New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-22
ANOTHER TRAIN HELD UP.
WORK OF THE COOK BAND IN INDIAN
TERRITORY.
CAR RrDDLED WITH BULLETS. BUT ONLY ONn
MAN sHOT-TiE ROBBERS GET ONLY s41b
UNITED STATES MARsHALs ON THE
TRAIN. BUT NOT AWARE OF

THE ROBBERf.
Little Rock, Ark. Oct. 2l.-The Kansas and
Arkansas Valley passenger rain, held up near
Wagner, l. T., last night by train robbers.
pulled into the Union Station here at I o'clock
this evening more than nine hours late. All
the cars except the sleeper were rddled with bull
let's. one coach containing forty-three bullet
holes
Meanwhile the other robbers had been going
through the train manding the money and VAL
uabes Of the passengers Before they had COM
pleted their work. a freight train which had fol-
lowed the passenger closely out OF Wagner, drew
in sight and Cook ordered his followers out OF
the train The gang instantly remounted their
horses and firing a parting volley at the train.
rode off in a northery direction. While the rob-
bers were at work inside the car their confed-
crates on the outside kept up continual firing
which had the desired effect in soaring the pas
sengers and the tranmen and preventing resist
ance.
When the train was within a few feet OF the
switch at Corretta man darted out from behind
the embankment and threw the switch. running
the train into the siding. II came into collision
with string Of empty cars which were standing
on the siding and was brought 10 a sudden stop.
The moment the train stopped the bandits be-
gan firing into the forward cars. There were
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selves along the side Of the train Two OF
them mounted the engine and forced the engi-
neer and fireman to alight. They were marched
| n the exnress car and threatened with instant
death unless they compelled the express mes
| senger to open the door OF his car The mes
senger at first refused open the door. but as
the robbers kept firing through the side Of the
! car he finally obeyed the commands OF the rob-
! bers and the entreaties OF the engineer ana
fireman. and threw open the car door. Two
robbers Immediately entered and secured all the
money in the local safe. They commanded Mes
senger Ford open the through safe, but wnen
he explained that the combination was only
known at the main office at the end OF the
! line, they left the car.
II c. Cox. the station agent at Fort Gibson.
who has been held up five times during the past
month, was among tn, passengers He tells
| thrilling story Of last nights robbery He was
compelled to resign his place for fear he would be
killed bv bandits His story of last nights
hold-up corroborates the particulars received by
Superintendent Mckee to-day.
Train No 223 left Wagner on time. and not
arriving at Fort Gibson at 1905 p. m. dispatch
was received from the operator at Wagner mat
the conductor Of a Missouri. Kansas and Texas
train reported that he heard a number OF snots
fired and a noise like a collision AT llI5 p m.
| = section man came into Fort Gibson and re-
| ported tat the conductor Of train No. 223 told
! him TO go TO Fort Gibson and report the train
| run In on a siding. and that 1t was being robbed
and n man had been shot. Train NO. ZZa
| backed into Wagner and reported as apoVe'
| adding that three cars were badly wrecked. one
car being across the main track ana that IL
would take about two hours To clear the track.
The worktran with tool car was ordered 10
clear the track , 80. =.
one man named Mahara was shot ana lett AZ
WAGNER III charge OF physician. VINO says ne
is dangerously injured Mahara is the advance
agent of Mahara's Minstrels. No one else was
injured -
There were eight men in the gang-hegroes
and half-breeds They got about s4lo from tne
express ear. 1t is not thought tnat they sot
ANYTHING from the mail ear. United States
Marshals Dickson. Heinrich. Brunner ana others
were on the train route 10 Fort blosoh' Where
they proposed 20 start on a hunt ior the ioehli.
/ cal gang II robbers. They knew nothing ABOUT
the holdup until IL over ana the men
| escaped The bandits did not enter tner coach.
Every other coach was ransacked ana passeh-
gers made To dsgorge.
| corretta the scene OF the hold-up, Is sInaii
station midway between Fort Gibson ana Was-
| orer sixty-hve miles from Fort smith
SUPERINTENDENT Mckee says the roooery was
undrubtodlv the work of the Cook gang. one
of the gang seer on the depot platform al
wort Gibson "Wednesday night. The Cook gang
are ali Cherokee halfbreeds. Although their
| onerations have been frequent OF late. ana
,hev have terrorized the Territory. they are
green" outlaws and their jobs are bungihs