The Red Cloud chief., 1893-11-10
~RED-HANDED BANDITS.
TRAIN HELD UP, EXPRESS ROBBED
AND CONDUCTOR KILLED..

And the Passengers Not Sighted Every.
thing Of Value Taken From Thcm-Pur.
suit Assisted by BloUdhounds-Two Of
the Gang Captured.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. 4.-Fast ex.
press train No. 81, Of the st. Louis, Iron
Texas mail. due here at 2;i0 a. m. was
held up and robbed by seven masked men
ut O%liphant, Ark, seven miles north OF
Newport. Passenger Conductor j. p. Nc
Nally was shot and killed while trying to
protect his train. Oliphant Is a small
lumber town Of about 800 inhabitants,
situated in a lonely timber district In
White county. When train 81 stopped at
the station two men jumped on the engine
and pointing revolvers mt the engineer and
fireman ordered them to keep still, threat
ening to blow their brains ont II they
moved a mupcle. The other five men sur.
rounded the express car. the door Of which
VAS open, and at cnce began firing n
wicked fusillade from their revolvers.
Robbed both Express and Passengers.
Conductor j. =. McNally drew his re.
volyer and returned the robbers fire, but
before he had succeeded In wounding any
Of them he was shot and killed. The rob
bers then entered the express car. over.
powered the messenger and looted the car.
Leaving two men to guard the trainmen
tho other robbers proceeded to rob the
passengers. They entered the coaches
and sleepers and at the point Of the re.
volver relieved all the passengers Of their
valuables. A telegram was Mt once sent
to the sheriff Mt Newport, who formed n
posse and started in pursuit.
On the Trail with ~BioOdhounds.
kilograms were quickly sent to Little
Rsck for assistance, and u special train
left, carrying n posse Of officers and q pack
OF bloodhoundt. The railroad people nave
no idea as TO the amount Of money secured
by the robbers. General Superintendent
Peck and Division Superintendent Rose,
Of the Iron Mountain, who are in Memphis,
have instructed the railroad people here
to offer n large reward for the arrest OF
the robbers. 1t Is thought that the robbers
intended robbing the Cannon Ball." but
1t does not stop a way st ,tions. The rob
bers tagged 1t, but 1t is supposed that the
ShBihNNi SuopcNtS" suS'A Pun looC ~ "ShN
by Mt full speed.
Conductor J. p. McNally, who was
killed in attempting to protect his train,
was one Of the oldest conductors In the
railways employ. He was a single man
| and 1t Is said has relatives in st. Louis
His remains will he taken in charge by
Undertaken Cook Oh arrival here. Gov
Fishback has offered a reward for the rob
bers, and every point reached by the tcle
| graph has been notified to he on the loo k
out. 1t is believed that the robbers arr
making for Indian Territory.
ST. Louis. Nov. 6-The following dis
patch from Batesv,lle, Ark, has been re
ceivcd: This little mountain town Ia,
been in the midst OF the most intense ex
element all day. Two Of the gang o
train robbers which murdered Conducto
McNally at Oliphant have been captured
and landed in Jail md there is no reason
able doubt US to their guilt. One VIII
gave his name IA Bill Lemons, but VIII,
is believed to be the notorious outlaw Bill
Dulan, is undoubtedly the leader Of tn
gang and the man who went down til
aisles of the car relieving the passenger
of their %valuables. The other gave hi
name at Mark Arnot. Both men refus
tn make any statement-