The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-10-26

Wagner. Ind. r. oct. 2@.-The Kan
sas City 4 Memphis express. when
left here at 9:;}o Saturday night. was
wrecked and robbed 10y the Cook gang
of desperadoeS at torreta, hiIna SID
ing five miles south of here Ihe
train wa running twenty miles an
boar. and when within 100 feet OF the
switch man came out from behind
an embankment and threw the switch
for the side track, running the tram
into n string OF empty box cars. En-
ginecr James Harris applied the air
brakes and reversed the engine. The
robbers commenced firing at the Ell
gine and coaches. As soon as the
train stopped two of the robbers COM
mandel the engineer and fireman to
come down and as soon as they had
dismounted, marched them III front or
them to the baggage and express cars.
Here they forced Express Messenger
Ford to open the doors by perforatins
the side Of the car with bullets. Mean
while two of the robbers had taken up
position at the rear end of the sleep
er to prevent any one escaping. Two
the smoker and baggage car and two
more the platform between the first
and second coaches, all keeping up a
continual firing. The two robbers in
the express car were meanwhile ran
sacklng the car, securing all the
money in the local safe They com
manded Messenger Ford to open the
through safe, but when he explained
that the safe was locked at the main
office and not opened until it reached
It's destination, they left it, The two
on the front platform then started
through the coach. demanding money
and yaluablcS. AS soon as they
reached the rear end of the coach the
TWO men on that platform started
through the second coach. When they
were about halfway through a freight
train following close behind. whist,ed.
and Rhl Cook, the leader. who had all
the time remained outside iss ling
commands. swearing at the passengtrs
and shooting, called for all Ia tds to
come out. The men on 'lu q; Is
Jumped out, and when all were on
TIE ground they fired last voller nj
tie tain and disappeared IN the
DARKNESS. There We're eig 1t or ten
men II. the party. Two of .ham spre
Whiie and the others were l.ai.. breeds
jack Mahar, IN advance agra, Tor
Manafs mlHstrels, was Int II lie i.ie.
neal d! bullet anC Ian. ~. >lv. ,f
i.i tally, wounded. Nll,er l.ur,as
OF Var 3uren Ark, was ,lso iii iylaiy
Injured by 4 bullet Stain. hin in
the cheek. Special Officns lsrlnnck
ana Dickson of the Misso olri a..Itic.
were Oh the train. also United states
Deputy MaEsiale Erunnar AMI t,:>a.
Yer, but they We're covered hv VIM
cheSters in the hands of bandits ha-
lore they had time TO make 4 move
SasaVef los. watch and six shoot
er The train was backed up 70 this
place to give the injured medical at.
tendance. The train was compIeteIy
rludled with bullets, every window bp
ing broken. The engineers cab was
shot all 20 pieces, even the steam
gauge and gauge lamp bein. shot
away. 1t was Il miracle that many
Hyes were not lost Fully 200 Shots
We're ilred. The Missouri Pacific i'm
mediately started special train from
Little Rock carrying Supt w. j. KEGS
ana deputy marshals United States
Indlan Agent Wisdom of Muckouaa
mas ordered all the Indian police rs
report for duty and will take the trail
Immediately.