Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-24
MORALS IMPROVING.
LEssENING IN THE ATTEMPTS TO ROB
RAILWAY TRAINS IN COLORADO.
"Reminiscences of the Cattle 1rade-Rob-
bers Killed by Rineman The McCoy
tasc Ihriilingly RctoId.

/ W" have more law-abidinE people in this
/ state now in proportion TO its population
! than many of the Eastern states with their
| big cities full OF foreign heather. See the
way the officers nah train robbers; remem-
/ p"r how Ray simpson shot the Delta bank
rohbcrs mll OF holes. And the cripple creek
riots resulted IN tho death of a number of
/ bad mon. tell YOU this state Is getting too
I civilized FOR comfort"
Your state is running too m. - to silver
luuauos just now hazarded an Eastern
tourist.
My friend" was the quick response III
q, were not Tor our civilization. that remark
of yours would have been pretty near your
/ last ON earth We use our brains IN study
ing the financial question. and if you were
TO Go littl" work in that line you would
not make such fool remarks. Have you
read COL" But the tourist had disap-
"Ttan robbers are not such terrible fol
lows" continued the old-tim"r THEY are
more reckless than brave. | see that one Of
I 'he Florence y cripple creek railroad was
Taylor. the fellow who acted as United
the s. X 4 strike. ana killed a man IN
Pueblo while on duty IN a drunken hsht,i IN
1nt VIII have a good place at Canon for
term OF Years. guess
'ThouIh Colorado railroads traverse.
mountainous region, whore stations are FAR
apart, few ATTEMPTS have been made to
bold trains up The hazard Is too great.
this they hay, been captured killed OF
imprisoned ana the party scattered Now
there is the Mccoy sang. The old man is a
lfer at canon city. ANA tive of his gang
are doing time, al the government prison
ut Detroit They took to train robbery
only In desperate straits but they robbed
just ono train.
many years ago and took up rauch in the
mountains above the Rayal gorge, in Ere
booming ana two Sta sage ''' ines ,'' rom -" canon
,lt were doing q hourshing business
lIc was hqgGGt j tbat silver Sii would be,
tn vicinity were considered valuable prop
erty. But when the mines played out and
the pcnpie dceamped the ranchmen were
left without q market for their crops. The
cost Of marketing grains, vegetables or
fruits hy rail was too great. Stock rais-
ing was about the only source of profit
cattle could b, driven out Of the hills on
stock business and. though he was never
known to buy a yearling. his herd seemed
make comfortable living by selling beef
cattle aji at, at canon Gi% , Then It. was ascSSy.
In the town and this man was his son-in-
law.
The stockmen concluded after awhile
ply on the range and they set a trap TO
catch him; one day stranger was discov-
the south. As the man forded the little
stream which dashes over the stones below
the house. Mccoy shouldered his shotgun
and went down through the corral TO meet
10 the premises where a number Of hides
were drying in the sun The stranger said
h. was looking for some stray cattle and
had stopped to inquire If the McCoys had
noticed any wandering stock near their
place Mccoy returned surly denial The
stranger showed some disposition to re-
main about, and finally noticing the dry
ng hides. asked If he might inspect the
brands on them This auEared Mccoy
ANA he opened quarrel. which speedily
resulted In the death Of tha stranrer
Mccoy placed the hodv of the man in
mis- wagon and took II into Canon CITY
He then proceed to the sheriff and sur
had saot the man in seif-defense This
story was gurrobornted by his son Tom
The cattlomeu suspected that their agent
had been the victim of foul play, ana they
lawyer 20 prosecute the old man
"rhe citizens of Canon well remember
that murder trial. The entire county with
were convinced Of his guilt. and the great
est interest was manifested in the case.
The MrCoys came in from their noun
tain home revengeful in spirit and loyal
10 the old man. He mortgaeci his posses
and preuaraI io tafv The ur5Heeution Nv
EIuss ,cag - tI,d d,,rirp ,bn III ni.l-
McCoy's two daughters sat beside their
father Watching the proceedings with pain
ful carnesJness and attention. Tom Nc
There had been at distance from the
lad dsanpGarnd g immedafe, VINO ho
-nootiug and his testimony was cUnyinc-
Iug.
'AlDf' 'DNg story of the murder was r
r0borateu bv his SON ana the women Of
his household stood BY him and furnished
additional testimony In his defense When
Tho attorney for the prosecution was re
viewing the case he made no further al
Ius-Ju to fno testimony of the daughters
than n relate "A story of "a nun who re-
.eiyed the dying confession OF murderer
The nun discovered that III" dying man
was her brother The man recovered, yet
the nun never betrayed me murderer 10
the. authorities This tale the lawyer told
with graphic. earnestness, and at its con-
rUSlJn, turning TO the Two women sitting
a.s.ig Mccoy, ne SAID;
NO one viii blame that nun for her
lity hlIn: even lhguEh sh' knew ne was
t".i,y. ,ou't , on on. .-...,-
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~, ,cr,iet va. ro"dcred a%aire, b,tb
prisoners at the bar, ana they We're taken
i6 Tho iaIi to await sentence to the neni
,.rfi"r, Tbof mint friemds relcssei ,hc
Nrt'oys from jail. hui the old man WIS
4pprahcu,lei later Tom escaned into the |
n6lIutains An applf.ation for n new trial
vas made. pending which hearing efforts
we're made 10 secure the release of Nc
COY.
''Wbie the old man langulshed in iail |
Tom was not idle. L was necessary TO OBJ !
tain money with which to meet the ex-
peuseS of the legal contest and money was