The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-10
HITCH IN THE PERFORMANCE 0C-
OURS IN ARIZONA.
Two Hold Up Gentlemen Stop . Santa Fe
and Proceed to Grow Wealthy ut the
Expense of Uncle Sam aud the Express
Company. When the Express Messenger
Chips In and Concludes the Program
Dusstrow's L ase still Losfs Al0og-Many
Shooting scrs pes = Crime and Accident

I'D and robbed by two masked men neal
Nelson, a small station about six mile:
| east OF Peach Springs. Ariz. One OF tn:
! robbers was killed by the express mes
senger. The train robbers stopped tbs
train by signal and as the engineer step
| ped out of the cab TO ascertain the cause
OF the trouble an armed masked man
| commanded him TO cut the engine and
| run ahead a quarter of a mile. which ne
4 did The robbers then turned their al
| tention to the mail car. their command
to open it being complied with. One rob-
| Der entered the car and commenced pick
ing I'D the loose registered packages. The
other robber started for the express car,
but Messenger Summers quickly open
1 Ell the door and with extraordinary cool
ness, shot the robber dead. The other
man then escaped. taking with him
few registered packages. The dead rob-
| Der was taken to Peach Springs, but has
| not yet been Identified.
! Kingman. Ariz, Feb. S.-Indian trail
ers and deputy sheriffs started before
| daylight on the trail of the train robbers
! who escaped after holding up the train
| at Nelson last night Snow fell last
| night. but this morning vas clear. and
il is supposed the trailers would have no
\ trouble in running down the robber. The
! identity of the robber killed by Messen-
ger A. c. Summers. Is sim unknown. He
| was @ cowboy. The mail clerk insists
| that there were several robbers, but the
/ engineer and fireman saw only one ef-
| ter the shooting by the messenger. The
| robbers secured nothing except few
| registered packages and letters from me
mail car, through pouches being unmo-
Tested.
THE MESSENGERS STORY.
/ Los Angeles, Ca, Feb. 9-The west
bound Santa Fe Overland train which
was he'd W. seven miles east OF Peach
Springs, AriZ., last night, arrived In Los
Angeles at p. m. half an hour late.
Pullman Conductor Holmes said the
robbers held the Waterman at Nelson,
six miles east OF the Springs. under
guard four hours waiting for the train,
Alexander C. Summers. the express mes
senger Who killed one OF the ROBBERS.
said that when ne founl that the train
was being held up he opened the door
cautiously and crawled out and hid I'M
der the car While there he saw a rob
Der standing or the car step preparing
to shoe: the assistant messenger Sum
nJars took a careful aim with his pistol
and sert a bullet through the robbers
head. He afterwards found that this
man carried the outlaws stock of dyna-
mite Soon after the robber was shot
the ether two ran the engine with the
mail and express car some distance down
the track. They called their companion
but finally left. taking only nine regis
tered packages. Not having any dyna-
mite. they did not attempt 10 open the
safes.
Albert Grant, the mail clerk, said
that the robbers demanded admittance
to his car through the engineer. He
obeyed the command and while the rob-
Der covered him and the engineer with a
gun, he helped himself to nine registered
packages. The robber appeared 10 be
we'll educated man.
ON THE ROBBERS TRAIL.
Kinsman, Ariz., Feb. 9.-The Indians
who are on the trail OF one of the robbers
who held Up the west bound passenger
train last night are headed north toward
the Grand Canyon OF the Colorado. The
robber is riding a horse and leading an
other. IL has been showing all day, max
* the trai, In the mud. IL Is supposed
that Donovan. who held up a Southern
Pacific train and killed the messenger
one year ago, is concerned In the robbery.
he is known 10 have been in hiding near
the Grand Canyon. The dead man has
not yet been identified. He wore clothes
sd carried a rife stolen from a rsncher
in the vicinity month ago, and answers
the description OF one Badly CTeigston.
'TwIXT MASTER AND MAN.
Bell Vernon. Pa. Feb. "A riot &C.
Cured among the striking miners at the
J. II. Somers Fuel company mines yes
terday in which Superintendent Bates
and Boss Canadian were shot and prob
CT toll Id
the works struck last Friday because the
company refused % reinstste a nauier
who mad been discharged for reckless
driving. AT meeting called 70 discuss
the difficulties a quarrel arose. The dis
tuTbers were driven from the hall. bat
they renewed the struggle with clubs
and revolvers. Superintendent Bates
was attacked and tried 10 defend him
self with a revolver. He was met by
Cananan who fiourished A revolver TIE
men exchanged six shots and then feu
TO the ground. After the mob had been
driven back they were picked up. Bates
was shot four times. twice In the st0rl-
ach. Canshsn was shot twice. being al
50 shot in the stomach Burgess BTOn-
son has closed the saloons temporarily I
and the town Is under heavy patrol. An
other outbreak ~ feared. The Soners
company have an ofice al Bel Vernon. /
but their general Office IL at Cleveland.
DUESTROW's CASE.
Jefferson City. Mo. Feb s-Dlviz!on /
No. , OF the supreme court today over I
ruled motion 70 transfer the case % I
the Millionaire double-murderer Arthur
Dusetrow. = the court in banc A.
torney Nolsni q ST. Louis Immediately I
made application % the court in baac /
FOR an order requiring the Judge % d.
vision No. - transfer ne case 10 the !
court IN bsac. en5 Chief Justice Barclay (
announced that the lnotion would b 1
acted upon a a few days. Dl1estroxs 4
attorneys announce that = this applicz- 4
t3a u refused they VIII appeal the cas-
70 the supreme court of the United /
States.
HAD ALWAYS QUARRELED. ;
Cleveland. o. Feb. s-Georxe Davies
'or many years q prominent commits.
son rn-Ecbsnt % this city. was she.
lead % Ms Iif- this morning a. 70
cock 81 tns residence OF the coapl.
No II GRACE street Ire couple lived
lEnspoily ard the tragedy was TIE 70
suit o. long s-ries o. q1zrrsIs. Ms
DAF.es was arrested shortly sfi-r re |
shooting. on the charge os murder.
When taken into custody Sc Espt ~.
cry an sd be- husband had tres-.f
1sr uHkl3ly and nz1 called her bite.
1smss
NOT 4 GOOD DAY TO SHOOT.
Lebanon. ny. FEB. s-w.g.zn Ytzck
Arrived hs-e today win affy s,xts
roo5s from Louisville. and wa present
= IN c5urr Immediately % answer fo-
.riDinal assszl: % Ars. J. ID. Clark. TIE
iegro pleaded guilty. and vas s.ulsaees
o seven yesrE n ih~ pert;>rfszry. ~