Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-04-03
BRAVE SHERIFF SHOT.
California Officer Kills One Bandit
but Meets Death from
Another.

Sacramento, Cal, March Bottle
northbound Oregon express was held UP
by two men three or four miles north of
Wheatland about o'clock this morning.
Engineer Bowsher was compelled to stop
the train and go back and open the ex-
press car. Failing to secure anything in
the express car, the robbers went back
and started to rob the passengers in the
coaches and smoker Sheriff Bogard of
Iehama county was on the train and
opened fire on the robbers in the smoker,
killing one of them but being killed him
self by another robber. The fireman was
shot in the neck and in one of his legs
and is thought to be seriously injured.
A passenger named Sampson of Red
ding was struck on the head and cut.
Several passengers were robbed The
dead bodies were turned over to the cor
oner at Marysvlle. The dead robber has
not been identified snd no accurate de-
scription of the men who escaped has
been secured.
1t was evidently the intention of the
robbers to escape on bicycles. The body
of Sheriff Bogard and the body of the
dead robber were taken into Marysville,
where it was discovered that the robber
was attired in full and complete bicycle
suit, over which he had drawn a pair
of slip overalls. In the overalls he had
improyised pockets made of toweling in
which were two big pistols The dead
robber is known in the vicinity of Marys-
vile where he had eaten several meals
in a restaurant during the past few
weeks He IS over six feet high and
weighs more than 200. A North
colt, the fireman, has two bullets in his
body and may die.
The first intimation that the engineer
and fireman mad of the presence of rob
be1s on the train was when one climbed
over the blind baggage car and at the
point of pistol commanded that the
train be stopped. The command was. SO
earnest that the brakes were applied.
Then the robber caused the engineer and
fireman to jump from the train and,
with another robber who appeared to
come from a hiding place in the roadway,
they caused the fireman to request that
the express car be opened. This was
done, but the robbers could find nothing
of value as the safe combination was not
III the hands of the messenger. Then the
robbers commanded the two railroad men
to go with tnem into the cars. The
robbers carried bag. As they went
through the first ear, the smoker, they
made the passengers few In number,
put their coin and vaiuableS in il, the
fireman being the custodian and shield
behind which the robbers stood.
The colored porter in the tourist sleep
er just beyond the day coach became
aware that a robbery was in progress
and, knowing that Sheriff Bogard was
in Il berth, called him. That brave man
was IL his shoes and trousers in a min
ute and, armed with his heavy revolver,
started for the door to the north He
crossed the platform between the sleeper
and the day coach and as he entered
the latter at the south door the robbers
came in at the north. The sheriff
stepped to one side, aimed and fired
His bullet dropped the man nearest him,
but the second failed to reach its target
One of the robbers must have seen 30
gard enter and so jumped down and, run
ming alongside of the car, entered and
shot him from the rear. The fatal
wound is in the sherif's back just below
the kidneys.
When the robber was shot he ex-
claimed: Il am done for The other
asked: Are you killed, Bill?' and there
upon they hastily left the car, telling the
now thoroughly frightened trainmen and
passengers not to follow. The passengers
were all thoroughly aroused by this time
and there were a number who wanted to
go on and others who wanted to go back.
Conductor Shortridge secured man to
help Engineer BoWser and after about
half an hours delay they came on to
Marysvlle, arriving there about 2:30.
The dead robber has been identified by
tel at Marysville and by John Daley,
Golden Eagle hotel. The two strangers
arrived at the United States hotel soon
after the departure of the Oregon ex-
bicycles and stated they had arrived on
no