The Van Buren press., 1893-11-25
TRAIN ROBBERS.
Messrs. Wilson and hates, Of Benton
County, Identify.

County, Identify.
Lemons aud Arnett haye been
surely identified, the one Ms Tom
Brady, q farmer residing near 81
loan Springs, in Benton County,
Ark, and Arnett as . man named
Padgett. who lives at Marcum
Prairie, on the east side Of Grand
River, thirty-fve miles west oi
Sloan Springs, in the Indian Ter
ritory.
The Identification was made yes
terday morning by two prominent
citizens of Benton County, Mr.. A.
r. Wilson, y well known merchant
of Bloomfield, aud Geo. L. Bates,
q we'll known citizen of Neb0, Ben
ton County, both of whom are
officers of the Grand Lodge of
Masons. and are in attendance on
that body this week.
The report that Brady was one
of the robbers, and the auspicion
in Benton County that his accom-
plices were well-known and highly
respected farmers of their neigh
borhood led these gentlemen to
seek permission to visit the Peni-
tentiary, which permission has
been denied every one since their
arrival, in order to satisfy their
own as we'll ~ the minds Of the
people at home. Through the
courtesy of Senator Berry the per-
mission was secured and Messrs.
Wilson and Bates visited Lemons
and Arnett, whom they identified
as above described. Brady, alias
Lemons, had little to say beyond
complaining that they hurt his
wrists by tying his hands behind
his back when arrested at James-
town, and denied having peached, !,
saying that Psdgett, alias ArDett,
had done that part Of the job.
Messrs. Wilson and Bates de-
clined to be interviewed regarding
the implication of their neighbors
at home.
1t is now known, however, that
Brady left Sloan Springs seven
weeks ago in company with Jim
Wyrick, the latter returning with
out him three weeks later, saying
he had left his horse with Brady
in Missouri. On Monday, four
weeks ago, however, Wyrick, Sam
Powell, Pennyweight Powell, Ol
Truman and Bob Chesney, all we'll
to-do and highly connected farm
ers. residing near Sloan Springs,
left home, telling their families
that they were going to look up
q saw mill site to get out lumber
for the new railroad building to
Fort Smith, and would be back
in three weeks. They have not
been heard Of since, even by their
own families. They left in q Stude.
baker wagon leading two horses
behind them.
The Powels and Chesneys bear
q good reputation at home and are
well to do.
DR.. Powell, father of the Powell
boys, was an old settler Of Ben
ton County.
The Powell boys Ind Chesney
own Q thrasher and thrsshed 5O,'
OOO bushels of wheat in the neigh.
borhood this season.
Sam is 43 years Of age, has q
wife, is 5 feet 8 or 9 inches tall and
has q dark moustache.
Pennyweight ls about 80 years
old, has q wife and three childT en-,
is 6 feet tall, has alight moustache
and weighs 1870. They live on
Flint Greek on the State line.
Chesney is 80 years old, has q
wife and three children, has light
moustache, is 8 feet Z or 8 inches
tall and weighs 185, and lives on
Lindsey's Prairie near Sloan.
Oh Truman lives three miles west
Of the State line in the Cherokee
Nation, is 45 years old, married, is
6 feet tall, has light mOustache
and weighs $50 pounds.
Jim Wyrick is 6 feet tall, 40
years old, weighs l65 pounds and
is dark complected.-Gszette