DISARMED THE SOLDIERS.
New-York Times / December 13, 1886
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 12 -- Particulars of the train robbery yesterday near Bellevue Station, Texas, are that the three robbers, who were unmasked and made no effort at concealment, arrived at the water tank a few minutes before the train. When the train arrived, one of the robbers with drawn pistol ordered Engineer Ayers and his fireman and O.G. Miller, another engineer who was riding in the cab, to alight, which they did. He then marched them some 30 feet from the train and went through them, taking all the valuables they had. While this was going on the other men went through the train.