The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-07

the doors OF the coaches. The Sheriff
crouched in the cab OF the engine with
heavy shotgun In his hands.
Suddenly red light was seen ahead and
the engineer slowed down. Hardly had
he done so when three masked men,
armed with rifles, were seen standing on
the track.
FOUR ROBBERS CAPTURED.
The Sheriff fired at the three men, and
as he did SO his posse and another lot OF
deputy sherifis. concealed in the woods,
charged upon the robbers and succeeded
in capturing four OF them.
dispatch from FL Paso, Tex, dated
January IL, 1888, gave an account OF q
train robbery on the Mexican Central Rail-
road, near Chihuahua. Several armed
men mounted the engine and ordered the
engineer and fireman to the rear OF the
train. The Wells Fargo messenger was
compelled to open his car and S34i was
stolen.
A bold attempt at train robbery took
place near Atoka, /. T., on the night OF
December "A, 1887. As tho south bound
train ON the Missouri, Kansas * Texas
road was about 10 leave two men boarded
the engine and compelled the engineer TO
run 10 a bridge short distance from the
station. The express messenger aud bag
gage master barricaded themselves in their
car, and after trying in vain 10 force an
entrance the robbers rode sheepishly away
after firing number oi shots through tue
| Cur.
A train bound north over the ST. Louis,
Arkansas x Texas Railroad was stopped by
train robbers ten miles from Texarkana,
| Ark, late on the night OF December .,
1887. Three men boarded the engine aud
stopped the train. The robbers then fired
into the express car, compelled tho mes
senger TO open the door and got away with
about $4,000.
THREW DYNAMITE At THE CAR.
The Galveston, Harrisburg and San An
tonic express was stopped some miles out
side Of N Paso, Texas, night Of October 10,
1887 Two men, wearing cloth masks,
crawled over the tender, revolvers In hand
and ordered the engineer aud fireman 10
lead the way TO the express car. They did
so. Reaching the express car one Of the
robbers threw dynamite against the car
door. The explosion knocked hole In
the car and broke all the glass in the other
doors. The robbers called 10 the express
messenger, j. Ernest White, and TO his
companion, j. X. Beardsley, in the EN-
ploy Of the Wells, Fargo Company, telling
them 20 come out. They did so, but
Smith placed his revolver just inside the
car door, The robbers searched the mes.
scngers and then ordered them back into
the car. They obeyed, but an one OF tho
robbers attempted 10 follow Smith into the
car the messenger caught up his pistol,
and placing IL against the robbers breast
fired, and shot him through the heart
l.s.
ground, fired twice at Smith and then ex-
pred.
Smith and the second robber then ex.
changed shots, as the latter tried 10 drug
his comrades body 10 the engine, intend.
ing 10 uncouple II from the train and get
away. While the robber was lifting the
body upon the engine, the messenger Sc
cured a double-barreled shotgun and fired
at the surviving train robber. The latter
sank 10 the ground, and then suddenly
sprang up and rnn away. The next day
his body was found In the bush about fifty
yards from the scene OF the attempted rob
berry. Only one bucksbot had struck him,
but II cut the artery over the heart.
COT AWAY WITH $4,000.
Two masked men with drawn rcvolvors
mounted the cab of the Texas & Pacific
east.bound express train on tho night OF
September 10, 1887, at Bcnbrook, twelve
miles west Of Fort Worth, Tex. Two other
men boarded the express car, snitcr firing
dozen shots into It. One OF the robbers
then opened the safe and distracted its
valuable contents. lie then turned his at.
lcnlion to the mail car and took possession
Of all the registered letters. Over $4,000
was the proceeds Of this robbery. There
A l.. l..
the same place In June, the same year.
When the New Orleans bound train OF
the Southern Pacific line from San An
tonic reached Flatonia, Tex, on the night
OF June rs, 1887, tue two men boarded II
and compelled the engineer at tho point OF
| their pistols TO run ON toward Schulon-
burg. Nearing that place the engineer
| WIS forced 10 bring the train TO stand.
still near a bright iiro which WIS burning
alongside the track.
As the train stopped twelve men took
possession OF II aud robbed the express car
and mail ear, appropriating money pack
ages. Then tho robbers entered tho pas.
sengcr coaches aud deprived each pas
senger Of his money, watch, chain aud
other iewelry. over $4,000 was cap.
turcd.
Passenger train No. SOC on the Intcf.
national & Great Northern road was
stopped during tho night Of May rs, 1887,
at Mcneil station, q lew miles north oi
Austin, Tex, by fifteen ortwenty robbers,
VINO robbed the express ear. About fifty
shots were fired, all the passengers wop
"hrld up" About $50, 900 was the sun
taken. Mr.. Henry landa, Of San An
tonic, was shot in tho hand; brakeman
. named White had his check aud NOS,
graAcd by bullet.
GIANT POWDER usED ~ ARIZONA.
Arizona Territory, on the night Of Apr
%, 1887, was startled by n most nudaciou.
, train robbery. The Western bound cx
press, due at Tucson. A. r., at 10 O'Clock
was stopped and robbed Mt fapago Station
eighteen miles east of Tucson. Five q
eight men had hand In the Job. A. thl
I engineer was approaching Paparo Station
hc was slgnalcd BY a nd light and stoppcl
. his train. When the engine came 10
siandslill dozun or more shots werc iiro,
at the express ear. Failing 20 open thl
car, the robbers placed n stick OF ginn
powder under IL and compelled the en-
ginccr Of the train, Col. Harper, 10 ligh
, the fuse. In order 10 save himself frOu
, being blown 10 pieces, the cnginoo
= stamped ont the fuse and opened th
1 cxpriss car. The robbers secured abou
\ 5000. The express messenger thrcy
. $500 In a stove, aud so saved Il from th
rohborA
Two miles cas-, Of Gordon, Tex, on IN
, Tcxas & Pacific Railroad, early In th
!, morning OF January -, 1857, mos
/ daring aud successful train robbcr
. was pcpetralod by eight armed an,
j masked mon. As the regular pas