The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-08-02
The Wreckfng and Robbery Of Rail-
road Train,

lHt VEtChuS anu hOUDeTy VI II h&ll.
road Train.
Our old friend o. p. Killingsworth, we'll
known to many persons in this county, was
unwillingly one of the prominent charac-
ters in the wreck of the train and robbery
of the express car of tho c. r. l. & P. Rail-
road last week. The following account of
the affair is extracted from the Davenport
Iowa Gazette of the 23d ult.
The train had passed Anita, and was
within three miles of Adair, when there
was sudden and slight slack of speed, and
the
REPORT OF FIREARMS
outside, arrested their attention. Mr.. X.
says it sounded amid the rumbling of the
train much like a package of fire. crackers.
Bullets battered about Mr.. Royce, and one
grazed the side of Fick's head. In mo-
ment more there was a
VIOLENT CoNCUssION,
the express car was lifted at one end, turn
ed around, showed forward, and then ca
reened at an angle of As degrees, and
stopped its manouvres. 1t did not fall
completely upon its lower side. Of course
packages went pounding to the lower side
of the car, and inmates were considerably
knocked about and shaken up. They had
hardly recovered their uprightness when
into the door on the lower side-the one
on the upper being shat-sprang man
with revolver in each hand, and mask
on his face; he was the
LEADER OF THE ROBBERS,
as was ascertained afterwards. No sooner
had he entered til an he tore the mask from
his face. lie was above medium height,
was well built, red-faced, sandy haired,
and had Il vicious countenance. lie was
dressed like laborer, wearing blue linen
pants and coat of thin material. No soon
er had he entered the car than two other
fellows in masks appeared at the door
with 4 revolver in each hand, which they
levelled at the heads of the inmates. The
scoundrel in the car did all
THE TALKING,
and he commenced as soon as he was in
shouting at the top of his voice, "Give lis
those keys, Cd d-n you, give lis those
keys or I'll blow your brains out! Give us
the money, or I'll blow you to hellr'
owe want money. Where's them safe
keys-quick, Cd d-n you, or some of
you'll get killed. At the same time lie
pointed his pistols close to the heads OF
the astonished listeners. Where's
THE BULLION
give us the bullion" Then he shouted
to his men: Crush in and help! Come on
On such set of robbers as you are
rush in and helpr'
Some one told Burgess to give the scoun.
drel the safe key, and he did so. The feel
low unlocked the safe, the men at the door
telling the inmates if they stirred they
would shoot their heads OIL.
The chief rObber seized a satchel belong
ing to Burgess. and crammed the safe pack
ages into it, and as he did so he said, " Here
isn't half as much as we want-where'
that bullion, give us that bulliOnv' BY
this time he was on his feet. Mr.. Killings
worth pointed to the bullion on the floor,
saying, there it is under your feet The
robber replied, 1--WE don't want them
things-give us the bullion d-n you, OF
we'll blow your brains out" Then he
appeared to forget all about the bullion,
and asked if there was any money in the
mail bags. "No, not a cent" replied the
agent.
Then the fellow put his revolver close tc
Mr. KS head as lie had before to NJ. Bur.
CESS and said, Hand out your knife, ID
quick Mr.. X. surrendered his knife.
Then the robber picked up a mail sack
That's for Chicago, is it?' Yes" "Is
there any any money in it?'' No" He
dropped that sack, picked up another one,
threw it down, and asked, "where's the
safe-havn't got half enough money yet
where's the other safe?' Burgess replied
there's no other safe. The eyes of the
marauder fell upon packing chest usually
carried in an express car for loose articles,
and asked, "What's that?'-at the time
picking up some of the articles which he
threw down again, with "d-n them
things" The man was an
IGNoRAMUs
at least about bullion. He supposed it
was coin and that there were bags full of
gold in the safe. lie didn't believe that
the gold bars and silver bricks on the flool
of the car were anything better than lead.
At last the bold william thought it time
for him to leave. So he picked up Mr..
KS satchel, containing register books, a
package Of letters, and a few private arti-
cles, and ordered Mr.. Killingsworth and
Burgess, the other three companions hav-
ing escaped, as soon as the train stopped
to leave the car.
The chief sent them around the to place
where the engine lay, at the same time ex-
pressing the hope that nobody was killed
they
| DIDN'T WANT TO KILL
anybody, all they wanted was money He
asked if anybody was killed-and Just then
Burgess
SAW THE ENGINEER
sitting between the engine and tender, both
on their sides. He went up to him, found
that he was dead and told Mr.. Royce SO.
The head robber, and really spoke as if he
meant it, and repeated his remark that
they didn't intend to hurt anybody. Then
all the
! ROBBERS WENT OFF
toward their horses, which we're hitched
about hundred yards south of the track,
and mounting them, rode away towards
the southwest. AS soon as the robbers
got to their horses, Mr.. Killingsworth
started toward them to see what had be-
come of his satchel. He found the con-
tents scattered along the way, books, pack
ages Of letters and all, and at last came
upon the satchel itself. The bundle of
letters had not been noticed, although
there was valuable missive in the lot.
The robber kept the knife he borrowed Of
Mr.. X, however.
MINISTER WAsHBURNE ON BACK PAY.
Hon. f. Is. Washburne, minister of the
United States to the French capital, thus
explains himself upon the back pay qucs-
ton:
81 was in Congress when the salary was
but So, 600 and always found it more than
sufficient to meet my necessary personal
expenses. When it was raised to 5000
thought it too much, and think SO still;
but raising it to 81, 500 is nothing more or
less than straight stealing. Every year
that was in Congress | laid by portion
of my salary, and none of my constituents
ever complained that didn't live decently.