The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-06-10
THE NOTORIOUS OUTLAWS
HELD UP THE SANTA FE.
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE RAID.
Only a Few Hundred Dollars Secured by
The Bandlts-The Fireman of the
Train Forced to Run the Risk and
DO the WOrk-They Even Go
Through the Messengers
POckets-Many Shots.

GUTHRIE, Ok, June 3.-The robbery
of the Santa Fe train last night is be-
lieved to have been done by the Dali
ton gang.
The train was late last night and
did not reach Red Rock station until
II o'clock and stopped but moment
South of the station 200 feet, at the
stock yards Engineer Carl Mack sud
denly stopped, because two masked
men, who had entered the engine at
the station; forced him to do so. I'm
mediately four more dark figures APP
peared and the train was in the hands
Of robbers
The moment the train stopped En-
gineer Mack and Fireman Rogers were
made to descend from the cab and go
to the mail car, which was directly
behind the engine. Postal Clerks
Traylor and Williams were doing duty
and Messengers Whittlesby and Refill
had the express car. Traylor and Will
liams were induced to dismount at the
muzzles of Winchesters.
All four were then marched along
with the engineer and fireman to the
express car where they were halted.
The fireman was then compelled to
break in the door of the express car
with his coal pick, the robbers keeping
up an incessant discharge of firearms.
Within the express car the messengers
were firing point blank at the
door, which, as they supposed
a robber was trying to en-
ter. In fact it was Fireman
Rogers, unable from the surrounding
noise to make himself heard within
and doing only what he had to do with
death staring in his face. The door
finally gave way and Rogers was lifted
half way drought the broken door,
into the express car, where he made
himself known and caused the messen-
gers to quit firing.
After Rogers came two of the rob-
bers, the taller one of whom ordered
the fireman to break in the top of the
safe without delay. The company's
sledge hammer was used and in few
moments the top of the safe gave way
and the robbers scooped out the con-
tents.
The outlaws then went through the
messengers. From keihl $50 and a
gold watch were obtained, but from
Whittlcsby they got nothing, he hay
ing hid his valuables.
During all this time the postal
clerks, the brakeman and engineer
were standing with hands up. Con-
ductor Wilcox remained with his pas
sengers in the first car.
After having done their work sc
thoroughly in the express car the rob
bcrs climbed out and, keeping the
whole train force under cover while
they were forced back into their re
spective places, rode away into the
darkness. The mail, baggage and
passenger cars were not molested
Baggagemaster Ritter was in his bag
gage car, between the mail and express
cars, but was not mOlested,
1.-THE number of shots fired during
the hold-up is variously estimated a
from fifty to 100. The express ca
was riddled and looked like seive.
There were no horses at Red Rock
! so no chase could be given the bandits
The train arrived here at o'clock thi
morning and large posse of officer
at once started for Red Rock, but a
, the robbers had fifty miles the star
+. and were headed for the mountains il
n the Creek country, it is doubtful
). they will be caught.
The safe of the express compan
contained only few hundred dollars
so the thieves will have little to rC
muneratc them for their great risk.