The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-07


R;ddled With the Bullets Of the Out
laws--Dead Bandit Said to be One Of
the Gang That Held Up a Train at
shareholders Thought to be in a
Nest OF sympathisers--Posse in Hard
Lines for Food.
Al Bishop was a passenger on the
Rock Island train from the south last
night. He came from Hennessey
where he saw the dead train robber
and he says he is not Rattlesnake Bill.
Mr.. Bishop was for years connected
with the Texas and rangers and knows
Rattlesnake Bill and does not think
he was in the last train robbery. He
thinks that the outlaws that held up
the train will never be caught He
says that they are now inthe Glass
mountains and reported to have fresh
horses in which event the posse from
the territory will never get them. Il
know the Glass mountains like a
book" said Mr.. Bishop. land if I
were a criminal with officers on my
trail do not know of place in all the
United States more favorable than the
Glass mountains. 1t is the worst cut
I'D place on earth with canyons and
byewayS. 1t is more advantageous
to the pursuep than the pursuerS
and ! make the prediction right here
that if the posse is not careful the
robbers will shoot daylight through
them if they get them in the canyons
of the Glass mountains. Mr.. Bishop
has a high estimation of Deputy Mar
shall Madsen as leader of a posse
and does not think he will pursue the
robbers if they go into the mountains.
A telegram from HenneSsey last
night says that the dead robber has
been identified by Superintendent
Stockton of the Wells-Fargo Express
company as member of the old Dali
ton gang. His name is not given but
he is one of the men who held up
Santa Fe train two months ago at
Sylvia, little town in Reno county,
this state. He is said to be a Kansas
man. He has been identified as one
of the participants in the Sylvia rob-
berry by the marks found on his hands
and teeth besides rupture.
1t was thought at first that the Do
yer robbers We're amateurs. but the
indications now are that they are vic
ious desperadoes. They are not only
robbers but merderers. The killing of
Rev. Godfry confirms this. When one
of their number was killed and the
pursuit was hot they called at the
home of Rev. Godfry and took fresh
horses from him without permission
or apology. He followed them but was
riddled with bullets five miles from
his home. His wife protested against
him following the robbers but he did
not heed her counsel. Mr.. Godfry was
a Baptist minister and pastor of
church near his farm. He came from
the east to the Cherokee strip and
found "a good claim. He was highly
esteemed by his neighbors who have
organized company to follow the
robbers and deal out summary justice
to them if they can capture them. 1t is
said, howevr, that the robbers are now
in section of the territory in viii 4
they have sympathizers and that in
dicates that they must belong in the
country bordering on the Glass noun
tains. That they have friends there is
proven by the fact that Madsen's mar
shals were refused food at the homes of
several settlers. 1t is stated by Mr..
Madsen, who arrived at Hennessey yes
terday, that a woman at one house met
him with a revolver and ordered him
off her premises. The deputies have
good horses but no provisions which
complexities their plan of pursuit in
view of the fact that the settlers IN the
section in which they are now operat-
ing are hostile towards them. If they
do not find the settlers more friendly
towards them they will be compelled to
give up the chase. 1t seems that there
are now only four men in the robber
gang. The indications are that two
more have died from the wounds re-
ceived in the fight with Madsen's posse
and have been buried or secreted by
their pals.
Madsen's posse has two Indian scouts
in front that have done splendid ser
vice They are fntl hlOnGeN Indians.
belonging to the Darlington agency.