The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-11-23

Wen, where do you want me to stop
this timer
AT the same place. said Rube, and
be sure you do it, or IN bore YOU
The engineer stopped at the same
place, In hollow about seven miles
out, and the gang again went through
the train and got IS 900.
Then, at short intervals thereafter,
they held up two more trains OH the
same road, getting from $500 TO 5000
each time.
Rube then came to Alabama. We
captured Thornton and Bromley, but
never knew until later that Rubc and
Jim BurrOw were implicated, Neither
of tie others would beach on them.
The next heard Of Rrhe and jim
BurrOw was when a ST. Louis, Arkam-
sas 81 Texas train was robbed at
Genoa, Ark, few miles north of Tex
arkana, in December, 1887. This rob
berry was committed by Rube and jim
BurrOw and fellow nafned Brock
Rube and Jim Immediately aiterward
came back to their home III Laiuar
county, Alabama. We worked Oh the
case some time and eventually captured
Brock, who turned states evidence.
lie told that Rube and Jim Burrow
and himself were the men who held up
the train"
The pursuit of detectives and sheriffs
has continued intermittenly ever since
and BurrOw has had some mighty mar
row escapes. Soon after the robbery
i'll December, 1887, several detectives
chased Rube and Jim from their home
and they started for Montgomery. On
the train their aCt tions aroused the CON
ductor's suspicious and he telegraphed
ahead to the chief OF police OF Mont
gOmery that two suspicious characters,
supposed to be Rube and jim Burrow,
were in his train.
AS the outlaws alighted in Montgom-
cry a halt dozen policemen in rubber
coats, which hid their uniforms, walked
up and asked where they were going
Rube knew at once who the men were.
Although thoroughly armed, Jim had
no weapons, and Rube decided to
await a better opportunity for escape.
81 want to find cheap boarding
house." he said.
"Ail right. III show you to one.'
said one OF the policemen, and the
party started Oft for the station house" :"
Within about block of it ltube gave
a signal and he and Jim made break
The policemen snot at them and jim
fell slightly wounded, but fube, who
can run like q deer, got off, shooting
back at the policemen as he ran AS
Rube ran, Neil Bray, a printer. tried
TO head him off. and for his work re-
ceived bullet hole in his chest.
Rube then went TO a negrO's house
in the outskirts of the city where he
spent the night. Next day the police
men heard he was there and with d
force of dozen men went out to effect
his capture. The negro who owned
the house had reported it and was with
the officers. The house was surrounded
Then the negro went in and said to
Burrow:
"Boss, dere's some white men out
here dat wants to see you"
"Well, they can't do it,"said Rube.
lie went TO the door. Immediately
he was covered with dozen revolvers
and demanded to hold up his hands.
"Not today" jeeringly laughed
Rube, as he lodged back. He quickly
pulled off his shoes, and, with revoi-
yer in each hand, make break out the
back door for near swamp. The
police opened Gre and he returned it,
keeping them back. However, one of
the men put load OF bird shot in the
back of Rube's neck just as he entered
the underground. The police then gave
up the chase.
Jim was sent to Arkansas to be tried
for the Geneva train robbery, but died
-, I Az l.,
awaiting trial.
The next heard of Rube Burrow was
on the night OF December l5 last when
he and Joe Jackson held up a train on
the Illinois Central road, at Duck Hill,
Miss, las miles south of Memphis.
Jackson got on the engine, covered
the engineer, and had him stop the
train in the woods. Then Rube covered
the express messenger and went
through the car, while jackson stood
guard on the rear platform OF the eX-
ress car.
There was brave young fellow
among the passengers named Chester
| Hughes, of jackson, Tenn, who had a
| Winchester. He rushed out and fired
upon the robbers, but in return receiv
ed bullet through his body from
Jackson's pistol, killing him almost
instantly. BY this time Rube had col
ected all the money and valuables i'll
the express car to the amount of S1S,.
600, and the outlaws made off in TIC
woods.
At intervals later on number 81
safe robberies occurred at Vernon, il
! Lamar county, and various other sma
towns in Alabama, w hich the detectives
attributed to Rube Two or three coun
trymen returning home itter selling
their cotton were also held up by I
single masked man, and robbed, ana
this also is attributed to the darins
| outlaw.
During the past summer he wa;
known to be in Lamar county. spend
ing his time at the homes of his father
brother and brotherin-law.
And his next crime was committe,
i'll Lamar county, and was the mos
brutal, perhaps, of his life. 1t was las
August. 1t seems that a registere,
package came to Jewers pOstotiice, il
Lamar county, addressed to w. w
Cain. A few days later jim Cash
Rube's brother-in-law, called at th'
Office and asked if a package addressc,
to Cain was there.
eyes," replied Postmaster Graves
"Who is W. w. Cain? don't know
any such man in the county"
"That's all right" replied Cash, "I'l
take it,"
But you must have an order"
Cash then left, and, it is said, tOlC
Rube Burrow what had occurred. Til
package was in reality for Rube Bur
row. On the same day Cash was d
Jewel curious neighbUr, who wa
behind the counter in the posloflicc
commenced looking through the mail
"Who is w. w. Cain?" he asked q
Postmaster Graves, as he commence,
examining the package.
81 don't know" said Graves, "bu
Jim Cash came here TO day and wante,
that package"
"That's strange. Why, look here
this is a false beard" he said, as til
! package came open. Then crow,
gathered around. Each one tried lii
beard on, and there was general dis
cussion as to what it was intended 10
and its object. The matter was talke
about freely over the countv,a ,and man
of Jim Cash's friends guyed hjln abuu
it.
A few days thereafter tall, muscu
lar fellow walked into the postufiic
, and asked for the package for w. W
: Cain.
"Yes. it's here" said the pOstmastcl
: CD YOU, I'll teach you how {
show my packages around" he sait
, as he drew his pistol and shot Graves
! "Rube, you've killed me- garrc