New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-24
BANDITS WARMLY WELCOMED
AN ATTEMPT TO ROB THE PACIFIC EXPRESS
FRUSTRATED.
THE ENGINEER. A FOIL FOR THE ROBBERS
KILLED by HIS CoMRADES-Two
ROBBERS WOUNDED
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San Antonio Tex. Sept pa few minutes be
fore o'clock last evening the eas-bound phsseh-
ger train, No. a. on the Southern Paclnc haii-
road was stopped by bandits ten miles east u
Harwood and in the fight that followed Di"
Toomey the engineer, was fatally shot anu U"o
of the robbers wounded. The authorizes Wcrc
aware that an attempt would be made to roo ln'
train and had provided for it by placing Ill tue
mail and express cars body of armed men' inc
train was rushing on its way east
ward when, in lonely spot W
tween Harwood and Schulenberg, the engineer
observed red light on the track lie was ss
nailed to STOP and when the engine came TO
standstill two men jumped into the cab ana Gov
cred Engineer 1oomey and his fireman with theif
reyolvcrs. Three Others boarded the passenger
coaches and made Conductor Shackletord a pris-
oner panic seized the passengers some Jump
ing from the train and hurrying into the WOODS
One Of the robbers turned to the passengers ana
said: Keep quiet and you viii be all right we
don't want You; want the express
This had powerful ehec'' p"O
many were sceptica and began hiding
their valuables in all sorts of places.
Immediately in rear of the engine was the
mail-car a portion of which was used Tor Dag
gage In this car were clerk and two officers
Bud" West and j. p Mcneil, all thoroughly
armed In the express-car, the next one to the
mail-car were nearly half-dozen officers, walt
ing for a chance to shoot. The robbers, al uh-
conscious of the reception that awaited them'
marched Conductor Shackleford up to the mall-car
and ordered him to unoouple 1t from the express
car. lie obeyed, and all the bandits then boarded
| the engine and mail-car The engineer was Or
dered to run down the road for two miles.
| The thieves were under the impression that they
had the cxpress-car and when the second stop
was made they proceeded 10 attack IT, Inc
engineer was placed in front and the robbers
opened fire on the car. The side door was thrown
open from the inside and the unfortunate en-
| gineer still used as protection against Inc men
IN the car. was pushed up to the door The men
inside did not recognize the engineer III unc ul
ness and fired "a voey when the bandits, WIN
their victim in the van. appeared Inc engineer
and one Iobber fell at the first lire. , ,,,,,;o,
another robber fell The bandits. learning thaI
they had been trapped picked up tner w1uaufn ;aa IN
and mounting their horses, which were ued IN
the timber, rode away. Toomey pody Wa was S un9
only one that remained on the patlle srouiu Oh IL
il was found that he had been shot twlce ID the
hroast and that the wounds mortal.
| Meanwhile the armed Iarty left behind IN S thS
| exnress car were not idle. When the engine anu
| mail car pulled out they surmised that the run
| would be short Leaping from the express c1lIi
half the distance when the reports OF the ,l guns
nroclaimed the battle. The bandits had 9lsap-
| neared when they reached the scene Bioou Was
ali over the ground, and the officers are certain m
| that two of the robbers are hard MT my
onn;ne and car were run back to the train ana
some Of the officers remained on le D rail
| until the rest went after blood-h"unds 10 'r"'i
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