The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-05-20
A Plucky Expressman.
(From the Pittsburg Post, May S.

bold attempt was made yesterday
morning to rob the Adams Express car
attached to the Chicago Express train on
the Pittsburgh, TT. Wayne and Chicago
railroad, and resulted in the instant death
OF the robber, The car was in charge of
messenger &. Ii. Price, who runs from
Chicago to this city. The train which is
due here at u :2S noon was on its way to
this city. About three o'clock in the mora
ing as the train passed Lafayette, Indiana,
distant two hundred and fifty three miles
from this city, Mr.. Price was suddenly
| CONFRONTED By A RoBBER,
a large and powerfully built man, whose
face was concealed by mask. The mes
senger was sitting near the middle OF the
car reading, and rs the train was running
at quick rate he did not have any kncwl-
edge OF the robbers presence until CON
fronted by the latter
The robber demanded him to surrender
and deliver up the keys OF the safe. Mr..
| Price hastily ran to the rear end of the car
and quickly pulled the bell rope, signal
| ing the engineer to stop the train. There
was no hope Of speedy assistance how
ever, as the rattle and racket of the cars
wonld drown his voice and some time
would be consumed in checking the train
The plucky messenger however decided
to await further developments, supposing
that the robber had accomplices near by
lie was again called upon to surrender
but refused, when the masked man
DREW REVOLVER AND FIRED
The shot took effect in Mr. Prices lett
| forearm and glancng Oft ploughed a little
channel on his cheek, he having involun-
| tarily thrown up his arm to protect him
| self. The robber fired Il second time, the
shot striking the messenger in the fleshy
part of the shoulder. Finding that the
robber was determined to kill him Mr.
Price levelled his revolver and taking de-
liberate aim fired, the
BALL ENTERING THE kul:lL.;s EEAlN
lust above the right eye The nan tell
| heavily to the floor dead, without speak
| ing word. Shortly after this the train
was stopped and the employees Fastening
| to the express car, discovered Mr.. Price
! standing guard over the yaluables, which,
| by the way, reached large amount. He
was bleeding protusely from his wounds
but was found to be only slightly injured.
On the floor about the dead robber was Il
pool of blood. The mask was removed
| from the dead mans face, when he was
recognized as Hiram c. Blinkley, of Fort
| Wayne, Ind, who was formerly employed
as freight conductor on the TT. Wayne
| road, but was discharged a week on two
since for stealing goods from wrecked
freight train. Wrapped about his arms
We're two bell cords, with Which the rob-
Der evidently intended to binu "A, mcssen-
ger
TIE BODY LEFT AT CRESTLINE
The train continued its way to Crestline,
Ohio, where the body was removed, and
| was delivered to the charge of the Coro-
| ner. MIR. Price surrendered himself TO the
authorities of that place, and Mr. J. Me
| Lean, another messenger took charge OF
the car and brought it and the vauables
it contained safely to this city, arriving
about noon. Word of the robbery had
reached the city in the morning, and
quite a large crowd was attracted at the
depot on Grant Street to examine the car.
| One end of the car was filed with sacks
| OF oats, and it was discovered that the
robber had cut hole in the panel Of the
door with Il small saw, and pushing the
sacks away, thereby gained entrance.
| The car doors We're firmly bolted, and the
noise arising from the running OF the cars
prevented the messenger from hearing
| the robbers working at the door.
| ESCAPE OF THE ACCOMPLICEs-TIIE CRAVE
MESSENGER.
Mr. Price thinks that Blinkley had two
| accomplices. who jumped Off the train at
ter it slackened up somewhat and after
the shooting in the car. He thinks the
| trio got on the train at Lima and that it
was their Intention to enter the car when
| the messenger had surrendered Mr.
| Price, as stated, has been employed as Il
| messenger but u short time. He is a mar
ried man and resides at Louisville, Ky
He is represented as a cool, determined
and brave man, and from the pluck dis
played in this little scene is certainly en-
titled to that distinction Blinkley was
also married and leaves u wife and sever
al children at TT. Wayne. We presume
the authoritirs OF the Adams Express Com
pany will recognize the taithfulness Of
their new employee by speedy promo
ton at least, thus showing an apprecia-
ton of the dangers to which their messen-
| gers are subject and 4 desire to reward IN
employee when he is found faithful.
| The New York Herald tells pitiiul
story about the daughter of Rev. Joseph
Thomas, of Woodruff, n v, who recently
put an end to her life after having been
made the victim of the unparalleled vii
lainy Of a man to whom she was lately
married, and for whom she lett q happy
home, followed by the congratulations OF
troops of friends A few months since, it
appears, Miss Thomas made the acquaint-
ance of man named John Farris, a dry
goods clerk, who, by his pleasing address
and winning manners, won Miss Thomas S
heart Marriage soon followed, the father
of the bride himself officiating. The couple
started on their wedding tour, but it was
not many days before the young wife no
ticed "a change in the conduct OF her hus-
band He became ugly and insulting,
and fairly frightened his innocent wife by
his dissolute conduct Mrs tarris was
almost crazed by the conduct of her hus-
band, and to add to her misery Farris
robbed her ofall her money and valuables
and then told her that he mus. leave hei
as he already had a wife living in Ithaca
The deceived bride was overcome with
grief and rather than return to her home
and face the scandal her unfortunate mar
riage would make, she found employment
as domestic ct the house of prominent
business man of Watkins. She tried TO
conceal her sorrow and outlive her mis-
fortune, but her troubles SO preyed upon
her mind that she gave up in despair and
determined to commit suicide Accord
ingly, on Wednesday evening last, she
stole out of the house and walked down
-, the railroad track near by until she espe(
an approaching train. She then threw
, herself upon the track, and the whole
train passed over her before it could bt
stopped The mutilated remains Were
, gathered up and sent to her parents, who
were overwhelmed with grief at the tragic
termination Of their daughters life
Wagner's Case.
BANGOR, May IA. Louis IL. +. Wagner
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