Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-21
rHn ApAIR rRAIN RoBpnRY.
one Man Killed, -Four Wounded
and tho Express Oar
Cleaned out.

Cleaned out.
Last Thursday nights Missouri,
Kansas 4 Texas train from the south
was stopped at Adair, the express car
robbed, DR.. W. l.. Goh killed aud sew
eral other persons wounded The par
ticnlaIs of the affair as given below
were chiefly obtained from gentle
man who had an excellent opportunity
for observing aud we believe the ac-
count is substantially correct.
AS the train on the night in ques-
ton whislled for the Adair station,
sixteen miles south OF this city, four
men confronted night operator Hey
wood aud ordered him to alag her
down. presenting their Winchesiers.
He agreed to do so and they got behind
the depot, keeping him in range to see
that he did, while the balance OF the
gang, three or four in number, station
ed themselves at convenient places.
As the train came to stand-still the
engine was boarded by two men while
others took the conductor and train
men in charge. The information pub
lshed in last weeks CnIEFTAIN that
the Dalton boys and their associates,
numbering in all about eight men,
were rendezyousing in that vicinity
had reached the railroad officials and
as a consequence the train had been
carrying guards between Mnskogee
and NInita for some nights. There
were eight of them on this occasion,
among them being ] j. Kinney, spe.
cial detective of the railroad company,
Capt. Charley Leflore, All McCay and
Bud Kell of the Indian police and Sid
Johnson, deputy marshal. Pryor
Greek had been looked upon as the
place Of attack but still watch was
kept at all stopping places in that Vi
cinity. Bud Kell, looking from the
king car window, saw what was
happening, gave the alarm and the
officers stepped out on the east side
the opposite side from the depot Such |
a move had evidently been anticipated |
aud several Of the outlaws were here
to meet them and a brief fight took |
place, the officers using a coal house I
standing there as a fort Why this
fight did not last longer is accounted
for in several ways. but the general
belief is that il got altogether too warm
for the guards. The robbers however
took care to shield themselves with
train men and to fire was to endanger
the lives of the latter as much as the
former. simultaneously with the stop
ping OF the train the night operator
went to the express car as ordered and
called the messenger but that party,
glancing out of the window, saw what
was "on, j." and jumped back. The fire.
man with his coal pick was next press
ed into service and telling the messen-
ger who he was and not to shoot he
began batterng on the door. IL was
not long in being opened and the ex
press car was soon rified of all its con-
tents of value, including what there
was in the Through" safe. This is
guarded with a com bination lock and
the messenger is not supposed to know
the combination. Messenger Geo. 2
Williams got the safe door open in a
very short time however, but how, he
does not know. While the robbing of
the car was going on the night opera
tor was taken into the depot and told
10 open that safe but convinced the
robbers he could not do so and they
contented themselves by taking the
,hange out of the ticket drawer. A
sackful and half of plunder was
taken from the express car, but how
much money was secured is not known.
The express folks say very little, as
the raid was expected and shipments .
1f value were not made by the night
trans.
When the work OF the raiders had
)een finished and they were retiring
rom the scene, the most unfortunate
occurrence OF the evening took place.
Dr. w i. Goff, who has of late been
.esiding at Frederick town, Mo-, but !
was back at Adair on visit, and DR.. S
J.. S. Youngblood, engaged in practice
It Adair, were seated on the porch of q
he Skinner store building, some sixty
i've yards from the track In leaving
he train three or four of the robbers
passed through the street in front of
.hese doctors and as they got opposite s
ired a volley of eighteen or twenty
shots at them. Both were shot in each
eg and Dr. Goh fell forward exclaim-
ng "I'm killed" DR.. Youngblood
tarted to run around the building
when he was struck by another ball I
which brought him down. lie then
made his way as best he could to the #
lepot and told what had happened, t
md the train men went after his COM y
,anion. The train, which had been {
detained forty minutes, now proceeded
lpon its way, bringing the two un- i
ortunate doctors to this place. Drs. S
7ortner and Bagby had previously been
lotified by wire that their services 9
we're needed, and as soon as the train
.rrived they took charge Of the suffer-
rs and rendered at possible ald. IL b
fas plainly to be seen that DR.. Gof's Z
wound which was in the r
nee, was of dangerous character, j..
md it was determined that the only !
ope for him was TO amputate the leg.
he operation was carefully performed s
md the patient recovered from the in
uence of chloroform, but he had lost
90 much blood and died next morn
ng at hall past five. The body was
mbalmed and sent home to Ereder- a
,kstown, on Friday nights train. 6
Dr. Youngbiood's wounds were tenn I
'orarily dressed as speedily as possible :
nd also the wounds of the three Of =,
GERS. A bullet went through the q
esh Of Mr.. Kinney's shoulder, another
truck JOhnson's s watch and imbedded
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