Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-28
TRAIN ROBBERS.
Particulars OF the Capture OF James
Burrows in the Mountains OF Ala.
DEMONSTRATION of His Brother
Reuben.
The Greatest Gang of Train Robbers Since
the Days of the James Boys Eject
uslly Broken Up.
HOW 4 CLRw WAS OBTAINED.

MEMPHIS, TENN, Jan. q Early in
December train on the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Texas Railway near Genos,
Ark, was robbed. The case WAS put in
the hands of detectives, and, by following |
: clew offered by the finding OF sllcker,
q man by the name of Brook was arrested |
as having purchased the waterproof from
q Waco, Tex, dealer. On being
confronted and recognized by the
engineer OF the train, Brook was
induced to peach on his confederates and
located them in the North Alabama noun
tains, giving the names Of Reuben and
James Burrows. They resided in strong
hold about twenty miles from Vernon,
Ala, but being surrounded by vigilant
allies
THEY GOT WARNING,
and on the approach Of the detectives fed
from their home and, although
pursued by shots from
Winchesters they succeeded in escaping
under cover of the early dawn. AS further
pu-s nit among the mountains Of that sec
ton was useless, the detectives left the
psase. The Chief Of Police Of Mont
Egomsry, Ala, On Sunday last arrested the
muce-wantea men, but when nearinea he
sta dbn tseYInade resistance and broke
away ftom the officers. One was captured
AGAIN and ptpved to besBeyond any doubt
,JEaaes BURROWS. Rhe other brother,
Hsuben, was
CHASED SOME DISTANCE,
and only escaped by shooting citizsn
who attempted to check him. The people
and police vigorously searched the entire
night for the criminal. Wednesday morning
the pursuing party came upon him Just
beyond the city limits. They were met
by volley from Reuben's revolver. He
was chased, however, into the dense
swamp, in which 1t is thought he Is SIM
ply imprisoned till the hounds drive him
out and into the hands of the officers. II
now transpires that the prisoner, James
Burrows, has been
THE ORGANIZER
SIS well as the leader in all the train rob.
berries which have occurred for the pas
several years, and his capture IS well 81
that ofsBrook, and their certain convic
tion, will terminate for long time the
gang whose daring and successful trair
robbery schemes have had no equal since
the days of Ronos, YouDgers, and thu
James gang. The prisoner, James Bur
rows, heavily ironed, arrived here this
morning from Montgomery and left by I
connecting train for Texarksna in TIT
Ecustody OF three Pinkerton men and Gen
7 eral Superintendent M. J. O'Brien OF TIT
, express company.
EXPECTED AT TEXARKANA.
Special to the Gazette.
TExARKANA, TEX, Jan. 27.-R9lisbl
information reached here to-day tina
r james Burrows, who WAS captured few
days ago in Lamar county and identified
! as one Of the men who robbed the.Cotto
: Belt train at Genoa short tim
} ago, is en- route to this city i
charge of detectives, and will reac
here tonight. Several Of the hig
officials of the Southern Express Com
pany, among them, Mr.. O'Brlen of NeV
York, the general agent, will be here to
night. The officers of this company haV
been very active in effecting the capture
: these train robbers, and important deVe
g opments will no doubt be made in shol
9 while.