Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-07

up alongside the engine spd w.,.., .
hnoM what WAS the matter ~
gineer. -P' s'iu the en-
me fireman didn't say anything ,,e
fe lS s ~ ousy trying to fnd out how he
NJ me express messenger was back IN
ms car congntulatinE himself thst
NE robbers had let him ret hac,, ~,
the local safe. ~ ''ss"'e'
"o oHcers. names unknown ut pres-
em., We're on the train. They came
running out after the Conductor IN
curing what was the matter lie az
Planned briefly and asked them n .bay
Manted him to pull back for them ana
sNe them the first start on the trail
piled. ""' ''iins' 'hey re-
Then they got on the enyin. a,a
found out all about il while thc train
WIS coming into Fort Worth, and ex-
palned that 1t was very dangerous
thIng to fool with train robbers
ny engineer agreed with them hut
, o,,e fireman persisted in saying nothing.
lile last heard OF him he was savInr
we same thing. He ia still thinj,ins.
epout the man punching him In the
Tlos with that revolver. He would like
20 meet him by moonlight alone ana
without that revolver He thinks he
eouid Kill him in a fair fist fight.
A Heavy Loss.
The messenger Is also thinking n
great deal more than he Is TALKING.
When seen by Gazette reporter MIR.
j. V. Mcklwen was one OF the worst
uisgusted men one would care TO meet.
When asked about the robbery he re-
pied That he knew nothing OF how the
tram WAS stopped-that the first he
saw or the robbers was when they
came In through the end door of his
car, which they had got the fireman
TO break open.
Did they draw their guns on
your the reporter asked.
They had them on me already and
piled.
Did they make you open the safer
IT was open alrendyr'
Then when the reporter was proceed
ing with further questions the messen-
ger turned and walked away evidently
greatly disturbed.
He couldn't do a thing said Route
Agent Il. n. Edgell. who stood by who
then explained about the safe being
wide open and the door OF 1t being in
st. Louis for repairs.
The reporter had asked Mr.. Edgell
how much the loss was. Just moment
before and that gentleman had thrown
up his hands and saidi
"rhey got everything we had in the
safe. There is not u soul on earth
knows how much is gone, for they
took the waybils with the money"
The Loss Estimates.
1t was asserted late last night that
the through safe had certainly been
looted, that $4,000 had been stolen
and that the haul was the largest on
record in Texas. Others put the loss
at $4,000 and others at 100000,
The companys representatives vigor-
ously deny that any such Gums as
those stated were taken and say the
amount lost was only the way busl-
ness.
sheriff Euless and Chief Deputy Rea,
who got back at 12:4J this morning,
corroborate the agents so far ms the
money taken being the way business
OF course they do not pretend TO know
how much this was, but do not be-
lievc 1t to have been very large.
1t is reported on good authority that
the safe c6htained among other money
sSl 500 in gold certificates going to New
orleans 20 be forwarded from there
to Washington for use in purchasing
bonds.
officers Of Parker and Tarrant coun-
ties received quick notice and went inn
medlately in pursuit. Tho robbers
have only a short start, but rugged
country and the darRneass of the night
favor their escape IL they are well
mounted. II Is believed that they had
horses concealed In the thlcket where
the robbery occurred.