Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24

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stone, and this seemed to strike the 9TH
ers as good idea and the spittoons soon
became recep acles for much val
uable property: One gentleman
taking off his gold watch gave it to the
buffet porter and told him to put it un-
der the grounds in the coffee pot.
"Don't you do that, sah", said the
Ethiopian. "Dem fellers is maybe
a-going to camp out tonight and they'll
want aome coffee, and they'll carry off
the coffee pot"
Arrangements we're made go that if
the robbers forced their way in they
would meet with q hot reception, for
there happened to be two armed men in
the coach, and one stood by each door
prepared to fire If the robbers put in an
appearance. The same tactics were pur-
sued in the other Pullman, which hap
pened to contain three revolvers, but in
the day-coach, we'll, it really was most
amusing. Not being able to lock the
doors its inmates got scared, and when
one individual, thinking prudence the
better part Of valor, crawled under the
sect, they sll followed his example
and an eyewitness told me that when
they had all secreted themselves in this
way all that could be seen in a glimpse
through the car was forest of feet of all
sorts and descriptions which were stick
ing up in every direction.
THE ALARM SUBSIDIES.
As soon as the alarm had subsidized
one or two adventurous spirits alighted
and helped poor Bentley into q car. He
asked for doctor but there was none on
board. So the cars were backed up to
Pixley, but here the search for medica
man also proved in vain, 30 We pulled
out south for Delano, the next town,
which is IA miles away. On the way
past the scene Of the robbery We picked
up Gsbert's body, which was lying by
the eide OF the track and as we whizzed
along again I looked at my
watch and saw that the whole
affair had lasted an hour. We did what
we could for Bentley. who was man of
fine physique and bore his agonies he
roically, but we found that his right side
had been completely peppered by the
buckshot, there being seventeen wounds
in all, quite number OF which were in
the abdomen. On arrival at Deliso we
saw that the whole town had turned out,
for we had telegrsphed the news to them
| from Pixley and told them to be ready
for the reception of Bentley. The poor
fellow. who, hear, died twenty minutes
after we reached the town, was soon sur.
the town where he resided; and loud
and strong we're the denunciations against
the perpetrators of the outrage. Before
We left they had organized and started
out
A POSSE OF SIXTY MEN,
And the rumor went around that, as
they galloped out on their mission Of
vengeance, they swore that il they
caught the murderers they would
never trouble the courts of justice with
them"
The telegraph Office was literally be-
sieged, and the conductor good naturedlv
held back the train while dispatches
were being penned in scores. Some were
from wives to their husbands assuring
them that they were unharmed, while
one or t&o newspaper correspondents
appeared on the scene and proceeded to
enlghten the Associated Press on the
subject. The railroad held the wire,
however, until it's business regarding the
matter was done, aud then other dis
patches were sent in the order received.
There is nothing more to tell you beyond
that the keeper of the hotel at Pixley
states that during the day he saw five
well-dressed men about the place anus
ing themselves by shooting jackrabbits,
and this is the only clue so far.
"The scene Of the hold-up is twenty
miles from the mountains on either side,
so, if there are some good travellers in
the posse, the line of the maskers' flight
can soon be found"
MESSENGER KELLEY's STATEMENT.
Such Was Mr.. Potts. story, and, thank
sive account of the affair, the scribe
hunted up Messenger Kelley and OBJ
tanned his version of the robbery. 1t
was similar in detail to that given by
Mr.. Potts, the only additions being Kel-
ley's own movements in the car. He said :
As soon as the train stopped and
heard the bombs exploding knew
what was up, so l turned down the
lights in my Car and laid down on the
floor, gun in hand. Soon came the de-
mand for me to come out, then the
dynamite breaking in the door, and as 1
looked out the barrel of a shotgun was
poked into my face. turned up the
lights again as ordered, and then left the
car according to demands, whereupon
they told me to call my helper out. 1
told him that had no assistant, where
upon one of them climbed into the car
and the others said: If there's q man
in there we'll kill you.' They then
marched me to the front Of the engine
and there stayed under guard until
they had finished"
THE AMOUNT TAKEN.
Inquiry at Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Office
elected the statement that only about
$400, good deal of which was in money
orders, had been taken, but there is q
rumor about town that there were lot
of greenbacks on board for the Los An.
geles banks.
During the afternoon the following off.
cial no. fication of the affair was received
ut the Sou hern Pacific offices from San
Francisco, with instructions to place the
same in the hands of all Constables,
Chiefs of Police, and other officers:
REWARDS OFFERED.
The Southern P cifc Companv's south
bound passenger train No. II about s
O'Clock on the evening of yesterday, Feb.
ruary 22d, was boarded at or near Pixey
station, rulare County, CAL, by four or
five men, who compslled the enginemen
to stop the train at point about two
miles south of Pixley, then exploded dyn-
amite under the ex press car and robbed
the same. They also shot and killed
Charles Gabert and shot and murtaly