Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-07-04
IT wirh no eject. Then Bunker said

but wirh no effect. Then Bunker said
10 him:
Conductor. I'm In charge or this
train. We're not going TO do any
more stopping just now. and were go
ing TO move ct full speed. You SIT
down there and keep quiet.
The conductor obeyed the order, but
one of the farmers protested. He
said that he and his wife were ticket
ed for the station just passed and
didn't wish TO go any farther. Bunker
told him TO shut up so herceiy that
he obeyed the order at once.
The man who had gone forward
came back and said something to
Bunker which seemed to be satisfac-
tory The train was running at full
speed. and the two men were evident
~ much pleased at their chance for
escape. Each held revolver In his
hand. though no one disputed their
will. One of the farmers wives gave
evidence of Mysteries. while the other.
appearing to rely upon being wom-
an, berated the robbers soundly. Her
husband begged her to be quiet, while
the husband of the other woman tried
to keep his wife from collapse. The
few other passengers in the car sat
still. not daring to move a finger As
for the conductor. he sat crouched
down iii seat trembling like leaf.
One of the farmers and his wife
were ON one side of the car. and the
other pair were few seats behind
them on the opposite side. both being
near the middle. Bunker stood with
his back against the forward door,
| while the red headed man stood in
similar position with regard to the
rear door. The woman who had pro-
| tested got up from her seat and turn
| ed it over so that she would ride
| backward. The robbers made no OBJ
| lection to this, and the husband meek
| ly acquiesced.
The two couples were now riding
face to face. one couple looking at
Bunker. while the other looked at his
| assistant. The train was going at
furious rate, and whenever it came to
curve the robbers found it difficult
to maintain their positions After one
of these turns, with consequent dis
turbance of the mems equilibrium,
two shots rang out simultaneously.
In twinkling the status was
changed Bunker sank on the floor.
and his pal. who heard the glass In
the top of the door behind him crack
| n;,lx fn win haA Grnd
But second shot stopped his observa-
tons The farmers wives, who had
done the shooting. unbuttoned their
dresses and threw them off. display
ing mems clothing. while their attend
ants, opening the forward door, rushed
over Bunker's body to the next car.
One of them, stopping before the door
of the baggage car. threw it open.
while the other stood with cooked re-
volver pointing into the car.
The robber who was stationed there,
having his back to the farmers, was
defenseless and obeyed an order to
throw up his hands The baggage
man disarmed him, while one of the
farmers went out through the forward
door and climbed over the back Of the
tender. The engineer occupied one
side Of the cab while the robber guard.
ing him sat on the other side. both
looking forward. The din prevented
the newcomer from being heard. and
he had an opportunity to demand the
surrender of the robber. though the
latter held a cooked revolver in bis
right hand. Crouching behind pile
of coal, the farmer took aim at the
, robber, then yelled at the top Of his
voice for surrender The robber hes
j itated for moment. but. seeing thai
every chance was against him, com
piled. Then the engineer, at noe
: from the farmer, stopped the train.
We must return to the operations Of
Pierce Robbins. Through the boy who
) had seen the robbers in the saw mil
t he had gained knowledge of theil
] whereabouts. Intuition told him o.
. their plan. Believing that they hac
the money they had taken on theil
. persons and desiring that they should
not have an opportunity to get rid o.
/ it. he preferred to take them while OF
e train to surrounding them In thu
/ | mill So he at once laid his plans &C
: cordingly.
He placed four good men, disguised
' at the station on each side of tn
n point where they would be likely t
d board the train. not knowing which
!. way they would so. Each train wa
z watched. and the extra man on tn
5 locomotive gave away the presence 0
t the robbers : The engineer. the bag
u gageman and the conductor were al
e lin the plot. No one of them was t
n make any resistance.
Q Robbins and a picked man playe'
q the womens parts. Ii was Robin
who made bold to protest against th
y action of the robbers. and it was b
q who when in the car with Bunker an
q the red headed man had arranged an
j by preconcerted signals announced I'd
= attack. though it had been determine
: that those wearing women's dresse
&c should fire the first shots. owing
their being better able to conce:
= wea pons and draw them more quick.
. When the members OF the posse co
y fected in the passenger car 1t wa
y found that Bunker had been killed GU
= right and the red headed man bad
wounded All the robbers we're searcl
= ed. and every package Of bills the
~ had fakan from the hank was fouu