The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-06
KILLED ONE PASSENGER.
Robbers Looted Union Pacific Passenger
Train.
PASSENGER RESISTED AND WAS KILLED
Robbers Through the Trnin-A
Lady's Presence OF Mind.

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eastbound passenger train No 4. which
left Denver last night, was held up by
TWO masked men several miles west of
Hugo. Col, ninety miles this side of Dem
yer. The passengers in the pullman
sleepers were robbed of their money and
faluables. An old man named Fay, a resi-
dent OF California, who had been visiting
Denver and was on his way to Sc. Louis,
refused to surrender his valuables and
| hred a shot a. one OF the robbers, but
missed. Thereupon the robbers fred one
| shot. entering rays mouth and coming
out at The back OF his head, killing him
almost instantly The robbers stopped the
train, jumped of and escaped.
| The robbers got on one OF the sleepers
near Limon and after the train had start
ed the men made noise at the door. The
conductor, thinking they we're tramps,
opened The door to put them of. The
robbers, who were masked, poln, ed PTS
toi at his head and ordered him TO lead
the way through the coaches. All the
| passengers were asleep and the conductor
was ordered to wake them one at time.
| Inc frightened passengers were told to
Keep quiet or they would b., killed, ana
at the same time they were asked to hand
over their money and valuabes.
The robbers obtained about 500 in cash
and a number of gold watches and other
pieces of jewelry The robbery took place
a few minutes before o'clock this morn
ing The body of Fay was taken off at
Hugo and shipped TO Denver. He was IS
years OF age and prominent odd Fellow
OF California. The conductor, who was
compelled to hold a bag while the robbers
relieved the passengers. lost his watch
and asked that it be returned to him III
order that he might run his train on time,
The robbers gave 1t back.
After ransacklng the two coaches, the
men made the conductor pull the bell cord,
but the train was going so rapidly that
the robbers were taken to Hugo before it
slowed up enough to enable them to jump,
( They compelled the conductor to get of
ahead of them, so If any of the passengers
had been in waiting they would shoot him
first. After the robbers had dlsmounted
they ordered the conductor to return to
his train.
Miss Shaw of Denver, passenger on the
train. arrived in Salina this morning. She
said that when the men entered the cars
everyone was asleep and very few knew
anything Of what was going on until they
were awakened by the robbers. When the
men came to her berth pistol was point
ed at her and she was told to be quiet and
hand over her valuables With great
presence of mind she opened her pocket
book, letting number Of bills fall out,
and handed the purse, containing some
silver, to the robbers. She also managed
to save her watch, which was pinned to
her dress. by placing her arm over IT,
Kansas City, August 5.-The train
reached Kansas City at 7;2O this evening
over two hours late.
Charles V. Vike. a Kansas City lawyer,
was among those robbed He gives a
graphic description of the murder OF Mr.
Fay. He said: Near Lion two men were
discovered on the platform OF the rear
Pullman. The Pullman conduc55c. r. r.
Smith. mlsIook them Tor tramps AMI cr-
tered them TO enter the car. TO o tue
smoking car, he said and at The neAt
stop leave the train. They ente.od Tie
car and at once drew reyolv RS, HON
flashing weapons in the conductor . face
One handed him Hour sack, HolI It
with both hands, said he and waae I'D
the passengers Then they began i sys-
temntic search OF the car.
1T was in semi darkness and all the
passengers mad retired seteral hours be-
Tore One robber guarded the cor drctor
while the other eXtorted moaey ard VAL
uaoles from the passengers at the pom: OF
the revolver All OF the passengers IN
the rear Pullman were soon piuIlered
and then the bandits entered the forwa.
pullman. where / was, An asoi man A.
j. Fay, discovered what was taking p;act,
before any one else In tho car lie ear
italy emerged from mis- Der aud pc
sented a revolver through the folds of me
curtain, At the same time Fay fred aud
1t is believed the bullet struck one or the
men. but of that no one Is sure One
OF the robbers then fred at Fay and Fay
Tell like log and was dead before b,s
BODY touched the berth. The bullet Rad
entered his mouth and passed through his
mead; HIS blood and brains were scat
tered over the berth.
AT the moment OF the shooting the
train porter entered the car and at once
the men covered him with their reyolvers
and commanded him TO throw uu his
hands. He turned and ran towards the
door. The robbers followed him. and as
the porter entered the chair car one of
them deliberately raised his pistol and
: sent bullet after him The bullet failed
in It's mission and the men Hurned to the
pullman conductor and ordered him to
stop the train. He pulled the rope but
the train did not slow down
Pull harder one Of them commanded
and tho conductor again struggled with
; the rope, aud so hard that it parted.
uncouple the cars, they then ordered
but ne explained to them that was task
he could not perform. For a dozen miles
more the train proceeded until it pulled
into Hugo Then the robbers compelled
5 the eonducor to alight and with n NUT
| tered good bye they walked south at a
brisk pace.
r me male passengers could do nothing
and thn women acted admirably. This
foDnerG plans evidently miscarried They
no doubt had horses staked at some con-
venient place, and the accident to the
bell rope makes II, in my opinion, good
guess hat they Will be captured, If, in
deed, the pursuing party aa.s not already
secured them. Hugo is the coanty seat
ana the sheriff and a picked posse are now
on their trail, The county for miles
around Is barren plain"
FORMERLY LIVED AT DENVER.
Denver, Colo. August 5--w. j. Fay,
who was killed on Union Pacific train
near Hugo, Colo, while resisting train
robbers, was formerly a prominent rorl-
dent of this city. He established the first
gas and water plants here and VAS SUI
perintendent of the old Denver Gas
company for number Of years. lie WIS a
, prominent memter OF the Odd Fellows
and had organized number OF lodges
a IN Colorado.
3 Dwelling Mt wills Point burned.
r Wills Point, Texas August 1.-The res-