The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-20
AN EXASPERATED DEAD.HEAD.
Failing to Get n Free Ride he Attempts TO
Throw n Train from the Track.
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Throw n Train from the Track.
The Quincy Qlll Herald has the following:-
On Thursday evening about O'Clock colored
man approached Conductor Mills Of the Hannibal
asked PERMISSION Of him to come into Quincy on the
train which would leave in minutes thereafter,
stating that he had no money, and as matter OF
introduction, offered him letter to read Mr. Mills
informed his lordshlp that he had for the let
ter and unless he had money to pay his fare he
the rear Of the train, which was then standing
Mills thought no more of him, and the train pro.
ceeded to Quincy. Mr Mills, as is his usual GUS
tom after passing through the entire train collect
ing tickets stepped out on the hind platform to see
if there were any hangerso as they are termed,
by any means. He Immediately discovered that
there was some one hanging on to the platform,
with his feet resting on one Of the brakes. The
train had by this time reached North River bridge,
about eight miles from this city, The signal bell to
stop the train was sounded, and on the train stop
ping it was ascertained that the individual
hanging was no other than the same negro
who had but few moments before asked per:
mission to ride free to Quincy. He was let Off
with slight reprimand, and the train again pro-
ceeded. An extra freight train came along shortly
probably about four miles east from where the negro
had been put off of the first uran the engine struck
large tie which had been placed on the track, but
doing any damage. At eleven O'Clock the same
night the Kansas City express which should have left
here at $50 Z. NJ came laundering along at rapid
rate in consequence of being behind time, and when
in few yards Of where the freight train had
!
struck another tie which became in some way
tangled in the cow-catcher and was dragged along
over the rails with such velocity that it produced
sufficient friction to set the tie on fire. The engi-
neer discovering the light and not knowing what
occasioned 1t, stopped his engine as soon as poss-
BILE, when he discovered for the first time the pre-
sence of the tie which caused him TO shudder at
the thought of his narrow escape from fate too
horrible to contemplate.
The tie had become so thoroughly wedged under
the cow-catcher that it became necessary to actu-
ally cut it out Suspicion Immediately rested on the
aforesaid negro and vigilance party was organized
| to look after him. Conductor Mills, believing that
he would come to Quincy, went in person to the
! ferry dock at an early hour yesterday morning to
await the arrival of the first trip of the ferry boat
The boat had no sooner landed than Mr.. Negro
stepped of, and on being recognized by COnduc-
tor Mills, was taken in charge by policeman
| when his name was ascertained to be Daniel
| Love, formerly employed as cook in the
Sherman House. and lately figuring conspcuously in
police circles as a common thief, and only few
days since he was released from the workhouse. He
was sent to Palmyra on the first train and lodged
! in jail. While en route to that place he made an
open confession to the officer In charge stating that
he placed both ties on the track, and for no other
purpose than to throw Conductor Mills train OFF De-
cause he would not allow him to ride to Quincy free
OF charge.