The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-06-16
A Battle with Tram ps.

"i'N NSioi uuyS aSVi quiOO " DiOONJ
conflict took place between gang of
them and citizens at the Erie depot, in
which numerous shots were fired and
one of the desperadoes received q pro-
baby fatal wound.-The Democrat
thus describes the affray:
Yesterday afternoon a company of
seven of the most desperate of the
gang, obtained keg of lager and pro-
ceeded to fill up on the invigorating
beverage. After getting into fight
ing trim, they came around the Buff
falo depot at the Junction, where they
terrorized the employees and made
themselves particularly obnoxious
generally. Station agent Rapp order
ed them away, when one of them de-
liberately fired revolver at Rapp
which just escaped his head, lodging
in the side of the depot, where it tore a
hole big enough for cannon ball.
They then started down toward the
Erie depot, where train SO (way
freight) was standing and proceeded
to take possession of an empty box car
standing in front of the Erie depot.
They got inside and partly closed the
door, when they where discovered by
conductor Fred Halls. He attempted
to eject them, and while near the car
they pushed the car door over on him
and jumped out. While crawling out
from under the door, one of the tramps
deliberately aimed and fired at the
conductor, but luckily the ball flew
wide of the mark. By this time, a
number of railroad employees and
others had been advised of the melee
and hastily started in pursuit of the
desperadoes, who had started back to-
ward the caboose, which was standing
toward the crossing. The tramps
were we'll armed with revolvers, one
having two pistols, and threatened to
kill any person who ventured near.
As they came near the caboose they
fired at least dozen shots into it, and
seemed to be utterly bereft OF any fear
by this time largely augmented by re-
Inducements from the acid works, re-
finery, and elsewhere, many of them
bearing muskets, shot guns, pistols or
any other weapon they could get hold
of. The tramps had in the meantime
concluded to beat retreat, and had
started up the Buffalo track, hotly
pursued by the crowd, which was
pretty we'll armed. They called on
the tramps to halt, but the fellows con-
tinued to retreat as rapidly as their
legs could carry them. Several
shots were fired at them, and when
near the pump-station-they had left
the track-one of the shots took effect
and brought to grass hard-visaged
fellow. One other threw up his hands
and surrendered, but the remainder
continued on regardless of consequent
ces. Two more were soon afterwards
captured, and the four prisoners-in-
Guiding the wounded man, were
brought to the city by officers King
and Wiley, who had been telephoned
to come to the rescue"
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