The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-09-26
Daring Train Robbers.

GuRlN, Mo. Sept lS.-Thc Colorado
and l,tah express. west bound. on the
Santa Fc Road, was held ur by rob
bcrs at 3.20 4. III. to-day near G"rln.
The plot to rob was formed three
weeks ago and for two weeks the rail
road people have had a spy in the rob
hers camp, who has kept the company
well informed Of the intended move
mcut. of the robbers. Two previous
dates were fixed for the event, but
heavy rain on the appointed day post
poncd it on account of the case with
which horses could be tracked iii the
mud.
To-day conditions were favorable
and the attempt was made. The rail
road, as usual, had twcnty-four hours
notice, and the train was well loaded
with men armed with short Winchcs-
ter rifles. The information Of the sny
was accurate, and at the appointed
place, one mile west of Gorin, 4 rail
road torpedo exploded under the
wheels, red light flashed ahead and
the train stopped. Immediately four
masked men came from the brush !;
one rushed to the engine, ordered the
engineer to hold up his hands and
fired at him with a Winchester at the
same moment. The engineer fell,
wounded, and detective on the ten
der fired 4 load of buckshot into the
robbcr's face before he had time to
change his position. He got away for
the time, but was caught later and
will probably die of the wounds.
The firing at the eng inc brought a
fusilladc from the armed men conceal
cd on the express, baggage and smok-
ing cars, which was returned with a
few shots from the robbers, who then
made off as quickly as they could.
One horse was killed BY the detectives,
but all the robbers escaped for the
time. All of the parties to the plot
arc known and will undoubtedly be
captured. \ pack of blood hounds
was in readiness at Gorin, and they
took up the trail before daylight.
No better place in the country could
have been selected for the location Of
the robbery, and itwould undoubtedly
have been successful if the railroad
people had not been advised of what
was intended. The passengers could
have safely been robbed as well as the
mail aud express cars. Four men
made the attempt on the train, but
two or three others seem to have been
with the horses, and stationed behind
the train to prevent anybody reaching
Gorin on foot after the train was
halted.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Sept lS,-Thc
Santa Fc train which was held up near
Gorin, Mo-, arrived in Kansas City at
8 o'clock, three minutes late. The
engine was in charge of Fred Murdock,
who took the place of engineer VIM.
Prescott, who was shot by the bandits.
Prescott is not fatally wounded. The
bullet struck him in the breast, glanc-
cd from his collar bone, came out and
fell on his shirt front beneath his
blouse.
When the train was held up j. +.
Mooney, the rear lrakcman, walked up
the track in the rear of the train to
flag the wcst-bound trains. Fifty
yards from the rear end of the train he
saw two men holding five horses.
One of them left the horses, walked to
Mooney, covered him with 4 gun, rob-
bed him of SO and ordered him back
to the train. The conductor of the
train was Geo, Blue. Blue says he
saw seven men in the gang.
MEMPHIS, Mo-. Sept. lS.-Two of
the Santa Fc train robbers were cap
tured near here this morning. They
were brought to Memphis and lodged
in Jail. They are Charles Abrams and
Link Ovcrfcld. They were caught by
special agents of the Santa Fc Road.
Abrams is the man who shot cngi-
neer Prescott. lie is badly wounded,
and not expected to live. Abrams
was the leader of the gang, and board
cd the engine in advance of his COM
panions and received the charge of
buckshot full in the face. The de-
tcctiyes marvclled at the time that
Abrams was able to move six feet
much less escape to the woods as he