The age-herald., 1900-08-11
HOUSE SET ON FIRE And the Second Robber Was
 Burned to Death. BAR RICADED HIMSELF IN KITCHEN The Desperadoes Kept Up Such Heavy Fire That the Sheriff Sent Mes-
 sage Asking That Can
 non be Sent
BAR RICADED HIMSELF IN KITCHEN

Goodland, Kan, Aug 1O.-Three miles east of here this morning the two men who Sum day last robbed a Union Pacific train in Colorado and killed a passenger, were sur- rounded by local officers. A fierce exchange of shots ensued, during which one of the robbers was shot and killed. J. B. Riggs, owner of the Commercial Hotel of Good- land, and George Cullns, member of the posse, were severely wounded, and another of the pursuing party, name unknown, was wounded slightly.
 The second robber barricaded himself in a kitchen, which was fired by the posse, numbering fifty men, all armed with Win chesters, and the robber was burned to death.
 The Union Pacific, Kansas City-Denver train was robbed between Limon Junction and Hugo, Colorado, ninety miles east of Denver, last Sunday morning. Many per- sons were relieved of their money and val- uables, and W. J. Fay, an aged man who resisted, was killed by one of the rob- bers.
 The robbers dropped off the train at Hu- go and escaped. Wednesday it was learned they went to the ranch of D. E. Bartholo- new, three miles out from Goodland, and 100 miles overland from Hugo, and asked for food and lodging for a few days.
 C o;hss .. Ragged
 They said they did not want to go to town, as their clothes were ragged. Last night boy whom they sent into Goodland to get the daily papers reported the cir- cumstances. From the boys description of the men they were believed to be the Hugo robbers This morning posse con- sisting of Sheriff Walker, J. B. Riggs, George Cullins, E. c. Biddson and several others, all heavily armed with rifles and revolvers, went over to the Bartholomew place from here, Walker and Riggs were the first to dsmount and started to the house where the robbers were. One of the robbers caught sight of them and gave the alarm. No sooner had Walker a moment later, begun kicking on the door than the posse was met by volley of shots from inside. The remaining members of the posse quickly lined up around the house and for a few minutes bullets flew at Q lively rate. The robbers returned the fire and Riggs fell Finally of the rob. bers jumped through a window and made off in the smoke. Before he had gone half a dozen steps he fell in his tracks, shot to death. Sheriff Walker in the meantime, had forced his way toward the house and was intent on getting inside. In the smoke and confusion Cullins got in the way of Walkers gun and was shot in the back and seriously wounded. While the poss6 was removing Cullins the lone robber made his way to kitchen near by and barri. oaded the door. The dead robber lay where he fell, his body in range of the house. Riggs and Cullins are still alive.
 The sod house was on the open plain, and there was no cover under which tho ofpt 1azl.a a@ under the fire of the robber.
 Wanted Cannon
 Sheriff Walker sent the following tele- gram to Superintendent Deull, of the Union Pacific at Denver:
 "Goodland, Kan, Aug. 10.-Have killed one of the train robbers. Want cannon to blow down wall to secure the other. Can you send it? Answer. Men desperate. Have shot two of them."
 The robber in the kitchen continued to stand off the mob with his Winchester, but at p. m. some men, by crawling through a cornfield, got to a shed near the house. and from this place threw two railroad fuses on the roof of the house, setting fire to 1t. It was not many minutes until the entire building was in flames, but the rob- Der made no sign, and if he was not shot by bullet from the many that were fired at the house from the outside, he found his death in the flames.
 There is no doubt about the men being the train robbers. On the body of the one shot this morning were found a watch, two black calico face masks, a lady's watch chain and charm and an opened envelop4 addressed to some illegible name at Hugos Colo. This man was tall, with black mus- tache and commonly dressed.
 The second body was brought down to- night. The man in the house had large roll of bills, but these with the robbers two vaises were burned. Both were about 30 years of age, and of the desperado style. having threatened to shoot several farmers who refused to keep them.