Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-06
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT
The Plunderers of the St. Louis
Express Surrounded.
BLooDHoUNDs USED IN THE CHASE
They Are Desperate Men. and Fight to
the Death Is Expected Before They Sur
render-A Treasure Train Wrecked In
Illinois by Train Robbers.

BArEsvILLE, Ark. Nov. 6.-This little
mountain town is in the midst of the most
intense excitement. The two train robbers
captured Saturday afternoon are in Jail,
and there is no reasonable doubt as to their
guilt. One, who gives his name Bill
Lemons, but who is believed to be the
notorious outlaw Bill Dulan, is undoubted-
ly the leader of the gang and the man who
went down the aisles of the car relieving
the passengers of their valuables. The
other gave his name Mark Arnett. Both
men positively refuse to make any kind of
a statement.
While both are evidently desperadoes Of
the worst character, they are backwoods-
men and have the appearance of ideal novel
heroes. The scenes in this city have been
those of a wild and woolly west" nature
The posse in pursuit of the four men still
at large came upon them ut an early hour
in the morning, two miles from James
town, and lively running fight ensued.
The bandits were forced to abandon six
of their horses and take to their heels.
They also abandoned several overcoats a
p istol and lot of iewelry. The news of
the skirmish created the most intense eX-
element here.
Soon scores OF men We're engaged in
earnest conversation. Big, brawny noun
tRineers, with wicked looking winchesters
and astride swift horses, were hurrying to
the scene, and men, women and children,
eagerly watching for the arrival of cou-
riers, could be seen all day long Toward
noon the town was thrown into a flutter
over the arrival Of two strangers, each car
rying a pair of rough old saddlebags. 1t
was quickly rumored that two of the
bandits were in town, but such was not
the case. The strangers were peddlerS.
The Robbers Corralled.
-.
ceived from jamestown stating that the
pursuing bloodhounds We're within rifle
shot of the robbers and that they were fir
ing at the hounds, Later an abandoned
horse was found five miles from this city
The saddle was perforated with bullets and
the horse badly wounded. In the saddle
bags were found several gold watches, a
quart of whisky and some cheap jewelry.
At ; p. IN. another skirmish took place
between the opposing parties, but no one
was hurt. The bandits were making for
the White river bottoms on foot and were
corralled in the caves along the banks of
that stream. At least 100 men are out, and
it is thought to be impossible for the ban
dts to escape.
In the s&irmish which took place Jack
Wackerly, who has been strongly suspected
of knowing more about the robbery than
he would admit, was accused of treachery
in trying to throw the hounds off the trail
and put under arrest.
The house of the Wackerlys is now being
guarded. and the inmates are practically
under arrest. Old man Wackcrly made his
escape to the mountains, but is being pur-
sued. The railroad officials believe they
have the entire lot of robbers corralled, but
it may take n siege of several days to storm
them out. 1t is believed also that they are
short of ammunition, as in both skirmishes
they showed great reluctance to fire. Fresh
bloodhounds are on the way here from
Memphis and will be put on the trail at
once