Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-22
PASSENGERS ROBBED.
The Cook Gang of Outlaws Held
 Up a Train.
SHOT THE CARS FULL OF HOLES.

Sho1 4hh OAhD OII UT hUIbS.
 An Express Wrecked on a Blind Siding, the
 Messengers Safe Robbed. and Then the Desperadoes Went Through the Train.
 Scared OT When Half Through.
 WAGoNER, I. T., Oct. 22-The Kansas
 City and Memphis express was wrecked
 and robbed by the Cook gang of desper-
 adoes at Correta a blind siding five miIes
 south of here The train was running 20
 mlIes an hour. and when within 100 feet
 or the switch man came out from an
 embankment and threw the switch for
 the siding. running the train into a string
 of box cars Engineer James Harris ap-
 piled the airbrakes and reversed the en- | zine. Tho robbers commenced firing nit
 the engine and coaches.
 As soon as tho train stopped two of the
 robbers commanded the engineer and fire
 man to come down. and as soon as they | had dismounted marched them in front
 Of them to the baggage and express cars.
 Here they forced Express Messenger Ford
 to open tho doors by perforating the side | of the car with bullets.
 | Meanwhile two more of the robbers had
 taken up position at the rear end of the sleeper to prevent any one Cscaping two others mounted the platform between the smoker and baggage car, and two moro were on the platform betweon tho first and second coaches, all keeping up a con tinual firing
 Could Not Open the Through Safe.
 Tho two robbers in the express car were meanwhile ransacking that car, se- curing all the money in tho local safe They commanded Messenger Ford to open the through safo, but when he explained that the safe was locked at the main office and could not be opened until it reached the destination they left the car
 The two men on the front platform then started through tho coach, demand ing money and valuablos. As soon as they reached the rear end of the coach the two men on that platform started through the second coach.
 When they wero about half way through freight train following close behind whistled, and Bill Cook, tho lead CT, who had all the time remained outside issuing cor mands. swearing at the pas- sengers and shooting, called for all hands to come out. The men on the cars iump. ed out. and when all were on the ground nrcd last vollcy at the train and disap- peared in the darkness
 There were eight to ten men in the par ty. Two of them were white. and the others were half breeds Jack Mahara. advance agcnt for Mahara's minstrels. was hit in the forehead by Q bullet and dangerously If not fatally wounded
 Walter Barnes of Van Burcn, Ark, was also slightly injured by n bullet striking him in the cheek Special Oni. cers Helmick and Dickinson of the Mis-. souri Pacific were on the train, also Unit ed States Deputy Marshals Brunncr and CaSavcr, but they woro covered by win chesterS in the hands of the bandits be- fore they had time to make move Gas aver lost watch and six shooter
 The train was backed up to this placo | Tor assistance. The entire train was com l pletely riddled with bullets. every win | dow being broken. The engines cab was ! shot all to pieces. even the steam raupe | and gauge lamp being shot away, and tho | ground around the wreck covered with l empty shells. It was miracle that many lives were not lost. Fully 200 shots were fred
 The Missouri Pacific immediately start ed special train from Littlo Rock carry ing Superintendent w. ]. Mckee and , picking up deputy marshals United States Indian Agent Wisdom of Musko- gee has ordered ali the Indian police to report for duty and will tako the train early in the morning. Conductor Dun- can in charge of the wrecked train, when interviewed said:
 Conductor Duncan's Story.
 II was in the sleeper when we struck the cars on the side track thought it was head end collision, and Knowing that We were closely followed by freight train l grabbed red lamp and started back to flag. When I reached the rear end, was confronted by two mon, who ordered me back in the car. I told them we were closely followed by freight and would be run into and asked them to lot mo go back to flag it. One of the men replied, We'll go on and hurry up started back as fast as l could, but being troubled with asthma could not 20 very fast The two mon began firing at me and told mo to go faster'
 Express Messenger w. T. Ford declined to say anything further than that the robbers got everything they could lay hands on outside of the through safe. The mail cnr was not molcstcd. The loss of the express company will not exceed S5uO. as instructions had been issued to all agents in the territory to receive no mon ey or valuables for this train, and only the company money remitted by local agents was carried outside of the through sale Six Of tho gang passed through Nagoner Sunday, going at a slow troe | and seemingly not the least afraid of be- ing captured
 Four armed men called at tho section | house at Ross Station, six miles north of here, about 10 o'clock Sunday, and at the | points of winchesters compelled tho fore man to prepare their dinners They were All armed and are thought to be a part of he band. After eating dinner they start d west, and the section foreman followed | hem to their hiding place in the brush on he banks of Hull creek, where the entire gang of eight were encamped. They were till in camp at sundown.
 Want MorgaaaeId Badly. CINCINNATI, Oct. se.-Colonel Lew c. Weir, president of the Adams Express company, telegraphcd from New York to hc chief of police in this city: Don't ct the man with the broken log get lnnsn