Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-07-23
NO. IS.
HELD UP THE TRAIN.
Express Robbers Make a Good Stake
in the Indian Territory.
Led by tha Notorious Dalton Brothers
Panic Among the Fassengers-Lsrge
sum of Nancy Secnred.

Led by The Notorious Dalton
Panic Among the Passengers-Lsrge
Sum of Money Secured.
A despatch from Guthrie, /. T., says: III.
NJ. h. & J. passenger train No. ., ~southbound
was he'll up by q gang # messed robbers a.
Adair, !, 7. The robbers $ cured the con
tents Of the Pso.ec Express aud msd, good
heir tscsps. | is believed that the robbers
were the noted Dalton gan who IRE rcspon.
sible FIR a large number ef similar crimes in
the territory, the --latest being the robbery Of
the Santa lie Express car at Red Rock.
hard ' a m nth seo. -Four Of the gang were
recently captured nesr Guthrie, and a p5sse
Was on the I aek Of the ottcr, Of the gang.
TIL capture OF the four took lace in the
early part Of this week, and Il was believed
that q e remaining members would certainly
be captured. They eluded their pursner.,
however. and white yet fresh from the pur.
~ I, c mmitlsd another daring robbery.
lii believed that the four men captured
"petehed' on tn gang aud revealed The p OF.
for a posse wss organized at Adsir TO protect
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas train.
The amount secured by the iobbtrs is be-
tween $3.50 0 and $500. Ths robbery was
net accomplished witt out q hard fight how-
ever, in which Capt. J. j. Kinney, chief OF
eject yes Of the Missouri Kansas and Texas
r ad; l.. A. Flora, a member OF the Indian
police; and two dos tors, passengers on the
train and residents of Adair. were wounded.
None Of them. however are likely to die
rom the injuries received.
Whoa the train was a few miles from Adair,
two men c aw O. to the Ell CINE tnl ordered
the engineer to stop. As the train came tea
tendstill Al OTIS were hear outside. Captain
Kinney, Flora I'D The two doctors rushed
from the cars ath opened ere on two men
who were sanding at the side OF the express
car. As tho firing began, several men
tmergei from the darkness, and they too.
opsned fl e. A liv ly f~usilRde, ensued. in
the eour'e of which Kinney Flora aud the
two doctors were wounded. None Of the
other passengers came to their aid, and they
were 10 eed to retreat into the cars, their re-
volyers being empty. The two men who had
last appeared kept up a lively firing for the
purpose Of intimidating the passengers on
the train. aud with excellent effect, not a soul
appearing. As q matter of fact, most Of them
we're under their seats or lying Ia the car
aisles. The two m m at the express car were
Joined y n third, only one man being left
with the engineer and fireman. Up to ibis
time he messenger had persisted in is re-
fusal 10 open the door. One Of the Da ton
boys tn n shouted that he had placed dyua-
mite under the car and would blow 1t TO
a oms If il W S not opened, firing by way Of
emphasis, several times into the car, which
passed. unco rfortably near tho hea Of the
messenger. At this the messenger gave in
and opened the door. The three men then
tprang into the car, ard while ons covered
the I rri6ed messenger with his gun, the
others turned their attention 10 the safe, The
work Of blowing 1t op n was soon accom-
plished AMI the contents quickly extracted.
Alter relieving the messenger OF his watch,
the robbers bound him and dumped him In a
corner of the car. They then leaped TO the
ground and alter firing several more shots.
disappeared.
1t is definitely learned thst II was the noto.
rious Dalton gIng that committed the rob
berry. The gang has been camp'd In the
territory for some time past between Pryor
Creek and the place wntre the crime was
committed. A strong guard was sent out
fem Vlnita 10 endeavor 10 overlake the des.
peradoss, and a large reward for the cap.
turs and conviction OF any Of the Ring will
no doubt be offered.