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THE DODGE CITY TIMES.DODGE CITT.flATL'KIMY.JUIVB*. US7H TH£ KIN8LKV TRAIN ROBBSRYcovrauo* t y have Moi.nucan. Kmpuria. Kas , February 2fif 1878 My ijiw is K'/Jrtwn^J.; age 23;born Jolv, lh.»4; rav Iwoifii in Oioenwood couni*, r.mr Kmki, Kar.*w1 mu R mrk and Thomas lt;i»/lt in Augnit last. arxi D-inri.f itioal the tirat of Oc ober. 1 •** «i|tuiitih! w.ih K-iark arid lArment air 4iI one vsar j rrvi.*ur to llii*. I met J. 1*to bun; when Roark want ic l.e aeked Kio-| caid if bt h d any money; Kincaid told I bicu be w*v too late; that tba money vm all I aact on the other train tba: had ju*.t jeuead, and puilrd open he drawer that waa in the counter and showed him lb-re waa cone there; be • ffered u« a lot of poafal Caxda wrii h we did not take; H mrk told him to unlock the **f, ; Km.ai-i said that Gardner bad dir *• r and he waa over to tbe hotel; we ail led the office toj,e her ae tbe train waa app-oacbiug; aa wc »tep|ied cu'side a man came on the plalloim and Kincaid told Mm to go hack; mya he, • B!«m.bi;d, go bsct, tbew men hare all got | i-iol«; Bon-Ll.,~o in Jinmry, 4*,ul .Le fir,., .nd *r , H,“~- ,u *k'”.U, .III,. ..mr iiu.r. h *■■lt;=■“ ~i *7 ‘J*“ «*• *‘V“ b1 »°*Ab.,.,1 V. rdnrwlaf, J.n-i.r, 16. 1*8. »r S““v**,‘ *“1 ^ °“ ,b' tW“*:-rr .11 .n«ri„r, „0 Wolf mrk- K...A. «“**.lt;•« ■ “•=« » U* inlolhe «, !■. IWi. MW-, TlnwGMM c.*; .■««..*I lt;Pi lt;*H. to »j i. g.~.i .mi«»-,;. i u „k lt;b.t itowk rDr; “ * ,1[,aZ Km,d .1* ton tfiu fi« hr .tV ; '** f * * brf; ^*( ■?*« 1 'rd U» .ul.j«l „f WUck.r* .h, Ir.ln .. K “if 1 *5^ u,br' « •!»«•»*: «*»••lr.. It... ».,«,) Ih.l .l.r ,-r.r .h.ml.l ^ U''CWKWl of lit* six named. This was lb. arc- j oi.il attempt. The first attetn|»f ev to attack lt»e linn al I» -lev t^tr. waa to hares«l«c City. Tbia wa* to tia bees* on or ab.ut the lat of Januar*. but fa lr-1 on account of a anow storm. Urea* war not wirh qe at that lime. All the rset »r»r The first vm piano*. I on braver creek ah 4» mile* no*lb of Woll cirrk. This waa planned ah .ul tbe time it waa to bare been carried into execution. Thr da? after it ■*- planned we *uutrd fie I fudge. It wo II tax# U« tw-. daj* to get tbere. aa it w•• Go m«Us from where wa planned the at a a to D -Le City.K-.ara wrol wmi and U tt went to Iktdge. 1 and iNtnml obly weit .6 toile*. On ac-of a heavy anow *t rm. fi'inent and I wrtil bark. Roark and We t went in*o 1 d^fr. bit did out »t%y, aa thej came rightbark.Alter iitia failure we r»turned and moved ever lo W .iif crtek We etayed at or tear Un-re lib the *er -nd a*t mpt, which wm n. *.ir • it ibt in ttnmg ol January 27, IftTS. Ah.mu tier daya brh re tbe attack wa atari* a-l. Miar Hark war leader.^ He rode an won grey horae. We wore rutd'Cr above. R »irk hail a gun lt;i5i Snarp a; he had only *.t»c 1 i«t»l lan Ih-ment had one gun, a Hta*rp* ntl-, and a *ix abce.'er, Coh • 46 I bomai (iutt hnl a 44 hnarp'a and no re* V»»lVi ra. (irnr. waa arot»d wilt;h a ooe 45 U. H. Hpru afield patent gun; he had two 46 Co '• piatiil'a; hr h «ahl one of tha | i*iol» a1 /^ramrntun’* in (Xnige City,betwerD tbe Um of ihr find plan ^tiJ hrfnr the awftmd roM»rry; he and 1 went Ut l»«dgr toRctber at tfcu lime, fcl WnR wan ar ji-0 with one U. 8. 