The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-07-29
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Ttafhi IN 'iliEiibtsLThei I 'lc engineer shot
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teslieH ~, . Fnllfess q eaaotattsr- Defends
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b. One Of the most sshigh1haaded attempts
at robbery that has ever occurred IN
Illinois took place at = long Point,
station on She. Vandalia rRiIFoad, on the
night of the Sth inst. The dispatches
TO the Chicago papers give the follow
ing particulars Of the affair
W As train No 9, eastward bound, in
charge Of Condqctor d Fraley and En-
RineeE Milo Ames, game mp 70 Long
Point station for water, two men boarded
the lpeomQtiye, one from each side, and
said to the engineer Pal ont y The
engineer was at 6Fata somewhat bewild7
cred, when they said again, - Pull out y
at this he, seeming to comprehend the
Situation, said :intAllq riEht, I'm pull
-6ut.HmThe men then said: ttNYe will
run the thing oUrselvesyTi and at that
both OF the folsbefs fired! One of the
shets killed the engineer Instantly, aud
the other lodged sti the cab. The fire.
man., who was on the tank taking in
water, Immediately Jumped and ran TO
tile rear of the train, to notify the train
men, he having heard the CONVERSATION
and comprehehding the situation,
l During these proceedings at the
engine. a GohfadeIate had detached the
Adams Express car, and they then, puli-
ing the engine wide open, ran her about
two miles east and stopped, Blowing
"off btakAsi" to ideeeiVel the express
roesHihrIoaf 1BD s9iii1iii- iiiitli.F "i
j Ghey tila6 came to The door of the
car and. said q Let me in Jack" He
replied to them " You SIS of BIS,
I'm ready Tor youil II yon ever come
IN here, YOU are dead men . The rob
bers then commenced firing into the
carr Tie messenger. Burke, said it
seemed to him that there were dozen
of them, as the shots 8 seemed to come
from all directiohs. =. ........
III The conductor Of the tfGin- men, after
/ the shots were fred saw the situation
OF affairs, and at once set about to pur-
sue the robbers They could only
I'm a one revolver on the train, but found
two soldiers ON board car who were
arnsd with ID -carbInes. is With these
( Weapons the train-men aad the soldiers
started in pursuit of the tram and rub
] ,beHs,, but when they came up to the
trsln al was quiet. the robbers having
h He'd; They found the engineer in the
bottom Of his cab. cold and stiff. $500
/ L There chaneed tolbe a freight engin.
/ eer, Jack ,YanelsEe, on the train, end
1 he, with the fireman, Immediately ran
the engine back to the train and brought
I Il IN. 81, assn ,5i.f uoI @Hi1 - % iHr H.tur
r.. The robbers faded 60 get any entrance
] whaAsEep into the express ear, IL beine
/ one OF the close X nd and having NJ
winGo7ss, and very strong every way.
| Had they detached TIE American ez.
/ press ear also, which WIS immediately
/ 10 TIE rear Of the Adams, they
would ubdoubtediYn .Iavs accomplished
their object. As it was an open car, bay.
/ ing windows, and doors not very strong
EngineeH Ames was. one Of the besi
/ enRineefEIon the road. about thirty.f .fivs
years old and had been married but {
4 shoEt time.f ..l.. tasa
20 The robbers Vho boarded the i0como
1 tive wore long linen busters. i-.1
1 CondnptoEi raley, and all the train
men, IN faDts did all they could undei
the cifesfnstRneee.- r ,fIl Hi isH ai
Z. WnArf gVVu.ss..rfs. TyIE PRoaRAsIA<E.=-A
coloKed man eIuployed as a deck hanl
4 on q propeller, was rushing around tow
yesterday and enqriring where the poll
I rzare tils-s- -slii iftf. lssf it--tiitf-
. q PoIlst Polls ~ repeated a citizen
81 why there's no election going on now.
90 there hain't
''No, SIR.
The man stood for a moment Iookint
/ greatly disappointed, aud then turned 8
the r1ver with the remark
/ "And now de programme Is to hni
] dat sleek young man who said dey wa
J paying SIX dollars apiece for votes p
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