The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-09
BOLD TRAIN ROBBERY.
DETAILS OF THE SUCCESSFUL HoLD-UP
IN ARKANSAS.
Took Money and Watches From Passengers
as Well as Express Company-The
Brave Conductor Killed-Two
Bandits Under Arrest.

LITTLE Rock, Nov. 4.-Not since
the day the assassination of John M.
Clayton was announced on the streets
has such intense excitement pre-
vailed in this city as was caused this
morning by the news of last nights
train robbery at Olyphant. The rob-
berry occurred at lonely little saw
mill station In Independence county,
and more desirable place for a hold
up could not have been found any
where in the state. Olyphant ia stu
ated in the midst of large, dense
canebrake. For Is miles on either
side of the road is one continuous mass
of almost impenetrable reed. 1t is
| thought the robbers are in this cane
brake. There is little doubt but that
the robbery was committed bya band
of men experienced in the business.
Engineer Harriet says the men who
jumped on the engine and ordered
him to throw up his hands showed
unmistakable evidence of having had
experience of this kind before. The
train had not fairly stopped when the
robbers began firing atusilade of shots
from winchesters. Two of the men
jumped on the engine and immediate
ly Engineer Harriet and Fireman Jno.
Quarles found themselves looking
down the muZzles of winchesters.
They were ordered to dismount and
made to accompany the robbers with
gun placed at their heads. The
brakema and porter were also cap
tured and placed under guard, Nc.
Nally, the conductor, only escaping,
/ hCIn fn
through the train in advance of the
robbers.
They tried to make the engineer
and fireman open the ex-
press car but the men
declined When the door opened they
endeavored to make Quarles open the
safe, but he told them he had nothing
to do with the safe. The robbers in
quired as to where the man was who
did, but Quarles replied that he did
not know, while the express messen.
ger stood right beside him at that
moment. Harriet and Quarles were
in charge of the robbers while Nc.
Nally was firing at them.
Quarles said the robbers demanded
watches as we'll as money, but if a
man handed over q bad time piece it
was given back. The men finally
recognized the express messenger, P
B. Moore, who was standing in the
car with the engineer and fireman
and compelled him to open the money
safe, pointing two winchesters at his
head. There was another safe in the
car conta ming jewelry, but this was
not touched by the robbers.
All the time the robbery was going
on inside the train four men were sta
toned outside and kept up fusiladt
of firing. The eXprtss car was per
forated with bullets, and it is sale
fully 200 shots were fired. After the
robbers finished holding up the ex
press car they went into the coaches
The other four were still on the out
side, two on each side of the car
shooting and swearing. Every mai
had both hands up.
The colored porter came in first ant
was frightened nearly to death. ON
man took position on one eide of tn
coach near the door and leveled hi
winchester at the heads of the row o
passengers on that side Will
another took charge of tn
other halt of the coacl
in SIMILAR manner. The third mai
was a vicious, blood-thirsty looking
fellow, at least 6 feet tall. He tool
{ position in the aisle, and levelling hi
revolver at the heads of the passen
| gers he quietly, indeed almost witt
r modesty, informed the passenger
, that they had better proceed to yiel
, up their valuaGles. He then proceede
| slowly along down the aisle, relievin
. every man of his valuables.
l. MIR. Walter Kline of Memphis wa
a passenger en- the train. Speakin
of Conductor McNally, he said: I'M
Nally, the conductor, was one OF tn
bravest men I ever saw. While a
the shooting was going on outside an
i in the face of three or four winche'
n tors, he drew his revolver, walked
8 the rear platform of the baggage ca
@ and took his stand. He had dete
g mined look ON his lace that shove
d that he meant to defend his train eve
If at the risk of losing his life, Whe
he reached tie platform he steppe