8pnrafield gun and one aix ahiX'ter, 45 Uidt'r. I «** ariunl wilt;h one of Sharp'* 40 ca i*r* gm • and had two Suiilh A Wewon p rUd-. We aJwaya bad a warm with ua and left it on tbe Reaver and aurted in the ev. n.iiff, TUa b about 80 milm from Dudxe Ci y. We role that nirht about :5 mile* ait.l r«ui|«*.| again oo Reaver. Tbe next u -rmig we went am« tbe Cimarron, and that oifht ramped at the head of Hand civrk. I be next dav wa weetoter lo Buffalo crvek oo tbe Camp Supply road. Tbe neat dav we lrft at noon. We met tbe R-y-m,ld«*uge about five milea north ol Bluf! cr*wk. We a opped toat n gnt on tbe Mulberry, about five milea aouth ol Pal Rlt;an'a rabcba. Tbi* waa Friday. January £5, 1878. The next day we went within ten mika of Ktraley;g.t therejuat about dork; it waa in the *aiul bt 11- the «.• her sidv of tbe river; we carried our loud with ua; we aiayed there •to it lour boum. crixwrd the river and went lo Kioaiey; gi4 to Ktnafey abut two hour* brf.re the waaiern b-nmd train *aa doe; we went to a bouw near the r*i Iroad track and at^.iil hal war b twvm Kin-hy and the wa ter lank; w^ -err t .Id it ha 1 to Kinalry; ae wrrr a J ckwe 'Ogr her when thr qu.« i n wa* a«kr«f; Kd Wert ngam aakr«lh»w «ar it w«a t » the link, and »«• an*wend li • a- ah .ul t r aaUM dMimv; two O' • tie I art* 4: ■« h-i, iCuimt and We**; 1 l’ink CJrrr-n fir.ll « pi* ul • ben Went wa* h»t. and \Y r fired In* |.i«iol when IhmrniK.iarh eUilfti for the tJ|»;e a rar; G «t and Rjaik went to me dour of the car, and 1 went tu the re«r «.f iht huge ice car at the front of tl;« coach.Roark theo trieJ in get into tbeexpr«s* car and llie aboo ing Oomuiencrd; 1 took the conductor aa be *fep|ed i ll the c*wch: there were ***eiai curn to Hie p!a:hrm; 1 It Id him and the rr-t of them to go back; 1 knew it waa tbe condur'or from hi* lantern and the badge on hia ha:; tbe first ehut waa firlt;d by (be ex|r«** mc-aeoger. 1 waa to have got into tbe exp» car wnh tbe r«»t; tbe train runuirg beyood the pintform upa* I our plan completely, aa tbe be ghl from tbe ground to tbe oar door wav to great Roark could not get in; Rark and Green loth ran to the car to get in rjuick; Roark vp. ke t»»lir u.*-*-en-Mil; No. JNEger, don't know what he aaid. Tn* fir-t •ho fired by the mowwnger came within threw tocbai of billing (irno in the head; 1 wav will oo tbe plaifcxBlot the dep(4; 1 fi.ed four vhota, at no one, l*ut uiertly to krepacy fit-at out of the c«r*; tt.e train tlriirarird; Ilement told metuat he t*.ld the en-xiurvr to • Art the trail; the object waa to rob the train while it *»« in tu »tino, acd by the time we got to our kora v; tbe vgnal, in c«lr we gut into the expr m car, wa* to be two ab-kta; inate: d of two 'here were about a dius, wb ch .catd tbe mrn cm tbe engine and lit them know there wa* aomelbing wrong A ter the train bad run prat 1 walked up the track and overtook Dement and Itoark; t*reen waa abrad of tM about half war to tbe bor*:*; We« came in laai; we go; to our hor*CM and started for camp.We blacked our face* when wevtopfedMlAre iNicTrilt;IIDruToil*ten milaa from Kioaiey tu get supper; weowfd gnnp:wdrr and wet it. av it w** ea*v to Wash off; »e wen* all bUckrd lm: Gotf; we waeked it off tbe next dav,twenty miles frcm Kmaley, south ol the river; we cr «ard the river and waa in tbe aand biila by daylight, a p*rftr find at us near vbn* we goi our hlt;r*e», and aa we rode ofl; Sunday night we camped oe the praiiic near a little lake oo the fiat; U »U's bor*e