Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-03
BOLD PIECE Or WORK.
qeSs Robbers Hold Up a Santa Fe
Express Train.
ZEN MEN TAKE PART AND MAKE
lway with the Contents Of Both Safes in the EzPres
Car-Ths Engineer and Fireman Captured sirsi
BY Two Men aad Compelled to Stop the
Tram as Ordered by Them.

GUTHRIE. Ok, June 2.-The south
bound Santa Fe passenger train, wnicn
leaves Wichita at 5:45 D. m, was held
up at 0;45 last night, by masked rooOers
a. the stock yards, near the station oI
Red Rock. in the Cherokee Strip.
The train was tagged and the engln-
eer and fireman taken prisoners. Ihe
robbers then entered the express car,
broke open the safe and secured lts con
tents. The amount obtained Is thought
here TO have been int nded for Indian
payments.
Messenger Z. c. WhittleSy is author
fly for the statement that less than Sl5,-
600 was secured. WhittleSy says that
about ten men participated In the roo
berry.
The details Of the robbery makes a
i story OF unexampled Outlswry on the
part OF the bandits and Of brave resist
Npnce on the part OF the cuStodians OF
me express cOmpany's property.
The robbers were at work the best
|)part OF an hour attempting TO intlmi-
date the express messengers into sub
mission, and during all that time the
passengers were risking their lives IN
the defense OF the company's property.
The robbery was an unique one In
1.-THE history OF Indian Territory Outlaw
ry. In the first place, the robbers got
Everything In sight Again, during
battle between the passengers aud the
bandits, In which fully 200 shots were
fred, not a man was wounded.
IL was 10 o'clock when the train
reached Red Rock, 90 the northwest
Icorner Of the Otoe and Missouri ReSer-
'vation. 10 the Indian Strip. Just as 1t
was pulling out two men with black
masks covering their faces. covering
the engineer and firemen with their re-
yolvers, commanded them TO run the
train down 20 the stock yards and 20
stop AZ given signal. Carl Mack, the
engineer, and Frank Rogers, the tre-
man. obeyed the command, for 20 have
resisted would have meant their death.
N the train stopped the two rob-
ere jOined by five masked COM
rs. Their leader commanded the
leer and fireman 70 walk back 70
.xpfeSs car and commanded the
toan 20 break open the door with his
,tpick.
y 9. Whittlesey, the messenger, and
: Riehl, the guard, anticipating
vas going on when the train came
tandstill, had blown out the lights
car and refused TO allow any one
er. The bandits then opened fire
the car from all sides but the two
j within IL responded promptly, aim
all their shots at the door.
When the robbers at last entered the
express car they covered those within
with their guns and with a sledge ham
mer and chiSel broke open the way safe
and the through safe and robbed them
! OF everything OF value. They also took
$50 ar gold watch from the guard OF
the "a = 'sS car.
Messenger Whlttlesey had hidden his
money and watch and the robbers got
nothing from him. The amount Secur-
ed by the robbers Is unknown as the
|. Express Company has made no state
Nnent. After the robbery the men
mounted their horses aud rode OIL to
the southwest.
The Dalton gang is charged with the
crime, aud judging from the descrip-
.tlOn given Of the robbers by those who
are acquainted with the DaltOnS, IL was
undoubtedly the notorious gang. A
ydetectivo snd posse had been on the
latter'S track for some time.
A strong posse was organized here
late last night. 10 is thought that the
robbers can be easily tracked on ac-
count OF the wet ground.