The Lamar register., 1893-07-08
CHEEKY TRAIN
They Raid . Texas Express
Fireman But Fail to y
their Booty and One
Them In Cspfurad.

Them is Captured.
The boldest attempt at train rob-
ever occurred in Texas or the whole a.
occurred on the 18th about 9 O'Clock IL
near the little village of BreckenridEe,N
Wilson county, thirty miles south of San An.
tonic. +
Three men climbed on the front end u IL
baggage car unobserved, and after the trxts
started one OF them crawled over the ten6sr
and ordered the engineer and fireman 10
throw up their hands.
Engineer Tierney threw up his hands, bus
Fireman Martin made a movement as thoagh
he was about TO secure pistol from = box
under his seat. The rohber then began pour
Ing lead Into Martin ard emptied one siK-
shooter into his body, keeping Tierney Gov
cred all the time with the other pistol
Martin fell dead and his body rolled our of
the cab Of the engine on the track where IL
was run over by the wheels and mutilnted-
The other two train robbers, when they ssW
the dead body fall out of the cab, jumped
from their position on the baggage car to shs
car platform and made for the brush There
were but twelve passengers on the train arc.
each was armed with a six-shooter. Whes !
they heard the firing they rushed upon tho
platforms, and as the two robbers rushed into
the brush q volley was fired after them
/ The robber, May, who killed the treman--
seeing that he had been deserted, made l%st
desperate attempt to capture the train sinEBe-
handed. He jumped into the cab and ordered
Engineer Tierney to run the train across In-
dian River bridge. The engineer, instead c&
complying, put on the air-brakes and the
train came to staudstill. The robber then
grasped the throttle and threw her wide open,-
Il. haSsl
and with parting shot at the engineer the
robber jumped from the engine and started
| up the track on a run Conductor Steese
rushed up to the engine with a six-shooirr In
his hands He jumped into the cab and cut
ting loose from the train started with Hes-
senger Butler and Engineer Tierney in pur-
suit of the train robber.
The throttle was pulled wide open and the
light engine leaped along the track. gaining
| every moment on the robber, who would tura
and fire at his pursuers as be ran. Finding
that he could not reach the bridge over ,fss
river where his Winchester and three paAs
awaited him, the robber left the track - The
| engine was almost upon him.
The engine was brought to stands,ll, and
Conductor Steele started after the rOase<r
single-handed. He chased him into the
brush. firing at him as he went The three
robbers at the bridge with Winchesters e<nn-
menced firing at the conductor and their sc'Ar
Ieys were returned by the engineer and nass-
senger Conductor Steele overhauled NJ
robber he was after In the brush and disarsn-
ed him of two pistols. The robbers Il tie
bridge then disappeared, leaving thefr WIN
chesters behind.
J. d. May, the man who was captured, 70
fuses to make any statement further than q
say that it was the intention OF the bandits 10
rob the express and passengers. He ~
taken TO Breckenridge for safe keeping, a
threats were made by railroad men that he
would be lynched.
Martin, the fireman who was killed, wa
unmarried. Conductor Steele will receAvs
81, 600 standing reward OF, the state fos IN.
capture Of Sain robbers.
The United States marshal fs after ff,s
other robbers.