The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-31
ASHERIFF SHOT DEAD
By a Cowardly Robber, Who
Sneaked Behind Him.
BlcYCliSTS HOLD UP A TRAIN
Near Marysvflle. Cal.-One l. Killed,
and Another Stays the sheriff OF
Tehalna County and Escapes.

Ma-ysvflis, Cal, March 5a-Ths north
bound Oregon express train was nsli up
al q poszt 30 yards or more below the
crossing a. Reeds Station. seven miles
south OF this city, al about l-s5 this
morning As a result OF the holdup,
James Boward. the weH-known and eff
Client sheriff Of the county. who was q
passenger On the train bound for home,
is dad and a roaber six feet in height.
weight 80 pounds, sttired in a complete
bicycle suit. IS also dead Over this suit
the rooDer had pair OF slip ovsralis, in
which there were two inprovised pockets
made OF toweling 70 hold pistols. two Of
which were found on him. The dead
roboer Is known IN this city. having been
ssrved with meals at the Empire res
taurant on several occasions within the
last two weeks. Fireman A. Neither
cott was seriously and possibly fatally
wounded. having received two wounds IN
different parts Of the body.
The train was on time when II left Sa-
cramento, but had hot box few miles
this side Of that city. and was delayed
over an hour. This hour was not made
up IN the run from there 10 WheatIand
The first fntimation that the engineer
and fireman had Of the presence of rob
Ders was when al the place mentioned
one climbed over from the blind baggage
and commanded al the point of a pistol
that the train be stopped. This command
vas so earnest that the brakes were ap-
piled When stop was made they were
commanded 20 move about 100 feet fur
Their, which they did. Then the robbers
made the engineer and fireman jump from
the train, and, with others who appeared
70 come from hiding places in the road
way, they ordered them 10 tell the mess
enger TO open the express car. This was
done. but the robbers could find nothing
or value as the safes combination was
not IN the hands Of the messenger. Then
the robbers commanded the two railroad
men 10 go with them into the ears. The
robbers had the leg OF an old pair OF over
aus tied al one end. and as they went
through the first car. the smoker, they
male the passengers, VINO were few in
number, put their coin and vaiuables in
IL. me fireman and engineer being Gus
stood.
The colored porter in the tourist sleeper
just beyond the day coach soon found out
that the train was held UP, and knowing
that Sheriff Bogard was in his berth
called him. The sheriff was in his shoes
ana trousers In a minute and. armed with
MS heaVy revolver. started for the door
10 the north. He crossed the platform be-
tween the sleeper and day coach and as
he entered the latter at the south door the
ROBBERS came in at the north. The sheriff
stepped 10 one side. aimed and fired. His
hFst bullet dropped the man nearest him
but the second failed to reach its target
one OF the robbers must have seen Rogard
enter and Immediately jumped down. ran
along the side OF the car and entered and
shot him from the rear. This deduction
Is made from the location Of the fatal
wound. which was in the main artery in
the back, just below the kidneys.
when the robher was shot ne exclaimed
i am done for" The other asked: Are
you killed. Bill?' and thereupon they
hastily left the car, telling the now thor
oughly frightened trainmen not 20 attempt
10 Follow. The passengers were all thor
oughiy aroused by this time and there
were number who wanted to 20 on and
others who wanted TO go hack. Conductor
shortridge secured a man 10 help EngI-
neer Bowser, and after about half an
hours delay came on to this city, arriy-
Ing al about 2:30. Or. Powell was called
at once and treated Fireman Nethercott
coroner Beyan was notified of the pres
ehee OF the two bodies a about O'Clock.
but u was nearly when news was taken
to Sheriff Inflow and Marchal Maben. botr
or whom left at once for the scene of the
robbery.
The dead robber was identified by Chas.
Becker, night clerk at the United Sta.ss
hotel. and by John ]. Daley. who o,rcn-
pies the same position at the Golden
Eagle hotel. Becker informed a reporter
that two strangers arrived at the United
States hotel soon after the departure OF
the Oregon express Monday morning
They beth had bicycles. and stated that
they had arrived on the train The tall
man. who wore bicycle clothes and who
slept az the Golden Eagle hotel on We'd
nesday and Thursday nights. had regis
tered under the name OF s. Mcclure. San
Francesca. Daley said they had stopped
h. 49, Al NlT
he concluded Mcclure was an Irishman.
lie was positive THAI he had no coupan-
Ton with him az the time When Nc
CURE arrived az the hotel about 10 O'Clock
Wednesday morning he stated that he
had come from back OF Barris' ranch. in
Linda township He looked tired and
worn out, and his clothes and bicycle
were covered with mud. as 1t was rain
ing. He may have intended 20 do the
JOB that night and have been disa point
81. The small man who slept az the
United States hotel did not wear a bicy-
Gle suit, and was about feet inches IN
height and had a small. sandy uustache
Both men had supper az the Empire res
taurant one night this week.
The robber who escaped and who IS
known as Johnson. IS now fully identified
as me brother OF :. Mcclure, the one
killed and TOW in the morgue. That there
was a thITd robbar IS quite certain from
the movements ~ the men. The thira
man had passed himself of as .. Will
Jams. which name very likely is assumed
ale had been around town for some time,
and met The MCGUIRE brothers under COW
er Of darkness The railroad people have
been expecting a holdup on this division,
a7i Tor "a long time Uatu the night before
last had guards on who came up as far
as this csty. This morning they did not
come, ana The robbery snsued The man
now known as Mosiuire passed himself
or as bicycle agent. AM was az the
race track one day this week. At that
time. according 20 Gus Bllhartz h. made
an examination % several switches In
the vicinity % Siebers winery
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