Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-09-19
THE PLOT 4 FAILURE.
Santa Fe Train Stopped by
 Bandits In Missouri.
MET WITH A WARM RECEPTION.


 on the Train and Sent n FnaLllade of Bullets at the Robbers = Engineer Prescott wounded-Ait the Names of the Bandits Known.
 CORN, Mo-, Sept. 19.-The Colorado and Utah express on the Santa Fe rail way was held up by robbers at 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. Owing to the fact that the railroad and express of- ficials had spy on the trail of the bandits when they stopped the train, they met hail storm of buckshot and bullets, and 1t is said at least two lie dead in the surrounding woods. while aa many others rode for their rendezvous, 9i miles away, filled with leaden pei lets.
 The raid was planned three weeks ago, but not put into execution until this morning. When the train left Chicago last evening railroad and express detec- tives, all walking arsenals, climbed on at nearly every station. Tho plan adopted was this: The Santa Fe detec- tives, J. J. Kinney and e. 0. Mont gomery, boarded the tender. Superin- tendent Stockton of Wells, Fargo & Go. and two of his good shots tarried In the express car. The forward end of the smoking car, near the partition door, disclosed dozen men planted. Each had sawedoff Winchester, every cart ridge loaded especially for the eyent with two dozen buckshot. At 2 o'clock Sheriff Sailing of Scotland county climed on board to take his part. One man had to be protected. He was the spy and was to try to be the one who should flag the train. If 80, ono tor pedo would precede the swinging of the lantern. If not, there would be couple of tiny bombs. The orders were, nc matter if every one of the guilty got away, there was to be no shooting to en. danger the life of the man who had taken his life into his hands in order to frustrate the intended robbery.
 Out from between the two high em. bankments just a mile from Gorin came the crack of the signal. It was but one grinding of wheels that told the air brakes had been applied, and within 20 seconds the train was at a stsndstill.
 Out from the undergrowth came four forms, each face hidden by black mask. One rushed to the engine with a rife, brought it to his shoulder, pointed it at Dad" Prescott, the white bearded engineer, and as he shouted "hold up your hands," he pulled the trigger. "Dad'' fell to the floor of tho cab with bullet in his right breast.
 Detective Kinney gained the top of the tender and sent shower of shot almost into tho face of the masked individual. How OF earth the fellow ever managed to move is a mystery. But he did, and made for the woods.
 The shot which laid Prescott low was the signal for the fusillade, echoed and re-echoed through the woods. It was also the signal for nasty retreat to the timber by tho robbers. Not until they reached the timber did they answer then only fired two shots. But theii aim was not good and although the men who were leaning from the car windows pulled triggers as fast as possible, while others jumped to the earth and were af- ter them on foot, they failed to hit man.
 According to the programme, the horses were hitched 100 yards away When the posse from the train reached the spot cut hitching strap showed that one man, at least, had life enough left to make his escape.
 Sheriff Sailing took a saddle. blanket and bridle from the horse found there dead from stray shot and says by theif aid he will have no trouble in identify. ing the owner.
 Search for the dead and wounded was postponed until daylight, but the chase after the ones who had escaped sfarteo 10 minutes after the shooting ended The sheriff secured horses and with na''