The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-26
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
Heavily Armed Robbers Stop a Freight
Train, Thinking 1t an Express.

CRIMINAL MATTERS.
Heavily Armed Robbers Stop Freight
Train, Thinking 1t an Express.
ST. LOUIS, Oct pa special from Walnut
Ridge, Ark, says: An attempt was made to
rob the north-bound express train on the
Iron Mountain road last night about 10
o'clock, between Okean and Delaplaine, fif-
teen miles north of this place. Fortunately
the express train was late, and local freight
was running on the time of the express.
The local was signaled by three lanterns.
When stopped it was boarded by party of
six men, all heavily armed. After a few
questions they found they had stopped the
wrong train and passed into the woods, with
many curses, but without molesting any
thing or anybody. The conductor of the
local telegraphed Roadmaster Griffin, of
this place, who summoned possee of citi-
zens, headed by John Rhea and accompanied
by United States Marshal O. K. Wheeler
who went north on belated express eager
for fight with the robbers. No further at
tempt was made to rob the train. The rob-
bers were all large men, from thirty to forty
were apparently we'll armed and seemed to
know their business. Every effort is being
made to capture them
Superintendent Herrigan, of the railroad,
received a dispatch tonight from Assistant
Frye, asking that detectives
be sent down to look after the matter, which
would indicate. Notwithstanding the expla-
nation reported from Little Rock, that there
is something in the case needing investiga-
ton. Two men of the secret service went
down the road last night.
THE STORY FPOM LITTLE pOcK
LITTLE Rock, Oct. Superintendent
Frye says of the sensational report tele-
graphed from st. Louis about an attempted
robbery of the north bound passenger train
on the Iron Mountain railway between
0Kean and Delaplain station, in north Ar
kansas, that the entire story is unfounded.
A party of wood-sawers employed by the
railroad npany tagged the train to learn
IL it was local train and finding it was not
explained the object of their action and left.
The Fate of "Masher."
ToLoNo, Oct 25.-Dr. R. P. Rats is the
local physician of Broadlands, in the south
ern corner of Champaign county. The Doc
tor, who prides himself on his success as a
''masher" boosted, the other day, of his in
fuence over the wife of J. II. Thompson,
the district school-teaeher, and added to this
a direct insult to the lady herself, ending
wi tn the threat that if she told her husband
it would be the last thing she would ever
tell anybody. Immediately upon Thomp-
sons return home his wife reported the facts.
Soon after, Rats appeared at Thompson's
house, carrying under his coat a steel chisel
fourteen inches long. Thompson set upon
him at once, and knocked him down nine
times in succession, and finally choked him
until he gave up the chisel. He then made
him kneel upon the floor and ask his wifes
and his own forgiveness Rats was severely
cut about the head. The grand jury made
full investigation of the case, but refused to
find bill against Thompson.
Hadnt Heard of the Supreme Court Decision.
CAIRO, Oct 25-A colored barber named
Green Gray, at Paducah, forced himself into
the auditorium of the St. Clair Hall, reserved
for the whites, during the progress of lee
ture. and refused to retire at the bidding of
the usher and the fierce expostulstion of the
white people, amid whom he had located
himself. The incident occasioned such DIS
turbance as to stop the lecture. The police
we're finally called and the obnoxious per-
son bounced from the building. He threat
ems suit against the management under the
civil-rights law. not having heard of the re-
cent Supreme Court decision.