The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-11
TRAIN ROBBERS At BAY
MEN WHO HELD UP UNION PACIFIC
EXPRESS HUNTED DOWN BY
sHERIFF's POSSE
ONE BANDIT WAS SHOT DEAD
His Companion Was wounded and
Barricaded HfmseIf-TwO of
the Pursuing ConstabIes
Were Also Shot.


GoODLAND, Kan, Aug 1O.-Three
miles east of here this morning the two
men who Sunday last robbed a Union
Pacific train in Colorado and killed a.
passenger were surrounded by local Of
f1cers. A fierce exchange of shots en-
sued, during which one of the robbers
was killed, ]. B. Riggs, owner of the Com
mercial botel, of Goodland, and George
Cullins, member of the posse, were Sc
yerely and perhaps fatally wounded and
another of the pursuing party, name un-
known, was wounded slightly.
The second robber is barricaded within
the house, with the posse, numbering f1f-
ty men, all armed with Winchesters.
surrounding it.
The Union Pacific Kansas City-Denver
train was robbed between Limon juno
ton and Hugo, Col, ninety miles east of
Denver, last Sunday morning, many re-
lieved Of their money and valuables and
William Fay, an aged man, who resist
ed, was killed by the robbers The rob-
bers then dropped off the train at Hugo
and escaped. Wednesday, it was learn
ed, they went to the ranch of D. E.
bartholomew, three miles out from Good
land, 100 miles overland from Hugo, and
asked for food and lodging for few
days.
They said that they did not want to go
to town as their clothes were ragged
Last night a boy whom they sent into
Goodland to get the Denver papers re-
ported the circumstances. From the
boys description the men were believed
to be the Hugo robbers. This morning
a posse, consisting of Sheriff Walker, ].
B. Riggs, George Cullins, E. c. Biddis-
ton and several others, all heavily armed
with rifles and revolvers, went over to
the Bartholomew place from here. Walk
er and Riggs We're 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 Walker, a moment later, be-
gun kicking on the door than they were
met with volley of shots from inside.
The remaining members of the posse
quickly lined up around the house and
for ten minutes bullets whirled at a live
ly rate, the Winchesters of the pursuers
pouring a deadly volley in the direction
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 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 Walk
er in the meantime had forced his way
into the house intent on getting in In
the smoke and confusion Cullins got in
the way of Walkers gun and was shot
in the back and seriously wounded.
While the posse was removing Cullins
the lone robbeI made his way to a sod
kitchen near by and barricaded the door
The dead robber lay where he fell, his
body in range of the house. Riggs and
Cullins are still alive, but there is little
hope of their recovery.
The sod house is on the open plain, and
there is no cover under which the Of
hcers can approach it without coming
under the fire of the robber. They have
begun a siege and there is little chance
| for the robber to get away.
BOTH ROBBERS DEAD.
The two Union Pacific train robbers
! located here this morning are Dead one
shot to pieces and the other burned to
| death in the house on the Bartholomew
ranch. After the fight In the morning,
when one was shot, the citizens armed
themselves and went to the ranch. The
man inside the house was armed with a
Winchester and a too near approach to
the house drew his fire. About o'clock
! some men by crawling through a corn
field got to a shed near the house and
| from this place threw two railroad fuses
| into the roof of the house, setting it on
fire. 1t was not many minutes until
! the entire building was In names, but
| the robber made no sign, and If he was
not shot by a bullet from the many that
were fired at the house from the outside
/ he found his death in the flames.
NO DOUBT AS TO IDENTITY.
There is no doubt about the men being
| the train robbers. On the body of the
( one shot in the morning was found a
watch, two black calico face masks,
lady's watchchain and charm and an
opened envelope, addressed to some IL
legible name at Hugo, Col. He was tall,
! with black moustache and commonly
dressed. The second body was brought
to town tonight. The man in the house
had large roll of bills, but these, with
the robbers two valises, were burned.
Both We're about thirty years of age and
of the desperate style, having threaten
ed to shoot several farmers who refused
to keep them. The house on the ranch
with its contents was valued at $4,000
and will be paid for by the county. The
two citizens, Riggs and Cullins shot in
the fight in the morning, are doing well
and will recover.