El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-11

where the White mountains can Offer
them q safe retreat. To b south they
can enter Mexico by a ride of only six
ty miles.
Is in pursuit ADD should the robbers
head for the border it is said he will
easily cut them off in that direction.
STORY OF A WITNESS.
The train crew of No. 10 bound west
that figured in the hold up at Cochise,
Arizona, Saturday night, arrived in
who played 8 very important part In
this border drama the following &C.
count was obtained:
"As the train pulled into the station
the bandits boarded the engine and
ordered the enginemen to throw up
their hands. When the passengers,
some of whom were still awake, heard
the noise they came u the train. and
as they did the robbers lined them up,
acted like gentlemen and went about
their work in q business like manner.
"Shortly after the train came to q
stop Front Brakeman Gray walked to
where the men were stan3ing and was
told to throw up his hands. which he
promptly did. Gray was not able to
speak for 9 moment, and when the rob-
bers saw that he offered no resistance
he walked aimlessly about, not know
ing what to do. He finally sought the
operator at the station and remained
with him.
"Cond uctor Parker soon made his
appearance and he was told that he
was not wanted and was ordered back
into the car with the passenger.
"Sewall, who acted as rear
brakeman, then came along with his
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mand to throw up his hands he did
moi comply at once, thinking it was on
robbers pofed a gun under
his nose he knew that the com
mand was not given in fun. He slowly
raised his right land and as he slowly
lowered it again, turned on his heel
and walked to the ear of the train and
applied the brakes so that the train
Ing ssy on ooe steep and grade .n1.
lected and displayed splen-
did presence of mind and nerve.
Brakeman Gray did the best he could
under the circumstances, but he must
have q q terrible fright, for he
seems to have lost about ten pounds.
"By this time the fireman uncoupled
the engine and express oar and run
them down to the whistling post where
the bandits had their horses tied. In
the meantime the operator was sending
word to nearby towns of the hold up.
"While this was all happening
Sewell, who was sitting on the rea of
the Pullman, saw two men pass In
front of the light shining through
one end of the car and stand in the
shadow. He thought they were about
to hold up b passengers, but did not
modest them. They stood there until
it was all over.
81 could hear the three explosions
plainly, out few of the passengers were
awake. An EnRlishman said he was
not afraid and to accept q dare he
walked down the track and fred of
several shots from q revolver.
AFTER the engine had pulled away
from the rest of the train Parker and
Gray went to the switch aud opened it,
that in case the train started it would
run into it and not down the main
line.
"After the engine came back the
proceeded
ION examination after the robbers
left, there was Indication that the
brides of the horses had been cut, evil
IDENTIFY being frightened of by the pie
tol shots.
IA description of the robbers and
their horses has been learned and the
posse are still In pursuit."