Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-28

later heard them curslng, but could not |
zen what they were sayin, l think they
had found they had made mistake
ana gotten into the wrong car. They |
came out on the same side as they had |
entered. While the three men were In |
the car fourth one was on the bank |
by the side OF the road
The two younger men made n break |
| Tor the express car, while the big fol- |
low, who later proved TO be Jesse Nor
row stepped down at the side of the
car with a shotgun In his hands. He put
" to his shoulders and presented It at
EDDY, who was at the place where he
mad left the smoker, Eddy had been
! watching him and had his shotgun
levelled on him all the time. and when
he found he had been discovered and
the man was about to shoot ut him, he
opened IRE, or rather fred one shot at
the robber. which did the work.
THE load OF No. buclkshot struck
the man in the left side little below
the arm and passed out ON the right
side OF the body. killing him Instantly,
ana he foil TO the ground and never ut
tered "a sound, He was at the steps OF
the baggage car when he fell.
About this time two uen who had
come out Of the baggage ear with Nor
row opened fire upon Eddy, and were
shooting at him pretty lively. When
tho train stopped | got under the truss
roads OF the baggage car which are
near the wheels OF the car. | saw a
party at the steps OF the express car,
and as soon as the two men opened
fire on Eddy this man advanced toward
me and got on the first step OF the
express ear. ] fired on him aud he
fell To the ground and did not utter
word, but lay there. Then | went to
find him afterward, but he was gone,
: and | don't know what became Of him.
The firing on the other side Of the
car had now stopped. and the men were
not to be found, except one dead, and
one mortally wounded. A large posse
Of people residing in the vicinity OF
the robbery started out In pursuit or
, the parties, who, | think, have taken
10 the mountains.
''The man who was killed outright
was Jesse Morrow, aged about As or
80 years. He resided with his wife and
n number OF sons In Wayne county,
+ about IA miles from the scene Of the
trouble, He was known as the worst
and most desperate man In the come
\ munity and | heard a number OF peo-
pie say before left the place that who
ever fired the shot which killed him
: had fred the best shot ever fired la
4 the county The people on all sides
, were loud in their praise OF the man
who killed him. He was recently I'M
|, plicated In the killing Of a man who
: u was alleged, he robbed, shot and
= threw the body In river. lie was
. arrested and was in Jail for some time
4 and was u short time ago released
: from custody.
"Thomas Morrow, the man who was
4. picked up near the dead man, wH'
N found to he shot through the breast
l. and i think twelve buckshot strucl
a him. He was picked Up and carrie.
h.ar "a tht
a depot at Greenwood, where he died a
n 4OS o'clock, after suffering intens
"A agony. This man was a son OF the bil
ia man who had been shot and killct
m instantly. and was about 80 year
.. old, and tough customer hear
"a he lived near his father. aud had beel
i, In trouble several times. Some person
At came 10 me and stated that 1--WE horse
90 were found tied at the top Of the tun
M mel. but 1 cannot vouch for the truth
No fulness OF this statement, as l Al
"a not see them myself.
,ir Coroner l.. d. $. Patton Of Somei
es set was telegraphed for and came dow
to the scene Of the robbery about
oil O'Clock this morning and held an II
nj quest over the remains, but / do NJ
ed know what the verdict was. No OF
made an attempt 10 arrest any Of I
or detectives for killing the men.
as "The leader OF the gang" he cor
no tiuued, "ia a man by the name OF ~
me- dcrwood, and he is desperate GRIM
he inal. having been implicated In sever
To- arson cases and has been arrested o
~ the charge of numbering friend. I'M
,rs was some time ago. l do not kno
~ where the wounded man went after "
No.. robbery was over. He resided In u
70 vicinity Of the attempted robbery an
ro l am of the opinion that all partl'
ies concerned were residents OF that 20
no lion of the country. Martin me ii'o
"e Who was 20 badly wounded and VIII.
~, ia thought, die. says he Is from u
,re state OF Pennsylvania and that ne W.
H. tramp riding the blind bagsase hn
ne vas NOT with the gang which helu y
,he train. When asked how he came
M he shot he said he was trying 10 y,
ny Ant az the way and was hit by lou
pr OF shot. When found by the ehgin ne,
hg No wos living by the tender anu W.,
=. token OF the train at cumper'a'
not Falls" ,o,,a1 IN he con
lot The robbery was planned 70 W ~ "a,
les ,,itted on the nth OF this monlh, "
OF W, occount OF a creek being out OF u
nm Sn,,iss near the scene, the ropoerS ",
we ui,roned. A farmer says the men nv ~,
noen camping near the scene LOT ,,,1 y,
ing 9oys one OF the gang gave me scI nn,
ley me IN the officials and trans ma
did AVA ,aa with detectives LOT u