Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-24
THE CH0CTAW HOLD UP
Six Train Robbers Made a Complete
Loot Of the Express.
SAFE BLOWN OPEN.
Niiroglycerin Tore iha Door Of M
safe on aud The Thieves Carry
on Al the Naluables two
Persons We're Hurt.

Oklahoma aud Gulf passenger - in
which WA. held up near tho pn
mourtain crossing. g., miles we..F 8
Memphis, ut gIo o'clock .hi. morning.
arrived here at o.IOa "a only halt au
hour htc
sidney Drew. the nol-p porter. who
Wa, shot by the bandit. was taken %
S. Vmcants hospital aud bis wound
dressed by the eompny's physician
His condition is serious and be- may die
g. T. Meicr.. thr expires, messenger
who wa, badly beaten over the head
aud shoulders with pistol. was able 90
continue che run.
Frank Haskell. the local agent of tho
We.ls-furgo Express company, could
not estimate the amount the robbers
secured but 10 said 70 be over 5000.
The train left Memphis at ll3O last
night and after crossing the bridge made
the usual stopat Bridge Junction, Ark
AZ this point six masked men boarded
the train hut were ulf seen by any of
the train crew when about half
mile west of the Iron Mountain cross.
ing Messenger M,adcrs started 20 cross
over from the lr-t car 20 the other
where the expr5-, safes were, as be had
finished arranging the baggage. A. be
opened the door be- found himself star.
ing into the barrels Of two revolvers
and two shotgun, and saw four men
standing ou the platform. He was
grabbed by one % the robbers and his
pistol which he carried ia bolt around
his waist was taken from him.
About thi. TIME the train began o.
slow mp aud came to "a iuil stop Then
shooting began Two men who had
boarded the rar of tie second clr cap
turad Sidney Drew the train porter and
made him uur1un'o 90 that point Tho
engineer and fireman had boon taken
care of by this time Two OF the rob
ber, mounted the engine cab and forced
Engineer Johnson 90 pull the baggage
and express cars about half mile The
place where the cars were stopped was in
the midst ~ n dense cane brake and o.
or o. miles from amy habiihtion
When the engine stopped George
Ward. boy who had been riding on
blind baggage. spraug on and started
into the woods a shot from one Of
the robbers brought him back 20 the
train
"Opcn the local safe or we will kin
you. was the order given 20 the messen.
ger by one of the robbers who seemed C.
be- the leader He was very calm. while
the other three were much excited and
worked like amateur, The messenger
obcvod and one of the men who
carried a ack placed all the contents Of
the local safe in it
"Now You aud kid get into the car
ahead was the next order Meaders
did not seem 20 move fast enough &c
suit the robber who had him in charge
80 be- delivered "a few blows with
heavy revolver which be carried After
the messenger was in the other car the
robher continued 90 boat him. the mos.
sanger nys. until be- was very badly
bruised To- ur.iygi a very bad cut
over the right eye
One robbars staid 10 guard the tive
prisoners the other two joining their
comrades iu the cNpros, car where they
were 40 work ou the through safe
which was locked and could not o.
opened until Little Rock was reached
Thoy had about pint ~ uitroglyceriu
and poured DO in the crack of the safe
When everything was ready ail ictt the
car and the explosion followed
10 was 70 complete -ucrcss for the door
OF the safe was blown 90 aud hurled Old
feet away, striking the tree trunk and
smashing them THO unhHl. chem r.
inferred tho car aud 30 was the work of
a few moment. to tmufer the content,
OF the safe to the snck Everything
was nkon Tho rnbber. thru jumped
on and with a few parting shots diap
pmred boo fho rn.hukes
The engineer ram back to thc rest OF
tho train and as slll as thn coupling
WINS made started Tor Elmon-ln. about
~ miles away. thn nearest telegraph
station. whore th' affair was reported
60 Superintendent John II Harris TIA,
superintendent Immediately wired p o.
convict camp near Hubert, five mllf
this side of the ,rcuc Of the hn.dup a..t
ing that bloodhound. br placed uG go.
trail oi the bandits. which were SOON on
toe way 90 the SCENE.
The iirst Report.
Little Roek. April g3 Express train
No 3 Of the Chocmw. Oklahoma auI