New-York tribune., 1894-10-24
BANDITS HOLD UP TOWNS.
RAIDS BY THE COOK GANG IN INDIAN
TERRITORY.

MERCHANTS IN TALALA AND wATovA COM
PEELED TO Owe Up THEIR MONEY AT THE
PISTOLS poINT-MARsHALs AND INDIAN
POLICE HUNTING THE OUTLAWS.
Wagner l. r. oct. 23.-Talala. station on
the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railroad
branch of the Missouri Pacific system. forty-six
miles west Of Wagner was cleared out by the
Cook band at o'clock last night. They reached
town armed to the teeth, and proceeded at once
to rob stores right and left Every store IN the
place was visited, and the proprietors compelled
at the point of revolvers and Winchesters 10
turn over their cash. The postofiice was also
robbed Of stamps and a small amount or money
While the bandits were in the postoiiice the
eastbound passenger train pulled IN Inc Train
mon were soon Informed Of the gangs presence
and the train was started out at once II Is
believed here that the gang intended TO hold up
the train.
Neal Pryor Of Fort Smith, who arrived mere
tonight. gives additional particulars. lie sald
that the bandits who numbered ten. made no
effort to conceal their identity. They visited
ali or the stores entering With drawn reVoiVers
and compelling the frightened merchants 10 give
up their money and vauabl"s. The pos'olrce
was robbed last. and while the scouhure's W.
numbering IL the castbound passenger train
pulled in but did not stop long wheh thc UdlH- U
mon were told that the Cook gang was hoiulHs
m the town and would probably attempt 10 roo
the train. The bandits did not tarry long at'er
the train pulled out. They saloped OUT "a
town. discharging their Wlncnesters.
The holding up of the train at Corretta Satur-
day night by this notorious gang. which was fol
lowed by the escape of Jim Cook. prother oi
"Rill' Cook from the Jail at Tahlequah yes
ter,Iav and the robbery of the station post
office and stores at Watova, |. T, ana Iaiaa
have. awakened the authorities 10 neceSslt! 81
urorrpt action. Indian Agent Wisdom. oi TINS
CITY organizod to-day his 100 United states
Dorut, Narshals In three posses. After meet
ing at Fort Gibson. l. T., TINS afternoon DIV
pnssc was ordered southeast To- work their way
north. one posse went directly east toward
Tn hlcauah and the other northeast alohs '"r
Grand River The gang contcmplates rald on
,b. Missouri Kansas and Texas express uai',
near Chc,ora or Prior Creek as they sent "ofu
that they would get even with the American
Exnrcss Company for the killing OF Rogers las.
car A norton Of the Cook gang went east
through Fort Gibson this morning. Chirt mar
ria of the Cherokee Nation, also. mas elsh.'e,'
mounted Indian police on the trail OF the COOK
brothers. o .-,.e,. - rtch,
Word reached this city at O'Clock to-h'sn'
,ba, cook and his band 81 desperadoes were en-
camn.d on Verdgr!s River eight miles south OF
N,goner 4 posse oi mGrshals was hastlIy
svar, IN and headed by Deputy United states
varshals Lawson and Hockbruner. lei, mere
,bo,t q.gO Hockbruner has National reP"ta,
,ton az , brave man. and has done more io tiu
the Territory Of desperadoes IMAM any - ni
marshal I'm the Territory He Is me r'hrsna,
yn, hlew ND the house and killed the no'eu
sod" christv who held the Government al ony
~ several davs with a Gatling gun Ihere IL
NJ, dnub, that the morning viii bring news "'
an engagement.