New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-13

CANNONBALL EMPRESS Held Up IN
BROAD DAYLIGHT.
THE CRIME ctMMlTTED BY FOUR MEN WITHIN
TWELVE NILE OF THE CAPITAL OF TEXAs-
THEY COT 200 FROM THE pAssEN-
GERS BIT COULDN'T oPEx THE
FN.'nEsS SAFT:-THE coz
DUo~CR SHOT.


Austin. Tex, oct. I.-Th,a afternoon at $50
O'Clock in broad dayeht and within twelve
miles Of the corporate limits OF the city. the
southbound cannon-hall rain on the Interna-
;ional and Great Nor,hrn Railroad. consisting
Of mail. baggage and cxl,css cars and three
coaches loaded with passenbrs. was held up by
four men and robbed The CONDUCTOR of the train,
Thomas Iiealy. was shot by he robbers while
resisting them. but was not serously wounded.
one of the passengers had his s,rt collar
ried away by pistol bullet aimee ct his neck,
and another received bullet woind in the
hand. The passengers were robbed Of about
5000 in money. The bandits attempte' to rife
the safe in the express car. but We're unsuc-
cessful.
When the train reached McNeih small sta
ticn fourteen miles above this chy. TWO nen
heavily armed boarded the train AMI took thcr
stand on thc rear platform. After the conductor
had checked up the train he reached the plat
form. only to find pistol at each sid OF h.s
head The men demanded that he stop the
train He declined to do So. and began Ia run
through the train with the two robbers in dose
pursuit He had not con" half the length OF The
car when the foremost robber shot al him. bring
ing him t. the floor with wound in his right
arm.
At this iircturc the other robbcr pulled the
bell cord and the train was stopped. II was
evidently at the appointed place for the train
hal hardly stopped before two other in"N. whose
faces wee covered with masks, stepped out ircni
among the trees and began shooting INTO ihe
cars instantly all was confusion. TIC iWo mon
on the train wcsc imincdi Rioiy Jo!nen hN 'hos'
from the woods end hcsan their wo'f. AS the
colorcd train porter sprang from the s"ar coa'h
and ran for shelter . Iohher began shooting al
him and tho negro cnptiel a revolver IN turn
without effect. Tho express mess niger looked
ont Of h!a car. ana. taking in the situatlon let'
the car. r:.n through the woods and was soon
lost u sight
The robi.is IN ihc mean tim" leaving TWO
men 10 guard III" three coaches. Whlcn "'l'
vackpd with passengers. proceeded 20 IN" *
press car aud donrnded that the baggage 'hldi
ot,,r the express SAFE hut ON being assured th'l'
he could not do 80. turned their attention u
the passrngcrs They took only money IRON
them. not overlooking a single cen'. and. walk
ing Two 10y Two through tn cars. 50 a. al"aYs
20 keen their eyes oH ,hc passengers. Having
s.-urol about 500 ip this marttr. th"N ul'
coupled tn" eniM" from The tram ana staite'
II of down me track. After going '"Ncrdl me.
they set The lever at a nodcrat" gait. l"ft th'
cueine and fled. The engine came fo III" ilal
station AT Duval and was there cap'uIc'- me
station aren't returned 30 fhe soon" ~ thc rob
berry with the enEincer secured the tram anc
came - this city. arriving here shortly aft'i
dark Officers have gone 10 the scene win
bloodhounds to locate the robbers The two mer
who boarded the train at Mcneil wcr" not
masked hut the features ~ the other two were
concealed.