The sun., 1894-10-22

roriSed by n FusillRde-One Man naager-
ousiy Wouudcd and Others Hurt-'rh.
bandits Get Less Than $500 PIu-der.
FoRT SMITH, Arb, Oct. 2l.--Thc south-bound
Kansas city and Memphis express on the
Missouri Pacific was held up and robbed
at 10 o'clock last night by the Cook
gang OF outlaws Mt COrrctta, n small
station between Wagner and Fort Gibson.
When the train was within few feet of the
switch man dartcd out from behind the em-
bankment and threw the switch, running the
train into the siding.
II colidcd with string Of empty cars which
were standing on the siding and was brought to
a saddon stop
Tho moment the train stopped the bandits
began firing into the forward cars. There were
eigh. or ten men in the gang who distributed
themselves along the side of the train. Two Of
them mounted the engine and forced the ehgi-
nCcr and fireman to alight.
They were marched to tho express car and
threatened with instant death unless they COM
PEELED the express messenger to open the door
of his ear.
Tho messenger at first refused TO open the
door, but the robbers kept firing u fusil-
lado Of bullets through the side of the
car, he finally complied with tho command
of the robbers and tho entrCaties of the
engineer and fireman and threw open the car
door. Two robbers immediately entered and
secured all the money IN the local safe.
Thcy commanded Messenger Ford To omen the
through safe. but when he explained that the
combination was only known at tho main Office
at the end Of the line, they left the car.
Meanwhile the other robbers had been going
through the train demanding the money
and yaluables of the passeugors. Re-
fore they had complcted their ,york
, freight train which hod folIou.d ,ho
messenger CLOSELY ont of wngonor draw In
sipht and Cool, ordered his foIlowers out NJ tho
train. The ranu Instantly remounted their
horscs. and firing n nartiuu vollev Mt the train
rod, on In a portherI,. airoction
While tho robb.rs we've nj ,vork insida ,b. car
their conf,dern,es nm Tho outside kent mn n con.
tinunl fIrin,, which had tho desired etract in
scariny tho nassengera and train,nen and nra-
venting resistance
Two men were wounded. ono of whom. Jobp
-, ,',,'., 49,. ~ -, ,''I'.'. DoA'
may die,
He wa, wounded in the forehead and taken
back to Wagner on the freight train for med
ical attendance. William Brown of Van Buren,,
an "'" s',H'u ' ~ 'iIS '",'n =! ",'s o
detectives Dickinson ana Helmick OF the Mis-
,hoso ,hn' 80, raI,,a1
'"Uso w,' "no '., VIZ 80 iooD.' ,r., ,,,, ,..u..
every window being broken.
Twenty deputy marshals from Little Rock
passed through here this morning on their way
10 the scene of tho robbery
LITTLE Rock. Ark, Oct. sl.-The Kansas and
Arkansas Valley passenger train held up near
WAGNER Indian Territorv last niQht nv train
.,s"l -, "a. .,I .",, ,.'s ,..- 20 80.
roooeiS Puhou 'hto INC Shioh s'asiou horo e'
O'Clock this evening, more than nine hours late
An the cars except tae slegper were riddisd
,,tsb hrlio,s on. coach eon,,inir,, ,,-,, ,hr.a
"'.n '.'I.''' o"e eo'0" 'oH'nAs 'oAS-'0'
bullet holes.
H. C. Cox the station agent at Fort Gibson
,,Lc ,.s r., LA :, :, i,,, ,,,as I,r;r,, ,La ,os.
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month, was among the passengers. lie tells
thrilling story OF last nights 3 robbery
ua ,yas cor,na,Iol 90 rosion his ,,st,io, for
He Woo |ou,P'i'.u " i.S'sn N'' Po''N'"'- .'.
Tear he would be killed by bandits. His story or
last nights hold -up corroborates the IA
,,.i,o,I Ia. S,,,o.i,,, ,araar, NIXaa 10 10,
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Train NO. 223 left WAGNER on time. ana not
arriving at Fort Gibson at :O5 L. NJ. a despatch
was received from tho onerator at wnnoner that