Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-20
GREEN HANDS.
A Cowboy and Chums Try to Hold
Up a T. P. Train.
They Try to Force a Section Foreman
10 Help Them Ou', and He Lets
the Cat Out OF the Bag.
WouId-be Robbers Meet With a Warm Re-
ception-Two of Them Wounded
and Captured.
GOT NOTHING BUT BULLETS.

GOT NOTHING BUT BULLETS.
Special to the Gazette.
PECOS CITY, Tex. Nov. 1S.-Au at
tempt was made TO rob the east bound
passenger tram at Van Horn last night +,
which resulted in the wounding of one of
the sheriff's posse and the woundIng and
capture Of two, and perhaps all OF the
| highwaymen. 1t seems that one Sylvan
Roberts, cowboy, well-known among
the ranrhman of the Pecos valley, and
| two other PARTIES whose names your re-
porter has been unable to obtain, up
| preached the section foreman whose
name Is Smith. at or near Kent S alton,
| yesterday morning aud made PROPOSE
ton to him
| TO ASSIST IN THE ROBBERY.
Smith through fear of being killed if
| he refused, consented to go with them,
and it was arranged that Smith should
! board the train at Van Horn and force
the engineer to halt after pull
Ing out from the station
halt mile or so. Smith went
to Van Horn during the day yester day
and gave he whole thing away, and as q
consequence when the train pulled into
Van Horn officers from Ell Paso were on
board. They were reinforced there by
deputy sheriff and several citizens, who
took their stand III the far end of the
coach next to the mail and express car.
Smith then, Us agreed.
BOARDED THE ENGINE
and the train was stopped at the place
agreed upon As soon US the train came
to staudstiil two of the robbers ap-
preached the express car from the south
and one from the north side and were
fired upon by the posse in the car
simultaneously. Five shots were fired,
but the robbers were not captured. Dur
ing the skirmish Mr. J. J. Mccullough, n
merchant of Van Horn, who was with
the sheriff posses, was shot in the
shoulder. He came on TO this place last
night for medical attention and returned
on the east bound at 8 O'Clock this
morning. A private message from Van
Horn this afternoon states that two of
the robbers have been captured, as they
were so badly wounded as to be unable 10
travel.
THE PASSENGERS PUT MORE TRAGEDY INTO
IT.
Special to the Gazette.
ABILENE, TEX Nov. 18.-Passengers
on the East bound passenger train which
arrived here at l0:30 this morning re-
ported a thrilling account of n would be
train robbery of their train last night.
The meager facts and particulars as
learned by your correspondent from the
passengers are about as follows: The
robbers consisted of four out
laws who formed their little
The one who was to hold I'D the engineer
lao
seems he was an unwilling accomplish or
he became so overcome with fright as
"to squeal'' on his colleagues. After |
he was aboard the train be informed the |
conductor OF the situation and told him |
that he was forced into the robbery or |
would be murdered by his accomplices if |
he did not act. which he consented to do. |
The conductor wired Il head
FOR A HEAVY GUARD
and at the next station they took on If
teen section hands under q competent |
leadership, all of whom were armed 10
the teeth with Winchesters and pistols.
IL was decided by those in control to let
the 'sQuealer' go forward and hold up
the engineer two miles this side of Kent,
the last station in the Jumbo county of
Ell Paso, which had been agreed upon by
the robbers as the attacking point.
" hen the water stank was reached ut |
Kent the squealer went forward and as
the point of attack was reached
the engineer came TO dead
halt. anu at Il signal by the squealer the
would be robbers came forward, think
ing everything in spple-pie order. Great
was their dismay when they were given
/ cordial reception by the guards when
hey were well down the mountain eide.
Ia discovering that they had been be-
rsy-d they backed off and fired the
contents of all their fire arms into the
guards car. The firing lasted for fully
minute. At least
ONE HUNDRED SHOTS WERE FIRED
altogether. After the firing had ceased
md the battle smoke had cleared away,
t was found that one guard had been
painfully, but not fatally shot, in the
boulder. and that two of the robbers
we're also lying dead on or near the
rack. The train proceeded on her way |
md at the next station the wounded
.uard was put off, where medical aid
ou!d be obtained. The bodies of
he dead robbers were also put
If TO be forwarded back on the next
sest- bound train. Thus 1t will be seen
hat two were killed aud ;he squealer is
till in custody, while the fourth is still ,
I large. No booty was secured. The
obbery or hold-up occurred about ten ,
b.. IN. Passengers on the train report
ute warm and entertaining time for
he short time of a few moments, and :
heir assertions are fully warranted as IL
videnced by the many bullet holes IN s
he cars.