gave out Sunday morning; we leh the bomv, and h d tbe aaddte in deep grsaa off tb# trail atx ut five milrv irom the river; the next day w*wrot to Bluff creek «aid tbeieall night and the next m. rn ng •cpwraied. R wuk and Demen', lt;Jr*eo ved Golt went towards camp oo Beaver; West and I went together towards camp on Bew-vrr, I have nut even any of tbe reet except Weat vince; Tueeday night Weal and 1 sUid at tbe head of Hand creek; Wednesday night we stopped at Lovell's camp and ware ar-rrated. David Kodinwou.For tbs Tiinsa.AKT OF TALKINGIs cnotiaually utkiag trMomw «• hue; ahum hi bur* *■ at» i er|i 'Tbr man wtu»* a- a mil* ai d a says anytblag of importaBc*. M.»rr than list 1QelUBrlMUlkj be lk - Itie * UB*I oltiUdWD Viilce, an.l bis rnuatk* ate eupsrtlcial •nd Taturlr** Tl»* KWRld roao oo lb* rootra-ia,fiui|* it .lnflirult t«* gift uiirrancr tu the tUoufht* wbli'h in..vr forvar'l t« the portals ol his in uih in aur.lt m»vlt;b that they In f*lt;-t t.iurk It up. Whenever iou meet wnb a aua of Uu* klb l glVr him timr, sod .1 • D„t aitaiakr bis Ur-Wtf I* ft thr h'.ansr wr Went* u.l op tl*erai r *r left the t*r ignonuier or imtuTititr «! nit ml. inthe ttr»tu*, hilt a inile tr «u ihr hi I; TiwBim Out held the h»»»r* for Ike par y. Teo ndisfrea Kin*lrv we intrnlt;led t*» i-Lr 'hr • '-ttm iiit ran;,hut ■ •no* viorairaiue up • del tu tikbe ii • thr .d w* « h«f ge I the pisn, and «'c i* «br w«— K'idJ train, • n acrinu tu».at:ie i j ge. o Kinsley in iiui« to take • taaind train; wr j:g ,t lutl.e tracka- thr «a*ih mod train pvwNd, axd c».(j!u no* h«Vr Mupiv-I it if ae wantrd to; a*irr ihreawn h uri nnni iir#kIhrtiid»|*K *u’• d weatgec-ft • Kiu*h■i Mi b ina»l**d ab .ul an »: r***' -r.d »r ; Kmk *«r n tu tii* pmi.■■ £. D. lu.nt and 1 sen n • dr the t a J iilt.d to K icii*'; R- a*k ani I w. m U iibvd the rmiiirg; D orr: * ay»«!.«» -ri.lr, a-ij 1 bilk anvliody »i* withbm• iren an I Wnt w«v on the t l.nf.oroMitmde; K ark and 1 t«Ued w tb K K.ark t hV Ktm-anl*a pi* o! aw*y from h m and gate it lo me and | gars it lo tl -l; K it-o*id i i'sndd *u »boo| mr wi h r; Koirk •ays l'U take lha\ and K'ara'd gave ismur (»hm»u1 of irn h» tia* liTr-l is ri'lllbdr, auu ti«c*u*lt; hr Has no* t.ren n »).|Tu*(.-j tncuo* »rr«*i»iiD bit ifutgur gTow* m rusty tUai whenbsdu** traiuiv irto BocJrti no ..m will Mai( t like ;» .tr,»wn out *r. 1 therefore hi* i«--rreDCo:TwTatFirBETDOBreFaalw*i aAt atOCev.rout iiur-* li) iacr*s*v. l *o u«»t cnrii«B|.ti)ona|y turn wur la k o*-..n hiro. hut bairn and i»* will in 11 iiM-tm M-» tr,-y yoor civility with iairr-r.t Tu* rusu who tab. l.tit litilr ym ratty has • tn.lb ng tooiy ufera h* dors s,,r*l; bi i lr* lts%. b-m l- «t.-ervatinB •( yrurtandam* lorrihly mr. !»,* mio tk ol ht. hram*FuKT DoMM. Kav. A. F*tilKCODOIA falkstir. w.imsn i n th» Saiita f# train east ^ # * aid inuiBil ihr oh . day Sfatrd that stir Ua4 i ;m«l t stan Iri-bman. lh«n an Kni;!is!i:t.an.*t,d a w .hr had a lull bl.. ^ic.l l uki* who was -s.ir.ti nwrr thac tb* Otbrr two J b*T-I. »-t Ialt;»I time mlt;i pI !.e fn«*i. «nnng »t tie A. T A » way h.i Uwn. .nib «f Ma «r»r t “»1 •M» 15 in M-y buT. Krua January II at.aa: VS a* agaiuM g^O.MOin IC.V IU.1-II a*, sms II t« M.vr.AndArksTtAl
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Dodge City Times
Dodge City, Kansas, US
Sat, Jun 29, 1878
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