Show THE TRAIN ROBBERS ROBBER'S STORY The Provo Enquirer gives the fol- fol following f lowing statement of Jos Joseph ph M Nay the be toe younger of the two R B G W V Strain testa D robbers About the of last June june Ed Dayton too alias aUas Fisher called at the home of my parents while they they- they were living at Mores Delores River Sage Hen Flat a place about five miles milesA A Ar ET 1 the r Bend He stayed below the Big there two weeks with the folks be- be bei i making known his real object T said How would you like to gome go t Ji me and hold up the D RG f train 1 I replied that I had never t L do done anything of the kind Het He t then sold said All AU that I want you for in is for company and just do what I wD tell you He promised me half of f what we got if I would go and I J I l took 6 The conversation jABee outside of the house bouse between the night I II Imy two wo wo We left same I my folks that I was going tor toT to r T WOO o to wor wort wora work t a place in Colorado Went to New 1 ew Mexico fi first where f wa stayed yoo two weeks and changed J Ibee Then we went to the Blue f lt where we remained weeks week when we went to eon s s Springs the scene seene of r the hold up- up up The time it took us s to go so from the Blue Mountains to Thompsons Thompson's Springs was three nights We traveled in the night time and rested in the day Dayton told me he had ha been in the bu about abou six years We got to Thompsons Thompson's 8 Springs Spring at daylight two days before the up hold-up We stayed there two tw days to allow our horses to rest We tied our horses yards from th the 8 track and about three miles from 1 the depot and then walked back to t the station We waited about bout half an hour before the train arrived and an stayed by the water tank As the train slowed up we got on behind behin the tender When we boarded the train we put on our masks which we 6 weI had made at Moab the night before I Dayton then climbed over the ten ten- tender tender 1 der and held up the engineer When the train stopped at the third bridge where our horses were I jumped off The fireman and came down from the tender followed by Dayton We both h had d Colts 45 and Dayton had bad hada bada haa a 44 Winchester also Dayton told me to watch the engineer and fireman fire fire- fireman fireman man while he be went to the express car When he went to the express car he rapped on the door with his shooter shooter six and said Open the thedoor thedoor door accompanying his demand with two shots The engineer a and d fireman said that he was too seared scared to talk Dayton then told the fireman to get his ax and breakdown break down the doer He did so 80 but could not penetrate it We then shot about twenty-five twenty rounds into the car Seeing the messenger could not be aroused Dayton told the engineer to get a sack and go g with him through the cars and left me holding up the fireman Day Day- Dayton Dayton ton returned on the outside with the th engineer The fireman and en- en engineer engineer then went on the engine and we got gol on our horses and headed for forthe forthe foi i- i if ivr f v r A t 1 the Blue Mountains We e stayed there about three days put putout out for the Delores river finally reaching Montrose Colorado We heard men talking about the rob rob- robbery robbery robbery bery all along the road but no one of course knew it was us We left Montrose and headed for i Ogden where we arrived on the first of the month We Wf stayed there till Thursday when Deputy Pratt and Sheriff Belnap arrested us on the complaint of Ed Chapman of Cortez Colorado charging us with the robbery This Chapman saw us I after the robbery was committed and knew all about the affair He happened to be in Ogden and saw us on the street and then gave information to the authorities authorities ties ties which caused our arrest We each had our in Ogden The officers have got but Dayton had his stolen just before his arrest My horse gave out eleven miles from Thompsons Thompson's Springs and Dayton said he woul would go along to Courthouse rocks and the first two horses he could get he would come ba back k with He then left Ifft me I led my horse fourteen milts miles when I met Dayton under undera a tree We then counted the money There was about 70 in greenbacks 5 in gold and the balance in silver and 5 watches We divided up the money sold one watch and threw the other four away |