A reported $60,000 in new $20 gold pieces and currency was taken from the express car. While about a thousand dollars and a number of watches were taken from passengers. The accumulated loot from this, the Big Springs Robbery, it is said, was divided by the outlaws, beneath the Lone Tree then growing on the north side of the river. After making the division, the robbers then split into pairs and fled their pursuers.
Joel Collins and Bill Heffridge were killed at Buffalo, Kansas. Jim Berry was killed near Mexico, Missouri, while Tom Nixon and Jack Davis were never located. After forming another band and robbing four trains in Texas, Sam Bass was killed by Texas Rangers at Round Rock, Texas, on July 21, 1878: it was his 27th birthday. His epitaph reads "A Brave Man Reposes In Death Here. Why Was He Not True?"
| HM Number | HMYKK |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Nebraska: Nebraska State Historical Society series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 37 |
| Placed By | Big Springs Garden Club/Historical Land Mark Council |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 7:41am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13T E 745757 N 4549759 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 41.06198333, -102.07528333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 3.719', W 102° 4.517' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 3' 43.14" N, 102° 4' 31.02" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 308 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 123 W 1st St, Big Springs NE 69122, US |
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