The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-02
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Ing on the 10 O'Clock nofthbounA AraneaD
Pass passcoger train Tor ANstiA with ~
three alleged Mcneil train sobbses VIC
were arrcatcd last wesk 10 Rsfugte cessps
". These men gave their Names = Z. W.
and Albert Fisher, fAthee anA ron, ana
Felix Wolfe. A large crowd WNs at ~
depot this morning long bsfors the train
was duo, all eager 70 Wst glimpse of the
men. The eager throux was disappointed
as neither Of the men. much LEES the bey,
camc up 10 thu popular ideal Of train
robber. In fact It would be hard % hnd
three more harmless and secdy looking I'M
| dividuals unless Il be In the chillA and
fevei swainps OF Arkansas, Louisiana Of
Eastern Texas. Wolfe IL about s feet ,
inches high rather spare built and anblss
somewhat In his walk. He has . dish face
with long nose and blue eyes, and his
appearance is that Of a man that would do
amy thing but rob train. The only sus-
| rcious feature about him ID . SET OF 3aws
! that some what resemble those o. = bull
! dog. He is apparently about 81 years old.
| Fisher, the elder. IL altogether di6er-
emit type Of man. He is past the meridian
Of life. about the same height az Wolfe, but
more symmctricully and compaotly built.
| He Is n brunette with n square built head
and face. and his eyes have reckless snn
somewhat fierce look, which. with his
| short, stubby, black beard, give him Z
little the appearance Of man who would
rob "A train. While the boy and Wolfe
sat IN the depot and stared at the crowd
| he kept his hat well down over his face
and seldom looked up. He is probably the
leader OF tho gang.
| Tho boy Albert Fisher Is doubtless the
most abject specimen ever arrested for
train robbery. He may be II years otk
hut no ono would take him TO be over ~.
He Ia short and slender, and his Whole
makeup gives him kind OF a half-witted
appearance His face displays weakness
and his blue eyes are OF that class that
dcnoe lack OF courage. Were II not for
the fact that he confeases II would be hard
to get Jury to convict him Of robbinx n
train. He has q scar on his head that 10
not yet healed, which he says was made by
a bullet from his fathers pistol the night
of tho robbery. HE father having shot him
incidentally az he was getting on the en-
ginc. He saya they were In Austin short
~ after the robbery and stopped several
hours, and that the fourth robber who has
not yet been caught Ia u brother OF Woifc's.
He thinks he Will get of by turning State d
evidence aud that the others viii get Z
light sentence He has no education and
Is very ignorant, His father and Wolfe
say they VIII have no trouble In proving
their innocence.
Sheriff White has IN his possession a let
ter from blacksmith ip, q town not faI
from Austin who states that not long BE-
fore the Mcneil robbery no made breast
plates for four men whom he describes
These three parties tally with three OF ths
descrip Ions given by the blacksmith. IL d
understood here that there Is q reward d
5000 each for their capture.