The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-16
FIVE SHOT BY THE ROBBERS,
AND $4,000 TAKEN FROM THE Ex-
PRESS COMPANY,s SAFES.

YounEer-Three OF the TRAINS Eight
euards Wounded in the First Eucounter
and Two Physicians wsntoniy Shot
Ono or tho Latter Dead-The Express
Messenger Compelled TO open = safe.
vINrTA. I. T.. July 15.-Missouri. Kansas
| and Texas train No. 2,northbound.was robbed
| at Adair. twenty miles south OF this city. last
night For week 1t has been known that the
| notorious Dalton boys. with several ASSOC
cates. making party OF eleven. were In the
country below here and the railroad company
put guards on its night train on Monday and
has kept them there ever since.
| 1t was expected that Prior Crock would DO
tho point Of attack. and until the train whis-
tied for Adair last night no ono thought Of an
| attack there. just as tho train whstled. sew
oral men surrounded Night Operator Haywood
| at the station and ordered him to flag It
As they were armed he had no alternative. and
| complied. As the conductor stepped of the
train lie was made prisoner. aud mo-
ment later the entire Grew we're doing duty as
| breastworks.
| The officers were riding in tho smoker. One
of them. looking out OF the window. saw the
| conductors lantern drop. and knew In an In
! slant thcy had found their men. The officers
| jumped of tho train on the opposite side from
tho depot. and found them selves right In tho
| midst Of the robbers
| There was short fight. in which Detective
J. J. Kinney Of the railroad company was shot
in the shoulder. and Indian Police Captain
LAHORE in the arm. An officer named john
ston had his watch shot to pieces. the same
bullet embedding itself In his arm.
While this tight was going on. or immodi-
ately after. a volley was poured into the
Pacific express car, and Messenger George P.
comrelied to STOP iirSS lest they shoot some
was Tuickir robbed eiS and he messenger was
oEdsret t. rsn The ss Hs is
work and soon got tho door open.
While the express car was being robbed the
dpred to open the station sale. but finally con-
WINGED the men that he could not do 80. The
cash drawer was broken open and 50 or "a
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killed" DR.. Youngbiood. although shot in the
Isg started t9 run put another bullet brought
however and told what, had happened. Dr..
Goir was found to be badly wounded in both
legs.
foot botE We're TAKEN Ha @ lie tfaiP and
shs 'f5 sssasB asy
the local surgeons Pms .r OF the oh read d.: w. I
whe g il arrived they made an exami nation Of
the wounded mem Dr. Cot had bIed great "a
one OF mis- Leg but no
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gsrs On ssS 4ose s aS nc
South. On a Subsequent Examination Of Dr.
Young blood'e, wounds L was found necessary
to team a;mputate his foot at the instep He Is now
There were eight officers on the train and
conjecture. The night operator says the rob-
SAX sd s snd eSts
of some which looked az II they might con-
tain clothing. The express agents think very
despatch no money by night trains,
the country well. having lived here for years
until three years ago. are more than likely to
a ,ns " on tfssH 'f
within thirty Ave miles Of this place. but not
Ss rsbBssS S Of s n .aa stoDn.
Killed and boy INJURED The perpstrat9rs Of o.
that hold-up. who were also engaged in the
down and killed except s one. named Lewis.
he nov Under p 81 death Ct Fort
Gs has ever
lost dollar. and in a majority OF them the ex-
press company has escaped with slight losses;
this raid. have grown up in this section. and ID
are knowp pe1sSSna!y to mapy pe9Ele here
They are. from Oldest to youngest. a dare
means. They have been frequently. seen here ere
abouts in the last week or two Yesterday a
hs tdssn hs stU EhH and oas
.nsa sEtn$$RIs train that wa. held
abundant evidence Of the battle that had taken
GeoreeP P. Williams. the messenger who had
charge OF the car. at once reported to the local
hs is,s
him and another messenger was detailed to
take the run. out to night. -.
Tho safe that no opened for the. robbers was q
through one that messengers are not sup
It is locked at San Antonio and is not opened
until It REACHES Dontson y where ns TIE agent
bs the SsStsu Until It sets to e.
Notwithstanding this fact. Williams opened
know. When commanded to unlock 1t or haye
his head blown on. he answered that it would
be Impossible for him to comply with the re-
WINCHESTER Va yss ;, t coed dr. peTrs +. how:
% turn. and the sue 81 cane OPEN The only
EXPLANATION he can give Is that 1t was not
locked Dofore leaving Denlson. 49,
Tho fact that he opened It. however, Is likely
to cost him his Job. He will 90 to his homo ut
Warrensburg tomorrow morning. and at noon
will leave for st. Louis to report to Superin-
tcndent Fuller. II his dismissnl follows. he
nsn hf Sod ss bsn In h ds
talk.
Express officials here ridiculed the idea Of
the rohhers having secured $4,000. 1t IL
more than probable that tho amount was
small.
Had there been any large onsignmsnts for
the North thu company would have held thcm
at Dcnison until they could be sent through
on a day train.
There is considerable, criticism Of the on
cers who were expected to wipe the robbers
on the face OF the earth. but instead came near
getting wiped Of themselves, Gar. Capt Kinney
and that they permitted the robbers to, escape
with the booty, and without q scratch. while
three Of Klnney's PARTY and two outsiders
were wounded. seems very singular to the ex-
press people here.
News tonight from .Adair is to tho effect
that he robbers are still at large.
Express Company denied this afternoon that
tho company had lost $4,000, by the robbery,
but from other sources equally well Informed