Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-03
ANOTHER TRAIN HELD UP.
The Express Safe Broken Open and $50
600 Gotten Away with.
ny tclcsraph % the Dlspatch

lBy telegraph 20 the Dispatchl
WICHITA, KAN. juno 2.-A special To the fags
says the south-bound Santa Fe passenger train
which leaves Wichita az 5:45 +. NJ. was held up
AZ e:f5 last night by masked robbers at the
s'ocS-yaids nrar The station Of Rod Roci, in the
Cherokee Strip. The train was tagged aud the
engineer and nromcn were taken prisoners. The
| robbers then entered the eXpfess-car, broke
| open the safe, aad secured ihe confents amount
ing tt is said, 50 $4,000. Tho TasSeneecs were
not no esici. Deputy tnitod states Marshal
Madison. at Guiurc. vas notified. and DO ~ill o .
sanize posse ana start IN pursuit. The money
| obtained is thought here . have been intend
| cd for Indian payments.
UNExAMrLED OUTIAwRY.
GUTHRIE. O. T., June 2.-ihc details Of the
l robbery last night Of the Wells-farGo express
| car Of the Santa fo passenger train make "A
| story OF uuoxGmplcd outlawry on tho part oi tho
| bandits aui ui brave resistance on the pari OF
I the Cusfoiians Of the express company pro
| porty. The robbers were ~ work Tie be-t part
/ oi an hogr attempting 20 intniiatc the express
messengers into submission, aud during al thet
/ time the messengers were risking their hNet ~
I thc defence Of thu cOmpanys property The
robbery Was unique IN ioe history OF indiah lci-
| rio!y outlawry. In she ni-t place. thc fVo-
/ bsrs got everything in sight. Again. during q
I haiti. between the messengers and the bandits
/ IN which nearly poo shots we're Ared NOT man
was wounded. Then, ataiu, the robbers were OF
sentlemauiy appearance and department IN
! their relations with TIE trainmen, who were not
/ pressed into their service. and with the pHastn-
I gers several of whom COnVersed with The rob
hars' leader Finally the robbery WAS doubt
/ less committed 10y the notorious Dalton gang.
[ Tor whom large rewards are rtbl standing ana
| Who were even then being tracked by 10
tcctive and mis- posse. Who were behind them
NO laoro than q days Journey ON horseback
STORY or TnE ROBBERY
| 10 vas 10 O'Clock when the train reached Red
l Rtck. IN tho northwestern part of tie Otoe ana
I Missouri rcseryauonin the Indian strip. just as
iI Was pulling ont few minutes later two men
with black masks covering their faces jumped
suddenly into the engines cab from tne tender
ana covering she engineer ana TIE hFcmhh Win
their YcvoiyarS commanded them 20 run the
train down 90 the stock-yards and 90 stop AZ 4
given signal Carl Mack, the engineer, ano
Frank Rogers, the ireman, outyci tAc COM
msnd. 10 have resisted would have meant
their ath. When the train stopped ihe l"o
robbers we're joined by five masked companions.
Iaclr leader commanded the engineer aud hre-
Inaa ~ walk back % the eNpreSs-car aua COM
manled the fireman 90 break open tue ooOf
with Li- c9al-picS.
ATTACK OS TIE ExrEEss-MgN.
F. G. Wnitucsoy, tho messenger, and ). 4.
RlieL Tie fl1rf. 2uiifipatiug What was soiHs
on when the train came 20 a tfinlsiil had
blown on; the hchts in tie car and refused 70
allow any one 90 enter. The bandits then
orened lire upon the car from all sides, but he
tWO men within responded promptly aiming an
fncir fnOis lt the door. Tho LglEaymcn
shot into the car from all quarters, oven
frair rrine however. was All 10 no effect. Tor
SO ,.,,s-e tra,sv stood their ground. In
49,. ,,,..rfi,,s me If he ROLLERS mad chopped
"a 6ois tn me door of tho car large enough 20 ad-
/ MID IA MANS body, and the fireman Was told 10
/. ,-aygi through 10 INTO the car This placed him
literally between two fires. aud Engineer Mack.
.aair- mat IL meant death % LIS companion, ex-
ulrinof tho situation u the messengers within
ittf. ID fhsfi ~ cease firing
EVERYTHING TAKEN.
When The roUD'Is az ie-. thle ca w cA ~