastly Barnes called for can of peaches, and as turned my face toward tue wall and reached up to get the can from the shelf they ordered me to throw up my hands. l turned to see whas was going on and to my surprise they both had their six shooters cooked and presented close up to my face. Barnes then told me that he knew I had some money and that they had come after it and the sooner surrendered it to them the better it would be for me, at the same time pulling or rather dragging me from behind the counter to the cen ter of the store. Barnes then held me covered with his six shooter, while Cullins took my key and lock ed the front door. Barnes all this time threatened to blow my bralns out if I moved, hollowed or tried to give the alarm in any shape, form or fashion. By this time Cullins return ed from locking the door. They took me, one by each arm, and drag ged me back into the office where my safe was. When there they proceed ed to carry me through all sorts of trying tests to induce me to open the safe. I tried to play od that 1 was only an employee and that l didn,t know the combination of the sa.-a This failed to have the desired eff ' feet, as Barnes knew me and knew him. He had been at my place three times and during those three times he laid the plot to rob me. never saw Cullins before that night they tried to rob me.
 THE LAST SCENE WHILE IN THE OFFICE.
 They forced me down Tn front of my safe. Gave me so long in which to open the safe, and then proceeded to count off the designated time giv on me to open up. All this time they held their six shooters cooked and pressed against my left temple, using all sorts of violent threats and oaths, saying that they intended to scatter my brains over the office if 1 did not have the safe open by the designated time given me. But they failed to carry thelr threats into ex. ecution, and when they let me up l told them that I would not open my safe, and if they had to have either blood or money they would have to take blood, as I would open up noth- lng. They then tried to open the safe themselves but soon abandoned tho idea. They then pulled me along to the counter drawer and emptied It of it's contents which consisted Of some small change to the amount ot about $14 or $I5. They then ordered me to open the back door of the store, saying they were going to take me of from the house to klli me as they did not want to give any alarm. 1 opened the door, they then marched me out, one on each side of me, with their pistols cooked and pressed close up to my body. They carried me off about l50 yards from the store under big oak tree in the gin lot, and there renewed their oaths and threats of killing mo. But see ing that it was not having the k sired effect they soon concluded to let me go. So they released their hold on me and ordered me to stand still. did so and they walked of q distance of about 13 or IA steps and then ordered me to go back-SsA~ = house. I turned, walked off, anu left them standing there, and during the night it rained very hard oblit- erating all traces of them.
 Afterwards I located Barnes, but he soon left that locality and had not heard from him any more until l read his confession in your letter. Some people will wonder at my not putting officers after the scoun6kels and hunting them down, but had an object iu not doing it, best known to myself.
 Now, this is about all the particu- lars in the case. would not have made this statement 10 any one else, but you have been so kind in giving ( T f,