The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-06

time, ~ won't to Wise County. Tex,
with an unclo. went to farming, and
in few years married. My fathcr-in-
law gave mo somo land, and on this
farmed until 1856 without any unusual
occurrence. When boy had read tho
life Of Jesse James. and always had an
ambition to equal him in daring deeds.
But when | married l settled down to
quiet farming" "IIo talked" says tho
reporter, ''as smoothly as scholar"
"My wife died." Burrows wont on to say,
"and got in with q crowd of fellows in
Texas who had robbed trains. They
invited mo to join them, and did
not hesitate to do So and l amt
sorry for it. The first trip took with
| the boys was up into tho Indian Terri
tory. we went there to rob an Indian
woman of wad of money We knew she
had, but We didn't get it. Coming back
| in the Panhandle we struck Texas Pa
cific train taking water. We got on it
and wentthrough tho passengers. There
wcro four soldiers in tho car, but they
were worse scared than any body else.
We didn't get much, though-not quito
$780,
Burrows described In a cool, mattor-of-
fact way how Il little later OH thoy held
up another train on the Same road at
Bend Brooke and took 81 900 from the
express car. The following week they
worked the same road a third time, but
got only S4O0. Burrows seems to have
thought of retiring then, for he won't
home and married n second time. lie
did not, however, lead tho life of u re-
formed train robber vcry long. and, to
use his own expression, ho ''soon
wanted to get out again" This is Bur-
rows picturesque description of what
followed:
I'VE got Tho boys together, took our
Colts shooting-irons and went for tho
same road again at Gordon. Bromley
covered the engineer, whilo Nip, Jim
and myself lifted the cash from tho cx-
press and mail cars and got off without
hand being lifted against rs. When
Bromley got on the engine and covered
the engineer, it happened that no was
the same fellow he had strucI, before,
and though he was mad. lie did as Brom-
Icy told him."
The law officers and detectives wero
now hot and eager in his pursuit.
Towards the latter end of October, 1889.
tho sheriff of Blount County, Ala, heard
that Red Rube" and jackson werc at
farm near Brookvillc. With two mon
Of tho highest courage he rode within
one hundred yards OF tho house and
shouted "llello!" The two outlaws i'm
nediatcly appeared in the doorway, but
sprang back when they saw the guns
lcvellcd towards them. Burrows and
Jackson reappcarcd in moment with
their rifles. Rubo held ono Of tho
women of the house in front OF him,
and from behind her back took aim at
tho sheriff, whom he warned not to APP
proach. The officer and his aids hest
tated, and 'Rubo" and jackson began to
retire towards tho woods. At dis
TANGO OF six hundred yards the woman
was released and Burrows opened fire on
the sheriff, and finally disappeared in
the trees.
Tho sheriff next went to Birminr-
ham for supply of Winchester rifles
and returned to tho field with one hun
drcd and fifty men and couple of
bloodhounds. Arrived on the ground of
the late conflict, tho dogs soon struck
the trail and tho small army of deputy
Shcrifis were shortly in full gallop be-
hind them. Suddenly u shot rang out
and dog came yclping bacl, wounded.
That's them. We can get 'cm now.
Close in carefully, boys" cried the shcr-
iif
Come on, I'm ready for you," was
the defiant cry OF Burrows as he an
pcarcd in full view.
One hundred and fifsy men hid in n
second behind rs many trees.
''Rubc" began firing. The bullet
struck the tree behind which one of the
deputies stood. jackson fired and a
tree saved another life. The posse fred,
but no one was hurt.
''fou fellows go and learn TO shoot"
Burrows tauntingly shouted, as he and
his companion started to walk away
AS he disappeared in the trees he cried
out: Goodbye, boys; come and sec me
again..
The chase was abandoned for the day.
and III the meantime Superintcndcnts
Agcr and Fisher, Of the Southern En-
press Company, arrived with nearly
forty picked men, half dozen detect
ives and three blootlhounds. Tho pur-
suit was resumed, but the force were
thrown OFF the trail by tho plausible
story ola mountainecr and Burrows had
vanished.
burrows narrow escapes from capture
were almost innumcrublc. While Oh a
train going TO Montgomery tho sus-
picious actions of himself and his
brother attracted tho attention OF tho
conductor, who telcgraphed ahead to
the police. Half dozen officers dis
guiscd asked them when tho train ar
rived at the station where they were
going. Burrows, who saw through tho
disguise, replied that they were look
ing for a Chcan boa rdinr-hnnsn