Daily Yellowstone journal., 1892-06-05
DEFENDED THE CAR.
Merry Express NJ es*enger3 Holtl
the Sunta Fe Rrbbers at I3av
or an Hour.
They Arc Compelled g. ~urrcn.
der ~ l*>s@= Of;e ii Ilrir.*
Number.


IT N~|l~ FHIEt; txprs b. u un tht ~AH-
Ia f. Tram tll4k.* n >tnry uf >1!n*xatlI.
Piled t'IInH,ytn the part nf The ian.
Ii'H at,ti IL hrlvt. ie-i-lau,e tll the part
ot tnt III t. diAn= TT tli- psu,.t1ty. Tie
rulIl'tr~ were ut work n+ur]y I'll hour
attempting r t., lnllllidutt the n.essen-
gers into submit ~rinll, ulld during tht
battle hetwttn the messengers Hntt the
hultHI!@ fully TWO hundred shots were
fired and tot u HAL wounded. TAe
robbery "us dt.ubtlts. Committed by
the notorious Dalton euug, for wh"m
inrge rewards are still standing. 1--WE
mu,ked robbers Jumped iu:o the Ell.
ginter'> TAB froln the te1u* and, COW
trlng the engineer and tireLuan, cUtn-
nanded THETA 10 run to tue stock
yards aId stop there ut u given signal.
The engine fireman obeyed, NJ to
have rt>i.ted would have meant death
When the train stopped the two rub
Ter. were joined by five masked com.
paulona, aud the leader commanded
the engineer aud fireman to walk back
to the express car and then told the
fireman to break open the door.
+. {. Whit.Ies"y. messenger, and J.
A. K:ehi, guard, anticipating what
WIS going OH, had blown ou; the lights
nud refused to allow anyone to enter.
fEt,1. frt4 81.
from hil >ittB, but the two 4uen With
in responded promptly, aiming all the
4hut- ut the door.
The highwuytnen ~hnt into tie ear
trotu all eidts firing however to II"
-1fe CT. for Tic 1u*s-tnE. r. etund their
grullnu. In lll~ meanwhile the rol!~
hers tl.urW d II l4uIe IN tt:t do II large
elluugh IT, udrllt body, aud the hfe-
uun WIS tult1 IT, crawl into the car
This ll4r-.l II Iii between tvs ire and
Engineer Muck, seeing II meant death
IT, bis cninpul';t'n, explained the eituu-
sinf1 10 the ll1t ->,llGtrr, uIl1 told Them
to ceu>t firing. The rnbitt.1 then ell.
Tered the cxpit s. car, cnv' FED the ln~
mates with Euu~, aud with ~ledEe
aud vhl-e1, bruke npt'l The iW" safes,
aud r%btt'd tlien Of everything IF Any
value. The rubt,rl+ ART .ttScrit,rn hv
the passengers ~ bring we'll dressed
an Of E~u4|entanly htnring. The
ltu,ier a}r,togiz~tI tn the engineer far a
Iuugn remark nude by enc Of hts tnen
the amount -+cufeA by tn. rotbels is
unknown, ~ tllc txpte>s eo:npauy has
made llu statement.
llANhoNInrs DEMOCRATS,
The Tut 'ur.tfth Of C.'>t Cuunty Try
Their Hantl~ ut ii Snip
Convention.
Iestt rday was noteworthy in this
vlc1uity Of two things. A gentle Il nd
soaking rain which filled a long fel,
want and left feeling Of content and
satisfaction with all, and the count y
democratic convention, whose effort
were d'ametricaIly opposite 80 far as
the democrats are concerned. Tht
| hour set tor the convention wps :
o'clock p. H., at which time the dele
gales were I'LL assembled ut the cour
house, awaiting the coming of G. r
Middleton, chairman of the count,
central commttte, who was expected
| to call the body to order and start til,
business of the convention. Ate
waiting until nearly half past two
and Mr.. Middleton MT putting tu al
appearance, Col. Scheetz, the lnenlbe
of the state central committee fo
Custer county, mounted the rostrun
and called the convention to order
briefly stating tue business before It :
he the selection Of Nix delegates tu rep
resent Custer county at the state ION
venllon to tie held ut b. zemun mex
week, and al-O ut the state convention
10 be held at Great Falls TN day nu
yet announced, it heing provided |,
the call leAued by the Democrat
state central committee that the deIs.
gatts elected by the various couutle
should be elected to serve both CON
ventions. Having made this clear t
the convention, Col. Scheetx sugee.
ted thnt tue body Proceed TO the tlec
ton of a temporary chairman and 81
motion Of Mr.. BaaInskj, Mr.. w. j
Jordan Wos selected 10 preside ttlnuur
arity. In like manner Harold brow,
WIS chosen secretary, aud the con
vention then organized. On motiol
Of Myers amended by Scheetz, til
chair appointed com 1littee OF fiv
on credentials consisting OF Scheess
Hasten, Myers, Graham aud Smith
'and the delegates having handed Il