The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-06-09
Express Car RIddled.

Express Car of the Santa Fe passenger
train make story of unexampled out
lawry on the part. Of the bandits and the
brave resistance on the part Of the custo-
dams OF the express company's property.
The robbery was an unique one IN the
history Of Indian Territory ontlawry. In
tie firss place, the robbers got everything
| in sight. Again, during the battle between
the messengers and bandits, in which
nearly 200 shots were fired, not man
was wounded. Then again, the robbers
were Of gentlemanly appearance and de-
pertinent in their relations with the train
men, who were not pressed into their SER
vice, and with the passengers, several Of
or.
Finally, the robbery was doubtless
committed by the notorious Dalton gang,
for whom large rewards are still standing
and who were even then being tracked by
a detective and his posse, who were be-
hind them no more than days journey
on horseback. It was 10 o'clook when the
train reached Red Rock in the Northwest
ern part of the Otoe and Missouri Reser-
yation in the Indian strip. just as 1t was
pulling out 8 few minutes later two men,
with black masks covering their faces,
Jumped suddenly in the engines cab
from the tender and covering the engi-
neer and fireman with their revolvers,
commanded them to run the train to the
stock yards and to stop at given signal.
Carl Mack, the engineer, and Frank Rog-
ers, the fireman, obeyed the command.
To have resisted would have meant their
death.
When the train stopped the two robbers
we're joined by FIVE masked companions;
Their leader commanded the engineer and
fireman to walk back to the express car,
and commanded the fireman to break
open the door with his coal pick. r. G..
Riehl, the guard, anticipating what was
going ON when the train came to stand.
atill, had blown out the lights In the car
and refused to allow any one to enter.
The bandits then opened fire upon the
car from all sides, but the two men with
in responded promptly, aiming all their
shots at the door. The highwaymen shot
into the car from all quarters, even get
ting under it and shooting through the
floor. Their firing, however, was all to
no effect, for the messengers stood their
ground.
In the meantime one of the robbers had
chopped q hole in the door of the car large
enough to admit mans body, and the
fireman was told to crawl through 1t into
the car. This placed him literally between
two fires, and Engineer Mack, seeing that
it meant death to his companion, explain
ed the situation to the messengers within
and told them to cease firing. When the
robbers at last entered the express car
they covered those within with their
guns, and with sledge hammer and
Chi sci broke open both way aud through
Of n
value,
They also took $50 andsa gold watch
from the guard of the express car.
Messenger Whittlesey had hidden his
money and watch and the robbers got
nothing from him.
The robbers are described by several OF
the passengers who talked with them as
being we'll dressed and Of gentlemaniy
appearance and bearing. This is especi-
ally true Of the leader, who apologized to
the engineer for rough remark made by
one of his crowd and promised him that
it should not occur again. The leader, In
conversation with passenger, asked Tor
some smoking tobacco. The passenger
reached into his coat tail pocket TOR 1t,
when the robber told him il it was IN his
hip pocket he had not better attempt to
gst It, The amount secured by the rob-
bers is not known at this tirae, as the ex-
press company has made no statement.
After the robbery the men mounted their
horses and rode off to the Southwest,
The Daltons are charged with the crime.
and judging from the description given of
The robbers by those Who are acquainted
with them, it was undoubtedly that no
torious gang. The detective and bis
posse had been on the latter's track for
1ome time.
ONLY q Gay or 80 ago one Of the gang
bought eighteen or twenty boxes OF car
tridges at Oklahoma City, and afterward
escaped safely out of the village from the
posse that pursued him. A strong posse
was organized here late last night and
went up to the scene Of the robbery on q
freight train. 1t is thought the ropDSrs sa 3
can be easily tracked on account OF t4e
wet ground. :o,
WioHlTA, KANSAS, June "a special
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