The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-19
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tRy the Associated Press
San Antonio. Texas. March a.
Employing the simplest sort Of ruse.
d W~ells-Fargo Express messengec
With nerve AplentN, who knew how to
deliver swift, terrible blows. ak
tho robbery If d Southern lacine
train early TO-DAY by killing two Of the
hlghWaNmen. The holGup Was staged
near the Mexican horder. on the east
ern edge Of the Big Bend" country
Of Texas. For miles through tho lone
stretches Of rolling prairie only scat
tered ranch houses relieve the land
scape monotony. The point where
the train, No. 9. westhounG. was halt
ed, is several miles east Of ~Sanderson.
III Terrell county.
David A. Trousdale. AN express mes
senger, recently promoted to his run
from the San Antonio offices of the
express company. prevented the rob
berry. one Of the robbers who held
I~rousdal at the point Of a rife in, a
corner, was ransacking the express
car.
I'm not going TO scrap with YOU
all remarked Trousdale as he con
versed with the bandit. I'm not get
ting fighting wages
"Oh. all right" replied the bandit.
h you fellows will have to help
US SCI lHlS Stuii across tHe jAio
Grande.'
Why don't YOU pick up that pax
age?" casually inquired Trousdale. IS
he kicked at q small box on the fiool
of the car. ITS worth more thar
all the stuff you've got.
The robber stopped, deceived by
the ruSe to pick up the package.
Trousdale grasped a heavy mallet and
struck. The bandit received the ptoN
f,111 ~, th. h1,3 He foil nNay I-,,l
There was no alarming cutlery. Trous-
dale picked up the dead robbers gun
and waited.
Meanwhile the second Of the Dan
dts had been working on the car
ahead. When he completed his iot
he hurried back TO the express car
Frank" he called.
There was no nswer.
The robber swung himself aboard
the car. AS his form lcomed in the
doorway he express messenger fired
The bandit tumbled to the ground
dead
The bodies Of the robbers were pu'
into a baggage car ard the train pro.
! ceeded.
The bandits boarded the express
at Dryden soon after midnight
cred the driver, Grosh, with gun
and ordered him to proceed unit
they told him to stop. Ten mile
west of Dryden they gave the sigma
for a halt. The conductor Of the OK
press. alarmed by the f~reqelnt stops
Sent a negro porter ahead to inauir
about the trouble. The negro Wi
promptly covered with d rife.
Then the conductor crept up I
the engine. Immediately he took il
the situation. Before the robber
could fire upon HIM he hastene'
back and down the track. Nalkin.
several miles he stopped = freish
train and gave the alarm oyer tn
wires to Sanderson.
Meanwhile the Iobbers were put
ting their plans for r~anSachine tn
express and mail cars into execution
The Sheriff Ct Terrell coGnty to
night is searching for u third rneln
Der of the band supposed 10 hay
been posted near the hcld-up seen
With horses. Neal the point vWher
h train was stopped tracks {
thorses were found leading 10 tn
border. 1t is presumed the rohheIa
; Ib.d they succeeded would haN
!, made for Mexico.
! The bodies of the bandits have nt
: been identified. They are rnerIcan
Whatever the robbers took frol
the mail car Was recovered. Noti
. ing Was removed from the EXPIRE:
car.
! The passengers were not alarme,
They knew nothing Of the huid-G
until after both robbers had be.
killed.
T~rousdale is Z native # Tennesse
lie came to San Antonio sever,
3 Years ago and until i few weeks IS
) vas employed in the offices IF tt
i Wells Fargo Company here. He