The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-12
The Guerilla Raid Tpou a Railroad Train
Near Cincinnati.

The Guerilla Raid ' pom n IL abroad Train
Near Cincinnati.
The attack upon . passenger train OF tho Ohio
and Mssissippi Railroad, near Cincinnati, by .
band Of guerrillas, las, Friday, has been already
briefly reported. Tho Cincinnati papers state. ths,
ths attack WAS made by fifteen rebols part Of
whom wer~ dressed In Confederate uniform. The
train bad passed North bend, fourteen miles l,slow
Cincinnati, when the locomotive was thrown from
tho track aud tuf ned ono side the eIp pres.
and baggage cars sharing the sarne fate. The FIRST
passenger cosch ran into the baggage car, ca using
grea, shock, but in'urng nobody seiiousl v the
others retaining their positions on The track I'm
moiistely following tbe conclusion, yollny n
firearms spprised the passengers that the AFFAIR
was I simply ralro,d accident and before
they hsd time to concert any measures ~ defence,
Q rufhan, with revolver In hand, presented bin-
sof N each door Of the several cars baked by
one two companions u the same character. Tho
order was given, Rob every id man, bot dont
hurI the lad " and while kept guard At each
door, the others proceeded through the train and
| made evory man "slsnd and deliver" while the
passengers were robbed IN this way, hvo others Of
the rang plundered the express car. II had capsik
ei IN such way - 70 imprsIn the messenger,
Mr. 2 cree, who, after the accident thrusrng out
| bic head rom . small opening, " ace what was
going on outside, vas & eeLed by loud oath from
| . man standing near, @ho threatened to blow ~
! the top Of his head n he did not get back. Tho
parry, with the aid Of an axe, cut their way
into the car, and drew out the money SAFES, three
\ In number. They demanded they Keys from tho
messenger, under the pain q DEATH but two Of the
| safes being through from Cipcinnsti 10 81. Louis
| he only able TO open for them the local safe.
| The others they blew open with gunpowder, hAv-
| ing vainly sndesvored 70 force the door With the
| are.
The following inciden. of the stack ere relstod
by the ST. Loui, RpunLIoAs:
| From ono gentleman the robbers took o., 100 In
money; from smother o., 800; from Q soldier, Just
| paid or and discharged at ClncinnAtn, f652-evTy
| dollar he had Mr.. Thomas Paget, OF Keotuk. loss
! slO0 in money, but saved hs watch by passing II
! 10 his wife. Il was supposed the rsscsls got $50
COO from the and the remainder Of $3.50,
600 from the express safes. One informant stAtes
that hey took only twenty-five watches, though
they probably got more. IS smother, who WAS on
the train, says they took some fifteen or riTteon
A. Letct, druggist Of this city, WAS on tho trsiu.
that before the searching party reached him, he
quietly passed his money and watch to his wife.
| When tn fellow demanded his money, Of course
he was told by Mr.. Leteh 10 had none. 1--WE u,
then, let US have your watch" ~ have no wsE h.,
either" said Mr.. Leich. "well, you're . d. ID
well dressed gentleman 10 be travelling with ouI
money or watch" 1T 10 all 81, neverthee o., "
said Mr.. Leitch, "butl'll tell you what have got
I've got . bottle OF good whiskey." Pulling the ar
iicle from his pocket, the fellow took drink with
him, and with this go,pt humoiei sally, hr.Ieitct
got rid Of his ugly customer. After having KEEP
the passengers and others under duIoss soIn,
threetourIhs Of an hour, tie rObt ers went 10 ii,
Ohio river, some one hundred yards distant go
into three four skilA yawiS unmoored
ihem, aud rowed of for tie keusucky shore.