Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-19
THE CITY.
THE WHITE FEATHER.

what MAJ Gen Schoneld says About the
Denver Train Robbery.
The interview given below was had by
a reporter of the New York World with
Maj Gen, Schoheld, and will be OF inter
est TO the readers Of TINS GAzErrR,
Coming from the high official source II
does, u gives clear insight Into the way
such conduct is looked on by men who
understand what the duty OF y
Uuited States soldier Is, The only
palliating circumstances connected
with the shameful business Is that
some man aboard the train urged
the soldiers TO mako no light, hut IN com.
plyirg with the request ot this chicken.
hearted PARSONAGE the officer In command
not only failed TO perform his duty but
showed a lack OF metal that win earn
him dismissal from the service, n not
soycrer seRtonoe, Following liz the
INTERVIEW wIrn GKN. aCuoFIELp.
"Dld the United States troops on
board OF the tram OF the Fort Worth &
Denver railroad, which was robbed Sat.
urday, act Ike oowardsfn q World 70.
porter yesterday asked Mai Gen. Scho.
field, In command Of the Eastern dlyls-
ion of the army.
According % the newspaper reports
they did. | can say nothing until / re-.
ceiye the oiilcal report | see that a
Capt Connors IL said TO have been ia
command. There is no sucn captain Ia
tho army registry. He was probably A
sergeant, and the troops wera OF course
colored. II a white man had been In
command the result would have been dlf
ierent. The men should have stationed
themselves at each door OF the ca. aud
shot the robbers nt sight
"What do you think OF the troops Civ.
ing up their armsph
III there was u captain In charge the
captain should be shot and his men tried
for disoheylna the rules laid down az 20
the duty Ola United States soldier. OF
course you know we do not treat tho
faults OF the common soldiers the same
as we do those Of the West Point gradn.
NJ \ y
"Blt who was responsible for ihis2"
"Any United States soldier who gives
up his arms ls q coward, and / am glad
we have found out the i've men who II IN
reported gave mp their arms, for they
Will not DO longer wanted In tho service
OF the united StAtesn
The only mistake IA the above IL that
there were only three soldiers instead Of
two robbers, the third brigand being GU
the outside.
THE ooLoBKp soLDIHHs GuyKD.
Correspondence OF tho HBzntto.
WICHITA FALLS, Tx, Dec. 1.-THE
train robbery at Bellynu last Saturday ia
th1 allabsorblug topic OF conversation,
aud all except those on the train say they
would have made big fight and sent tho
robbers over TO the other land. The fact
that Mrs Witch was not armed mado II
doubly safe for the robbers. Frank James
arrived hare yesterday, and II has been
suggested II Il well they did not attempt
TO rob this train he was on Tho colored
soldiers came up yesterday aud were seen
in the cars, and the boys outside hootod
them by halloong, "lIold up your
hands, etc, j. w. Donald OF Hardeman
county was In The city, aud he Ia making
search for robbers up near Vernon and
upper Wichita, as II Is known baud OF
bad men are In that locality. The epin.
ion here IL quite general that the railroad
company does not offer reward enough 10
induce men 10 suffer the hardships and
dangers incident to such an undertaking
In cold weather.