The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-07-23

DARING EXPRESS RoBBER Y IN IOWA
,ynis Thrown from Tho Track and The Engineer Killed
The Robbers Rifle the Safe Ind Escape
Large Fire in Jacks, IN, Tenn

Dies MONIES, Ia, July d. AN extra
ordinary and daring robbery ON rail
road train was committed asst night
four miles east OF Adair, on the Chica
90. Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
AZ this point there Is Il Shal p curve II
the road, and here the robl ers place.
heavy timbers across the track, Il
throw the East bound passt niger traii
off. Engineer John Ratier y saw the
obstruction in time to reve, SO the en-
CINE and apply the air brak' }, but tn,
robbers, observing the moven lent, fireC
at him from ambush, and shot him
dead. The engine struck Tho logs anc
went Off the track into the q itch, and
was followed by one OF tho baggage
cars the others remaining on the
track. Several passengers W ,re hurt,
but none seriously injured.
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LATER.
CHICAGO, July GA spe. ,ial dis
match from Des Moines gives the fol-
lowing account of the attack on the
train of the Chicago, Rock Isl and and
Pacific Railroad, last night:
The train left Council hi aft at 8
o'clock, with four coaches md two
slcepers in the rear, one sleept r being
filled with n company of aris ltocratic
Chinese, on the way to New ] england
colleges. There were also two luggage
and express ears, in which v 'as the
through California mail and express
matter consisting of nearly 4 1000 in
the express safe. When abb nj sixty
five miles west Of Des Mo- ne. !, about
$50 O'Clock, at u sharp cui. We on the
road is an isolated spot, wi di no house
for several miles in any dir ection. The
train was going about twcn ty-tive miles
an hour
The Engineer, John .affarty, sud-
denly saw one rail me we'd from its
place, about sixty feet ahead of the
engine, when he instant ~ reversed the
engine The engineer applied the air
brakes, and when IN Tn act, the bullets
came pelting into the ingine like hail.
The engine ran into q ,ank and turned
over, throwing tut tn engineer, John
Rafferty,, and the fire man, the former
falling on the latter. 1t was supposed
Rafferty, was killed h the cOncussion
as no bullet wounds we're found on his
person. The firelna escaped unhurt.
The train being yer 7 heavy, ran about
a hundred feet and topped.
The baggage cars ere badly smashed.
As soon as the tr lin stopped several
large, athletic men, masked in full Ku
Kux style, appearo d at the express car,
in which We're the conductor, William
Smith, Superinte' ldent Rogers the
messenger, John Burgess, and other
persons and conn Fenced firing rapidly
into the car, and yelling ''get out Of
there, damn yes get off there" and
shot bullet throl Igh the clothes Of the
conductor. Once t the balls grazed the
baggage master o n the side of the head.
The express mes senger and inmates,
jumped out to tn rear, under cover of
halfa dozen nay v revolvers. Two of
the robbers mar ched up and down the
train, threatenir * to shoot any persons
who showed thu ir heads, saying. "Get
down out of sig ut, damn We, or we will |
shoot you"
herobbers til en- took about two thou
sand dollars fro On the express safe, and |
cut open the II lail sacks, but took no
letters. They then mounted their |
horses and rod off across the prairie |
in nOrtherly direction, the whole he
ing done in less than ten minutes. |
Fortunately II ,cy did not cut the tele-
graph wires, III III Superintendent Royce |
at once hasten cd to the nearest station,
and telegraph eel in all directions. An
engine with u posse was sent out from
Council Bluff !, on the Burlington ind !
other roads, 10 intercept the robbers.
Their dress and voices indicate that
they were r. sg,ilar hushwhackers, and
they eviden, 1y intended to get the
usual valuab e express matter by this
route, but WI ich went Though on an
extra train unday night.
The robbei y, during the day, stole
spike bar ar Il n hammer from the hand
car house at the station. They drew
the spikes II ON one end of the rail and
secreted the mselves several rods away.
AS the engiI le approached, they pulled
it out of pla &c. The proniptness OF the
engineer in reversing the engine, and
the use of tine air brakes saved the pas
sengers from harm, not one being in-
jured The track was at once laid
around the wrecked cars, and the train
resumed its trip arriving here ut $50
this morni ng, bringing the dead body
of the engineer, who resided here, and
leaves wi fe and three children.
NAsHvInLE, July pa large and
INSTRUCTIVE ulc ocCuiicN w 'ochooh
yesterday. The Postoffice and the
Office of the Wing aud Tribune were
among the buildings burned. The total
loss is from S75, 900 to Sl00, 900, on which
there is but little insurance.
NEW HAVEN, July y. = Giovanni
Olive, an Italian padIOne, has been ar
rested in this city for holding four
Italian children in den on Oakstreet,
who were supporting him on their
earnings as musicians and bootblacks.
He has beaten some of them very seri-
.ously.
Prosecuting Attorney Blegdenburg ,
fileu complaints against him in the
city court, for holding free persons in
servitude, in violation of the prOvis-
ional liberty of 1854. The cases were
continued until the 23d lust. Judge 1
Harris held Giovanni under bonds of {
$1,000, on each complaint The Ital-
ians resident at this city are taking an {
interest in the details of the trial. A
thorough Investigation of the rights OF !
those padrones to hold and own chill !
dren in virtual slavery, will be had.
BoSToN, July % AT meeting OF s
the Crispins tonight, the speakers rep
resent the order as breaking up, and I
hardly single lodge is working in the ]
State. (
PHILADELPHIA, July 22.--The new
steamship Ohio, the second of the
American line, started this morning on
trial trip. Her passage along the
river front was witnessed by crowds,
and greeted with salute nom the !
cOmpany's wharf and whistles from all {
tho steam vpeep1a shp puPOunferad