He was wearing a white shirt with a high, stiff collar that was unbuttoned with no tie. He was tall with short, dark hair and a Van Dyke beard, a popular style that was short and sharp. Milton, 39, worked for Wells Fargo, the prominent Western bank. Jeff Milton was the “express messenger,” the term for a guard who accompanied shipments of money. Unseen by them, inside the train, a man lounged against the door frame of the express car, where valuable cargo was kept, as the train came to a stop. The two brothers off to the side of the platform stopped arguing and walked together toward the train as the engine pulled up beside them. Moments later, the big locomotive was rolling into the light from the station.
The train whistle was heard in the distance and soon the chugging sound of the engine could be heard.Within minutes, the whistle was loud enough for people to cover their ears. It wasn’t his county, so it wasn’t his problem. He noted the argument off to his right and ignored it, except to smile in amusement. Sheriff Thomas Brodrick of nearby Santa Cruz County happened to be on the platform, waiting for a friend to arrive on the train. They were half-heartedly shoving each other and arguing. Two other inebriated cowboys, who were brothers, were arguing loudly close to the tracks north of the platform. A third sat on a bench, leaning up against a post.
Another cowboy hung onto a support post to keep his balance, giggling and twirling around. A cowboy lay sprawled up against the station building, apparently asleep.
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