The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-24
TWO MEN KILLED.
Details of the Pixley Train
Robbery.
ozsseers i'm Hat rarsrit- Panic of sAs
rassessers-The Anaeuns Of
fluader.

pxEANss. Ca1. FeA. s2.-Thss sap-alnr
EonHtF CsseEsee Hucktns held 40 iss9neS4
eVes gkhs body - CexS +. 6ahes<. the
yourg uaxa wac was killed IA tie roAocry
9 rssssesass- ssslr No Eisar Pixiey, iase
evening Il was ssssss ~ years. native cf
sss tsrginas. Aaz was Instantly ktlisd.
The se>ffzeay given oy r. r E.ssxer en-
EanSer, alist G. 4 Elder. Tarsman, cf Taiare
EssTs wRs IS follows. Wncn leaxinx FIX
ley tao inAskea men gos On the engine.
Fals cat Tsssy kaea . sAos when two
IAltes ossss axzd ordered Us ~ slow sSnwu-
We were rsAra ssck ~ the rs,eaers - the
express Gks snxz tem6 ths0wn erSfer the
car, whtta ssisssa 10 iron the track about
taree fset- The EsFsseneSr came out ~hen
azti@F~<ts ssgta WAS commanded 60 light the
car Thea elte gnhNer gnfse1 the ear.
whtse TIE sstAsy held the asemar. engineer.
AID the ui<sSR HSSf. 9sxhert came m on
sFse sssie ut ine tas. and the hrxkeman aud
kssafiey eslae ap os the ushsr side. 10 See
the re2sga ~ tie DELAY.
y s1s1 ar1usaeksnes ene <ahaes az
eisisaeds 'ssscss. ard sireA. <sAAesf reeeixinr
hezFy load 81 nssFx shot Ina the heart aud
Bead Ito rae1<r thea sxashed under the
car sua flget ~ the parties on the other
SIDE. when Bentley was struck. TIE rob
o@Fs were sAsn allowed possession II tho
wxpESss-casf. Then tbs robbers hsekcd
away IA the darkness.
Aelsx. faSsseEsgcr 5er Wells Fargo. xaya
there Was something less thaa $50 In the
sAie. Ihr sAstssiat wax small. owing 90 the
inonsS.otsissx systsm SOW IN uss He
opened the deer ana ses the robbers IN onlv
ssecstt7S 80 satsey threatened 20 ss:l the
engineer rllsl aseuaaR. wAem they farcxxi
20 Deg tho messenger 10 a}sea the sioarA
Kelly sSts3 there were only two rohbery
lsssf Esgxsgelasstsr Iehaa sAyS there were
tse * leAsf. They wore long dark uanska
s.tsa had aaas sacks 70 carry or the piuu-
der.
Kelly says the robbers we're undoubtedly
nayie<s. Detective smith Of the southern
Pacific ftfs here to-day for Pixiey. A
description ei tae robbers has been ob-
fsisaci, aud he thinks they viii seen be
caught a sheriifs pesse eI ave have
sotned thu others after the robbers. uho
are supposed TO have gone saxteriy tnwasd
Waite rlse1.
Tvf.sKx, Cal. fel. sA-on reeeipt Of IN
ieillgsnce hlst night si the train robbery q
taxisy special car wss at once ordered 10
rsrgy os,seesS 10 the scene of the sshhery.
assd IL . short time about 10 oEfieer were
o. the sfoltsa where the tragedy had taken
rlsce. 4 pol of fresh blood Was fuaad
several yards frcgn the track. where enc 81
l,ae unfortunate Passengers had been shot
dowu- There were indications that horses
bad recently beea hEtehcd 10 one Of the tel
egraph puaes near by.
Two tfzlnrs were found who told thn
fpilowsag starry I'VE were waiting for :
sinin % rsde oat Of Plsaey, and noticed two
the train. and We wsas up and commesc~S
talking 10 them. They acted iu 3 peeuIinx
Twas 80 fiark thar We ,,asni.i s,of
exactly tell how they locked. but fh5nE
both were gppsssized men. Both wusD
osereoafs aud wore Waite shlrts. one
had clothes strongly perfumed Both had
shosguns az what appeared To us - ~
shotxups. they axkesf nx uhsre -.
g,SsSi place 10 ret on the train vs. 1r,,S
.f,ea and asked Fhem where ,hey ~ -.
Ir,g. They said 70 Delnno 70 shoot jsck-
matter with shossing 5xrk rshbitx sr pSx.
Iey. Oue of them said ~ hssf I r~nra s.
pelano. last them the train rsm~ sirs,~
Aiisl shs men surnpsss an the frons ,,~rs ~
ltle engine. F
0no "A the tsanps continued. ssam..
,hi.sx seeu,ad &, warn ra.. thss !, !, - ssses
an rirhf "a the train uass.sd 8 sht,.s .esss
ID mrsd our frusn ssrae hero .,d kss~.ss.S
slse ssf ire rassenerr cara s~ts s,,s.-s~
ard walkei over Il the sseune snd s-si4
.osna sss,e what Il "a hxpnens<i i s~~ on1~
auxhed nj bur IL wss rot iaa, ssts rss -
h,sxggi what aspnene,f >
The an,Sxult fsgeu a ~ Sr5ostx1v s~tlrsst~ss
soysas rlsrlislY IL A. frn.a 40 nv - AZ, sss
uen arr sss,rehipx the eonntrs shsss~S
here Is No clne a. sa Il : slsrr<t.en fsSs.
u the rohbess
SLDs xnFl =. Fsh ea.--rnlx xrxx rc.....
,esoslafs os tHs pIxIev rras,. rahnerw s,sS
q sstersaars r-sursssr extsesie us-,s s:-.srs
sare nutiI tae train pulled In fhis srarnir~
ar. pstfs. ~ sau fraatsisra ~. IN 80
Pullman sleeper Al the time AZ nsnflsvs.
.hootinx. ana the Istter,s ery af areor 80
distinctly heard 4 scene AZ wfl3 e,ss.
nsion followed. Thc norfer haxfIlv loeEssa
,qfh doors. while the inustrs ~ th~
ar hastily ma their va5ns6 s61cs IN
pieces where they would e~rane ~.
refion. ssrS man threw : Diamond rinr
IN q cusplaor, ma tho idea urovizr