The herald., 1894-10-24
of tho situation and not complaint

has been registered.
"The situatlon in the Indian territory
today" said Superintendent o. w. Case
OF the Pacific Express company, "is
worse than 1t ever was. There is abso-
lutely no protection for life or property,
except as we furnish 10 ourselves. This
continual carrying OF such en- armed
force makes the bueiness too expensive
to bs profitable. We have lost more by
the expense than we ever did by the
actual robberie5. Now this Saturday
robbery, by it we loet just SAT-. This
consisted of return @. o. D.. which we
are still handling, and our own and the
railroads remittancea. But you can see
what Ii would coat to protect even q
email amount when eueh gang as that
attacks train. The other companies
ere still carrying money, but am in
formed by Mr.. Simpson of Wells, Fargo
u Co., that he has asked the general su-
pesjntendent to issus an order similar
to ours.
ITO give you little idea of what we
have paid out, will speak Of the Oil
phant robbery; our loss there was about
$500, and it cost us $500 to capture the
robbers. AT the present rates for carry
ing money we would have to take into
the territory $500, 900 to get that back.
For some time before the Dalton gang
was wiped out, the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas and the Pacific express had
standing reward OF $4,000 each for the
eight men comprising the gaRg. This
had only been shortly before withdrawn,
where, upless there is a reward, or we
pay the expenses OF the deputies. the
United State5 marshal does not seem to
think 1t is his duty to capture the rob-
bers.
There is but one way to stop this
lawlesHness. that is to make a state out
OF the Indian territory. OF course, II
the federal government would send a
few regiments OF soldiers down there.
instead OF keeping them in barracks and
in these eastern military stations, it
might DO some good. A war OF extermi-
nation such ss Governor Crittendsn
waged agolnst the James gang in Mis-
souri ia whst lie needed. This can cer-
tainly be properly done by admit
ting the territory to statehood.
This order OF ours does not affect St.
Louis, as most OF the money Is shipped
to those banks in the territory from
Little Rock or nearer points. Quite
good deal Of money in pay ment for
goods comes out of the territory by ex.
press, but this system may be temporarily
changed"
General Superintendent Fuller of the
Pacific express and General Superih-
tendent Peck OF the Iron Mountain have
gone to Wagorsr and will spend sew
eral days in the territory in an attempt
to have the Cook gang, which perpe-
treted the last robbery, captured.
The information received here is that
"Bill" Cook 10 q young man not yet 90
yesrs of age and Cherokee Bill, his chief
lieutenant, is but Is. Superintendent
Case says they are desperate men sim
ply for the notoriety and not for the
money they can get. Still they always
take all they can get The gang which
effected the robbery at Claremore, a
short time ago, was the Means gang.
headed by Columbus Means. This Ia
bad gang, rs 10 also Bill Doolan's gang,
which is seid to have sprung from the
ashes of the Dalton gang. Superin.end.
ent simpson Of the Wells-Fargo COM
pany 10 now in the territory also, look
ing into the condition of the country in
which his company operates. 1t 10
stated by some who are familiar with
the situation that the trouble is largely
due to the character Of the deputy
United States marshals. 1t is a we'll.
known fact that they are largely re.
cruited from the desperate class, and it
is often charged they stand in with the
train robbern.