The state herald., 1893-07-07
CHEEKY TRAIN ROBBERS.
They Raid a Texas Express and KIN the
Fireman hut Fail to Secure
their Eooiy aud One OF
Them A, Captur.J,


The bo!dest stiemp, at train robbery that
ever occurred In Texas or the whole country
occurred on the 2s;h about O'Clock y. IN.
near this ll;tlc village of Breckenridge, IN
Wilson coun,y, thirty miles south Of sau An.
tonic.
Three men climbed on the fron, end OF the
baggage car unobscryed, and after the train
started one OF them crawled over the tender
aud ordered the engineer and fireman 10
throw up thclr hands.
Engineer T!crney threw up hi. hands, but
Fireman Martin made movement M though
he was about TO secure pistol from a box
-s~us~~-s-.--- ------s>-------A
shooter Into hs body, keeping Tierncy COW
cred all the time with the other pistol.
Martin fell dead and hls body rolled out OF
the cab OF the engine on the track where II
was run over by the wheels aud mutllated.
the dead body fall out Of the cab, Jumped
from their position on the baggage chr to the
car platform and made for the brush. There
were but twelve passengers on the train and
each was armed with a six..hootcr. When
they heard the hring they rushed upon the
platforms, and Ms the two robber. rushed Into
the brush vollry was fired after them.
The robbcr, May, who killed the fireman,
seeing that he had been deserted. made u last
desperate attempt TO capture the train single
handed. lie jumped into tho cab and ordered
Engineer Tierney To run the train acros. In
dian River bridge. The engineer, Instead Of
complying, put on the air.brake5 and the
train came 10 a s,anis,lil, The robber thea
.,ntt h. ~ a Al.
but the train would not make any headway,
and with a parting shot at the engineer the
robber jumped from the engine and started
up the track on run. Conductor Steele
rushed up To the engine with sls-shoo,er In
his hands. lie jumped Into the cab and cut.
ilng loose from the train started with Mer
seuser Butler and Engineer Tlerncy In pu-.
suit Of the train robber.
The throttle Wa pulled wide open and III.
llrdi engine leapcd along the track, gainIr !,
ever. moment on the robber. who would turn
aud arc at his punuers as be ran. FindIrr
that be could not reach the bridge over ,hc
'lvrr where his Winchester and three pr,.
awsilcd him. the robbcr left the track Rs re
engiee was almost upon him.
1bs engine VA. brought, to s,and.tlll, MI
Conductor Steele started after the foLbe-
.T'handed. lie .hatcI him into IN.
bres, dring AT him ~ be went The thry,
roiss-s nj the bridge with Wlnchesirrs con,
ms'otd bring at the conductor and their yol.
ley, scre returned by the engineer and ms,
,r,Rsr Conductor steele o,erhauici IN
ro'-'r he ~ss after In the brush and dlsa,- .
ed SYN Of two pistols. The robbers At 81
brfHtc then disappeared, leaving their VIZ q.
clr,f,rrs bchlni.
:. u. May, the man who Wa captured, > >.
fu'-- To MAX. any statement further than e,
"a hat II was the Intention OF the bsnditr d,
ro1 the express md passengers. lie 49,
hs'u 10 breckenridge for safe keeping, 70
,hr'ar were made by railroad men thu, lac
~s-id be- lybched.
ariin, the fireman who WAS Killed, was
unmarried. Conductor Steele viii receive
$1,000 standing reward Of the state foi the
capture 81 train robbers.
The United States marshal 1. after ,hs
other robbe,