New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-26
TWO TRAINS "HELD UP"
DARING WORK OF ROBBERS ON SOUTHERN
ROADS
IN EACH CASE THE CAB WAS INVADED AND THE
EXPRESS AND MAIL CARS PLUNDERED, But
MUCH MONEY WAS OVERLOOKED.


Mobile. Ala. Sept 25-The Mobile and Ohio south
bound mail and passenger train held up at . 'lo
this morning by train robbers at Buckatunna' MISS
a station seventy miles north Of Mobile. The uah
was due here at a. m. Just before 1t lett buchd-
tInna Two men mounted behind the tchder anu,
climbing over, covered Engineer Jack Therrel ana
Fireman Thomas Hust with their rovolVerS' ING
robbers were disguised with red bandaIna handhor-
chiefs over the lower part of their faces the eacr
ordered the engineer to stop at the bridge TWO mos
below Buckatunna, and to place tie train SO that
the express and mail should be on the further
side of the bridge from the rest Of the train, inc
bridge being trestle over a deep creek.
aYou obey instructions, or it's death,' he said
The engineer looked down the barrel OF the PISTOL
and slowly pulled the lever. The train ran rapid!
down to the spot Indicated and the engineer put the
train lust where the with the pistol wanted IT,
Then there appeared a third robber disguised Ike
the other two These three made the engineer ana
fireman come with them to the express car, ana inc
engineer had to call out TO EXpressman Dc W.
DunnIng TO open the door Of the car. The WOODEN
door was already open but the iron barred door was
closed and locked. Dunning was seated WIN MS
back to the door, and when he turned round he looked
down the mtzzles Of three revolvers The command
was given. and Dunning opened the barred door
The chief robber jumped into the the other TWO
remaining outside guard the engineer and hrcman'
The leader made the messenger dump inc Coh'oh''
of the safe into a canvas SACK but, noticing uia'
he was not closely watched, Dunning showed some
of the money aside, that about 1000 was hldueh,
the robbers getting $1,000. All this money peiohseu
to the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company. Alongsme
the express car door pile of $4,000 in Govern
ment money on its way to Florida which the robbers
failed 10 notice.
After securing the 81 7oo the robbers made the ex-
prcssman get out of the and with them to The
mail car W. c. Bell. the mail agent, had suspected
that robbery going on, and tried to get INTO inc
baggage car with number of registered packages OF
mail Just as he stepped to the end door Of the car
he saw through a glass that the robbers had inter-
cepted him. The leader of the thieves
faced him, pistol in hand and, hndlhS
Bels arm full of packages, said Dump those mere
on my left ARM There were twenty four packages
in ALL and Bell laid them down directed. Then the
robber made Bell hand him a registered pouch, ana
ordered the agent to open IL but Bell nad no hc! 80
the rObbcr carried the pouch on with MN. INC
pouch made up at Meridian, and the contents anu
Just then William schoIes, the conductor, who had
been trying to find out the trouble, ana had aimsd
himself with Winchester came oI 0i u INC iea IL o t @
train waved his lantern and shouted what's the mat
ter! The robbers fired two shots at MN, crying OuI
Come up here and you'll see whaI tne Iatv[,1 i,1
There more shooting, and The tram was oIueIeu
nearing i'm the undergrowth the west side OF the
track. The train pulled down TO CltrOnclle ana eN-
changed time with the accommodation tram the ac-
cOmmOdation train engine and car bcDs sent Dan & ~ ~
the of the robbery with detectives ana an areu
The leader of the robbers is believed TO be Rubo
Burrows a noted des perado, search for whom created
few months ago At that time it was believed he
was organizing gang to hold up some train; and
armed ali its train hands with Winchester rifles. This
was made public, and doubtless what the robber
the mail car: The Mobile and Ohio dared nc to hold
up train and wanted 70 show them could % 40 6,,Ui IT.
atunna, says that the suspected parties were seon
camping the bridge for several days. Three men
Ue1 NOR
way east on foot. They were armed. and were avoid
ing the houses by going around them. They are
pursuit up last accounts, and confident Of over
taking the The Mobile and Ohio road offers
$1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the
robbers.
utes before 10 O'Clock last night the northbound
AtchiSOn. Topeka and Santa Fe train was pulling
others jumped on the locomotive. The latter two
placed pistols al the heads of Engineer Monahan and
and stop where they were toid. Two miles from from
Crowley the engineer ordered 10 stop. when
three on the cars The passengers. upon pokng their
heads out of the windows, ordered TO "get
inside The orders were generally acGomPsned s 9H
and express from the rest Of the train, and
made Monahan pull half pIe further A short
1cshy young man, and a dark mustached. burly fel-
low then got into the express and ordered John
Dickey. the messenger, TO show them the money
lie pointed to three bags of Mexican silver. One
81 Showed nG the 9nR sner GH Rp the p door, while his
panion threw out the other sacks. The robbers took
two packages said to contain $500 each. but over
The short man kept up terrible cursng all the time
because the silver was 50 heavy. and finally ordered
those with him to let tho full sacks alone The en- en-
- s''o Lark Links The Conductor wanted 10 make a
fight. but dissuaded l.. j. Polk. 5. p Stark and
w. 4. Hunter crawled under tho cars and saw the
here al midnight. and posse Of twenty promptly
started in pursuit Of the gang.