Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-11-06
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT
The Plunderers Of the St. Louis
Express Surrounded.
BIooDHOUED5 USED IN THE CHASE

They Are Desperate Men, and Fight to
the Death Is Expected Before Thoy sur
render--A Treasure Train wrecked In
Illinois by Train Robbers.
BATEsyHLE. Ark, Nov 6.-rhis little
mountain town is in the midst of the most
intense excitement. The two train robbers
captured Saturday afternoon are la Jail,
and there Is no reasonable doubt asto their
guilt. One who gives his name as Bill
Lemmons, but who is believed to be the
notorious outlaw Bin Dulan. is undoubted-
ly the leader Of the gang and the man who
went down the aisles of the car relieving
the passengers of their valuables. Tho
other gave his name as Mark Arnett. Both
men positively refuse to make any kind Of
a statement
While both are evidently desperadoes Of
the worst character, they are backwoods-
men and have theappearance of ideal novel
heroes. The scenes In this city have been
those Of wild and woolly west" nature
The posse in pursuit of the four men still
at large came upon them at am early hour
IN the morning, two miles from James
town, and a lively running fight ensued
The bandits were forced to abandon six
of their horses and take TO their heels.
| They also abandoned several overcoats.
p istol and lot Of iewelry The news Of
the skirmish created the most intense ex-
citement here.
Soon scores OF men were engaged In
earnest conversation. Big, brawny noun
| tainccrs with wicked looking winchesters
and astridc swift horses. were hurrying to
the scene, and men, women and children,
eagerly watching for the arrival of cou-
/ fIrFa rnUIN Il MI do frr
noon the town was thrown into a futter
over the arrival of two strangers, each car
| rying pair Of rough old saddlehags. 10
was quickly rumored that two of the
bandits were in town, but such was not
the case. The strangers were peddlers.
The Robbers Corrailed.
Soon another telephone message was re-
ceiyed from jamestown stating that the
pursuing bloodhounds were within rifle
shot of the robbers aud that they were FIR
ing at the hounds. Later an abandoned
horse was found five miles from this city.
The saddle was perforated with bullets and
the horse badly wounded In the saddle
bags were found several gold watches,
quart of whisky and some cheap jewelry.
At 3 p. m. another skirmish took place
between the opposing parties, but no one
was hurt. The bandits were making for
the White Bver bottoms ON foot and were
corrallcd in the caves along the banks Of
that stream. At least 100 men are out, and
20 is thought TO be impossible for the ban
dts TO escape.
In the skirmish which took place Jack
Wackerly, who has been strongly suspected
OF knowing more about the robbery than
De would admit, was accused of treachery
in irying TO throw the hounds of the tr
and put under arrest.
The house of the Wackerlys Is now being
guarded, and the inmates are practically
under arrest. Old man Wackerly made his
escape Co the mountains, but Is being pur-
sued. The railroad officials believe they
have the entire lot Of robbers corrallcd, but
IL may take a siege of several dnys TO storm
them out IL is believed also that they are
short of ammunition, as in both skirmishes
they showed great reluctance to fire. Fresh
bluodhounds are ON the way here from
Memphis and win be put ON the trail at
once.