The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-24
HELD UP AND ROBBED
Particulars of the Missouri Pacific
Train Wreck.
CARS RlDDlED WITH BULLETS.
Advance A. gent MahaD, OF Mahans Circus
Hit in the II cad and Dangerously.
II Not Fatally Wounded.

Hit In the Head and Dangerously.
II Not Fatally Wounded.
WAGNER, I. T., Oct. 2l.-The Kan
sas City & Memphis express, which left
here at $3.50 last night, was wrecked
and robbed by the Cook gang Of des-
peradoes at Correta, q blind sizing five
miles south of here. The train was run
ming about 20 miles al hour, and when
| within 100 feet of the switch man
came out from behind an embankment
and threw the switch of the sidetrack.
running the train into string OF
empty boxcars. Engineer James Har.
ris applied the air brakes and reversed
the engine, aad the robbers commenced
firing at the engine aud coaches.
AS soon as the train stopped two of
the robbers commanded the engineer
and fireman TO come down, and as soon
them In front Of them to The baggage
and express cars. Here they forced
Express Messenger Ford to open the
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with bullets. Meanwhile two more Of
the robbers had taken up q position at
the rear end of the sleeper to prevent
anyone escaping; two others mounted
the platform between the smoker and
baggage car, and two more the plat
form between the first and second
coaches. all kes ping up a continual
firing.
Safe and Passengers Robbed.
Two robbers in the express car were
meanwhile rausacking the car, secur-
ing all the money in the local safe.
They commanded Ford to open the
that the safe was locked at the ffice
and could not he opened until i:
reached its destination they left the
Car. The two on tie front platform
then started through the coach, de-
manding money and valuables. AS
soon as they reached the rear end of
the coach the two men on that plat
form started through the second coach.
When they were about half way
through, freight train following close
behind whistled, and Bill Cook, the
leader, who had all the time remained
outside issuing commands, swearing at
passeng gers and shooting, ordered a re-
treat. The men on the cars jumped
off and, when all were on the ground,
fired the last volley at the tram aud
disappeared In the darkness. There were
eight or 10 men in the party. Two CT
them were white aud the others half
breeds.
Only Two Passengers Hit
Jack Mahan, advance agent for Ma
hans circus. was hit in the head by a
bullet aud dangerou.ly, If not fatally
wounded. Walter Barnes, of Van
Buren,, Ark. was also slightly injured
by bullet striking him In the cheek.
Special Officers Heimick and Dickson
Of The Mi,suri Pacific were on the
train, and also Deputy AIarshals Bru-
ner and CASHMERE, but they were GOV.
cred by Winchesters in the hands of
the bandits before they had time to
make move.
The train was backed up 10 this
place for assistance anu to give the in-
jured medical attendance. The entire
side Of the train was completely rid
died with bullets. The engine cab was
shot all to pieces, even the steam
gauge and gauge lamp being shot
away, and the ground around the
wreck was covered with empty shells
1t was miracle that many lives were
not lost, as fully 200 shots were fired.
The Missouri Pacific Immediately
started special train from Little
Rock, carrying Superintendent w. }.
Mckee and picking up deputy mar.
shals. United States Agent Wisdom
of Muskogee has ordered all Indian DO.
lice to report for duty, and will take a
train early in the morning.
The C.Dd uctor's Story.
The conductor in charge of the
robbed train, when interviewed, said:
II was In the sleeper when we struck
the cars on the sidetrack. / thought
1t was a head end collision. and know.
ing We were closely followed by a
freight train, I grabbed red lamp and
started back to flag. When reached
the rear end was confronted by two |
men who ordered me back into the
car. told them We were closely fol. |
lowed by . freight aud would be run
into, and asked them to let me 90 back |
10 flag them. One Of the men replied,
We'll, 60 on, and hurry ur.' I started
back as fast a. I could, but being
with asthma could not 90
very fast. Two men began firing at
me and told me to 60 faster"
Express Messenger w. &. Ford de-
clined to say anything further than
that the robbers got everything they
could 10y hands on outside OF the
safe. The mail car was not
molested. The loes of the express COM
pany will not exceed $500. as instruc-
lions had been Issued to all agents In
the territory to receive no money or
for this train. Six men did the
work and were not the least bit afraid
If being captured.
-Four armed men called at the section
house at Ross station, six miles north
Of here. at 10 o'clock today, and at the
point of Wholesalers compelled
the section foreman to prepare
their dinner. They were armed to
the teeth and thought to lie a part Of
The band. After dinner they started
west and the section foreman followed
them to to their hiding place In the
.iu II on the banks Of Bull creek,
" here tie entire gang of eight cainped.
lh' y were still there ut shutdown.
$4,000 FIRE in Detroit.
DETRoIr, Oct. 2l.-A fire which
started early this morning in the
warehouse Of the American Paper
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