Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-10-18
HIGHWAYMEN.
An Attempt to Rob the Pay Car on the
Fl. Pierre q Black Hills railroad.

/ Fl. Pierre q Black Hills Railroad.
An attempt was made early Frida
/ morning to rob the pay car on til
Homestake railroad Tt is customar
with the Homestake company to pay q
the woodchoppers and lumbermen EN-
ployed by them along the road on Q
about the 10Th of every month, the pay
roll amounting in the aggregate to near
" $4,000. As q greater portion Of th
men are located thirty miles from q banl
it is necessary to pay off in cash.
The train left Lead about 8 o'clocl
that morning, little behind time, witt
w. A. Remor aboard in charge Of tn
money and pay roll. Mr.. Remer was o.
the engine and had the money in a small
grip in the tool box. Nothing unulaua
occurred until Reno gulch was reached
about three miles from Lead. The trair
Stacked up to let the section men off, ant
was running. slow as it approached thu
trestle work. Suddenly the rails spreat
(the spikes and fish plates having
been removed and the engine
left the track. The engineer re
versed his engine and stopped thu
train without damaging anything. Be
fore the train was fairly standing two o.
three shots were heard, .at the same time
the command of "hands up" one bal
passing through the cab window, piece
Of the glass cutting the engineers face.
By this time three masked men were OBJ.
served standing on the hillside about
sixty feet distant from the engine. Nc
sooner did Mr.. Remer take in the situation
than he brought double barreled shot
gun into requisition and emptied both
charges of buckshot at two of the men
who were standing side by side. This
had the effect to stampede the gang, and
in few moments later portion of the
train crew started in pursuit of the rob-
bers and soon found one, severely
wounded. His gun and revolver lay
near by, but he made no resistance. He
was picked up and upon examination it
was learned that ono shot took effect be-
meath the left eye and another just be-
low the heart. This man proved to be
John Wilson, known in this vicinity,
having worked for some years on a COW
ranch. He said another of his party was
also seriously wounded, and the indica-
tons are that Wilson told the truth, but
the officers have been unable to find that
Individual, who is believed to be Jack
Dougherty.
The report of the attempted robbery
and the officers were soon on the trail of
the robbers and Saturday three men
were arrested and locked up. Nickerson
or better known as "Spud Murphy" was
apprehended at Rapid, and from the fact
that the horse he rode has been identi-
fed by the train men who saw him ride
away, makes a strong case against him.
John Telford claimed the two horses that
the wounded men rode, and were cap
tured by the sheriff, therefore he is held
in the sum of $1,000 bail. George
Young brought Dougherty to the valley
Friday night, and he therefore is in Gus
tody.
Dougherty's shot gun was found $50
yards from where he stood at the time
he fired upon the train, covered with
blood and one barrel empty.
The attempt was bold one, and had
not the train been running slow at the
time, the robbers would have doubtless
carried out their plans successfully. But
fortunately it was otherwise.
A plan was laid to rob the car in Sep
TENDER, and from the fact that the tele-
phone wire was cut at that time, the
paymaster anticipated an attack and was
partially prepared for it.
Presidential Ball.
J. W. Patterson and J. d. Hale have
decided that one of them shall olive a hi o.