The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-08-17
A Woman's Experience with Train Rob.
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81. Louis Globe Democrat.

CATER leaving Ottcrville," said Miss
Peabody, 81 was dosing in a reclining
chair, probably fast falling asleep. Sud
denly the train was brought to a halt,
and a moment later II man rushed hur.
riedly through the car. ] believe he
was the express messenger, Some one
asked him what was the matter. "Thc
train is being robbed, that's what's the
NATTER he hurricdly replied, and kept
on. Then all was connection and con.
fusion. Including myself, there were
three ladies in the ear. | confess that !
was terribly frightened, and thought
should faint, but'-and Miss Peabody
laughed at the remcmbrance-"I saw
that there was no one handy to catch or
care for a person in Il faint, and con
cluded to omit this part Of the pro-
gramme. Meanwhile shots were being
fired on the outside, and we could hear
numbers of men cursing and swearing.
| suppose the shots were fired for the
purpose of intimidation. ! believe our
car was next to the smoking-car. hi,
rectly the car.dOor wa thrown open and
in stalkcd two Of the robbers. The
leader put his hand ON the shoulder of a
brakeman and said, Here, | want vou,'
and hustled him out. W. thought thcy
were goinT to shoot him, but Suppose
now they wanted him to identify the
express messenger. 1t was rare fun
mean it is amusing TO look back at it
now nothing funny in it thcn-to see
the passengers conceaIing their valuablcs.
Here you would see a man with his boets
off, examining his grcenbacks nhis socks;
several-Mr. Marshall, of Fulton, among
the rest-tOssed their cash. watches, &C.,
into u coal-box; other were up on the
backs of seats hunting holes for their
pocket-books. Whcreveranything could
be concealed something wa5 sure to find
its way. The Conductor, excited and
nervous, hurriedly passed through, and
told all who had valuabIes to take care
of them. The most ludicrous incident
| can now recall vas when a sanctimoni-
%ouS-looking individual, evidently scared
almost out OF his wits, broke forth with
the old familiar song, Pm going home
to die no more His %qulvering, doIclul
voice echoed through the car with
lugubriOus effect. Some CT the male
passengers were ungallant enough to
interrupt him with the remark that he
had better be getting his money out of
the way instead Ofstarting camp-mcet-
ing. Having finished the hymn he arose
and gave his experience. lie stated
that he had been a follower of the Lord
Tor ever 50 many years; that he was a
true and consistent member of The
church; that he had never wrongcd Il
fellow-bcing, but that if he was doomed
to he murdered he wanted his remains
forwarded to his family in New York,
and to write them that he had died true
to the faith and in the hope of a glorious
resurrection. The tumuIt outside con.
tinucd. We could distinctly hear them
pounding away at the Adams exprcss
safe, and their coarse oaths and impreca-
tons at being delayed. Occasionally
shots were fired. The leader of the ROB-
bers, a tall, ~fine-looking man, nc
companicd by one Of his comrades, pas.
sed through the car. you need not be
hiding your money said the leader; we
do rot intend to disturb you He worc
a red handkerchief over his face. with
holes cut for his eyes and mouth. Below
the handkerchief appeared his beard,
very long, but probably false. His COM
panien was smaller and a rOugher look
ing man. His mask was simply a white
handkerchief tied over the lower portion
of his face. The upper part was plainly
visible. lie remarked hat we must
consider them an awful set of rcprObates.
The inquiry for arms shOwedthre pistols
in ourcar. One of these was owned by a
lady. Throughout the whole affair
remained perfectly cool and collected,
and refused to accommodate a gentleman
with the loan of her pistol. When some
said this was the work of the James
she laughingly remarked that her
was James, but she hoped ION of
her relatives were engaged in such dis
reputable business. The news-boy had
1 pistol and made his way to the front
platform. Looking up the bluff he
described the figure of a man and fired.
an instant the shot was returned.
The ball passed between the plucky
news boy and and n gentleman who was
'lso on the platform, and both of them
shelter without ceremony.
Thinking that the robbers might fire
through the windows, | got ofthe chair
md took a position on the floor. The
anctimonious New Yorker, who was
,oing away to die no more, thinking,
doubtless, that ] was engaged in PRAYER
approached and asked if was
prepared To die? was not in a humor
u cnlighten him upon the subject. We
detained about an hour, when the
having a~rcomnlisbnd ,b,;r ,ur