Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-08-17
KILLED BY POSSE.
Men Who Robbed Union Pacific Train
Are Put to Death on Ranch
In Kansas.

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men who held up Union Pacific train
near Hugo, Col, last Sunday morning,
killing w. j. Fay, passenger, and
| plundering the passengers, were killed
| Friday by a sheriff's L~-;e at the Bar
tholomew ranch, three miles east of
this place. The robbers were located
in house on ranch Friday morn
ing and the posse lined up and cut Off
escape. After a fusillade between the
robbers and the posse, in which j.
Briggs,,and George Cullns, deputies,
were shot, one of the robbers jumped
from a window and sought to escape,
but was shot to death. The posse then
lay siege to the house in which the re-
naming robber stood guard with a
WincBester,, and finally succeeded in
setting fire to the building, which was
destroyed, with its occupant. The
robbers have not been identified.
The Union Pacific. Kansas City-Den-
yer train was robbed between Limon
Junction and Hugo. Col, 90 miles east
of Denver. last Sunday morning, many
relieved of their money and valuables,
and w. j. Fay, an aged man who resist
ed, was killed by one of the robbers.
The robbers dropped off the train at
Hugo and escaped. Wednesday, it is
learned. they went to the ranch of d.
T.. Barth olomew. three miles out from
Goodlapd and 100 miles overland from
Hugo. and asked for food and lodging
for few days. They said they did not
want to go to town, as their clothes
were ragged. Thursday night a boy
whom they sent to Goodland to get the
Denver papers reported the circum-
stances From the boys description
the men were believed to be the Hugo
robbers. Friday morning posse, con-
sisting of Sheriff Walker. ]. b. Riggs,
George Culins. T.. C. Biddson and sew
erai others, ,saIl heavily armed with
rifles and revolvers. went over to the
Bartholomew place from here.
Walker and Riggs were the first to
dismount, and proceeded to the house
where the robbers were. One of the
robbers caught sight of them and
gave the alarm. No sooner had Walk
er, a moment later, began kicking on
the door than they were met by a
volley of shot from inside. The re-
naming members of the posse quick
ly lined up around the house and for
ten minutes bullets whirred at live
| ly rate, the Winchesters of the pur-
suers pouring deadly load in the di-
rcction OF the robbers. The robbers
returned the fire strongly and Riggs
soon fell, hit in the breast and back.
Finally one of the robbers jumped
through o 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 wound
ed. While the posse were removing
Cullints tie IbRe 'robber made his way
to sod kitchen near by and barri-
caded the aepr. The dead robber lay
where he fell, his body in range of
the house.
About four o'clock some men, by
crawling through corn field, got to
she'd. near the house. and from
TINS Splafek threw two railroad fuses
onto the roof of the house, setting it
on fire. 1t was not many minutes
beforel the building was in flames,
but the robber made no sign, and if
he was rotsshot by bullet from the
many that. were fired at the house
from thefoutside, he found his death
in the flames.
I az ST Fx ~ x9nbt about the men be-
ifikStNx tHjE S9bbers. On the body of
tifeSn esh6t tFfday morning was found
a watch, two black calico face masks,
woman's watch chain and charm and
an unopeneds envelope addressed il
legibM t6L46ko, Col He was tall, with
a black mustache and commonly
dressed. The second body was brought
to tsNTssBiday night. The man in the
house Rihtk hSge roll of bills. but these,
with the robbers two valises. were
burned.