The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-05
! HELD UP A TRAIN
MESSENGER SHOT AND THE PAS
SENGERS ROBBED.
! ONE BANDIT is KILLED
BODY IDENTIFIED AS THAT OF
RATTLE SNAKE BILL
MAosENs POSSE IN HOT PURSUIT
ALL EXPECTED TO BE GATHERED
IN BEFORE DAYLIGHT.
Robbers Surprised While Looking for a
Place to Ford the River and They
Shoot at Random.
MApsENs POSSE IN HOT PURSUIT
ALL EXPECTED TO BE GATHERED
IN BEFORE DAYLIGHT.


other deSperadoes, held up the south
bourd Rock Island train one'mile south
of Dover. O. r. shortly after midnight
yesterday morning. J. ". Jones, the
messenger of the express car was shot
twice. one ball boing between the bones
of his fore arm and the other passing
through the fieshy part of his leg.
Mr.. Jones is a brother to Dan Jones,
the driver of the wagon Of the same
express company that was robbed of
$1,000 in this city two years ago by
Hancher, Greer, KitterelI and two
Others The wounded man passed
through Wichita yesterday en- route to
his home at Kansas City.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
When the Rock Island train reached
Dover at midnight two men got on the
tender, and when il had gone about a
mile, the engineer and firemen were
startled to hear commands at their ears
when they looked into the muzzles of
two revolyers.
stop here!'' said one of the robbers.
"We have business to transact with this
express company in the car behind you.
When the train stopped, five men heaV-
lily armed were on the embankment of
the cut. The place selected for the rob
berry is one of The lonelieSt spots in all
sandy desert with black jack timber
growing in meagre punches here and
there. The country is settled well
enough, but owing TO the 1ateneSs of the
houh there was nobody up in the neigh
borhood. The moon Shone brightly and
when the train stopped the passengers
peered out through the windows and
We're terrified by the sight Of heavily
armed men on every side of it. This, in
addition TO a few shots, made them re
allie at once that they were at the
mercy of bold bandits.
JONES WOULD NOT OPEN.
When the robbers went to the express
car Messenger Jones refused to open
It, and several shots We're fired into
it, one of them taking effect in his arm
and the other in the leg. The robbers
then compelled Fireman Loose to break
open the door and they entered. one
covering the wounded messenger while
the other mounted the car. They were
cool fellows. and did not seem To be IN
any hurry about their work. They went
through the small safe but there was no
money there. They then set the en-
Eineer and fireman to work drilling the
large through safe in which the money
was kept The two men drilled for
nearly an hour, but succeeded in boring
less than half an inch. The robbers be-
came Disguised and gave up the job.
ROBBED THE PASSENGERS
When it was seen that the safe could
not be opened the robbers pressed the
colored porter of the train into their
service and put a bag in his hands to
receive whatever money and NaiuableS
they might secure. One of the rob
hers walked close behind the porter 10
make the passengers shell out, while
the second robber followed him. walk
ing backward, to guard against at
tack from the rear. They did not 90
through the sleeping car as the lights
were put on there and they did not
like to invade it in the dark. They got
about $500 in all in money and val
uables and after "A delay OF one hour
and a half the robbers departed and
disappeared from view.
SPOKE TO BILL GRIMES.
One of the passengers on the train
was William Grimes, eX-United States
marshal of the territory. When the
robbers arrived at where he was slit
ing there was a mutual recognition
and some pleasant courtesies were eX-
changed. They are said to have in
uuired very courteously concerning the
health of MIR. Grimes and he replied in
the same good humor, wishing, no
doubt all the time, that he had a gun
about him in which event he would i'm
pair their health a little. They did not
modest Mr. Grimes. The fact Is that
while Mr.. Grimes was United States
marshal he had these two men as pris-
onerS at one time.
GALLANTRY TO \ WOMAN.
There was one lady in the car and
when the robbers arrived at where she
was sitting she had her little roll of
money all ready for them in one hand
and the small change in the other.
She was about to throw it into the bag
when the bold desperate who was en-
forcing collections tipped his hat and
bowling with the grace of a cavalier,
said: My der lady, retain your money
We are not here to rob women or mo-
lest them. We are gentlemen If we are
rohbrs. We came here 10 rob no man
or woman but To rob the express COM
pany We have failed in that and
hence need a little expense money.
We VIII. however, confine ourseiVs TO
men in levying this tax
There was no buster, Swagger, loud
swearing or violence. The only thinS
in the line of violence was the infection
OF a slight wound on the scalp or a
German immigrant During all the ex-
element he was asleep dreaming OF
cheap lands in Texas and ii became nee
essary To hit him a tap on the head
with a revolver to wake him up When
he opened his eyes and realized the
situation he yelled like "A Comanche In
dian and threw his wealth into the sack
WHO THEY ARE.
BallN and w N3lI are It-S-QSlllS
PAYNE county near ingalls,. They have
done a good deal OF local work but this
IS the first time they branched out in
the higher desperadoe life of train rob
hing. The other five men are supposed
to be local thieves from kingfisher.
Bany and Wyatt have been seen In
kingfiser during the last week in con-
sultation with suspicious characters
there. Yesterday their tTaii was struck
twelve miles west of Dover. and
posse of officers were pursuing them
closely. Five of them were travelling
together and two travelling little
apart from them. They viii be caught
undoubtedly.
WHAT JONES SAYS.
As stated. Messenger Jones passed
through the city yesterday. he oe-
scrited the affair as follows:
when the train was brought to a
standstill. l opened the door of tn eX-
press car to see what was UP. At that
instant Isaw seven men rise UP from
III. grass in little raYine along the
track one of the robbers shouted 10
me: Take your head back or. III shoot
IT Off I lost no time in getting my
head inside the car. / slammed the
door and locked it Then the robbers
opened fire on the car. at least loo bull
lets perforated IL. l was sitting on a
u,aiI rack with my Winchester across
my knees when / was struck in the
lefa wrist by a bullet. My arm fell
limp at my side. Then the robbers