Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-12

OF reslstance." Her husband had given
her his watch and money amounting to
several hundred dollars aud retained Si2
In silver as contribution This,
she Insisted, should also be
given TO her for safe keeping, aud after
some persuasion he again made deposit
with his wife and passed out, handing the
robbers - 30 Miss Katie Haas Of Fort
Worth took care OF about $1,000 worth OF
saluaoles and Mrs. James Chalmers OF
Potsdsm, n. y, hid away several hundred
dollars more.
THE ltoHpERs.
The bold. bad man who rugered the
funds, aud evidently tho leader Ia this
daring enterprise, Is about six feet one or
one aud half inches In height,
rather spare built and OF why
figurc, light brown hair, sandy
mousteche and goatee aud blue gray
eyes. His general appearance was
rough, ana In addition to a mustache and
goatee, he wore beard OF about
weeks growth. lie was dressed In dlngy
brown pants, light colored coat, an
over shirt near the same color, coarse
boots, and red brown skull cap, aud
was apparently about tbirty-tyc or thlr-
ty.seven years old
less intelligence, and man OF brutal
looking countenanco, about i've feet eight
inches IN height, dark hair and eyes and
black monsiache, with weeks growth
Of BEARD He was dressed in blsss pants,
gray brown coat, coarse boots, and wore
black hat, and looked 10 DO thirty.slX
or thiriy-eight years OF age.
Tho other, who guarded the train men,
IS a Younger looking man, though past
thirty yeare, and Ia a pronounced blonde
with light sandy hair, red mouetachc, and
blue eyes, lie wore white hat, light
suit aud coarse boots. s. S, Maddox OF
Wichita Fails recognized the leader as
man who has been frequently at that
place during the past few months, though
he mad never beard his name, and knew
nothing Of him except that be had been 4
hanger.on about places OF low resort
while 10 Wichita Falls
j. w Landors OF st. Joe recognized
the blonde az an occasional visitor 10 st.
Joe and Motogue last spring, and one
other passenger had seen him frequently
at Mobectie dnrlng the pact two months.
AXE ruEY rRoFEsaIoNAIs2
The general sentiment OF the pResen.
gers seemed TO negative the idea that tho
men engaged In the work were adopts Ia
such business. The i'-perfect and hur-
ried way In whi a they operated
taking nut so little OF the booty
that might have been con-
tlsoated is one reason for this opinion,
Again, professionals would never have
ignored tho express car, where IL Ia
natural to suppose the biggost haul could
have been made. The robbing OF the
train men before entering either coach
was a decidedly poor piece OF amateur
work. " was bold, but huugling all the
way through During the s,op AZ Bell
vac, half-Inile from the scene OF the eX-
plot, superintendent q. l.. Frost
was notified by wire and Immediately
tolcgraphed back reward OF 5000 for the
three, or 5000 for each OF the Origands
This reward will doubtless put oflcefs at
once on the trail of the rasCals, and un-
less they display an amount Of Ingenuity
not evlnced. IN their handiwork on the
care, they are likely % yet do the state
some service at Huntsville or Rnssas
THn AccouST FROM BowtE
Special 70 the GaEttto.
BOWIE, Tx, Dec. ll--The south.
bound passenger train on the Fort Worth
& Denver railroad in charged Conductor
Larlner and Engineer Claude Ayers, was
robbed at the coal chute, Just north Of
Bellevue this noon, by three men, The
trhin had stopped for coal when one man
stepped out, walked 70 the engine, coy.
cred Engineer Ayers with pistol and
demanded his money aud watch Ayers
gave VI his watch. This man thea held
Engineer Ayers until his two comrades
went through the train The mail and
express were not bothered, Baggage
Master Miller lost his watch and 80
Ia money. Conductor Larimer
lost $40 and his watch. Mr..
lizard OF Henrietta, and other big cattle
men, put their watches and money 10 the
contribution box. The description Of tae
men and horses are as follows
One i've ieetsevon iDches high, weight
100 pounds, dark read beard OF about two
weeks growth, dressed In gray duckng
oyerAlls, dark coat and vest, black hat,
riding a small black horse not Ia very
good condition, lariet around the horses
neck.
Ono man about six feet high, weight
about l7s pounds, dark red beard, squint
in left eye, dressed In grey jeans, pants
ia bis boot TOPS, dark coat, dark wooden
cap, riding d small light bay hoTse 10 fair
condition.
The other man was about six feet high,
weight 1870 pounds, dressed Ia gray jeans,
pEnta In his boots, large white SLOUGH
hat, light hair, light red wblskers about
two Inches long, riding small light bay
pony.
After rObblng the passengers they rode
OFF In q sonthwesteriy direction, entering
the woods about four miles from Belie-
yne. A posse OF Ave, under the leader
ship Of City Marshal Black, left here on
the passenger from the south after them.
Another posse left here about b O'clock.
/. Is thought they will be captured by
morning. The Denver road promptly
offered $500 reward for each OF the rob.
bere. One Of t1em Is well
known here and has a brother living 10
Wise county.
There were FIVE negro soldiers on the
train who were rmed. They we're robbed
with the rest. shenn McLaip and party
know the men, and have just left on their
trail This mskes fge different posses
gu the ,isal One Oh the men formerly
ilycd at or near Montagge. Ono was IA
Bowie yesterday after provisions. When
the leader, the one whD robbed the pas
seDgsYs IN the ladies' coach, wentiirough
the passengers be made the remark
ill, boys, We have been watching
this train for three or four days and
thought we would get q big hail"
The robbers only got aDoat siry ia
money and Tea or fifteen wascnet, some
Of them valuable After they robbed tDe
tram they got on Of the cars and walked
away, a. though nothing vas Wropg