St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-11
Train Robbers Turn a Switch
and Derail a Passenger
Train.
After Rifling the Express Car
They Shoot at the Fire
man.
Murderer Chapleau Sentenced
to Be Electrocuted at
Plattsburg.
Father Quigley, a Famous
Buckeye Priest, Indicted
for Misdemeanor.

IEXARKANA, AK. June 1U.- Ho
west-bound Cotton Belt train which
left here shortly before IL o'clock last
night left the track OH the spur switch
two miles from town. An unknown
man who was stealing a ride on the
foremost baggage car was instantly
crushed to death. and the pass
engers and trainmen were badly shaken
up. The engineer and fireman had
scarcely recovered from the shock when
six-shooters and Winchesters were
rammed in their faces and they were
ordered to lead the van in a march
upon the express car. The robbers
had turned the switch and caused
the wreck. They entered the ex-
press car and after short resist
ance from Messenger Nesbltt went
through the safe, securing, tbs claimed,
less than 5000. After they had gone
through this car the robbers marched
the engineer and fireman and mes
senger about 100 yards from the railroad
track, seated them on log and told
them to stay there with their
eyes shut for one hour. When the
bandits had gone distance of aboJ
fifty yards they turned and fired vol
ley at the men on the log. The mes
senger was shot through the left hand
and another bullet pierced his ear. The
robbers then disappeared. 1t required
but short time to notify officers here,
who are now in
Pursuit of the Bandits.
A party has been arrested and is now
in custody, but has not yet been fully
identified. Yesterday afternoon $4,000
was taken from the Southern Express
company's Office up town and carried
to the depot. This was sent north. 1t
is supposed the robbers were on the
lookout, but made mistake, think
ing the money was to go south.
When the train left the track, Con-
ductor A. B. Snoyer. who was in charge
of the train, went running to the front
to ascertain the cause of the trouble.
He was called on to halt, but continued
to advance, not thinking Of danger.
The first man he came across
was one of the robbers. The con-
ductor flashed his lantern in the
bandits face, the latter showed revol-
yer under the others nose. Again he
was ordered to retreat, and this time Or
ders were obeyed with alacrity. A great
of the robbery. Within the last few
wears several robberies have been
perpetrated within a radius Of 100
miles of here. The people here
are exasperated, and If the guilty
parties are caught Judge Lynch will
save court expenses. Another account
of the robbery is telegraphed the st.
Louis Republic from Little Rock, as
follows: Another bold and daring
train robbery has occurred on the st.
Louis. Arkansas & Texas rail
road, this time the Southern Ex-
press company suffering the loss.
At an early hour this morning the eX-
press car attached to the nortl bound
passenger train was robbed between
Camden and TeXarkana by four masked
men, and about $4,000 was taken from
the safe. Messenger A. M. NeSbitt was
in charge of the car. AS soon as he dis
covered the intention of the men he
fired two shots at the leader. and was
IN the act of firing third when he re-
ceived bullet in his right breast and
Fell to the Floor.
The robbers boarded the train at
water tank, where they had been in
waiting some time. Express Agent
Bum, of Memphis, Tenn, arrived this
evening and reports that Nesbitt was
killed, and thar the robbers secured
everything of value in the safe. The
men made their escape. About fif-
teen months ago similar robbery oc-
Cured on this same line near Texar-
kama; two of the outlaws, Steve and
Rube Burrows, the celebrated train rob-
bers, were captured and confined in the
Arkansas penitentiary pending their
trial. Rube escaped and Steve died
while in prison. 1t is expected that the
men who robbed the train this morning
are part of the same gang. A special
from Camden says the robbers placed
obstructions on the track in the shape
of logs, derailing the train, and that
Nesbitt was instantly killed.