The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-08
Hyatt, the Daring Train Robber, May
be in This Section.
His Former Home Was in Union
County, Where He Has Sweet.
heart Still True to Him.
SOMETHING OF HIS HISTORY

and daring train robber, was seen by
several people through this section of
the state during the holidays, previous
to the hold-up of the Louisville and
Nashville passenger train near Louis
Vile.
He played very conspicuously in
Union county. adjoining here, where
he has some relatives and an old.time
sweetheart, whom il is said he paid
several calls while in that locality, but
was at all times in disguise. Gus
Hyatt is the one man who always re.
ceives a wide berth In this section Of
the state, as he is well known for his
dare-deviltry by all. There is con-
siderable story connected with this
man in this section. IL will be re-
membered that for many months pre-
vious to the single. handed hold.up OF
an express train near GAINESVILLE,
Tenn, which led TO his capture in
Kansas City, Mo-, for which he was
serving q term in the Tennessee peni-
Tertiary at Nashville, that he played
through this section of Western Ken
lucky, from here TO tie Ohio river,
his beat being through Hopkins, Web
ster and Union counties. When he
first struck this section, and IL was
learned that he was wanted in other
places for crimes that he had commit.
ted, and that there was considerable
reward offered for capture and con.
viction, officers of the law Swallowed
him. On one of his trips from here
to Union county, after he had crossed
the Union line, an officer who had
been following him and knew where
he was going notified the sheriff of
that county that the bird was in his
field and was going to Sturgis. KY,
and with this notice the sheriff put
Deputy Sheriff Green and four or
five others on his trail, with orders
to capture him If possible. They
struck up with his trail and fol.
lowed tim to Sturgis. Both Hyatt
and the sheriff's posse were in Stur.
gis some three or four hours, the
officers awaiting good chance to
close in on him. In some manner
Hyatt learned of the officers inten-
lions and armed himself with two
good revolvers and a Winchester rife
and gave them the slip, leaving
town.
The officers were at once notified
Of this move by the citizens and
were put on his track. Hyatt was
on foot and the officers mounted, and
they overlook him in the country
about . mile ont OF Sturgis. Hyatt,
seeing the officers in pursuit of him
about a quarter Of a mile in the
rear. opened fire on them, and as he
possessed a quick eve for shooting,
the ball of the first shot penetrated
the breast Of Deputy Green, who fell
from his horse fatally wounded. The
accompanying officers returned the
fire, but, owing to the fast work of
Hyatt and deadly aim W ith the Win
chester, the officers were forced to fall
back and Hyatt made his escape. Dep
uty Green lived bat a short time.
Hyatt Immediately returned to this
county: and .hid himself in the Pagan
hills, about three miles west OF this
city, where he remained for more than
six weeks unmolested. after the ex-
hibition Of his unparalleled bravery in
the fight at Sturgis no officer would
dare go near his quarters. He demon
strated while here that he was an ex.
traordinary man when it came to
eluding the officers, as he would come
ont of a small cave, which was his
hiding place, and secure provisions
and get back without being detected.
The presence of the man in this coun-
ty caused no little excitement, and |
when it was evident that the officers
had no desire to try to capture him it
was determined by the citizens to
band themselves together and go into
his cave and hunt him out. Hyatt
learned of this and left this section
and in few days IN ade one of the
most daring hold.ups ever perpetrat.
ed, when he held up the fast express
near GAINESVILLE without assistance.
Gus Hyatt was also seen in this
section after his daring escape from
the Nashville penitentiiry.
Ii is believed that sooner or later,