The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-30
CONFESSION FROM ATRAMP.
WHAT LED nm 10 TAMPERIHG UfTH
THE RAILROdD TRACKS,
The Wreck at MiGnisht near North East
The Narrow Escape ut the 1T. Louis TX
prCss Between Rochester aud Fnirpart

The rcck ut MiGnIght near North East
The Narrow Escape 0t the ~. Louis X
press Between Rochester and Fnirport.
Frcm he Rochetcr d nocr1t and Caronfcie.
After the attempt to throw the st. Louis
EXPRESS from the track near Fhirpoit was IN ade
known. aud the question raised as to- the where
nbOuts of tie brave druycr." Ad. m-. tho in
teIngence was teicgr.phed to the uulice head
quaitorS - all the surrounding cities and with
I. IA dcscrip iun. The Impression was very strong
with the .utnOtl ties that Adams WIS more tuan
he putpcr ed to be. nd subsequent events have
shown that ter susOicions were correct A
sharp lookout has been Kept by all the detec-
tves' and saturd ~ night their patient Vigilance
aided nv Detective Hugh Battel OF the New
YORK Central aud Hu dsOn River Railroad, maze
on thr 18TH In t. passenger train No. on the
Like Shure and Michigan Southern Railroad,
which was running forty miles an hour To mako
w Tor lost time, ran N the track Just beyond
Lake View station, thirteen mil, distant from
Buffalo. Tho locomotive was wrecked and the
engineer. James i. shaw, an1 MapsiCO Pow
ere, the fireman, were seriously scalded aud
bruised, narrowly escaping with their lives.
After the accident an examination revealed a
diabolical attempt to wreck the tram. tue per
pc ratnr having disJointed the switch and left
the lights all rignt.
A more infamous outrage vas perpetrated at
North East. Pa on the same road on the morn
Ing OF the 10 h inst. The express reached a
point near North East, and the locomotive, ten
der. baggage and postal cars and three coaches
jumped the rails and plunged down an embauk-
inent forty feet high. The wreck was com pete,
bat only one person was hurt. He subsequently
died Hal the sleeping coaches followed In the
must have been terribly disastrous. The spikes
had been drawn from the ties and the bolts OF
the nsh Joints had teen taken out and left In
the middle OF the road bed. the loosened rau
being slightly removed from the bed
Following quickly upon this second cata .tro-
phe was tue unsuccessful attempt To wreck a
train On the New YORK Central and Hudson
River Railroad at fairpurt, between Buffalo ana
Rochester. George Adams, OF Cayuga Ostensi-
bly, - drover, nau business In Fairpurt ON Sltur-
uay. the 10 h. and just ut night be started for
the depot, Intending to take the tn in for
Rochester. lie was behind time. and according
to The account, having urgent reasons for reach
Ing the city, he st rted cut 10 walk the dist nee.
Alter " King four miles to LincOln creek lie
saw light on the bridge abe Of INN, and as
he drew near was abe To distinguish the forms
OF nve men hard at work tearing ~ the rails. 1t
was IL O'Clock, and the s.. Louis express was
due from tie East. ans buried TO a fd m
house near by and WITH red lantern lac and
the farmer rlu back 10 the track and stopped
the express train. ana was made a hero toy tell
Ing he passengers the thrilling narrative aJOvo
related. the employees Of the ROAD ana some
OF the passenger tnmedilt cN started Tor tue
bridge, accompanied bI Adams, who pointed
out the place where ne had seen the men III
work. By the light OF the lantern, ON an eni-
bankment seNeuty-lVe feet high, over iwenty
feet Of water, rhl was round skiliully dis
placed, SO that, II not stopped, the trair must
have teen prccipitated over the rank. In de-
ling his adventures, Adams said that he over
heard one OF the gang say, This viii he zig
ger job than the one on the 18TH" fom whicn
he concluded That they we're behind the acct
dcut at Nor. h East
tempt 10 wreck the train at Fairport. Detective
Hugn Battel II the Central made up his mind
that IL was tot correct. lie examined the job
at Faruort Ind tnat at North East. He found n
rcuurkabie saiHCness between the two opera
uons. lis next move was to learn VINO the per;
ptudtot was. From the fact that the "drJVcr "
Adams knew So much about the asst plot, and,
10 the detectives mod, told such an imurpba-
bic ana ninsy story, Eaters suspicious centred
% him. the detective returned To Buffalo ana
learned tn one George L. Adams mad worked
as br keenan, for tue railroads. and that this
answered description
of the yer Adams, who had stopped the
trair. ON lhursd4y nght he made the discov-
cry That Al N had been seen tu this cit and
ON saturday tue arrest was effected, a. stated
above a he prisoner told his story as follows:
! mink VS. born in the s,a.s Of ohio in place
am iaborer by oceupluon nly parent are DEAD. 1
have SIT aAd urvther ttsieins N burlo the last
sout era lailroid IN the cap,rty ~ brakeman Il -
road. was Nhat ,ney call an ezra brs enan /
Morked Al farming Cayn.a tlns STATE, before went
various ohcr thinss AIN single man: nave been IT.
