The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-08-03
SHOT BY TEE ROBBERS
The Dalton Bandits Loot
Train in Indian Territory.
Over $4,000 in Booty Secured
After a Fight.

Missouri, Kansas and Texas train No. q
northbound, was robbed at Adair. twenty
miles south Of Vinita, Indian Territory, q
few nights ago. For a week it has beer
known that the notorious Dalton boys with
several associates, making party Of eleven,
were in the country and the railroad COM
pauy put guards on its night train.
It was expected that Prior Creek would be
the point Of attack, and until the train whis-
tied for Adair no one thought of an attack
there. Just as the train whistled, several
men surrounded Night Operator Haywood
at the stssiCn and ordered aim to dag it. As
they were armed he had no alternative and
complied. As the conductor stepped off the
train he was made prisoner, and a moment
later the entire crew were doing duty as
breastworks
There was short fight, in which Detec.
tive j. J. Kinney of the railroad company
was shot in the shoulder, and Indian Police
Captain LAHORE in the arm. An officer
named Johnston had his watch shot to
pieces, the same bullet embedding itself In
| his arm.
While this fight was going on, or imma-
diately after. volley was poured into the
| Pacific express car, and Messenger George
2. Williams opened the door. The officers
were compelled to stop firing lest they shot
some Of the train crew. The express local
safe WIS quickly robbed of s75, 600, and the
messenger was ordered to open the through
safe. He declared that he could not UNLOCK
IT. but went to work and soon got the door
spen.
While the express car was being robbed
the operator was taken into the station and
ordered to open the station safe, but finally
| convinced the men that he could not do So.
The cash drawer was broken open and 50
or 81 taken from it.
When the robbery was completed three or
four of tae men started down the street west
from the depot, and 200 feet from It they
passed DR.. W. L. Goff, Of Frederickstown
and DR.. T. 3. Youngolood Of Adair sitting
on porch. They fired at the two men. and
Gof fell forward, ,exclaimlng II am
killed" DR.. Youugblood, although shot in
the leg, started to run, but another bullet
brought him down. He made his way to the
depot, however, and told what had happened.
DR.. GoR was found to be badly wounded in
both legs
| Youngblood was shot in the leg and in
the foot. Both were taken aboard the train.
where surgical aid could be obtainei. Drs
| Frontier and Bagby, the local surgeons Of
the road, were summoned and made an ex-
animation OF the wounded men. DR.. Gof
| had bled great deal. One Of his legs were
smputated, but he died next morning at
o'clock.
The wounds of DR.. Youngblood were
speedily dressed, as were also those Of the
officers. On subsequent examination Of
Dr.. Youngblood's wounds it was founi nec-
essary to amputate his foot at the instep.
There were eight officers on tie train and
there were eight men engaged in the rob-
berry. The amount Of booty secured is q
matter Of conjecture. The night operator
says the robbers filed one sack and partly
| filed another.
The robbers have good horses, and, know.
ssS SH ssnt iss years sA vsn than @
likely to escape.
Within the last seven years five robberies
have occurred on the M z. &S T.. Railroad,
within thirty five miles of that place. bu5
not since the first Of these has any one oeen
killed or even wounded until now.