, 1877-01-19

platform of the baCgage-rar, ncxSto tlle engine,
being fnvpsito refuge, si,,cc tue cnnts,lttor
fares. Must Of tho LncCagccara on The ~. I.nui.
Road lmvc door III each cnl. That OIL Netlncs- |
llay evenings train had only ono .lttor, which
wae III tho ena towards the iocurnotlye. This
cnd waa !llctl with baggage, there bcnE pass
aYc way between the trunk: piled up On either
st.lc, aif was In charge oi Malct,lsn. Tile other
end WAS tlcvote'l y express matter, there being
there we're two s[c-sloors. opening on to q run
pink" The door IN tho baggage emil was
provided with \ stout wooden bar, md ntso |
Il chain locS. When lmtsl were ln position Il
WAS next to impossible to get inside. It ct!uId |
not lie .lonG exccnt BY the uit of Il battertng- |
ram. Usually this flr was closed at all t!1nca,
especially altur tho train got outside Of the |
toned Of men jumping on tho platforms. It was
sometimes left 8rell, contrary ~ orders, for thu
accommodation uf i brakeman, whose duty It
was to keep tile platform clear. lie usually got
OIL ut the dcp3t, ANIL went through tle baggage
rar tD the passenger coacl,Gs when the train
reached Decs!ng Statlnn. Un thu evening In
QucRti0n the door was hDt locked when the trnn
lcIt tho depot, and by "spsclal lisnprnsidcncc"
there was no brakeman On the platform to l0Ok
out for
pEAn.1fEAn PASSENGERS.
Both the men In tho car began work even bc-
fore starting, the baggagc.'tlan being engaged
In sorting mail matter, which }lc was to deliver
ut the stations, and tic mcssengcrin IN registering
Ills wny-hils. Just as they paascd the BurlI.H,
ION erossng' nGs'Gf adu ~, so,c n, "HG fny pa It,n
W. nn,,,Ic, WITH ,hc r. ,srst ani tcfr hani,
were securely tied With stout twlnc. The train
! Ut tho time WAS nloyny very sluwir, nut, over
,ssots Is hcn1 M vcrr III. sir,t h' ontl caIc"cd liz
",inc nSs i H. n9r I'll rot a nstrartcd tr NJ.
tcutlor. II tho door Ind bccn of,cncd when the
train vas .nosinE rapidly the Increased 1Nh notse
followed utter the entranrc oi the thicres Is de-
tnilc.l III tic annexed statement 1T Bcvler, who
1e. sW Iii ~ the e IL. ,f.,t .It",f ,,'t.S 1boa
,,tv ,rchinn, :. r" ~ ,,,nu"r nhn,t 80,
.'r or,} & III Thc wns r. tfc IN.
E ~ @ r.r S .or. s Rnd va near
r t imst ', nv w..,aita Aft.r
~ 1i.f ~, wv ~ ~ ,.c-. .rt srE
w LII ~ ,t t,,r @ rn, xi;i, my W. rys,r"ra
c '!r.t NV Of thsn they Mcr: T!sht r.! nnasr ;r
5 5i. Hoi = ,rI ' ,,tJ - ~. ,'i s.tc Ma, "bcvs'
mept , ws. tlu ittiu to" furyibs S 10 rcsi., Tc
aaI ~ W., MG,. t ~ x,s nnt rcrx i", ~
IL III ''r' r'.x. "I fro,n thcm ' dI not Extend
,rr ycry 'fr iar, anil anil yu', ,' could ID nut ut scs tho
~. M 'S ia n, whsn n, We ' ,S n our h%Hs ,s%;
S T ycr hts ~ fa a ,rcoi1mr Min !, run
hahuhe'e@ie. @ UT Ass LII eu"eIa's @ t,n, t.um
@ aoM , s'i H. as ,y.t ~,
'a xG tne orrI nie9 % w. esrsn " mI.e hn % nh ~,
% ErT snn ri. berI ~, luz ~ ~ TN sa mi was ano
!"i hl ny poS;ket AID a. !; Ws,a tex l. out ,n
oysr to sS sd9 OF t'le ST. @ ata ~ t9,a y !.
tsn,',d H. .,,o s1 VIII atI t,," IT, liz tls
otit 2 laFkt Dn"c-k,lle, anu sl!t opeM,! t:' usR
which coilta'he paSSaGea ~ 70 oo h. ot = a. ,nt 1s
nise h!at ~ a.a" ta hu ~ ~ nuE tIs
snited !l'n, so n, ho tnlew rt tnG 10 .aE .cssn mrE
int9 t,s sac. aheh & he &fsHea ill., up ,p,st scssFn a.
packages, 1id annng thrn1 ~ %as the larsest III
tl,c satc' It Contained @ s,?uy u, ~ Gre.'tasks
u"r ~ r ~ onc, u ~ ~ u M mi ~ thr,, III Il ,nw
o tnG Iin'v w. s.i H.. tr,. .sc,,'r S
ssafc " tno SAC; ey lily tne e,,. .GS ~.
~ nc arIgnaehcu. a'u tney "en. & ao"ns" o mas .ns
coming nnwcser, they ras H. bark stlorif1S f ~. W.
thc btGkesniAn went 10 ttie tale aEMn. !tc Is
then asSed u'e. II there my money IN The the
ssS' sery green Ia tic business, e o. JIM serc itEec,i
hadn't htar,i any tlase. su!d nlln thele VIZ +
not d1tas LA Knen o. W. y ustG Vs. ,,, II
WA n the spslaenae!a naE. ne p'sAc'' l"at "P'
, hEAsdNo TUE $!v,'sU rAGkAaE
en to nox. nsfe mr. va aoacs W!G isHi eotass " s
titMn beheatn .ne paR, aS,! xtumto " ~, s'.y ~
N n,,p paxSss III ~ ai o a t, eslta", s lis
was G"l vsty stnart t!I!sI. When tney Gos ,t g
tic , the skcsiu ,, ,i ,nf,E @ t ~ asGna n nnd n,
sa yo pqeako s M s G atter xs y I a4a % n
,na1 ansWsfe A. flF9. . au H. t'c }ef, gnSi
picked up Tho tl? pn:,kaSs, an1 ti,l ti'rsw ,,,
y some s5 56s'k ss.tn: !"id Aal.oi1; e 8 to tn'
5 door and put ING bar aown: @ iIo alt 3D. ~, ~
then fclt secure rom i1rthTf intrusion. ~.
ss I III. x 'a ur hams s's we.o t.i
u y"M remember. ! toid ny, tiat ! hal
= knie In ny poykct' a1nl 10 Try to r. u "ut: ~
q .nasiaEe' IN !.ttlc ti.ns 10 ge' y out, aha GU
" at onee, aud found ono q, HUNTINGTON !
J. detectives, who was on t1e train, M an'