Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-09
KILOGRAMS TO THE STAR,
DEATH OF GEN. FRANK BLAIR.
MURDER BY EXPRESS ROBBERS
A RAILROAD TRAIN CAPTURED,
the THIEVES GET NO PLUMBER
THE 100000 ERIE SUIT.
BOSS TWEED AGAIN.
AMURDER BY EXPRESS ROBBER.
A RAILROAD TRAIN CAPTURED.
the THIEVES GET NO PLUMBER.
THE 100000 ERIE SUIT.
BOSS TWEED AGAIN.
DARING ATTEMPT To ROB IN
EXPRESS CAR.
The Robbers Kill n Man. but Fail TO
Get ANY Plumber.

CINCINNATI, July "a dispatch To the
superintendent of Adams express company
press messenger Burke was made at Long
Point, Ill, on the Nandalia railroad last
night. The engine and car were cut loose
and the engineer killed. Burke barricadei
the doors, and kept the robbers at bay until
help arrived.
TERRE HAUTE, July 9.--Long Point, Ill.
on the Nandalia railroad, where the at
tempted express robbery occurred, is situated
In the middle OF dense wood. no person
living within mile and half of the sta
ton. Last night about midnight, when pas
senger train No. bound east, conductor
Fraiey, and engineer Milo Ames, I'm charge
stopped at the water tank, two men boarded
The engine, one from each side and ordered
the engineer TO start the engine. The engi-
neer, after few moments hesitation obeyed
me order; After the starting of the train one
OF the robberSsremarked, I'VE will run sthis
thing ourselves" and Immediately both tn @
robbers fired at the engineer. killing him
instantly. The fireman, who was standing
upon the tender, ran to the rear OF the train
TO alarm the train men, he having heard the
conversation aud cOmprehended the situa-
ton at once. While this was taking place
on the engine, a confederate OF the robbers
had detached the Adams Express car from
the cars in the rear. The whole pan ty of ROTH
berS then ran the train 10 a point about two
miles from the station, where they stopped
ana proceeding 10 the door of the
express car demanded Abundance. The
express messenger, Mr.. Burke. told
they entered they would he dead men. The
robbers then commenced firing into the car
and the messenger says il seemed 10 him
that there were dozen of them as The shots
came from all sides. The conductor and
train men seeing the position OF affairs set
about 10 pursue the robbers, but could ind
only one revolver on the train. They. how
ever, discovered two soldiers armed with
car bines, and with these weapons the train
men and soldiers started after the robbers
When they came up 10 the train all was
quiet, the robbers having fled. They found
the dead body of the engineer on the floor of
The cab. "A freight train engineer, named
JACK Nandergrift, happened 10 be on the train.
and he and the fireman ran the engine back
10 the train and brought IL in. The robbers
Jailed TO gain an entrance to the express car
III being one OF the close kind, having no
windows and very strong in every way
had they detached the American Express
car, which was Immediately in the rear OF
me ADAMS Express, they might have ac-
cOmpilshed their purpose, as il is an open
car having windows and doors and not very
strong The finding of the hammer used to
Knock out the coupling pin may serve
possibly as clue to the murderers. The
train men speak in very high terms of pluck
and courage displayed by express messenger
Burke. There il intense feeling among
railroad men over the tragical death of
Engineer Ames, and should his murder IRIS
be causht il is very generally believed that
their prosecution would not cost the state
anything. Several suspected pers Ons are
already in custody, and there is reason to
hope that all the robbers will be caught The
railroad company offer $1,000 reward for
their appre henSiOn.