The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-10-15
BOLD ROBBERS.
A Train Held Up in Broad Daylight
Near Austin, Tex.
One Passenger Received a Bullet Wound in
the Hand and Another Had His Shirt
Collar Carried Away by Pistol Ball
The Robbers Get Little booty.

AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. 13.-Tuesday aft
ernoon at $50 o'clock in broad open
daylight and within II miles of the cor
porate limits of this city, the south
bound cannonball train on the Inter-
national & Great Northern railroad,
consisting of mail, baggage and
express cars and three coaches
loaded with passengers, was held up
by four men and robbed The con-
ductor of the train, Tom Healy, was
shot by the robbers while resisting
them, but fortunately not seriously
wounded. One of the passengers had
his shirt collar carried away by pistol
ball that was aimed at his neck, and
another received bullet wound in the
hand.
The pass engers were robbed of some
$500 in money. The bandits attempted
to rife the safe in the express car but
were unsuccessful
When the train reached Mcneil, a
small station IA miles above this city,
two men heavily armed, boarded the
train and took up their stand on the
rear platform. After the conductor
had checked up the train he reached
the platform only to find a pistol at
either side of his head. The men de-
manded that he stop the train. He
declined to do so and begun to run
through the train with the two robbers
in close pursuit. He had not
gone half the length of the
first car when the foremost rob-
Der shot at him, bringing him
to the floor with pistol wound in his
right arm. At this juncture the other
robbers pulled the bell cord and the
train was brought to standstilL The
train had hardly stopped before two
other men, whose faces were COW
cred with masks, stepped out from the
trees and began shooting in the cars.
Instantly all was confusion. The
two men on the train were immediate
ly Joined by those from the woods and
began their work. As the train porter
sprang from the rear coach and ran for
shelter, a robber began shooting at him
and the Negro emptied revolver in
turn without effect. The express mes
senger looked out of his car and taking
in the situation left his car and ran
through the woods and disappeared.
The robbers in the meantime, leav-
ing two men to guard the three coaches,
which were packed with passengers,
proceeded to the express car and de-
manded that the baggageman open the
express safe, but upon being assured
that he could not do so, turned their
attention to the passengers. They
took only money from them, not
overlooking a single cent and
walking two by two through the
cars so as to always keep their eyes on
all the passengers. After securing
about $500 in this manner they un-
coupled the engine from the train and
started off down the track. After 60
ing several miles they set the lever at
moderate gait and left the engine,
scampering into the surrounding coun-
try. The engine came on to the flag
station at Duval, four miles below, and
was there captured and the station
agent returned to the scene of the
robbery with the engineer, secured the
train and came on to this city, arriving
here shortly after dusk. The officers
have been notified and have gone to
the scene of action with bloodhounds