Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-13
1ILD UP BY -FOUR MEN
.-.,. m the cannOn-BaIl Train in Texas
~ Robbed.
,o,D,lc1oR wouNoEDIBY PISTOL SHOT


49,, ,raxas. oct. 12.-This AFTER
A'' -, b,9O o'clock, in broad, open
noon -, and within twelve miles of
dasn arrnorate limits of this city the
ls .,Sbound cannon-baii train on the
s,..s'rnational & Great Northern rai'-
ms" os held up by four men and
IVA W. The conductor Of the train.
wv. wv Tealy. was shot by the robbers
iV .n. resisting them, but fortunately
WINS r,,usly wounded. One of the
A'' ,r.srs had his shirt collar carried
- vs. nv a pistol ball that was aimed
..I Ms neck. and another received
..na, wound in the hand. The pas
,assrs were robbed of some s2OO In
oy The bandits attempted to
nv ,ba safe in the express car, but
a.. ..ara unsuccessful.
VET sTg The train reached Mcneil, a
w station fourteen miles above this
si ~. two men heavily armed boarded
Cs' IL and took up their stand on
le - Uniform, After the conductor
w Wicked up the train he reached
la- nlatform, only to find pistol at
.hsr side Of his head. The men de-
e"nded that he stop the train. lie de-
NINA TO do SO, and began to run
,srouph the train with the Two ROBBERS
Hsiase uursuit. He had not gone half
~ '' inngth OF the first car when the
us.rost robber shot at him, bringing
Nn, IN The floor with a pistol wound in
~ ripht arm. AT this juncture the
atbar Tobber pulled the bell cord and
.ta rain was brought to Standstlll.
Wy, was evidently at the appointed
,,sca for the train had hardly stopped
tsi,re two other men, whose faces
Tare covered with masks, stepped out
ann the trees and began shooting into
he cars. Instantly all was confusion.
M two men on the train We're imme-
siately Joined by those from the woods
snd hogan their work. AS the train
porter sprang from the rear coach ana
IN for shelter. robber began shoot
isr al him and the negro emptlcd a re-
yryer In return, without effect. The
nnress messenger looked out of his
an and, taking in the situation, left
M ear and ran through the woods
and was soon lost to sight.
The robbers, in the meantime, leav-
ing two men to guard the three
caches which were packed with pas
,sngers, proceeded to the express car
and demanded that the baggageman
men the express safe, but upon being
assured that he could not do so. turned
their attention to the passengers. They
t5ok only money from them, not over
looking a single cent and walking two
by two through the cars, so as to al
vays keep their eyes on all the pas
sergers. After securing about, $500 in
this manner they occupied the en-
zine from the train and started off
down the track. After going several
miles. they set the lever at n moderate
gait and left the engine, scamperlng
| into the surrounding country.
The engine came on to the flag sta
ton at Duval. four miles below, and
was there captured and the station
Ggant returned to the scene of the rob
bary with the engine, secured the train
and came on to this city, arriving here
| hlrtly after dusk. Officers have gone
| b,he scene with bloodhounds to locate
q: robbers The two men who boarded
d train at Mcneil were not masked,
ig, the other two bandites' features
vHe concealed.
The sheriff and a posse have gone to
| The scene Of the action, and message
| It midnight is to the effect that they
| have struck the trail of two of the
| nbbers
The scene of the hold-up is a famous
tne for -robberies, three having
ccurred there within few years. 1t
very wild and mountainous place,
Just at tho foot OF range of noun
hins that afford a safe hiding place.
The negro porter,who emptied his re-
/ y0lver at the robbers while running
tvay,has Just been located some TWEEN
| pmiles above the scene Of the hold-up,
II small station, where he arrived
bout 10 o'clock completely exhausted
md badly frightened. The night eN-
press, bound for St. Louis. which left
here at midnight, was accompanied by
| an armed guard