Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-22

EIGHT raw HANDS
Held Up the Train Near
Waggoner.
THEIR BOOTY WAS SMALL
Not Over Five Hundred Dollars in
All.
Not Over Five Hundred Dollars in
THE THROUGH SAFE INTACT.
what the Express Messenger HIS to
sny-rhc nobbers Rode Through
One Little Town and pidnt Seem
to Fear Pursuit-now They pid the
work.

No. 232 on the Kansas and Arkansas
Valley road. which was held NJ at Cor
retta siding, /. H., last night, arrived in
this city at 6:a5 this evening, nearly
ten hours overdue. The coaches We're
too badly damaged by the fuailade
OF Winchester shots fired into them
TO make the trip, and were exchanged
at Van Buren, for other coaches
As reported last night, tho robbers
stopped the train by throwing the
switch at Corretta, thus running 1t
into the siding. The engine struck
three box cara ON the siding, which
were badly wrecked by the collision
The pilot was torn from the engine.
but no other damage done. The crash
threw some of the passengers from
their sents, but none were seriously IN
jured As soon as the train stopped
two of the bandits took charge of the
fireman and engineer, while the othera
began the search for booty. There
| were eight men in the gang. Two
entered the combination express and
baggage car while the other four re-
manned on the outside and terrorzed
| tho passengers by firing into the side
OF the coaches. No money was carried
by the expresn messenger, and the only
money secured was Sil5 belonging to
the railroad company. which was taken
| from the baggage master. That amount
was made up OF small remittances OF
| station agents.
After leaving the baggage car the
bandits entered the smoker and began
operations by holding up the news
| butcher, evidently intent on robbing the
passengers. Just ut this juncture a
freight train was heard approaching In
the rear OF the passenger train, and the
robbers were frightened away, Con-
ductor Dunklln, who attempted "a
leave the rear of his train to nag the
freight, was fred at four times but
was not hit The robbers became de-
moralized and fled as the freight APP
preached.
While the express and baggage car
were being looted four OF the robbers
on the outside kept up a constant firing
into the passenger coaches. aud though
but one person was Injured, II IL q
miracle that dozens were not killed. as
the bandits used 4i-caliber Winches'
tors, and fired more than nifty shots
into the car. many Of the rifle balls
| passing entirely through one side OF
the car and finding Judgment In tho
opposite wall. The passengers were ter
ror-stricken, and most OF them sought
| refuge under the seats. Advance Agent
Mahara was the only passenger 10 re-
main in his seat He was struck by q
rifle bail In the left side of his head
and seriously though perhaps not IA
tally injured. Many Of the lady passen'
gers were taken from the car by some
Of their male companions ana found
places of safety on the opposite Side
OF the train, although driving rait
was falling. The railroad officials were
expecting an attack and had Chief oil
Detectives Dickson. together win Dep
uty United States Marshals Brune
and Heinrich on the train to guard u
They were in the smoker armed VIII
winchesters. but what defense they
made does not appear from the re
ports that have reached here. Th'
robbery was evidently committed by
the Cook gang, who. although greer
hands at the business, have been ter
rorlzlng tho Territory for some Time
Walter Barnes OF Van Buren,, Ark,
was also slightly injured by bullet
striking him In the neck The engine
cab was shot all to pieces even the
steam gauge and gauge lamp belns
shot away and the ground around tho
wreck covered with empty shells. The
Missouri Pacific Immediately started a
special train from Little Rock, carry
ing Superintendent w. j. Mckee, and
picking up deputy marshals. indian
Agent Wisdom OF MuskoEee has or,
dered all the Indian police 20 report
for duty, and Will take the tran early
Ina the morning. Conductor Duncan
In charge Of the robbed train when
being interviewed said I was on the
sleeper when we struck the cars on the
side track | thought 1t was head
end collision. and knowing that we
were closely followed by freight.
grabbed red lamp and started back
TO nag II. when ] reached the reaI
end was confronted by Two men who
ordered me back into the car. told
them we were closely followed by q
freight and would be run Into. ano
asked them 10 let me 80 back and
flag them. One OF the men replied
Well 60 or, and hurry up | started
back as fast as l could. but. being
bothered with asthma. could not n
very fast. The two men began nrinl
at me, and told me TO go faster"
Express Messenger W. y. Ford de
clined TO say anything further thar
that the robbers got everything theJ
could lay hands on outside the through
safe The mail car WAS not molested
Tho loss to the express company vii
not exceed $500, as Instructions have
been issued to all agents In the terri
tory TO receive no money or valuablei
for this train, and only the cpmpan,
money remitted by local agents wal
carried outside the through safe. Sli
OF the gang passed through Wagons
today, going at slow trot. ana seem
inEiy not the least afraid OF being cap
tured.
Later--Four armed men called at IN
section house at Ross station. six mile
north Of here, at 10 o'clock today, an
az the points OF revolyers compelled III