The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09

men. and children down on the floor. I'M
der the seats. and behind the stoves, they
invited everyone of them to stand up and
face the music
"A general uprising followed. and hands
went in the air. Then the boss robber paid
his compliments to all alike, beginning
with the first seat. After he had gone ali
through the car he ordered the passengers
to turn over all the seats and reveal the
Doodle they had hidden. In the search
that followed two revolvers were found
safely tucked away under the cushion.
They belonged to two deputy United
States marshals who happened to be on
board. Bill Cook drew his gun and wanted
to know how in hell those revolvers came
there. The men solemnly averred that
they never owned revolvers in their lives.
THE female passengers were notified
that they had better be at home attending
to their babies than cavorting up and
down the country. Each woman was in
vited to contribute to the good of the cause
and all handed over their watches, chains,
rings, bracelets. pins, and money Silver
seemed to predominant in the two-busheI
sack, which was about half full.
I'VE had no idea in the sleeper that we
would be molested, and the porter had
taken the precaution to turn out the lights
leaving us in darkness However, after
about an hours fusilade (the robbers were
firing into the train to keep down the
spirits of the passengers,) Bill Cook
raped in a deferential manner at the
door of the sleeper. Again did he rap. and
failing to receive an answer he hammered
on the door with the butt of his gun, anG
in a voice which seemed to mean bust
ness, yelled that if the porter didn't open
up in three seconds he would blow up the
car with dynamite The porter concluded
that it was time the door should be opened.
Cook entered, holding in his hand a stick
of dynamite. He said:
I'm looking for that little dude conduct
or. If you don't trot him out in just two
seconds I'll kill every mothers son of
you in sight"
1t is unnecessary to say that there were
few If any in sight in the sleeper except
Bill Cook. the porter and the Hoosier, who
carried the sack. The conductor however,
thought it wise to show himself.
How much stuff have you got?" Mr..
Cook inquired, and the conductor replied:
About $40 or $50
Drop her in the sack said Mr. Cook,
and the conductor did as he was ordered.
THE chief of the brigands then had the
conductor inform him to the number of
passengers. Having forced the conductor
and porter to line up in front of him. he
called to the passengers TO step out and
settle with the captain / happened TO
be the first to be invited to come forward.
As crawled out of my berth by the light
of a lantern dimly burning l saw the
muzzle of a rifle pointed at me. II was
held by a man who impressed me as one
that would as soon shoot down a man
as he would dog, and he replied: Your
stuff and 1 want it quick.
II emptied my pocketbook of its silver
and bills. amounting to $40 or SIS, into the
sack. l had no sooner done so than 1
was invited to go back to my berth and
git that gold watch out in Just three
minutes / lost no time, and though my
watch was hidden l brought 1t forward.
/ was about to unloose my diamonds
locket from my watch chain, but on the
suggestion of Mr.. Cook / let up on IT, and
turned over the rest of my valuables to
the robbers.
THE second man robbed was a New
York drummer, and then came an Eng
lish tourist. AS he marched to the front in
an abbreviated costume he trembled like
a leaf in an Oklahoma cyclone.
What will you aver he inquired.
Cook looked at him moment.
Park, said he, if you want to go back
to the johnny Bulls. you'd better divvy up.
Put her in that sack
'W'erer's the sack?" the Englishman
inquired
THE sack was in front of him, large
enough for an OK to jump into but he seem
ed to have lost sight of everything for the
moment. Bill Cook indicated where the