Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-27

They came from the west luto loWn'
Old man Wards place is about three
miles west OF town. 1t was about one
hour from the time they passed TIL
the train arrived The nearest way
from Phillips place to the bridge is
through Benbrook.
ON cross-examination witness testl-
hend that he had never seen Ward ana
Phillips riding In that direction at that
time in the day before had known ae-
PENDANT for long time ana ms tepu-
tation was good"
Court here adjourned till o'clock.
len Fields was the first witness eS-
ahmed when court reconvehed IN the
afternoon. He testified:
live at Church Wilburn's; / remem-
Der the robbery. l found box next
morning. The box was broken. TOOK
1t to Mr. Wilburn. | found 1t about
a quarter OF mile from the bridge on
the side Of the creek toward Benprook'
1 was in the timber CWitness idenu-
fed the box) After l. found the box
the officers came up and l turned IL
over to them. Found also, and empty
flour sack. | was at Wilburn's at the
time OF the robbery. Saw the tram
stop at the bridge. 1t was there about
five minutes. l could see the train ana
the men as they moved about on the
ground.
James Woods testified: Am deputy
sheriff OF Tarrant county, and went
out to the scene of the robbery the
night II occurred. Hard Gunnells and
sid Waller were with me. Saw Jen
Fields in the timber with the box. saw
horse tracks at the gate leading Into
pasture, but could not tell how old
they were. Also saw tracks of three
horses in the bed of the creek, two
fresh and one old. Two Of the horses
were shod, The tracks led to the west,
Joe stevens testified: | live one and
one quarter miles from Benbrook. Was
travelling on Fort Worth and Gran
bury road in II wagon the evening OF
the robbery. Saw no one going In
the direction OF Fort Worth east OF
Mhry's creek
Church Wilburn was recalled and tes-
tilted: About 40 minutes before the
train stopped L saw a man on horse
back in the timber south OF the rail-
road. a short time afterward l saw
a horse hitched, 1t was a dark horse.
The man wore dark clothes.
Joe Smith testified; | live about six
miles southwest from Benbrook and
two miles from William Wards Know
Ward and Phillips l saw John Ward
the Thursday that the train robbery oc-
CURED, He was at my house. took
away With him. | mad saddle. 1t was
not at home that day. l had let Phillips
have It the night before. live about
two and one-half miles from Phillips.
l know Phillips horses. They were a
brown and sorrel. The saddle was back
next day. Don't know who brought II
back. When Ward was at my house
he rode his horse, a bay. When he left
he went north, then west. Said he
was going to Phillips. In the, morn
ing OF the day he came to my house
there were two pistols lying ON the
mantel In my room Don't remember
what kind they were. They did not
belong 10 me. Don't know how they
came to be on my mantel. John Ward
brought them there several days be-
fore, and suppose he left them there.
Missed them from the mantel Thurs
DAY evening after Ward was there last.
Phillips was to return the saddle
Thursday night, but didn't do so until
Friday.
Witness testified on cross examlna-
ton that Wards reputation was good.
II. 5. Smith testified that he lived in
Brown county. The evening Of the rob
berry he and his wife and a Mr.. Brain
ara were travelling from Hunt to Brown
county and had camped on Mary's
creek about night some distance to the
right, up the creek from the crossing.
HIS attention was attracted by the
stopping OF the train ait the bridge and
shooting' he also heard pounding. Saw
three men pass up the bed of the creek
above the camp about one-half hour
iater. They soon came riding back.
me one behind was carrying something
IN front Of him-a package. This one
ala not ride as near to the camp FIRE
as the others. Heard one of the mon
say This Is not the way" and then
they changed their course.
D. Il. Barnard. who was with Smith
IN camp, testified materially as had the
latter. One OF the three men carried a
bundle in front of him on his horse,
testified the witness, and did not come
as near the freight as the others. One
OF them also had bright stlrrups to his
saddle. '''-
l.. D. Mobley, the constable OF tbo
benbrook precinct. related how he mad
taken up the trail of the three men ON
the following Sunday and followed the
men by the tracks of their horses he.
ginning at the gate at the side of the
main road. With the assistance of the
ulasram he explained in detail tho
route he had taken in following ina
iran. Saw two horses at old man
Wards, sorrel and a bay. ON cross
examination witness explained that h,
hbu spent the time between THURSDAY
and Sunday following with GunneIIs
| Woods and Waller another trail I'M,
| led in the direction of AIedo. Witness
did not know that the Pacific F,,rnres,
company had offered a reward of s1O0l
| Tor the arrest and conviction of thr
robbers but had heard something ahonl
u witness knew that officers fron
Parker county had been working An IN,
vicinity, but didn't know for whom the,
We're working. He was employed by
MT slsk OF Parker county, who ravI
MN " day TO ride around with hin,
! witness did not expect to make an,,
| ant e NSiuHu
Deputy Sheriff Hard GunnelIs ,ost
ned as to the following of the trai
mat led out to Aledo with Nfoblsv
Woods and Waller and explained ~,
route on the diagram. Witness alsr
'esihed as to the search made at oIs
man Wards and the two pistsls So,,u Wy
one a forty-five calibre coli nnd .h,
other a thirty-two calibre Hopkins 4
Alien These pistols We're found about /
Week after the robbery a dark color
ca morse and sorrel one were nc,
found at Wards place. 's'
john Malone testified that on Tbur,
day night of the robbery or Tho Va
hesdsy night before Iohn Phillins 90 ~,
70 mis- home, about one mile south -,
the Aledo road ana railroad crossIna, -,
CLOCK and got "A drink OF water III
vas oareheaied and seemed exc,tsd
| When he left he said .1,a,