The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-10-25
UP AND ROBBED
Particulars of the Missouri Pacific
Train Wreck.
CARS RlDDLED WITH BULLETS.
Advance Agent Mahan, OF Mahan's Circus
Hit In the Head and Dangerously
If Not Fatally Wounded.

WAGNER, /. r., Oct. 2l.-Thc Kan
sas City 4 Memphis express. which lelt
here at $3.50 last night, was wrecked
and robbed by the Cook gang of des-
peradoes at Correti, blind sizing five
miles south of here. The train was run
ming about 20 miles all hour, and when
within 100 feet of the switch man
came out from behind an embankment
and threw the switch of the sldetrack,
running the train into string oil
empty boxcars. Engineer James Har-
ris applied the air brakes and reversed
the engine, aad the robbers commenced
firing at the engine and coaches.
AS soon as the train stopped Two OF
the robbers commanded the engineer
and fireman to come down, and as soon
as they had dismounted they marched
them in front of them to The baggage
and express cars. Here they forced
Express Messenger Ford to open the
doors by perforating the side of the car
with bullets. Meanwhile two more of
the robbers had taken up pc ,itlon Mt
the rear end of the sleeper to prevent
anyone escaping; Two others mounted
the platform between the smoker and
baggage car, aud two more the plat
form between the first and second
coaches, all keeping up continual
firing.
Safe and Passengers Robbed.
Two robbers in the express car were
meanwhile ransacking the car, secur-
ing all the money in the local safe
They commanded Ford to open the
through safe, but when he explained
that the safe was locked at the flee
and could not be opened until it
reached its destination they left the
car. The two on the front platform
then started through the coach, de-
handing money and valuables. AS
soon as they reached the rear end Of
the coach the two men OH that plat
form started through the second coach.
When they were about half way
through, freight train following close
behind whistled, and Bill Cook, the
leader, who had all The time remained
outside Issuing commands, swearing at
passengers and shooting, ordered q re-
treat. The men on the cars jumped
Off and, when all were on the ground,
fired the last voiley ut the train and
disappeared in the darkness. There were
eight or 10 men in the party. Two Of
them were white and the others half
breeds.
Only Two Passengers hit.
Jack Mahan, advance agent for Ma
hau's circus. was hit in the head by a
bulleg and dangerously, II not fatally
wounded. Walter Barnes, of Van
! Buren,, Ark, was also slightly injured
by bullet striking him in the cheek.
Special Officers Helmick nnd Dickson
of the Mssuri Pacific were on the
train, and also Deputy Marshals Bru-
ner and CASHMERE, but they were COW
cred by Wlnchesters In the hands OF
the bandits before they had time 10
make n move.
The train was backed up TO this
place for assistance aud to give the In
jured medical attendance. The entire
side of the train was completely rid
died with bullets. The engine cab was
shot all TO piece, even the steam
gauge and gauge lamp being shot
away, and the ground around the
I wreck was covered with empty shells.
1t was q miracle that many lives were
not lost, as fu,ly 200 shots were fired.
The Missouri Pacific Immediately
started special train from Little
Rock, carrying Superintendent w. },
Mckee and picking up deputy mar
shals. United States Agent Wisdom
of Muskogee has ordered all Indian DO
lice to report for duty, and will take {
train early in the morning.
The Conductors Story.
Tie conductor in charge of Tho
robbed train, when interviewed, said
81 was In the sleeper when we strucl
the cars on The sidetrack. / though
1t was a head end collision, and know
ing we were closely followed by {
freight train, l grabbed red lamp ant
started back to flag. When l reached
the rear end l was confronted by tw'
men who ordered me back into tn
, car. ] told them we were closely fol
lowed by freigL and would be ruI
into, and asked them to let me go bacl
, TO flag them. One of the men replied
We'll, 90 on, and hurry ur.' / started
back as fast as / could, but bein
, troubled with asthma l could not @
, very fast. Two men began firing a
me and told me to go faster"
t Express Messenger w. &. Ford dc
e clned 10 say anything further tina
/ that tho robbers got everything the
3, could lay hands on outside OF tn
: through safe. The mail car was nc
| moested. The loss OF the express CON
pany will not exceed $500. as instru'
tons had been issued to all agents /
the territory TO receive no money O
valuaeles for this train. Six men did ia
8 work and were not the least bit afrai
of being captured.
i Four armed men cIlled at the seciio
It house at Ross station, six miles mort
d of here. at 10 O'clock today, and at III
point of NVinchesters compelle
;, the section foreman to prepai
u their dinner. They were armed
Q the teeth aud thought 10 be part {
!. the band. After dinner they starte
Q west and the section foreman followe
d them to TO their hiding place in III
hru.h on the banks of Bull creel
u where tic entire gang Of eight campet
r They nere i'll there ut shutdown.
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