Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-04
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Doc nsy'. Description ofths AnAir-- Court.
sous 10 inc Lad es--iiebsts. Given
when Asked For.

The following account OF the affair IL
given by passenger on the irnin named
Doe Day., who WIS en- rg0te from "a.
tOosd, l. H. to Mineral Wells and whd
stopped over 10 this city On The arrival
Of The train. Three Of tho robbers
boarded the train while in The depot
aud the others STAYED outside On guard.
They had previously gone to the fireman
and engineer and compelled them TO get
on tho depot platform and those on tie
outside kept them Rwed with their Wili-
chestcSs. The three that boarded the
train then came into the car | was 10,
and ordered hands up and then made
| everyone stand MP while they seerched
each person for yn.uables. They had
| previously been through the smoker.
| They did not molest the ladies.
'One Of the three in the ear a fellow
evidently about 80 years Of ngc. took q
stand near the lauttory. lie had Win
chester h his hand aud kept clicking it,
| Another sybb stood guard near tho door
was evidently about q years Of age,
aud had a dark complexion. The fellow
who came around for the collection car.
| a belt of cartridges round his waist,
lie wore striped pants that were tucked
into bic boots, and q black coat aud vest;
none Of them were masked. The crowd
outside kept shooting on their guns %
oyeriiwe those on the platform, About
the time they were going through my
ear, another train was heard coming and
che conductor was mnnchrd ont and COM
PEELED n nag Il. Tho one that was 90
ing through the ear came up Ia me and
said. Look what ! took on the c0n-
ducior.' at the same timu displaying
that officials whistle.
"'Thc first point Of attack was the cx.
press ear. The express agent had barred
he car, bur the thieves shot d Minches-
TWf hall Ihruuwh Las 1star than TVntauraI
an axe and forced Il open. They tried for
sometime 20 get into the safe. but failed
aud then brGhght the express agent NJ
10 the ear where | was. The express
iHn's sister was with him. One Of the
passengers who said he was drummer
hat socrptrd the greater part of his
money under the seat lie was asked
bis occupation and then where he had
concealed his money. Not replying the
fellow looked under the seat and hauled
out $40. Another had divided his money
into iva packages, aud handed one Of
them over on demand, They hunted
through his clothes and found the bal
unre
'"rhcy got nothing from me, They
asked my occupation aud 1 told them
was cUwpunchcr The fellow who
WIS searching The passengers then snil
10 me. sit down, you're tll right, aud
the fellow nu guard said, ! would rnth.
ar give lNUA liNU " NhluI NllNW lhhf one
from him. The other chap then handed
iue ninety cents aEd passed ON 10 the
ntGt man, \ lady near mo said, ltccl,
an they will tilso anything frum me-
| said yes and advised her 10 hide her
yalnaht-. She hid then. hut they did
not modest her. Another lady asked
thc thief If he would modest her No.
said he, my mother WIS lady
deputy marshal on my ear was con
PEELED To give M his pistol and lll the
money lac had forty-hve cents One Of
the victims asked 20 have some money
returned to hlm aud they gave HIN q
small sum, also sums Ringing from htty
cents 10 S3.lO TO all WHO asked,
During the robbery OF the ear lhc
mrn On The outside kept gunrd ou the
oiliciuls of the depot Including the trlc-
graph operator. When the job was com
plctod they made the operator gO ont
with them TO their horsrs, and forced
an those who We're IN The depot to get
In the cars. They then rode of.
"Oue ct the gang was addressed ~
"Kld." and q young fellow on the train
snid he recognized one Of the men as
BIN Dalton.
"Our Of the men on the outside seemed
tn he IN command. a. Ice gave orders 10
tho others. The AFFAIR took about uu
hour