The morning call., 1892-09-15
CAREER OF THE GANG.
They Are Wanted In California for the
Goshen Robbery.

They Are Wanted In California for the
Goshen Robbery.
On the night of the 22d Of January, 1890,
the southDound overland on the Southern
Pacific line suddenly came TO a halt on the
plains about seven miles north of the town
| OF Tulare. The train had just passed
Goshen station. and those of the passengers
who were awake were somewhat surprised
that it should be stopped again so soon.
However, stations are numerous In that
country, and the stop would have been
matter only for idle curiosity had not some
OF the passengers seen upon alighting that
they had been brough. to stop In the open
plain.
There seemed 10 be some excitement.
however, down about the engine and ths
express-car, little group of men being OBJ
served standing by the latter, and several
passengers accordingly jumped down huT-
riedly and were rushing forward. after the
manner Of passengers. They did not reach
the group of men about the baggage-car.
Get back there. your shouted
somebody in gruff voice. and bullet was
sent whistling over the heads of the passen.
gers.
They got back. They knew that train
robbery was going on forward. and they had
tiemen who had undertaken to relieve the
corporation of a little surplus coin.
The passengers got back, but an unfor-
tuDate tramp who had been riding the
brakebeam of the express-car was not so
fortunate. He too, wanted to see what the
train had stopped for in that out-of- the-way
place. and he began crawling out from his
cramped resting place to investigate. The
robbers saw his head and they were not cf
an investigating turn of mind. One OF ther.
hot af "a aH nd ha fro Fal
victim to his curiosity.
When the robbers had secured S25000 Ia
cash ana departed, it was found that the
robbery had been worked in much the usual
fashion. Two men had boarded the "blind
baggage platform next the engine just as
the train had pulled out Of Goshen. They
then climbed over the tender, covered the
engineer and fireman with guns. and CON-
PEELED the stopDage OF the train. Once ii was
brought TO a standstill, the engineer was
marched TO the express-car and told to
order the messenger TO throw out the treas
ure. The messenger. meanwhile, had sus-
pected trouble, and was getting his treasure
into bag preparatory to hiding It, This
took time, and the robbers on the out
side were getting impatient. They told
opened and the treasure produced by
the time one of them counted ten they
would shoot MIN as being the only man
within reach. Then one of them began
counting. Before he had concluded the
messenger weakened. opened his car and
handed out $4,000. Then the robbers rode
away and the train went on. The tramp,
being dead. was given free ride to the
next station.
Officers We're soon In pursuit, Of course.
and presently the Dalton boys were con-
nected with the affair, and Grafton Dalton
was arrested and lodged in the county Jail
at Visalia. lie escaped from there by the
aid Of friends without and. possibly. within
the jail. and since then he has
been in the Indian Territory and Kansas,
where, upon several occasions, he has, with
the rest Of the gang, been engaged in train
yrobbing. Besides the Goshen affair. the
Daltons are suspected also of the Pixley
and Alila train r0bberies