, 1866-11-19
THE RAILROAD MARArnrp,

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Cspsnro Of shc Whole Parts-The,,,
Connneo IN our Cit5 jan anu Ni,1
r. Prason-one OF ehc Robbers T.
Statf's kVaacnce anu Tells u f:ra,r
story
From the Louisville Jounal. Sos,uh,,
1Dtense excitement was n1auif.-tr,
city yesterday evening oy ru,nors i
number OF men, supposed to hayrl4..
band Of desperaloes that comm,..I E :,
test outrage upon the Nasl,y;j,,. E,S
had been Captured by citizen: q, H.
Kentucky, and the detectives in H..
Of the railroad comtanF. Thp4.. ,n.,,s. .r ~
been a11uost fully ycrj1cd. LAT, nv
noon We received the fpl)oginr - s,.t,, .ut
spatch: 'S''-'
FEAsK1H. ky., Sosc=t. Il
on The Louisville and Nashville E2iI:o11 II
days 1ses have hssn sssts.ed BY cstszen~ q
H. T. rccxea Az ,sis S1Gress Sc IN
tfons H. Kentnr,:v .na irrnaase pI1 a. ssa TO ,a
auihori,ies nua citizens alcn, ,,.. iis ,s,S
road are Determined 10 cet fl, uf ,h-:a
bands.
The prisoners abore alluded to, ,!y;,,t
ber, we're placed in charge Of Mr.. Usr
Franklin, and started fur this c:.y n,
t5ain Which LEY Nashville d: -, IN
Owing 70 slight acc cident on lie .as III
train did mol arrive here until a:,vr In: III
last night ~
Ure OF the party. Stephen Conrs.
young man OF about twenty. n.n.r :,
confession OF the whole ailaIr Fs.= !:
VIC learn thai two men. Tfs1Ilp:s R-s. r.:
lin, named King. and ffpn. ens!es::, =
idea soon after the robbery Of :; p,s y.
They argued that If three Inn ie.s..:,
that, a larger gang conld tot III T.
These llten then sought niles. 4sd -, :.
men he, discs neSIo~ho PROVED . yt.;:,, il
| spirit In the whole affair Tie party -.
| a mill about four miles from franAN3 7as
they matured their plans, They thu X
| down toward the raflroad, VIII n IT.: %t,,ss
| proposed TO stop at Cnnwell's lps-t +,
| could borrow his pistols. Cuaw,ll 80.
10 loan his pistols, anl vas ~ ::
| to know What WIS rulrr
Finally thew urred him to a. ua|
tellips him tie whole plan, He arr,r,--,:.
| fheru 10 The u|acc an tie road Wis.,. !. .'.1
| agreed that The track should L.. ,o,s ~,
| Here the neoro Showed Them how IA - " ,t
lie track. and they forced the al, :, ny ~
| side out. but had not time 10 rr:;.a;e ~, ~,
other ns they heard the train coma. i
| thcv piled some loose tai1s on the 3ralS n
moved back about three hundred Val.
| await the tsai1. Conwelt saws that fhea
cane ti,underiuc alon. in thc DARN,
/ full s,,eed. and when il +truck The ra;,,
| the track il seemed to him as If it iu;n.,
1 flfty feet. Then he wished that he was ;,
| hoinc and had not cunc. As :
( as Lihe locomotive rolled down J.
] bank. the canr rushed up beside the carr !.
| cred. each man. shot 40 ia the uir, /.
| had acsccd to do this TO irichten the pa-s,
| Trrr n sho.,t into thc trafn. VA one .;r
T. and The men entered the tars. L,ayis. ;,
! ucn and The negro outside as . o.uar.l vi
| they rvbhcd the passrngers. Assoonns /,
hail finished this. they started f;,r the cx..-
car. but found that tile car had fallen ~,
side. and that the only open door was an ,
under side. Before they could iufcc
other door open the w1lole car wSs u.
I They then riilea the baggage car uf 1t.
| they could carry. mounted their horse. !:
| rode of four miles, When they stl,.4;s
| plunlered the baggage THAT they hai.
divided the spoils. conwell says that .a
the division WAS made each man had ,..1
dollars In money. They then dispersed, I,
going to his home.
Soon afler the robbery stine t:etes:.
were pnt on the track, and so1sae Of HE l.,
taFy weyc sent down there to hunt t,.e Iii
out. The citizens Of Franklin rNt: IL!
every assistance IN their power. and. M II
knowledge Of persons and places. .."aa
The officers to get MI the gang rs.e..:
negro. He cannot he found The rit;s
suspected Conwclt ftom some cSn1es,i
that he lad been heard to use, and a.-r~
him. Hc Immediately confessed his }.1ts
patton in the affair. and tuld all he kn
ConHeil was taken to Franklin. W
there he saw King. ono Of .he lvaAsrs,
ting In tho telegraph osliee, Nsseuiu. 10
was guiug on. The messages that wcrc p
ing 6etW cen the authorities here auI the
pie ut franklin, relative to the rao.,
must have been amusing to this cool knl
Of the road. lie was resa1.led US one oi
citizens y ho were anxious to ferret the /
ter out. is s00u Us Consstfi saw King
! sid, "ThtreSs Que Of the headers !" i
walked out little way, and then trie.
make his escape, but 1t Els too late
| military arrested him,
Thr 13efertiyes whr tnot n,ss.r. n,
unr,,fnT tr~in s9,croaSad =, ,,,,,,,-;,s,s -. :.
, uot "tuS ,lat4 @ autseS1eH ~ "a 1M-
men. naTea James I. JACKSON. gaFio
sci! ana Jake Smtih. lhey were dtseoy