The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-12
TEXAS TRAIN ROBBERS.
BOLD HoID-UP ON THE INTER-
NATIONAL.
Four Mon Rob the Express Oar Of
All It's Money and Thon VIC
timise the Passengers.
IN THE EXCITEMENT A RoBBER MIS-
LAYS A MONEY PACKAGE.
No Opposition 10 tho Bsndss-Ths Fireman
Shot in Cowardly Manner
Story Detailed,

Houston Post Bureau. Drisiun Hotel,
Austin. Texas, December n-Another
bold train robbery. accompanied with
symptoms OF atrocity and Wild hoodlunl-
ISM occurred early this morning a little
after the midnight hour.
The train that was due In Austin from
San Antonio came In on time, took on \
number OF passengers and pulled out for
the North,
J, w. Thomson was the conductor IN
charge OF the train, Ed Rutiedgc held the
throttle and the fireman was a man whose
only identity ut the present writing is CT
tahlighed by the descriptive apneliatIon OF
"Red No one IN Austin or about tho
Union depot knew anything about him.
except that hts name was Ped and he
fireman.
Duyai Is ten miles north OF Austin on
the International and Great Northern
railroad II is merely station mud tho
night train az rule does not stop there.
Whom the train No. slowed up at the
Duvnl switch and by late rule was
running at the ratio OF twelve miles an
hour the engineer discovered that some
thing had happened to the target. and
that the train had left the main track.
He Immediately applied the air brakes
and BROUGHT 1t to an easy stou-so easy
that the passengers were not disturbed.
The next thing that the passengers and
Train crew knew the stiIlness was broken
by rapid pistol firing.
There were about scventy-fiye shots
fred
The robbers were four IN number.
An oye Witness 60 the robbery described
the robbers AZ country huys, aud his I'M
precision was that they all had on white
hats like cowmen usually wear.
AS soon as the train was stopped the
four men took charge OF Engineer Ell
Rutledse and flrcmsn "Red. They were
ordered TO hold mp their hnnds and obeyed
OF course, na might have been expected.
Rutle1ge was allowed to remain at the
ensine and Red" was held on the main
track near the express car
In pure wanton, helliAh spcrt. one OF
tho rnhhera who wan standing In the ex-
press car door, shot ana baby wounded
Red In the arm. and perhaps would
have killed him II (, had not been FOR
the timely and singular interference of one
OF The robbers, who was standing by his
C'Red's") side.
When Red was shot both arms, which
by eoinpnlklon he had held up above his
mead, had dropped to his eide and the
cruel wretch who had thus disabled him
commanded him again to hold up his
hands.
~ this junctnre the robber atandins BY
MS side said. You d. S. of ii b. don't
you zee you have shot this man. Don't
you do II again. He Is all right He is
not one OF those d. express inesseneersls'
Turning TO RED he said: You SIT
down on the track. Hen not shnot again,
ana lf he does IN XIII the d. ST. nr a b.
myself" In the confusion tho poor fire-
man had hts sound arm wrenched and rad
pistols galore stuck into his face and
stomach.
The engineer was shot at several times.
but came off unhurt
The express ineaaengera safe WAS rined
and The contents, Yarlously estimated at
1900 TO $4,000. was taken out by the rob
bera, when they started TO do the pas-
sengers.
They LETT nnmolested the United states
mail
The express money was handed 70 one OF
The robbers who was going through the
rain, by the man who had frat taken
,harge Of It. The former put Il down III
he coal bin and IN the excitement of de-
,arture left II, and the express company
$ in that much
Charlie Turner, n lad OF rs, was on the
rain. representing Monroe Miiler'a trans
er line IN Austin, and was dealt with In
very harsh manner ms 70 language but
lot hurt either Ia person or purse. He
avs that when the train came TO stop
nd the firing began. he was snre rob
'ery was taking place. He was IN tie
molser.
Look out everybody The train Is he
ne robbed" he says he said. And with
his the passengers IA that coach BEGAN
0 get u move on them. Some mnnaged 10
ide their possessions. consisting Of wateh-
g. rings, money and 80 forth; but others
'ere frightened so badly that they failed
b secrete anything The lad put hls
loney- y20-and HIS watch in his handker-
hief ana chucited them under the stove,
nd thus saved them. Another felinw close
, him did the tame thing
After making sure OF his own property.
urDer went 10 d rcnr coach and then eaw
Il the fun, and had gone OF It himself.
The fellow who tackled him, 80 lie says =
sed bad but forclbie language and told
In to shell out" and he remarked that
3 was nothing but n moor -@- f.--% little