The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-19
BLOODY ROBBERY.
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dts paid little attention other smok-
ing car passengers.
Mccain and Wallis managed to
hide in the Mushroom without oethg
observed by the bandits. Kle1ber fell
as if shot while Wright and Sauer
hid under seats. Sword said the BAN
dts then announced to the several
Mexicans in the coach that they need
rot fear, that they would not De
harmed.
Sword Hid Money.
In the meantime Sword sat quiet but
took ninety dollars in bills from his
pocket and hid the money under ms
seat The bandits came up and asked
him if he had any money. He Saiu
'Sure" reached in his trousers peck
ct and fished out forty cents, saying
Take that and bust yourself ne
then stood up and told me MeXlc1 "a n
near him that a woman. was badly
frightened in the other coach and ne
must attend her.
He brushed aside a bandits arm,
proceeded into the first coach when
he passed through without being stop
red. Dropping off the rear end he
ran three miles to telephone. SWORD
said that just before he left the coach
q we'll dressed young Mexican. apper-
emily badly frightened, told the pan
dts there were two "gringoes" IN me
wash room. These were DR.. Mccain
and Wallis. Wright, who had hidden
under a seat and between the rect OF
two Mexican women, Sdlu Inc OSAhOAie
knocked on the wash room door and
commanded the men to come out
Mccain and Wallis refused, where
upon the Mexicans fired through the
door, hitting Mccain in the abdomen
and wounding Wallis twice.
Much Trouble at OlmitO.
San Benito is the next station north
of Olmito and has had much Mexican
trouble.
Sauer. the San Antonio traveller, was
Alt, dnl n n.
Wright hid his cash, small amount,
under the arm of seat and was not
robbed.
The bandits relieved the dead sol
der McRee of his shoes, but did not
attempt to take the shoes from the
wounded men.
Several of the bandits were bare
footed. Dock Washington, a negro
chauffeur, hid beneath a seat, but the
Mexicans saw his feet stole his shoes
and also took his grip and, he claims,
sos in cash.
Sword left his hat and coat hang
ing on the window. Returning, he
found his hat and coat gone and says
he had $3.50 in the coat pocket which
went with the coat. Sword said after
the killings started the bandits began
shouting viva Pizana, Viva Car
rama"
Passengers Sought Shelter.
During the smoking car shooting
passengers in the day coach behind
either crawled under seats or shelter
ed themselves az best they could
against death from a chance shot from
the wild firing by the band outside the
train. After finishing in the smoker
the Mexicans robbed the day coach
passengers, mostly of small amounts
of money and Jewelry. Except for
robbery no one was molested in the
day coach.
The wreck occurred at midnight
with the train running 35 miles an
hour to make up lost time. The mail
clerk and express messenger reported
that they were not mOleSted.
United States soldiers and county
officers today made thorough search
through the Mexican village of VIII
1anueva, located five miles from
Brownsville on the American side and
near where it is believed the bandits
crossed to the American side from Las
Rucias, Mexico, four miles above
Matamoros