The 1890s saw an epidemic of train robberies with 261 in that decade alone. Eighty-eight people were killed and eighty-six wounded.
According experts there should not be less than five men to pull a successful train robbery. One to hold the horses and one on each side of the train to fire at any passenger who might try to interfere. Two outlaws took control of the engine, order the engineer to the exp

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