The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-11-22
Daring Railroad Robbery.

made by Jne DOOCeu, Spurreu anu polIou
rufians who have so long infested the
line of the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road. At about two o'clock yesterday
morning the Nashville-bound passenger
train was thrown from the track Six
miles north Of Franklin, Kentucky, and
a second-class passenger car burned to
ashes, the stove having been upset in the
rapid descent and heavy concusslon.
The locomotive was turned over three
times, and the express car was thrown
straight down the embankment, the end,
resting on the track, and the baggage car
piled upon it.
The Instructions on the track were
about three hundred yards apart, and
were formed by bars of railroad iron pro-
jecting from the cross-ties toward the ap-
preaching engine. Fence rails were also
piled up on the track. DISTINCTIONS were
placed in the rear of the train after it
had passed, so that there could be no es-
cape for the doomed train, even if it should
be backed up.
The engineer, Jas. L. Stewart, saw the
danger when very close upon it, and gal
lantly stood to his post, reversing the en-
CINE, and so breaking the force of the
concussion as to save the life of every
passenger though he did it at the risk of
his own. BE was badly bruised, and
number. of others were more or less in
iured, but not single life was lost.
The fireman jumped from the engine,
escaping unhurt, and the hoofs of the
robbers horses almost touched him as he
lay hidden when the troop passed him on
their way from the scene of their depre-
dations.
The sleeping coach and the ladies' car
remained on the track, the sleepy passen-
gers supposing they had arrived at anoth--
er station when the sudden stoppage was
made.
The conductor, Mr.. Charles Rice, went
forward to learn the cause, and did not
long remain in ignorance. He was called
upon to halt, and in moment was sur
rounded by dozen or more burly ruff
ans with blackened faces, armed to the
teeth, and apparently upon some despe-
rate errand. He managed to effect his
escape, however, and was soon in Frank
lin, where he telegraphed the news Of the
OCCuIIOuCO OdSh W IOGAOFi1AO'
An individual whose curiosity was
somewhat aroused, thrust his head out of
the window, but hastily drew it in again,
bullet whizzing close to his attentive
auricular.
Another man, who had stepped out up
on the platform, was also compelled to
retire to the music of whistling lead.
The ruffians, making cicerone of the
baggage-master, came to the doors of the
seeping-car, and with drawn pistols de-
manded the immediate surrender Of eve-
cry. weapon in the car Few of the pas
sengers being armed, however, only one
or two revolvers were given up.
Some of the passengers were still asleep,
and one young man was siezed and
robbed Just as he was climbing into his
berth. Others had just been discussing
the robbery of the pay train, which oc-
Cured o short time ago, on this same
road, little dreaming of the similar fate
that awaited them.
The robbers were very boisterous,
though apparently unused to their busi-
ness, and as much frightened as their vic
Tins. All but one, o tall, slim man, were
disguised, their ugly, villainous looking
faces being thoroughly blackened with
charcoal OF some like substance. They
had on spurs, wore their pantaloons in
side their boots, and looked fierce gene
rally, with the intention, no doubt of at
once striking terror to the hearts Of their
unfortunate, unarmed victims.
The precise number Of the marauding
party is not known. Only ten OF twelve
were seen.
The leader was large man, weighing
perhaps 200 pounds, q blood-red comfort
er girdling at his waist ssand dangling at
his side. He rather kept aloof, however,
and not much was seen of him.
The man who took the pocket-books
was littlo fellow, two of the robbers at
his side enforcing his demands by placing
the muzzles of their pistols at the heads
of those who seemed at all disposed to
withhold their currency and valuables.
Placing themselves at the door of The
car, after they had taken up their collec-
lection, they made the unfortunate pas
sengers file into the next coach, keeping
them covered by deadly weapons, and
taking care that none should jump from
the platforms and escape.
They then went through the vacated
car and picked up some articles of cloth
ing, while searching for concealed money.
These proceedings lasted about ffteon
minutes, and by this time the express car
was in flames and rapidly crumbling into
ashes, much to the chagrin of the sable
bandits, who, Fastening up the en-
bankment to secure the passengers, had
neglected to look to the little iron safe
and its treasure.
Going to the baggage car, they secured
number of valisos, shouting, as they.
left the ill-starred passengers, that the