The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-05-20
CAUGHT THEM AT ARLEE
Two Hundred CoX3yileS in ths Hands
Of The MarShalS.
COLD, WET, WEARY, HUNGRY
They Captured a Train at Heron
and Rode to the reservation
An Exciting Day on the
Northern Pacific.
sneclal plspatch TO the standard.

MISSOCLA, May lS.-lhls city mas been
in ferment all day over the stealing of a
train by tho Coxey army at . o'clock this
morning. Heron is the first station in
Montana, and as the train, No. IS east
bound. was pulling out on time this morn
ing, crowd of the industrial army peop,e
seized it and compelled Conductor Behler
and Engineer Woflkill 10 ride as passen-
gers. man named Ross assuming charge
OF the engine.
They started at lively rate for the
East. and the report of the agent at Heron
TO Superintendent Brimson placed the
number of the men at 200. Word was at
once sent 10 Noxon, this side of Heron, 10
grease the rails on the hill west of there.
This was done, but when the army train
reached there they simply cut tho train in
two and proceeded with half OF It without
trouble.
Al Trout Creek station they stopped to
take water and then continued their rapid
flight toward Missoula. The train passed
Trout Creek at lilo o'clock running rap
idly.
All this time the officers in this city had
been collecting arms and Sheriff Ramsey
west OH n special train TO intercept the
wealers.
At Evaro, however. message was re-
ceiyed from General Superintendent Kim
berly ordering the posse TO return to Mis-
soula and await the arrival of the United
States marshal. This was done and the
deputies reached here about o'clock this
afternoon.
Meantime the Coxey train was flying
eastward under the guidance Of Engineer
Ross, who demonstrated himself first.
class engineer.
At Horse Plains three lengths OF rails
had been torn up, but the engine was run
up TO the break and rails torn up from be-
hind the train TO repair the track. This
was done in half an hour and then the
train sped on. Engineer Wolfkill left the
train at Horse Plains, and he stated the
number of men on tho train was 25).
Roadmaster Hartman had torn up the
raiis 10 gain time. and he had been sue.
cessful, for when tho Coxeyites reached
Paradise bluff they found an immense
rock slide blocking the track. They
turned loose at this, however, and before
4 o'clock had cleared the track and re-
sumed their journey.
At Duncan. Engineer Ross entered the
station and asked for orders for No. l.
which, had it been on time, would have
been near there at that time. The opera
tor at Duncan called for orders from Mis-.
soula.
"who wants them?" was tho answer OF
the dispatcher.
Engineer Ross"
"Tell him he has never been examined
under the transportation rules and l can
do nothing for him."
When this was repeated to Ross. he
said: Tell him I'm going to run to Ra-
valli, anyway" and the train pulled out
Of Duncan. No. l reached Missoula al
3:i5 o'clock, one hour and five minutes
late, with Deputy Marshal Haley on
board. A posse was at once organized
with Sheriff Ramsey's aid. and just as the
train of the Coxey men pulled out Of Dun.
can the marshals left Missoula to meet
them.
At Arlec tho Coxey train showed up al
5:55 o'clock. Three rail lengths Of track
had been torn up there, and while the
men were replacing it tho special train
from Missoula pulled into the Arlee yard
When the marshal called upon them to
surrender tho men made no resistance
and were made prisoners. Ross and three
others. however, ran for the hills. Horses
we're at once secured and the marshals
started in pursuit. The fugitives were
captured in about an hour and at a;
o'clock all of the industrial army were
n .I.s,a h.I -.