Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-25
GANG AT WORK
AN EXPRESS TRAIN HELD UP IN
THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
The Gang OF Desperndoes loaded by
the Bandit Cook Renew Operations
"A Train Robbed and Two Pas
semHers Injured.

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Wagner. Ind. T.. Oct. 23.-The Kan
sas City & Memphis express, which
left here at 9:3O Saturday night, was
wrecked and robbed by the Cook gang
OF desperadocs at Correta, a blind sid
Ing five miles south OF here. The
train was running twenty miles an
hour, and when within 100 feet or the
switch a man came out from behind
an embankment and threw the switch
for the side track, running the train
into a string of empty box cars. En-
gineer James Harris applied the air
brakes and reversed the engine. The
robbers commenced firing at h en-
CINE and coaches. As soon as the
train stopped two of the robbers COM
manded the engineer and fireman TO
come down and as soon as they had
dismounted, marched them In front OF
them to the baggage and express cars.
Here they forced Express Messenger
Ford to open the doors by perforating
the side of the car with bullets. Mean
while two of the robbers had AIKEN up
q position at the rear end of the sleep
cr TO prevent any one escaping. Two
others mounted the platform between
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 ram
sacking 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 1t reached
Its destination, they left ii. The two
on the front platform Their started
through the coach, demanding money
and valuables. As soon as they
reached the ear 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 Bill Cook, the leader, who had all
the time remained outside issuing
commands, swearing at the passengers
anu shooting, called for all hi tds to
come out The men on the Gls
Janiped out, and when all were on
tie ground they fired a last voller at
tie tain and disappeared in the
darFness. There were Gig 1t or ten
men iL. the party. Two OF shtm we're
willie and the others were Lalf breeds.
JACK Mahar. ali advance agent for
Maiiar's MINISTRIES, was hit IN the ftre.
heal by . bullet anG lang onsly, If
ist g tally, wounded. Waller Earnts
OF Var 4nren. Ark, was also slightly
Injured by a bullet st.iisins him in
the cheek. Special Ofic IFS Ilpln.fck
and Dickson, of the Missouri Tactic,
We're on the train. also United states
Deputy Marshais Drummer AMI q: a
yer. u they were covered by VIM
chesters In the hands of bandits be-
fore they had time TO make a move.
Casayer lost a watch and a six-shoot-
er. The train was backed up to this
place 10 give the injured medical at
tendance. The train was completely
riddled with bullets, every window be-
Ing broken. The engineers cab was
shot all to pieces, even the steam
gauge and gauge lamp being shot
away. 1t was a miracle that many
lives were not lost. Fully 200 shots
were fired. The Missouri Pacific i'm
mediately started a special train from
Little Reck carrying Supt. w. j. KEGS
u deputy marshals. United States
Indian Agent Wisdom of Muckogee
has ordered all the Indian police to
report for duty and will take the trail
Immediately.