The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-06


kilograms yesterday from Deputy Mar
shal Madscn giving details Of a battle
with the bandits who held mp the
Rock Island train near Dover, an ac'
count OF which appeared in Yesterday
Leader. shortly after the train rob
berry Deputy Madsen left El Reno Tor
Hennessey and organizing posse ot
twenty determined men started IN
pursuit Of the outlaw bauo, the lead |
ers Of which are Baily and Wyatt.
At oclocR yesterday morning the
posse overlook the robbers about 80 |
miles west OF Hennessey, while they |
were looking for place to ford the !
Cimarron river and so surprised them |
that the outlaws began TO shoot at
random. Madsen's men drew steady
beads on the bandits and at the first
fire desperate at first thought to oe
SYLVIA. but subsequently identified as
RattIesnske Bill.
was instantly killed and two others
crippled. Three Of the posse took the
body to Hennessey and the remain
der were still in pursuit of the robbers
at IL o'clock yesterday. The Rock Is
land company has offered $1,000 re
ward for the arrest and conviction OF
the robbers
How the job Was Done.
When the Rock Island train reached
Dover at midnight two men got on the
tender and when it had gone about
mile, the engineer and fireman were
startled to hear commands at their
ears when they looked into the muz-
zles of two revolvers.
"Stop here" said one of the robbers.
eve have business TO transact with
this express company in the car be-
hind you When the train stopped
five men heavily armed were on the
embankment Of the cut The place
selected for the robbery IS one OF the
loneliest spots in all OF oklahoma. 1t
is in the midst of a sandy desert with
bla k jack timber growing in meager
bunches here and there. The country
is settled well enough, but owing to
the lateness of the hour there was no.
body up in nbe neighborhood The
moon shone brightly and when the
train stopped the passengers pecrcd
out through the windows and were
terrified 10y the sight Of heavily armed
men on every side of IT, This in addi-
tion to few shots, made them real
ize at once that they were at the mercy
Of bold bandits
Jones Iailed To obey.
When the robbers went To the cN.
press car Messenger Jones refused to
open it, and several shots were fired
into it., one of them taking effect "a
his arm and another i'm hin leg. The
robbers then compelled Fireman Loos,
To break open the door and they en-.
tered. one covering the wounded mes
senger while the other mounted tn,
ear. They were cool fellows, and did
not seem to be in any hurry about
their work, They went through tn,
small safe but there was no money
there. They then set the engineer and
fireman TO work drilling the larg,
through safe in which the money was
kept. The two men drilled for nearly
an hour, but succeeded in boring lest
than half an inch. The robbers be
came disgusted and gave mp the Job.
Robbed the Passengers
When il was seen that the safe coul,
not be opened the robbers pressed TIA,
colored porter of the train into then
service and put bag i'm his hands I,
receive whatever money and valuable
they might secure. one of the rob
bers walked close behind the porte
% make the passengers shell out
while the second robbcr followed him
walking backward, To- guard agains
attack from the rear. They did not <,
through the sleeping car as the light
were put out there and they did no
like to irvade IL in the dark
When the first alarm was given, /
was amusing TO see the scramble l.
get the money and yauables out %
sight-the ladies hiding theirs i'm thei
stockings in their hats and every con
ceiyable place. while the gentlema
showed theirs under the seats In IN
cushions and downs their trouser
legs
As soon a. the job wa, complete,
the engineer was ordered back into hi
cab and instructed 90 wait until n
heard the report of "a gun from Ia
southeast. lie obeyed and i'm fe,
minutes the report came and he pull
ed for Kinghsher where the alarr
was given, and posse started at ono
in pursuit
Bon Cole contributed some IS or :
and fine gold ring. lie had auothe
ring, but begged TO keep ii, for it va
his mothers, wife's or sister's-he for
got which-and the gentlemanly ban
dts allowed him 10 keep il.
Pete Trough, of the i-m of Broug
q Robinson, donated Sl05, the searcl
er overlooking a 5000 roll under m
cushion Of the seat
Two farmers from Iowa were IN
principal losers, one giving mp $50 an
the other ss5 The robbers got abou
$500 ia all in money and valuables
They Were Onto BiiI.
Ons Of the passengers on the trai
was William Grimes, ext nited state