Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-26
ON THE TRAIL
Sheriff Richardson and Posse Track
the Robbers.
They are Joined by Johnson County Officials.
Mexican Money FOund-Rewards
offered Some Theories.

topic of conversation was the train rob-
berry near Crowley. Citizens felt that
the news of train robberies was growing
monotonous, and hoped that something
would be done to stop it. II was the
general expression of opinion that Gov
ernor Ross would offer such rewards for
the arrest and conviction of
the robbers that & search would
be made that would bring them to jus
tice. The officers who remained in the
city we're waiting anXiously for news
from Sheriff Richardson and Deputies
. Maddox and Rea, who had gone out on
horseback about l 80 yesterday morning,
but it was not until evening that a tele-
gram was received from Capt. Rich
ardson that he and his men were
at Cleburne and would be here on the
north bound night train. At IL o CLOCK
the sheriff and his two deputies arrived,
and Capt. Richardson told about
THE CHASE.
The three officers rode hard until they
reached the scene of the robbery where
they were met by Marshal Jim
Keith of Cleburne, Constable
William Stuart and Policeman
Bob Keith. Searching IN the high grass
near the railroad the six officers picked
up SIS, and think that more Mexican
dollars are still hidden there. The Off
GERS traced the steps of the robbers to
some trees about half mile
from the track, where it was
plain the robbers had tied their
horses when they started to rob the
train. Capt. Richardson says that it
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were FIVE men in the robbery, divided
here, three going one way and two the
other, but they could only find the
trail of two horses going in a west
erly direction. They followed this
western course for several miles
when the tracks of the horses turned
south and the officers proceeded in that
direction. After going several miles
they found where the thieves had
camped Here the robbers had torn the
seals off two sacks of silver, the red seals
being found, also a hammerless pistol,
SO -calibre, nearly new. The trail was
taken up again and few miles further
the officers found where the two thieves
had crossed a Doggy piece of ground and
were now certain that two men only we're
in front of them. A few miles beyond
this point, where two roads forked, the
trail was lost and the officers, concluding
to follow the course which the men had
gone up to this point, took the south
road which led to CIebuTne, but the
robbers tracks were not again found.
The Tarrant county officers left their
horses at Cleburne to be shipped up to-
day aud came home on the night train.
The Mexican dollars found were coined
in 1882 and 1886, with few exceptions.
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this silver was shipped from San Antonio
and Route Agent Dean of this city says it
was bound for New York city. Wells,
Fargo s. Co. had four sacks of the
precious stuff in the car at the time OF
the robbery.
Mr. J L. Dean, the express conpany's
route agent says there is a standing re-
ward OF $500 for the arrest of any one
robbng the express company, and that
to-day when Mr. A. Christian, the COM
pany' state agent arrives from Houston
he may possibly increase the amount.
The Santa Fee company telegTaphed to
superintendent Irvine yesterday TO offer
$1,000 reward for the arrest and convio-
ton of every one of the robbers and he so
notified the officers.
.AAGNOLIAs.
In the express car at the time of the
robbery was package of magGollas and
cape iasmmes, said to be on the way TO
young lady in Chicago. The robbers
opened this package and stuck the flow
ers in their hats and made button hole
bouquets of them. The swarthy faced
robber remarked they were fixed now to
call on the ladies.
Capt. McMurray, who was in the city
yesterday, telegraphed his company to
come TO Fort Worth, and it is probable
that the rangers will take hand in the
hunt for the robbers.
The theory of several of the officers is
that the robbers viii make detour and
come around to the Texas and Pacific or
Fort Worth and Denver and make an
other attack.
The general opinion of all the officers
here'is that the men who did the work
Tuesday night are the same who robbed
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas be-
tween Echo and Bolton.
Two young men were arrested here
yesterday for passing Mexican money,
but they showed that they had been pas
sengers on the train robbed and had
picked up the money as others had done.s
They we're released.
The amount stolen cannot be learned