The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-05
to see how the land laid and in the car in

front I saw one man standing with his
back t. the door and covering the passen-
cars with a winchester Another man
was at the front cad doing the same
thing, while the third man was going
through the train lesurely with bug
revolver IN one hand while be was recelv-
ing the vnluables OF the passengers. When
/ saw their guns and looked at mine and
the porter's. ours seemed to be no bigger
than 10Y pistols | thought. however, that
/ could kill the robber with his back to
the door and was getting in shape to take
a bead when the conductor said:
What are you going to do''
Il am going to kill that fellow"
'.You can't do it," SAID the con-
ductcr, with that gun. The plate
glass windo1, between you and him
is three quarters OF an inch thick and IT
YOU attempt and fail it will cause blood
shed"
Myself and the porter then fixed our
selves at the narrow eutranee TO the sleep
er, and We determined to take chances aud
go for them VIXEN they attempted to enter
our car, but they could not come. So AS
10 have the advantage OF them | told the
porter to put out the lights in the. sieepsr,
| aud he did So They did not come IN.
One CT them was about TO turn the knob
OF the door when one of his partners SAID
| that it was better for them TO go, and
! they went We saw them go up hill and
disappear over it where they presumably
| had their horses"
What would you do If you were in the
smoker?n
!
| well, the way they had the drop on the
passengers l think l would shell out to
them everything 1 had aud apologize
| for not having any more. Them
| fellows were killers, and no mis-
| take about it. II they attempted
| to come in to our car l would take shot
at 'em anyway, come what would. III
give you pointer right now, that when
am travelling again I'll take the biggest
revolver I can find"
THE FUNNY SIDE.
There is funny side to every drama Of
this kind. One old man asked one OF The
robbers Tor Il chew of tobacco. Il am toe
busy now" responded the vagabond, ''bu'
! | Will come back after awhile and see
you" Sure enough he came back, ant
pulling from his pocket plug eight
inches loug handed it to the old fellow
with the remark that lie would fad II
good The old nan took a bite out OF th'
corner of the plug and proceeded to put II
his pocket. Hold on there" said the
robber 'the id marshals will b.
chasing Us al day tomorrow and L don
want TO be without some tobacco"
One old woman who was in the sleepe
4 H. sd ,.r1
and see the robbers. Chief Cone asked
her what she wanted 70 Sc
them for, and she said: Il vii
get down on my knees aud reason will
them. I'll tell them that it Is wrong Il
rob people, and that Got will punish then
for it," Chief Cone told her to 20 to be-
and hide her money and whatever valua
bles she had, and for this advice sh
thought be was a very heartless man
There WAS negro sleeping in the smoS
ing car and when the robbers began Opera
lions there they had a hard time 10 awakei
him. When he did shake off the drows
mantle and understood what was up hi
great big eyes hulged out TIL one coul'
hang his hat on them. The next thing n
did was to drop down on his knees ar
| confluence ~ SpOQb OL1 ~ShtsA'~ va
camp meeting prayer that could have beel
heard two miles. Neither the prayer o
the righteous or wicked availeth anything
with a member of the Dalton gang an
the poor African had TO Shell out his It'll
old five dollars and two bits.
. Oae man who grumbled because he ha
to give up his cash was made 10 take Of
his coat and vest which the robbers too
away them Another mau was robbed O
MS shoes aud stockings because he tried
hide his wad in them.
Chiet Cone to ease his friends at HON
Sunday telegraphed that he lost nothin
but his nerve and that he was luck
enough TO find that after the robbers hal
| gone away There IS good deal of huma
nature in this remark rs everybody know
who has ever been in train when ro6bei
| held it up,