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Unknown to the gang was the special detachment of eight railroad guards that was on the train.
In command was J. J. Kinney, chief of railroad detectives and Capt.
J. H. LaFlore, chief of the Cherokee Indian police.
Upon seeing that the robbery was happening the guards unloaded from the train on the east side of the train-the opposite side of the depot.
Several of the bandits had been positioned on that side and a brief gun battle took place.
Cordell was the leader of the gang and shot manny women and was racist toward blacks.
his famous words were " the South will rise again.
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