Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-03
TIE COTTON BELT ROBBERS.

Conclusion OF the Examining Trial OF
Brock and Burrows at TsxRrkana.
BURROWS TAKEN TO LITTLE ROCK.
Special to the Gazette.
TExARKANA, ARK, Feb. 2.-The trial
of Brock and Burrows, the Genoa train
robbers, before Justice Finn, has con-
cluded, aud the examination ELECTED very
little except what YVES reported to THE
GAZETTE last night. Burrows maintained
the same stolid Indifference until the
close, and forced smile whenever any
thing WAS related concerning the robbery
Of q startling nature. The affair without
vSrnish would make q frst-class detec.
tive story, and for cold blooded audacity,
surpasses anything Of the kind that has
ever been perpetrsted in this section. At
the conclusion of the examination Justice
Finn set the bail of Burrows
az $500, in default5 of which he
was sent to Little Rock under
heavy guard for safe keeping. He
made no attempt to make the bond.
Brooks bond WAS set at $3.50, which he
readily gave. 1t is understood here that
the express company furnished the in
demnity for him. T0ere is no doubt but
that Brock hiss more to tell shout the
train robbers. he left here with the de-
tectives who have worked the case up SO
skillf ully, and the party will no doubt be
heard OF In some otter quarters very
soon,
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. Q I'm the pre-
liminsrY examination Of L. ". Brock and
Jim Burrows at TexIrkana, Brock made
6 confession CT the train robbery at
Genoa, December 8. He said Jim snd
Rube Burrows caused the engineer TO
bring the train TO G stop, and under IT,
structions of Rube Burrows, who was
leader Of the gang, he entered the express
car and there met three men whom he 10
Inundated with q six-shooter, and handing
bsg to one of them, he compelled him to
put the money and contents of the safe
into the bsg. He got shout $500 in
money nad $4,000 worth of other valu sbles
in the bag, missing package of about
$500. He thea started for the mail car,
but on advice to leave the mail alone he
turned away. The three robbers then
started on foot for Texarksns, and on the
way, divided the booty-his share being
about $500. About two miles from Tex
kama they were ordered to hsls by 3
party, who Immediately began firing upon
them, and they returned the FIRE as they
| fed.
In the flight they threw away their
slickers, the clew which led to their ar
rest. An hour later the party again csme
together, and they struck across the coun.
try away from Texsrksns.
Fireman J. S. Craven recognized Bur
rows IS the 1bber whose mask slipped
of when he entered the engine cab.
Both men wers bound over in $1,000
bail. Burrows waived examination.
BROCK A PINKKRToN DETECTIVE.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 2.-"Jim" Bur-
rows, the Genoa, Ark,, train robber, has
been taken from Texarksna to Little
Rock for saiekeeping In the penitenrisry
there, he having failed TO secure $500
osil. Brock. the informer, WAS released
on $3.50 bond and the readiness wiki
which two prominent merchants of Tex
arkana csme forward as security for the
supposed stranger and the surprisingly
small amount of bail has gwen much
strength to the rumor that Brock is 8
PInkerton detective who was delegated
sometime ego to join the robber band
aud betrsy them. He departed for Dallas
immediately after being liberated.