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TRAIN ROBBERS CAPTURED

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Submitted by: Mollie Stehno


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Guthrie Daily News
June 16, 1893

Zip Wyatt, the Escaped Convict Supposed to Be One of Them

An Important Telegram From a Deputy United States Marshal—Three Train Robbers Captured at Hennessey-The Cimarron City Bandit Supposed to Be One of Them—Newcombe, Alias Butcher Kid, Identified

June 16, 1893—Guthrie Daily News--United States Deputy Marshal McKeever last evening forwarded a dispatch from Stillwater to U. S. Deputy Marshal Madsen containing the important information that three men were captured at Hennessey yesterday afternoon, one of whom has been recognized as the famous bandit, George Newcombe alias "Butcher Kid," and the other is believed beyond a doubt to be the famous train robber and man killer Zip Wyatt, whose escape from the territorial jail in this city last winter caused such a sensation.

The third man has not been recognized but from his description is supposed to be the daring Cimarron City train robber. His appearance exactly coincides with that given of the bandit who stopped the train and robbed it at that place recently. He is a slim, yet strong looking fellow, and the circumstances attending his arrest makes it almost sure that the marshals have the right man.

The railroad officials regard these captures as of great moment and of course they feel jubilant.

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