Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-21
Thn ADAfR TRAM RopBnAY
One Man Killed, -Four Wounded
and the Bxpross Oar
Cleaned out.


Last Thursday nights Missouri,
Kansas & Texas train from the south
was stopped at Adair, the express car
robbed, DR.. w. l.. Gofi killed aud sew
eral other persons wounded. The par
ticulafs of the affair as given below |
were chiefly obtained from gentle
man who had an excellent opportunity
for observing and we believe the ac-
count Is substantially correct.
AS the train on the night in ques-
tion whislled for the Adair station,
sixteen miles south OF this city, four
men confronted night operator Hey
wood aud ordered him to flag her
down." presenting their Wincbesters.
lie agreed to do so and they got behind
the depot. keeping him in range to see
that he did, while the balance OF the
gang, three or four in number, station
ed themselves at convenient places.
As the train came to a stand-still the
engine was boarded by two men while
others took the conductor and train
men in charge. The information pub
lished in last weeks CHIEFTAIS that
the Dalton boys aud their associates,
numbering in all about eight men,
were rendezyousing in tnat vicinity
had reached the railroad officials and
as consequence the train had been
carrying guards between Muskogee
and Vinita for some nights. There
were eight of them on this occasion,
among them being j. J. Kinney, spe-
cial detective OF the railroad company,
Capt. Charley Leflore. All McCay and
Bud Kell OF the Indian police and Sid
johnson, deputy marshal. Pryor
Greek bad been looked upon as the
place of attack but still watch was
kept at all stopping places in that vi
cinity. Bud Kell, looking from the
smo king car window, saw what was
ha opening, gave the alarm and the
officers stepped out on the east side
the opposite side from the depot. Such
move had evidently been anticipated
and several OF the outlaws were here
to meet them and brief fight took
place, the officers using n coal house
standing there as a fort. Why this
fight did not last longer is accoun ted
for in several ways. but the general
belief is that it got altogether too warm
for the guards. The robbers however
took care TO shield themselves with
train men and to fire was to endanger
the lives of the latter as much as the
former. Simultaneously with the stop
ping OF the train the night operator
went to the express car as ordered and
called the messenger but That party,
glancing out of the window, saw what
was "on," and jumped back. The fire.
man with his coal pick was next press
ed into service and telling the messen-
ger who he was and not to shoot he
began altering on the door. 1t was
not loug in being opened and the ex-
press car was soon rifled Of all its con-
tents of value, including what there
. was in the Through" safe. This IL
, guarded with a combination lock and
the messenger is not supposed to know
the combination. Messenger Geo. T
Williams got the safe door open in
r very short time however, but how, h'
does not know. While the robbing o'
a the car was going on the night opera
r tor was taken into the depot and toll
2 to open that cafe but convinced tn
robbers be could not do 80 and the.
contented themselves by taking tn
=, | change out OF the ticket drawer.
: sackfuli and a half Of plunder wa
!, taken from the express car, but hoV
= much money was secured is not known
A The express folks say very little, a
the raid was expected and shipment
of value were not made by the nigh
q, trains.
, When-the work OF the raiders ha
. been finished and they were retirin
,, from the scene, the most unfortunat
occurrence OF the evening took place
y DR.. w. L. Golf, who has of late bee
y residing at Fredericktown, Mo-, bu
. was back at Adair on a visit, and Dl
y. S. Youngblood, engaged in practic
n at Adair, were seated on the porch {
y the Skinner store building, some sixty
s FIVE yards from the track. In leavin
10 the train three or four of the robber
Q passed through the street in front {
d these doctors and as they got opposii
II fired volley OF eighteen or twent
shots at them. Both we're shot in eac
lf leg and DR.. Gof fell forward exelain
m ing "I'm killed" DR.. Noungbloo
~ started to run around the buildir
lr when ne was struck by another ba
of which brought him down. lie the
: made his way as best he could to II
70 depot and told what had happene
and the train men went after his cor
panion. The train, which had bee
!" detained forty minutes, now proceeds
u upon its way, bringing the two u
ne fortunate doctors to this place. Di
!" Fortner and Bagby had previously be-
W notified by wire that their servic
eu we're needed, and as soon as the ira
@s arrived they took charge Of the SUITE
ers and rendered sll possible aid.
In was plainly to be seen that DR.. Gof
IT. principal wound which was in q
ELI knee, was Of dangerous charact'
'n and IL was determined that the on
NJ hope for him was TO amputate the Il
no The operation was carefully perform
Is, and the patient recovered from the
oi fiuence Of chloroform, but he had L
ma too much blood and died next moi
ing at half past five. The body v
to embalmed and sent home TO Fred
IN. ickstown, on Friday nights train.
m. DR.. Youngblood's wounds were te
he porarily dressed as speedily as possi
lm and also the wounds of the three
nd hcers. A bullet went through
EN- flesh Of Mr.. Kinney's shoulder, anotl
las struck Johnson's watch and imbedC