Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-08-15
ATTEMPrED HoLD-UP.

Train Robbers Failed 60 get Any Booty
~ Grants on sunday
Another hOld-up was attempted near
Grants at about 12:45 o'clock on Sunday
morning, Passenger train No. LETT the
station at that hour, and II had not gone
over three-Quarters Of mile when three
men who boarded the engine covered the
engineer aud fireman with guns and or
dered them 10 stop the train. Their
60 umand was complied with, and then
the engineer and fireman we're taken
back TO uncouple the express and mail
cars from the rest OF the train. They
then made the engineer go forward about
mile with the front part OF the train
and then stop, when the robbers com
menced their operations. They took the
engineer and fireman with them and
went TO the express car. Express Mes
senger Goodman, Assistant Messenger
Comfort and Special Guards Fowler
aud Morse opened fire, but owing TO the
fact that the robbers had the en-
gineer and fireman with them they did
not shoot to kill for fear Of injuring the
innocent parties. The robbers also did
some shooting but their Are was no more
deadly than that Of the officers.
The robbers finally became frightened
and departed without making q success
of their undertaking. The train was
then made up again and proceeded on its
way to the west, delayed about two hours
by the attempted hold-up.
The railroad company has telegraphed
TO every sheriff In the territory to do all
ln their power TO capture the robbers.
but as the company made no guaranty
Of expenses 1t Is impossible to get any
one to 20 out and make pursuit. Sheriff
Hubbell wired back that he would do
everything he could 10 bring about their
arrest but IA the hold.up did not occur In
this county he does not care 10 incur any
expense in doing 80. As yet there Ia no
posse In pursuit
W II. Barney was the conductor In
charge Of the train, and Mark BOcklett
was the engineer at the throttle OF the
engine.
For the past few years Grants station
has been the fayOrite place for the dar-
ing exploits Of twin robbers, aud IL IL
understood from an officer that the
reason the robbers select Grants Ia from
the fact that they can hide for days from
the officers in the numerous caves that
are scattered here and there In the
Malpais that surround that section Of the
country.
Il was at Grants that William Walters,
alias "Bronoho Bill" and kid" johnson
made their big haul few months ago,
and It was also at Grants, only short
time ago, that an attempt was made TO
hold up passenger train, in which
FiremOn Judson LathrOp received bul-
let in his leg that is likely TO make him
a cripple for life. "A. Workman was
the engineer that looked down the bar.
rel Of u cooked revolver IN the attempted
robbery, and II. d. McCarty was the en-
gineer on the train which was success.
fully manipulated by "Broncho Bill" ant
his pals,
In apitched battle, about ten days ago
at the Hsmpson ranch, In arizona, be
tween deputy United States marshals ant
Detective j, n, Tateker and the twt
bandits. kid Johnson was killed anC
br0nchO Bill" badly wounded. Ths lat
ter is now confined in the United State
| jail at the penitentiary, Santa Fe, fo
safe keeping.