The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-10-08
FAILS TO PAN OUT.
Outlaws Wake Up the Wrong
Passenger Train
At 4 NEW MEXICO WAFER IlyE,
Gang Takes Possession of the FBgine and
Grew Dspsty N.r.hsl Loomi. Put.
the Robbers to flight KitItHf
Thelr Leadss

Denver. Colo, oct. "A special to the
Republican from Albuquerque, y. NJ,
says.
A message received here al SIS ,. m.
stated that the east bound passenger
No due here at s.is from the west,
was being held up al Rio Puerco bridge.
about thirty miles from that city. As
soon as the train pulled out Of the sta
ton IL was halted by several masked
men. and the express messenger COM
mauied 20 open the doors OF his car.
A general fusiia6e u slots kept the
passengers terroriz-d. Late accounts,
although meagre. say that the messen-
ger b still locked ln but a number OF
shots have been fired into the car. The
Atlantic and Pacific company will send
a special train with offers TO the scene
at once. II is learned that Cade Selvy.
= special secret service officer OF the
railroad. - on the held-up train.
At 1910 O'Clock q message was re-
Seived from Rio PuerCo sta ting tnat one
of the hOld-ups, Cole Young, Is dead
When the robbers jumped on the en-
zine and compelled Engineer Ross and
nls fireman 20 uncuIpie the engine and
Express car from tie train, Deputy
United states Marshal Lo1gnls " ho was
Hsturnilg from the west. took in The
Clling Young. The rob beTs then com
nenced shooting. and shot a lantern
rom the hand of a brakeman Ru-
more here are that several others are
IhUt. but this Is not yet confirmed.
RIO Puerco IS only a watering sta
don, with a telegraph office in charge
" a pump man. The robbers. after
;ut,ing the ngine and express car from
Ae train, ran to the bridge, several
hundred yards away. The pump man
'epoS'ts having heard an explosion and
believes the robbers have blown UP the
Express car. Engineer Ross is on the
mg1ne and guarded by robber.
LATER DETAILS.
Denver. Colo. Oct. "A special to the
Sepublican received at midnight from
Albuquerque, n. NJ. says: The hold-up
passenger train from the west is Just in.
Conductor Sam Heady states that when
he train reached the Rio Puerco tank.
Engineer Ross said that a pin in the
ingine was out OF gear, but he thought
= could go up the divide. The con-
iuccor thought not. and just as the
'ngineer was about TO fX the pin three
masked men jumped on the engine,
when the shooting commenced. A Lam
.ern was shO; out OF the hand Of the
brakeman. after which the engineer
was tOId 10 uncpuple the engine and
me express car from the train.
Deputy United States Marshal Loo
mis-, who mas been down in Arizona on
the trail Of the Southern New Mexico
bandits, was on his return to this city.
and he left the smoking car when the
first shot was fired. He took deliberate
Asm at one Of the robbers. shooting
aim through the head. The man ran
FOR hundred yards and dropped dead.
The other ROBBERS retreate ted TO the NAL
pals, where their voices calling for their
comrades could be heard
Conductor Heady states that LOOMS
remained at Rio Puerco, expecting the
to6bers TO return for their dead com
G.anlon, while Selvey met the posse OF
officers at the Atlantic and Pacific June
ton and returned with the party to
Rio Puerco.
The hold-up was a failure financially,
the robbers securing no money.
LOOMS thinks that the hold-ups are
the same gang thar robbed the Separ
pOs:ofiice a few weeks ago and have
been terrOrizing southern New Mexico,
and thai Young was the leader.