Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-20
A TRAIN HELD UP.
The Express Gar Dynamited on q
Southern Pacific Train.
THREE NEGROES LYyCHED IN TEXAS.
The Victims Had Been Arrested for an At
tempted Assault on o Girl-Mine Sup
erintendent Beaten-Strikers
Defy Court Order.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, May l5.-The
westbound Southern Pacific passenger
train was held up by masked men and
robbed about $50 miles west of here
early yesterday morning. As the train
pulled out of the little town Of Lozier
three men jumped on the platform and
pointing pistols at the engineer and
fireman, compelled the former to stop
the train about I 4 miles west of the
town. After forcing the doors Of the
express car in, one Of the robbers en-
tered the car and dynamited the two
safes Of the Wells-Fargo Express Co.
Both the through and local safes were
opened and the contents were secured.
The local safe contained about $1,000
or $1,000. The amount secured from
the through safe is unknown, but it is
believed it will not fall below 81 900 or
$1,000. The express car was badly
wrecked by the force of the explosion
of the dynamite. The top was blown
off and the sides and floor were badly
shattered. The mail was not molested,
but was greatly damaged by the force
of the explosion of the dynamite. Off
GERS are in pursuit of the robbers who
went north 1t is claimed they are
part of gang that came into this sec.
ton recently from New Mexico.
THREE NEGROES LYNCHED IN TEXAS.
ROSEBUD, Tex, May l5.-Thursday
night three negroes, Dave Cotton,
Henry Williams and Sabe Stewart,
were taken from the officers Of the law
and hanged. They had been confined
in the Jail here several days on a
charge of attempted assault, their in
tended victim being daughter of Will
liam Coates, white. Thursday evening
Williams made confession. Deputy
Constable Wilson had put strong
guard around the Jail. Everything
was quiet until about 10 o'clock, when
a number Of men, heavily disguised,
rode up to the Jail and demanded the
prisoners. The guard refused to de-
liver them and the crowd retired, say
ing it would blow the Jail up with
dynamite or have the prisoners. I'm
mediately the officers and guards sum-
moned bus and entered 1t with their
prisoners, leaving by roundabout
route to Martin hoping to reach the
Post Oaks in time to elude the mob
When about three miles east of here
they were overtaken by about 1000
masked men, who overpowered them,
took the prisoners, and hanged them to
a tree, after which the mob quietly re-
tired Their victim identified one of
them and his confession implicated the
others.
NINE SUPERINTENDENT BEATEN,
LOUISVILLE, COL, May 15.-Four hun
bred coal miners marched over to the
Rex mines yesterday, took Superin-
tendent Hutchinson out Of the office
and gave him a severe beating. After
this number of hotheads proposed to
wreck the mine, but better counsel
prevailed. The trouble arose over a
contract that was let by the Rex peo-
pie to 25 miners to handle the output
of the mines These men agreed to
sell coal to Denver wholesalers at 81
per ton. This is cheaper than the coal
can be put on to the cars by any other
mine in the district. When the other
miners heard of this they became very
much excited and mob gathered on
the hills near the town. Then the as
sault was made on Mr. Hutchinson.
1t is feared that there will be more
trouble unless the Rex advances its
price.
STRIKERS DEFY A COURT ORDER.
DEToUR, Mich, May 15.-Pickands &
Mathers' ore dock is guarded by union
strikers. Sheriff McNaughton and
six deputies are unable to get possess
sion. Yesterday afternoon the sheriff
read to the strikers an injunction is
sued by the circuit court, forbidding
interference with workmen, but the
reading was only Missed by the strikers.