St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-05
GUN UNDER EVERY NOSE.
now THE ROBBERS HELD UP PASSEN.
GERS
ON THE IRON MOUNTAIN TRAIN.
Highwaymen Refused Small Sums
of Money and Cheap Watches
Two Hundred Bullets in the
Express Car-Brutal Murder
of Brave Conductor-Two
Robbers in Jail.

Robbers in Jail.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. Mot
since the day when the assassination of
John l.. Clayton was announced on the
streets has such intense excitement
prevailed in this city as was caused this
morning by the news of last nights
train robbery at Oliphant, an exclusive
report of which was teIegraphed abroad
by the Associated Press. The robbery
occurred at lonely saw mill station in
Independence county. and a more de-
sirable place for hold-up could not
have been found at any of the stations.
Oliphant is situated on the largest
and most dense canebrake in the state
of Arkansas. For fifteen miles on either
side of the road is one contin uouS mass
of almost impenetrable Reeds. 1t is
thought some of the robbers are now in
this canebrake.
There is little doubt that the robbery
was committed by band of men ex-
perienced in the business. Engineer
Harriet, of Train No. 81, says that the
men who jumped on the engine and or
dered him to throw up his hands showed
unmistakable evidence of having had
experience with locomotives before.
The train had not fairly stopped when
robbers began firing fusilade of shots
from their Winchesters. Two of the
men jumped on the engine, and Engi-
neer Harriet and Fireman John Quarles
Immediately found themselves looking
down the muzzles of their Winchesters.
They were ordered to dismount, and
were made to accompany the robbers
WITH A GUN PLACED
at their heads. The brakeman and
porter were also captured and placed
under guard, Conductor McNally only
escaping, and the whole crew were
forced to 60 through the train
in advance of the robbers. They
tried to make the engineer and fire.
man open the express car, but they
declined. When the door had been
opened they endeavored to make Quaries
open the safe, but he told them he had
nothing to do with the safe. The rob-
bers inquired as to where the express
messenger was, but Quarles replied that
he did not know, while the messenger
was standing beside him at that mo-
meut. Harriet and Quarles were in
charge of the robbers while McNally
was firing at them. 1t is not believed
that any of McNally's shots took effect.
QuarleS said that the robbers demanded
watches as we'll as money. but if a man
handed over bad timepiece 1t was
given back to him.
The robbers finally recognized the
express messenger, p. B. Moore, who
was standing in the ar'with the en-
gineer and fireman, and compelled him
to open the money safe, pointing two
WincheSters at his head. There was
another safe in the car containing lew
elry, but this was not touched by tho
robbers.
All the time the robbery was going
on inside the train. the four men sta
toned outside kept up fusilade of fir
ing. The express car was perforated
with bullets, and it is estimated that
fully 200
SHOTS WE'RE FIRED.
After the robbers had finished with
the express car, they went into the
coaches. The four were still on the
outside, two on each side, shooting and
swearing. The three inside marched
the train crew into the car III front OF
them. Every man held up both hands.
The cOlOred porter came in first. and
was frightened nearly to death. One of
the men took position on the side of
the acOach near the door, and leyeIed
his Winchester at the heads of the row
of passengers on that side of the
car, while another took charge of
the other half of the coach in
a similar manner. The third
man-and he was vicious, bloodthirsty
looking fellow,six feet tall, took position
in the aisle. Leveling his revolver at
the heads of the passengers, he quietly,
indeed, with almost mOdeSty, informed
the passengers that they had better pro-
ceed to yield up their valuables. He
then proceeded slowly along down the
aisle, relieving every man of his yalua-
bleS.
Mr.. Watterkline, of Memphis, was a
passenger on the train. Speaking of
Conductor McNally, he said: "McNslly,
the conductor, was one of the bravest
men l ever saw. While all the shooting
three or Gour Winchesters, he drew his
revolver, walked to the rear platform of
the baggage car and took his stand. 1t
was evident from the determined look
on his face that he meant to defend his
trian even at the risk of
LOSING HIS LIFE.
When he reached the platform ne
stepped down on the steps, grasped the
iron railing with his left hand and be-
gan using his revolver with his right.
He only fired one shot. just as he was
about to fire the second time, a bullet
from one Of the robbers Winchesters,
which had been aimed deliberately at
him. struck him in the abdomen lust
below the navel. The baggageman was
on the step behind him, and he fell into
his arms. He was conscious only a few
brief moments before he expired. He
asked US to notify his sister in Cleye-
land about his death, but the poor fell