The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-30
The Road Agents Still at Liberty.
The Men Were Undoubtedly Seen
In Newport Sunday
Before They Boarded tho Train q
Short Distance from There.
A Full Description of the Would be
Big Robbers Given.
They Were to All Appearances Novices
at the Business Except the Lead
err, Who Was Cool and
Collected.

Special Dispatch To The Appeal
NEWPORT, Ark, Oct. Ono clcw as
TO the direction the robbers took who rob
bed the passenger train No. 1852, two miles
from here, last night, has yet been ascer-
tanned. II is known that three men an
swcring the description given by the
slccping-car conductor came into Newport
about O'Clock Sunday evening. II is be-
lieved that they came on freight train No
016. In town they went TO q lunch stand
near the railroad, and one OF them
bought some cheese and crackers. The
one who bought the lunch seemed to he
The leader, and was perfectly cool, while
his two companions betrayed signs OF
nervousness. fhey went to the door OF
the store and looked anXiously in the di-
rcction from which the incoming passen-
ger train was expected 10 come. They did
not eat the lunch. hut the leader said 10
the others "Boys, let's walk up the rail-
road" The leader appeared to he man
of not over thirty years lie was
about five feet eight inches, weight $50 or
100 pounds; dark skinned, with short,
dark mustachc. lie was dressed in dark
clothes, and n soft white hat, white shirt
and standing collar completed his make
up. His companions were not ~ tall ~
himself, but appeared somewhat stouicr
They also were dark skinned, were dressed
in light stuff, wore WOODEN shirts with coll
lars attached, black soft slouch hats, aud
one of them pgron.tocd. From the
lunch room they proceeded north, the Two
still bctraying evidence OF nervousness, 80
much 80 rs 10 attract some attention aud
cause an onlOokUr Ia remark, "'1hcy look
like suspicious fellows" And in less
than thirty minutes after three men
boarded the rear end Of the sleeper nt the
place where the White aud Black
River Valley railroad crosses the
Iron Mountain. This i about $50 yards
from the depot. The robbery was com.
mitted between the crossing and Dinz,
which IL a cOalug station, and all trains
stop there for coal. The robbers were
evidently new in the business, or else
they would have struck for bigger booty.
They entered Inc smoking department Of
the sleeper, which NJ that time had three
occupants, and commanded hands up.
They were ob cI.d instantcr They pro.
cccdrd 90 scarrn for money, aud succeeded
in finding sos only. just nj this instant
the whistle WI. heard for Diaz, aud il IL
possible that they Lcclmc alarmed and
Jumped from the same end Of the sleeper
they got on.
Your correspondent examined the
place where they evidently jumped
oil, aud found prints 81 pidgcon-
tocd shoe, ten inches long, that
seemed 10 correspond with the description
Of the SHOES worn by one II the men nt the
lunch room. II j. thought that they came
back 10 Newport nnd boarded some late
train aud went south attin. The people
here all hope HAT they will be- apprc.
hrndcd. Arknnsas has no u.c Tor imin
robbers. The sheriff WIS out last night, as
wos tclegrnphcd Tux ArrEN, with posse
OF men, hut was unable 10 obtain any clcw,
except that, Ike your correspondent,
thinks they have rctumjd TO Newport.