The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-22
THREW THE SWITCH,
AND PROCEEDED TO ROB THE TRAIN
TuEYPUT ON Il sIDETRICK.
Over Two Hundred shots Fired by the Rob
bers-They Were Identiiiedas the Cook
Gang-Other Criminal News.

waroner I. r, October 21.-The Kansas
CITY and Memphis express, which left here
at $3.50 o'clock last night was wrecked and
robbed by the Cook gang of desperadoe5
at Correta, blind siding five miles south
of here. The train was running twenty
miles an hour and when within one hundred
feet of the switch a man came out from
behind an embankment and threw the
switch for the siding. running the train into
string of empty box cars. Engineer
James Harris applied the air brakes and
reversed the engine. The robbers coinmenc-
Ell hring at the engineer ana coaches.
AS soon as the train stopped two of the
robbers commanded the engineer and fire
man to come down and as soon as they
had dismounted marched them in front of
them 10 the baggage and express cars. Here
they forced Express Messenger Ford to
open the doors by perforating the side of
the car with bullets. Meanwhile two more
of the robbers had taken up position at
the rear end Of the sleeper TO prevent any
one escaping. Two others mounted the plat
form between the first and second coaches,
all Keeping Up a continual firing.
The robbers in the express car were mean
while ransackng the express car, securing
all the money i'm the local safe, but they
commanded Messenger Ford to open the
through SAFE but when he explained that
the safe was locked at the main Office and
tion, they left the car. The two men on
the front platform then started through
the coach, demanding money and ValuableS.
As soon as they reached the rear end of
the coach. the two men on that platform
started through the second coach.
When they were ON their way through
a freight train following close behind
whistled and Bill Cook, the leader. who
had all the time remained outside issuing
commands, swearing at the passengers and
shooting, called for the hands To come out.
The men on the ears jumped out and, when
all We're on the ground fired a last volley at
the train and disappeared in the darkness.
There were eight or ten men in the party.
two white, and the others were half breeds.
SeNcra; Men Wounded.
Jack Mahar advance agent for Mahar's
MINISTRIES. was hit in the forehead by n
bullet and dangerously, if not fatally,
wounded.
Walter barnes. Of Van Buren,, Ark, was
also slightly injured by a bullet striking
him on the cheek. Special Officers Helmicll
and Dickson. OF the Missouri Pacific. We're
ON the train, also United States Deputy
Marshals Drummer and Casavar. but they
We're covered by Wnchesters in the hands
of the bandits before they had time to
make move. Casavar lost a watch and a
xix shooter.
The mail car was not molestel. The loss
OF the express company VII not exceed
$500, rs instructions had been issued to
All agents in the territory To receive nd
money or Valuables for this train, and only
the company money. RENTED by local
agents, was carried outside of the through
safe.
Six of the gang passed through. Wagner
today going at SLOW trot and seemingly
not the least afraid Of being captured.
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