Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-02

train for bus, inter ding 10 join
The deputies and Berner at LoyelaI d
Berner was 2lac d on the car next to
he sleeper before The tram lad come
to full stop. The two d puties sal
near him. but without having him fas-
tened TO them. Joe Moses sat 10 thu
Ut xl Car ia advance. AS the train CANT
| to a stop bowling mob Of 300 men
made a dash for the cars, yelling:
There he IS 4! catch him - Some of
the nJen were masked. others were not.
lThey entered the cars, and most of
them broke for the one 10 which Moses
was seated. One OF The deputies who
nad beeu detailed to watch Berner
-prang up and started TO the front end
of the car. The mob, thinking it was
Berner escaping, seiz d him, bore him
the ground, and be was choked and
beaten and almost killed before the
mistake was discovered. Beruer sprang
az. but in attempting to jump from Il
platform he fell headlong 10 the ground.
Il was doubtless this accident that
lpre vented the crowd from recovnizing
aim. A tram boy, who was standing
On the platform at the time, says that
Berner walked around The car and re-
entered it from the rear.
Meantime, the wild mob had discover.
ed their mistake, and were even more
infuriated. Berner walked about two
thirds of the way through The cars.
s,hen one Of the deputies, who bad seeu
him, jump from the train aud cried,
There he goes DOW T! Catch him J"
Berner immediately started on run
and again jumped from the train, which
by this time had started 10 pull out
from The station. A man shouted
Train robber! Shoot him y Four re.
velvers were drawn, but none were
fired, as Berner was 30 quickly out OF
The car. He jumped off AID was seen
by a woman to run 10 the river bank,
where he plssad out of sight. One oil
the deputies ran after him, while the
one who had been mistaken for Berner
was still held BY the crowd. Joe Moses
and third deputy remained on the
train. When the train pulled into
Morrow another mob was waiting Ia
capture the prisoner. The mob was
composed of $50 or 200 men. o1ly
part of wnom were maskel. Before
the train stopped they climbed on the
engine, into the cars and on the steps
eager 10 get possession OF the murderer
Some of Ihe men attempted to force
the engineer to stop the train before il
got toto town that they might swing
Berner from a bridge near by. They
hunted through the passenger, baggage
and sleeping cars, con pleliug their
search just as the tram pulled away
from the town. Morrow is fourteen
miles northeast Of LOvelard. Moses
aud the deputy with him got of there,
and were so excited that they could
hardly speak.
The second section Of the Little
Miami train, which starts from Ciucn.
nati about fifteen minutes after the frat.
| witnessed almost the same scenes that
had been enacted before. Al Love.
land wild mob was still yelling aud
searching for Berner. NJ my men rushed
upon the train, thinking that perhaps
an attempt would be made 10 smu!gle
him through. Al Morrow lie mob
was still al the depot. and when the
train arrived the same freLzied effort
was made 10 iod the prisoner. Threats
were made against the deplty sheriis
that they should suff.r il they did not
succeed IN producing Berner, or show
that he had been pat out OF the way
The people blame Deputy Sheriff
Devote for carelessness in having gone
about with Bern'r without handcIfiing
nm.
Berner was caught at Fosters Cross
ing at about hal.-plst two in the after
noon. IFS was brought by train %
from Foster, Crossing to MEANWHILE 10
the direction OF this city, where he was
transferred 10 the Columbus accomm =
dstion train aud locked up 10 an ex-
press car. He passed Low land and
Morrow all tight. and was safely DE- =
posted IN the penilenliary al Columbus
at $3.50 p. NJ.