The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-10
RuBE BURROWS CAREER.
rne principal Events II the Outlaws
somewhat remarkable Life.

rr,a Principal Events II tho Outlaw 3
somewhat remarkable Life.
N, According to a MORNING NEWS dispatch.
,bIi.bed Yesterday, Rube Burrows. the
a,,Iaw. was shot by a deputy sheriff on
WEDNESDAY while trying to make his es-
osna from jail. His life furnishes an ex-
-, niece of criminal history He was
- 800 ;r North Alabama about the begin
&c of the war OF secession aud Is about ~
wears old. ,.... - l .
10 years old A companion and he
are ont hunting one dav when dlspute
| arose over some trlfe and Burrows Aiiied
- There were no witnesses 10 the kill
LII M and Burrows claimed that he did it in
| eeif -defense and was released.
| T--non Ala is his home. II Is village
-..'.o+ad away up in the mountains of North
aisbama. remote from civilization.
sIona in 1888, when Burrows was mere
vonth. he organized band OF thieves He
was their captain. lhey mace WHISKY ana
Ii n tn the farmers up In his neighbour
bood They had spies out around the still +,
"a whenever a stranger appeared he had
- 1--WE a very clear account of himself.
M mr. two deputy marshals have been left
or-er there in their attempt TO break up the
gang. -, s.:..
money, but was unsuccessful ana gave II
m His next escapade Cccnrred near Pine
R|,F Ark, three years ago. He, his
brorher. Jim Burrows, and Nick Thornton
rohbed an express car of $4,000. Jim
Burrows was captured, prosecuted in th9
,rkausas courts and sentenced TO the peni-
sntiarv for twenty years. After that rob-
sarv Kube and Nick Thornton concealed
themselves IN a little hut in the mountains
Dear Vernon. If they were suspected of
l,l,o off or Wa i.rav va
sno1gb to beard these two desperadoes in
heir den.
PROFITABLE MOONSHINING.
After while they came out from their
trt and resumed making whisky, and it is
aid that they were experts at the business.
Thsy made money by their illegal work.
md their families and sweethearts lived in
Ne hight Of mountain style.
On the night of Dec. 10 last, as the north
hund Illinois Central express train No.
vas milling out from Duck Hill small
sation midway between New Orleans and
\. Louis the engineer was ordered to stop
is train 200 yards north of the station. He
aeyed, and man jumping from
10 engine, with the engineer and
Aeran in front with hands UP,
nrcbed to the door of the express car
ad demanded admittance. The express
nsseuger, in his fright, responded to the
oeductoT, 7. B. Wilkinson, stepping on the
@sde to see the cause of the halt, was
cnmauded by another robber, who, up to
that time had been unobserved to return to
scar. Wilkinson appealed to the passen-
gss for aid in driving the robbers away,
but instead they all crowded under tueir
seats, with the exception of a young man,
Chester Hughes, who borrowed a Win
chester and went out to help the conductor.
hot iaH faK
ments afterward. Wilkinson had exhausted
his cartridges, and Ieturned inside.
Mean time the robber in the express car
proceeded to business, and while filling his
pouch with valuables whistled some lively
country tune. Thirty-fve thousand dollars
was the amount the robbers got
ON WRONG SCENT.
The country soon swarmed with detect
ives and sheri1fs' posses, so daring was the
deed and as one of the robbers resemble
the notorious Capt. Bunch the crime was at
once charged to him; but even he was not
captured, and they afterward found that
they we're on the wrong scent.
In July, 1889, Burrows ordered masks
from Chicago firm under an alias. He
dlrectee them 10 be sent by mail to Jewell,
post flee near Vernon. Nick Thornton
went after them, but as they we're regis
tered the postmaster refused to deliver them
~ abJ OIiiSl buAu tU6 party I'd WHOM Ul6y
we're addressed. Burrows then came He
met with the same refusal. Old man Gar
dener, the postmaster, became angry at
Burrows threats and ordered him away.
Burrows killed him. Some women who
we're near rushed in as soon as they heard
The shooting. He tipped his hat TO them as
Gey entered the door, and selecting the
best looking one in the crowd threw his
arms around her neck and implanted very
leayy smack on her lips He then quietly
walked to his horse, tipped mis- hat again
and galloped away.
BETRAYED BY BOY.
Burrows and Thornton then left the
ountry for short time, but soon returned.
IL an attempt to arrest them shortly after
ward an officer was shot down but recov-
cred. They kept hiding around after that
lntI few weeks ago detective happened
gong IN that country. He caught little
ohDny burrows, nephew of Ruibe. and
gave the whole snap about the Duck
I'LL robbery away, telling all about how
ne outlaws left home and how thew re-
burned.
The robbers heard of this and thew AGAIN
elt No one knew where they had zone
pince that time many efforts have been
sde to capture Burrows, but no officer has
preceded 10 LAYING hands on him until
ow sheriff's posse had several des-
crate tights with him in Blount county. in
RcioDer' 1889, and in one of them James
peeno was killed.