St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-04
HELD UP BY HIGHWAYMEN.
IRON MOUNTAIN EXPRESS ROBBED or
us CONTENTS.
THE CONDUCTOR SHOT DEAD.
Seven Masked Men Cover the Of
ficials With Guns, Loot the
Express Car and Relieve All
the Passengers of Their Valu-
ables-Bloodhound in Pursuit
of the Bandits.

LITTLE Rock, Ark. Nov. 3.-Fast
Express Train No. 81, of the st. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern, known as
the Texas Mail. due here at 2:10 a. H.,
was neld up and robbed by seven masked
men at Oliphant, Ark, seven miles
north of Newport. at 10 O'Clock tonight.
Passenger Conductor J. P. McNally
was shot and killed while trying to pro-
tect his train. Oliphant is small lum-
Der town of about 800 Inhabitants, situ-
ated in lonely timber district in White
county.
When Train 81 stopped at the station
two men jumped on the engine, and.
pointing revolvers at the engineer and
fireman, ordered them to keep still,
threatening to blow their brains out if
they moved muscle. The other five
men surrounded the express car, the
door of which was open, and at once
began firing wicked fusilade from their
revolvers. Conductor J.P. .McNally drew
his revolver and returned the robbers
fire, but before he had succeeded ill
wounding any of them he was shot and
killed. The robbers then entered the
express car, oyerpowered the messenger
and looted the car. Leaving two men to
guard the trainmen, the other robbers
proceeded to rob the passengers. They
entered the coaches and sieepers, and,
at the point of a revolver, relieved
all the passengers of their yaluableS.
They then left with a parting voiley,
taking northerly direction. A tele-
gram was at once sent to the sheriff at
Newport, who formed a posse and
started i'll pursuit. An engine was
dispatched TO Augusta for blood
hounds. kilograms were quickly
sent to Little Rock for assistance
aud a special train left about a. N.
carrying posse of officers and pack
Of bIoodhounds. The train which was
held up is expected here about 2:15 a.
m. bringing the remains of Conductor
McNally. Until this train arrives full
particulars of the robbery cannot be
learned.
The railroad people have no idea as
to the amount of money secured by the
robbers. General Superintendent Peck
and Division Superintendent Rose, of
. the Iron Mountain, who are in Memphis
tonight, have been notified of the rob-
berry by telegraph and have instructed
the railroad people here to offer large
reward for the arrest of the robbers.
1t is thought that the robbers had in
tended robbing the north-bound Can
non Ball." which passed No. 81 at Oil
plant.
Io
siding before the robbers ap-
peared. The Cannon Ball'' does
not stop at way stations. and went
through Oliphant tonight at full
speed. When it came in sight of the lit
tie station, the robbers, carrying red
light, came oul and tagged it, but il is
supposed the engineer became aware of
the intended robbery. as he paid no at
tention to the signal, and went
through the village without stopping.
Foiled in their attempt to hold up the
north-bound Cannon Ball, they turned
their attention 10 Train No. 81, which
was preparing to pull out, with the re-
suit as stated.
Telegrams have been sent to the mar
| shalS at all towns, and officers from
every direction are in pursuit with
| bloodhounds. 1t is believed tie robbers
| are heading for the Indian territory.
Conductor j. P. McNally. who was
| killed in attempting TO protect his train,
was one of the oldest conductors in the
railroads employ. He was single man,
and, it is said. mas relatives in st. Louis.
| His remains will be taken in charge by
| Undertaken Cook on arrival here this
morning.
The following telegram has been
handed to the Associated Press:
! Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 3.-The St
Louis, Iron Mountain d Southern Rail.
way company will pay the sum of $500
for the arrest and conviction of each OF
! the robbers that held up Its Passenger
| Train No. 81 at Oliphant station on the
| night OF Nov. 3.
w. B. DoDDERIDGE,
General Manager.
Gov. Fishback has telegraphed TO the
| sheriff of Independence county to Offer
| areward Oh behalf of the state.
1t is believed that none of the pas
sengers sustained injury In the melee
| Dut so far II is not known.
ROBBERS FoILED.
zKNoXvILLE. Tenn, Nov. 3.-TwC
bandits attempted to board the north
bound express train at Coal Creek. OIL
| the Ohio division of the East Tennessee
| train, tonight. One of the robbers il
Jim Smith. who is mortally wound
ed. The authorities of the road had in
| formation that the robbery would be
attempted, and had special force Of
| armed men for their reception. Smith
| viii die, and the condition of the othel
| robber is not known.