Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-26
ANOTHER TRAIN ROBBERY.
Three Men Hold Up Train I'm Missis-
sippi--ssO. 900 Overlooked.
49, Telegraph 20 mo Dispatch.

lBy telegraph 20 tho Dispstchl
NOZZLE. Ala, September 2G.-The Mobile
and Ohio south-bound mail and passenger
train was held up at $40 o'clock this morn
ing by train-robbcrs at Buckatunna, Miss,
n station seventy miles north Of Mobile.
The train was due here at A. VI.
Just before the train left Buckatunna
two men mounted behind the tender Of
the train. and climbing over. covered En-
rineer Lack Therrel and Fireman Thomas
Hust with their reyolvers. The robbers
were disguised with red baudana handker-
chiefs over the lower part Of their faces.
The leader ordered the engineer 90 pull
out and stop at the bridge two miles below
Buckatuuna. and to place the tram 50 That
the express and mail car should be on the
further side Of the bridge from the rest OF
the train. the bridge being trcstle over "a
deep creek. lyon obey instructions or
it's death. " they said. The engineer looked
down the barrel Of the pistol and slowly
pulled the lever.
The train ran rapidly down 70 the spot
indicated, and the engineer ran the tram
Just where the men with the pistols wanted
IT,. Then there appeared q third rObbcr
disguised like the other two. These three
made the engineer and fireman come with
them to the express-car, and the engineer
had to call TO fXpressman j. W. Cunning
10 Open inc ilWlI Oh lllt Ihl. 4 III NOfiAf'i
door was already open, but the iron-barrcd
door was closed and locked Cunning was
seated with his back 10 the door. and when
he turned round he looked down the muz-
Zle of three TevOlyeTs. The command was
given and Cunning opened the barred
door and the chief robber jumped in. The
other two remained outside 10 guard the
engineer and fireman.
The lender made the messenger dump
the contents oil the safe into canvas
suck. but noticing that he was not closely
watched Cunning showed some Of the
money aside, so that about 81 600 was hid
den, the robbers getting s27OO. All this
money belonged to the Mobile and ONO
Railroad Company. Along the side of the
eXpress-caT door was "a pile Of $4,000 OF
Government money "a route 10 Florida,
which the robbers failed 10 notice. Then
the robbers made the eNpressman get ont
Of the ear and gOWith them % the mall-car
". G. Bell. mail agent. had suspected that
robbery was going on and tried TO get into
the baggage car with q number of regis
tered packages Of mail. Just ~ be- stepped
TO the end door OF the car he saw through
the glass that the robbers had intercepted
him. The TObbcr leader faced him. pistol
in hand. and finding Bells arms full Of
packages, said: Dump those here on my
left arm
There were twcnty-four packages in all
and Bell dumped them as requested The
robber made Bell hand him "a registered
pouch and ordered the agent 10 open IT,,
but Bell had no KEY, SO the rObber car
RED the pouch of with him.
The pouch was made up at Meridian
and the contents and value are unknown.
Just then Billy Schotes, the conductor
who had been irving 10 find out the trOu-
bic and had armed himself with a Win
chester, came out Of the train having bis
lantern. and shouted whats the mat
ter?n The robbers fired two shots al him,
crying out: Come mp here and you'll
see what's the matter!
The engineer told robbcr to let up on
shooting, rs the trmnmen would open FIRE
and be shooting their own men. There
was no more shooting, and the train was
ordered TO put out at once, which 1t did,
the robbers disappearing IN the under
growth on the west side of the track.
The train pulled down TO Chronicle and
sWoppcd time with the accommodation
train, and the accommodation trains en-
CINE and car was sent back 10 the scene Of
the robbery with detectives and an armed
posse.
The leader Of the robbers is n man six
feet high, of about 10 pounds weight, and
was dressed in common clothes and a
slouch hat. His assistants wore common
clothes and nothing 10 distinguish them.
When the handkerchief slipped down "A
little off the leaders face the express mes
senger SAYS he saw he had black nous
tache. and thinks he had a beard.
The leader of the train-TObbers who held
up the Mobile and Ohio train al Bucka-
tunna Miss, this morning Is believed 20 be
Rube Burrows, a noted desperate. the man
for whom search created so much excite
ment in the northern part Of the State a few
months ago. At that time il was believed
ne was organizing gang to hold up some
tram, and the Mobile and Ohio Company,
anticipating m attack, armed all Us train
bands with Winchester rifles. This was
made public. and was doubtless what the
rObber referred to tins morning as he SAID
during the process of robbing the mail-ca :
THE Mobile and Ohio dared me TO hold
up train and | wanted 20 show them
could do it,"
A special to the Mobile Register from
Buckatunna says the suspected parties
were seen camping near the bridge for
several DAYS. The three men were seen
this morning about 9 o'clock making their
way east on foot. They were armed and
were avoiding houses by going around
them. They are believed TO be the train
robbers. posse was in pursuit mp 10 last
accounts. and were confident of over
taking the men.
The Mobile and Ohio road offers ~, 900
reward for the arrest and conviction of the
robbers