rested twice tie INST tlnc, four year ago. on
sn.pcion OF srand iar.eny upon an .x,niaauon l
payment IT i,oaru t tnat WIS also settled ana
srani .rcca, vas ,on,icied and seat to the trie
~ ,er 'I t,r Gay long my i.-"i, vas
A short lfpe ago 4 thllA about oac monthl met a
a"is Ma not "a, hSs ,hai c,aG no. la ID
any r,s '' a ,5o t y9S rus Az, ,si IN, n
Ytal & ',' "i e,u1 -' 'y,,.vn on t"y t94l;
l,ur 30 tur I1ar4-ti4i. ! iiiis ihslt .4a1.. I
sti-es VIZ or M a5 90 WE v i iasa III es Si
ru.ru tc pa out oi tr Itci eia l'~ llu,cr. men
wen uscs q FAX tAc from a. pas o1 %, tle station
~ Q" - > uais men a.d i'.u a.l a.. .Mltc. wa-
~ "a ash' ~ out -. not % ume 3 a. NJ traia.
a. turre or tour cars iclila wtAt Off, a4uot 80 To-
tnt Wr,c> immediately. Mfen slt fntr' I went
tto"ins uA-safe TO-" sac "r'cs inaroi tr4in Ih re
It.f ..at OF cutN r.atlDI hy tie pn ip!U rf
20 ins toe aeeiieI' iis % No. called occurred. The
tram hat was wrecked vas Jag west, ana Train
4, -o5n a, the baggage wa, slowed returned I o
Bur4u 90 ifftght tta4n, Norsei ON the wharf icw
daS- tn,n went 10 Erie. came hack ttel-ht tram
to Nprtn Es.t - ing top Il the c.r- stopped At
the station sp, ad then cut up TO The toll
houses 20 caW-hnr and wrench and threw f.a mi.
ont. then 81 rcd back to yet the switch high tut
engine aud Two ears vent Gown the einbs akment I
IL wrecS And said lev MINUTES cane hark e. the
traia ana cane % l'uraloi stsid n Buffalo no ~
urcc DAYS. mi last wreck one man had hs lcg hrok
Iwcli from Ruif 10 to Rochester and from there to
Iaifptr NcAt INTO me iou hou-e tiruugh the wn-
where iifcN the en- 81 r- out am then weat TO
farmer house 80 az re ne ~ awosr The farmer
d. rrrl, the "a wa liked ,nA the t.ain went cu
rciv ned To- lhr farmers 'n-r Tor lev mo."ut ana
lei asleep. anu avoAc Il Ga}tsat. &, on iicighi
tram sd cane - Rochester. aAi tho TO Huiiio
- Tire conduct % accsp'd hiiy cents II was las
eundAi Shen 81 b-cs 9" Bliu have been 10 hast
hns stopped nj Mr lgiaecrisus Is, i1snt AID t.e
nigh ueurr II 'pi IN MIA on tlr odcr SAG of buf
tnnv D.. ~ tnr n'' ~ NV nun ID, Nr lniN Nhd
aunc The Lake View wrec, occur about inidugnI.
Ice Nor Iti wreck prcrrrri arout the tiar OF
nl-n' ani ihc F..fpori TfecA crurea about nidnish
NJ OBJECT 4 ihcse Transactions to secure employ
mont TO- ., rgNd OF course after nd misplaced
| iug the tram Ia time.