The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-16
SUCCESSFUL TRAIN ROBBERY
a Train Held Up In Indian Territory.
Mall and Express Cars and Passen-
gers Robbed.

Denison. Texas. August l3-Missouri
Kansas and Texas passenger train No
8, southbond, was held UP at Caney
Switch, /. T., at 1870 O'Clock a. m, today
by five men. Two miles north Of Caney
two men crawled over the tender with
pistols in hand. covered the engineer
and fireman and commanded them to
stop at Caney. The men were joined
by three others and a fusillade Of shots
fired alongside the train thoroughly
alarmed The crew and passengers
Postal Clerk Tully was compelled 10
go through the train, carrying the sack
in which the valuables were thrown.
Every passenger was robbed, and
then the robbers turned their attend
ton to the express cars. Both safes
were blown open with dynamite and
the contents secured. The baggage car
practically was wrecked.
Inc amount stolen is not yet known
although the robbers got some valua-
bic JeWeiry. They gave a diamond
| ring and shirt stud to Engineer Ian
ham.
After the work was done the robbers
who seemed to enjoy the situation, SAT
around and laughed over the matter
The whole affair was carried out with
out hitch and it is believed that the
| bandits were old hands at the business
After holding the train two hours
! the ROBBERS left. going east into the
dense bottoms
The trainmen cut out the wrecked
| car, and ran down to the Caney station
| where they notified the offices in both
directions. Within two hours posses
| of United States marshals with blood
| hounds We're on the trail
| The express company claims it lost
4 nothing and Conductor Dolan estimat-
| ed the passengers loss at or about $500.
| The country surrounding Caney is
| gridironed with telephone wires, and if
| the robbers leave the bottoms they un-
| doubtedly will be arrested or killed.
| Fort Worth, Texas, August 13.-
| Seven men nave been arrested in Caney
| bottoms charged with robbery of the
| Missouri, Kansas and Texas train. One
| is a section hand. The others are
| yonug men residing nearby. Part OF
| the plunder has been recovered.
| DennisOn, August 13.-J. 3. Davis,
| deputy marshal at Colberti, arrived
| here tonight from the scene of the
robbery at Caney.
The following men have been ar
| rested on the charge of committing the
| robbery" said Mr.. Davis: E. c. Rich
| Gibson, Tom Wards, and Jack Barr
These We're arrested at Caney and
| taken to Atoaki this morning. The
/ operator at Caney. when he heard the
| shooting, suspected the train was be-
| ing held up and put out the light ir
| the depot and telegraphed to Atoaki
| eleven miles away. for officers. Within
| two hours after the robbery, blood
| hounds had trailed these men to thei1
homes. We found the wet clothes
| identified by passengers as those worr
by the robbers. We also found three
| masks and found in the fireboX of the
| cook stove when the arrests were made
the shoes of the men arrested The
| tracks were measured and fitted the
shoes exactly"
This afternoon the men were glFer
hearing in Commissioner Balls
court at Atoaki. and their bonds were
| fixed at $1,000 in each case. They coulC
not give bond and were remanded Il
jail
| There were two men connected witt
| the robbery who rode away on horse
| back and these have not been cap
| tured.
Postal Clerk George F. Tuley thi
| evening finished Strengthening out tn
| registered matter taken out OF pouche
| and said to the Associated Press:
There is practically no loss on IN
registered packages. There was a con
signment of $4,000 worth of stamps 10
| the postoffice at Sherman in tn
| pouches that were sacked. but thes
the robbers did not disturb