The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-07
TRAIN ROBBERS EXECUTED.
THREE MEN HANGED ron SHOOTING
RAILROAD CONDUCTOR.

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/. NEwPoBf. Ark. April a--Thomss Brady.
James l.. Wyrick. and John ?. Hill. alias Al
bert Manser. were hanged together shortly
after sunrise this morning. Only TWENTY-FIVE
persons we're admitted to the jail yard.
The crime for which they we're hanged TO-
day was the robbery OF an express train and
the murder Of the conductor On the night Of
Nov. 3. 1903. the Fort Worth express on the
sc. Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern Rail-
road was held up and robbed at Oliphant,
Ark. . small station eight miles south Of
Newport The train was conf posed OF engine.
tender express ear. baggage car two
passenger coaches, and two sleepera
W. p. Mentally. who had had twenty years
continuous service with the company. was
conductor. When the train reached Oliphant
masked m en- took charge OF the engineer and
6roman, and marched them to the express car
and compelled them to knock on the door and
ask for admission. The express messenger.
believing all was not right blew out the light
and tolted his door on the inside The rob-
bers ordered the trainmen to open the door.
but when they found that II was I'm possible
for them to open the door. the bandits began
shooting into the car door and over the car
for effect
Meantime two passengers named Land and
Lippman had left the train. but upon learning
that the train was beiaR held up. returned in
side the coach and told the passengers OF the
presence OF the robbers and then. with Con-
ductor hoNsly. passed out through the coach
for oolored passengers. The nisht was dark
and cloudy. Mentally stood on the lowest step
OF the baggage car and with lantern on his
left arm fred one shot In the direction OF the
Fnh A nriO oh h..
turned about and fred q fusillsde In the dlreo-
volley struck M9Nally in the side.
Master Chiffon, coming out OF bis car st this
moment moment caught him e. he fell and with
car, where he died in q Few moments The
press car, piandsrsd & OF about 5000 and a
Taking the train crew with them. they next
robbed the passengers. from whom they
jewelry. the robbers then ordered the enSI.
n Ger to pull out and disappeared In the dark
The robbery was reported to the railroad Of
foieis and the authorities At once. and before
M The ona% Ss the
strangers had been seen in a camp two miles
Peterson saw that Inn m ediste sction was neees.
sary and started for the camp. About half
out bloodshed was the question. Peterson
assumed the role Of . backwoods huntsman,
end proposed Q huntsm ans courtesy Dy or. |
guns for examination. The robbers |
were surprised and found themselves dis |
pen were Thomas Brady and .. VI. n Pss e ,
The other robbers were then only q few hun.
dred yards away. on the other side OF o hill |
called Gree briar Mountain. but they esca ped |
The next day after abandoning their borseA
Eight days aftefward Albert Manser was cap |
tured at Witt Springs. The next capture was |
' ames L. ,Wyrick one mile from the Indian
To prevent lynehine. the prisoners were all
await the 4ction Of the Grand jury at New
Quire into the train robbery. and after an in
yestigation that body returned an indiotment |
Tor murder In the first degree for the killing Of |
conductor McNaly against Thomas Brady,
lanes i. Wyrick, Albert ManseT and George |
W. Padgett. then In Jail. also against o. Thur |
man. Robert Chesney. and two brothers, Sam
and Pennyweight Powell, who were still at |
large. Since then the last named. Powell has |
been captured; The trial was begun Jan. % |
we're found guilty By tho first jury impanellsd |
10 try them. but IL required a second trial to |
,onyict Manser. although he was regarded as |
he leader and organizer OF the gang. w. Pad |
Zett turned States evidence. and gave the |
history Of the robbsr band from the date Of
ts organization