The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-04
CAPTURED WEALERS.
A Fresh Batch of Them Taken in at
Ellis Sunday.

Ellis Sunday.
United States Marshal Nicely and Com
missioner E. a. Wagner have captured
one more army of commonwealers for
alleged theft of a railway train; and
the railroad involved is in the hands of
receivers, the men can be dealt with
more speedily and with less red tape
than has been the case of the Missouri
Pacific VS.. Sanders
The railroad is the Union Pacific, and
the ''army" consists of seventy men who
comprise the third regiment of the sec
ond division of the California common
wealers, from San Francisco.
These men stole a Union Pacific train
at Watkins, Colorado, Saturday evening.
The company's solicitor, a. l. Williams,
of Topeka. was notified at once. and he
at once began communication with
Marshal Neely and Commissioner
E. A. Wagener, as we'll as several of the
company's officials. As the result
special train WAS made up at Kansas City
Sunday morning, that reached Topeka at
II 30. Among those who were on the
train when it pulled out of Topeka were
Marshal Neely, Commissioner Wagener,
Claim Agent jenkins, Solicitor A. L.
Williams, Attorney n. H. Loomis, Chief
Detective ). S. Peterson and about
fifty deputy United States marshals.
at Topeka They were headed by Reub
Randlett, ex-chairman of the Republican
city central committee. The train made
a fast run. going at sixty miles an hour.
At FIT. Riley fifteen stands of arms and
ammunition were taken aboard.
The train stealers were overtaken at
sidetrack, six miles this side of Ellis,
shortly before sundown. On reaching
the Coxey train Marshal Neely took
few men and going to where
they were seated on top of the
box cars, commanded them to get down.
Captain RaIston asked if they were pris-
oners. Marshal Neely replied that they
were United States prisoners, and the
men at once complied. They probably
expected to be taken east, and were
rather pleased at the arrest.
Their hopes. however, were not re-
allied. They were ordered to climb into
two box cars, the engine started west,
and at o'clock they were at the place
they had quilted an hour before. The
men were put into a baggage car con-
nected with the marshaPs train, body
of deputies placed on guard, and they
were started for Denver.
John Ralston the captain of the COM
pany and Lieutenants Wood and Hardt
were taken to Leavenworth. Federal
Judge Thomas of North Dakota, is hold
ing court there and the men VIII be tax
en- summarily before him on the charge
of contempt of court At Denver the
privates will be tried before Judge Ellis
on the same charge. Deputy Marshal
James Gray, who took the men to Den
yer and turned them over to the mar
shall of the Colorado district, is the man
who has been in charge of the Sanders
prisoners.
Commissioner E. A. Wagener arrived
in Topeka this morning at o'clock. He
said: 1.-THE reason these men are charged
with contempt of court is that the Union
Pacific is in the hands of the United
States circuit court Every officer of
the railroad is an officer of the court,
and any interference in the management
of the road makes them liable for con-
tempt 1t is here one advantage is seen
of having the railroad in the hands of
receiver. The Union Pacific proposes
to prosecute these fellows to finish and
make an example of them. The follow
ing dispatch was received at the JOUR-
NAL office at p. IN. today.
LEAvENwORTH, Kans., June MAR
shall Neely and Deputy Gray have re-
turned from Ellis, Kansas, with Captain
John Ralston, Ed Hart and Frank E.
Woods. leaders of the Coxeyites,s who
seized Union Pacific train in Colorado
and rode east to Ellis. The remainder of
the band, about fifty in number, werc
sent 10 Denver for trial