The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-22
BANDITS IN ILLINOIS.
BOLD WORK OF THREE NEGROES
Hobbing Freight Trains and Railroad Men
at the Point OF the Pistol, and light-
Ing Flerooly with Large
Posse--Their Capture
AN EXCITING oHAsE,

ST. LoUIs, Tuesday morning three ne
grOes, Frank Lewis George Freeman aud
Alexander Anderson left Cairo ILL.,, via
the Illinois Central Railroad They
were discovered by the conductor who
summoned brakeman 10 elect them
When tho brakeman arrived on the sccnN
Anderson, murderourl0Okng negro,
pulled out q revolver and covered the con-
ductor while LOWS put the muzzle Of
another under tho brakeman's ear
The third rObber Freeman, then bound
the two mon and robbed them Of
three watches and what money was In their
possession, The Trio then beat them over
the head with the rey0lyers, aud, leaving
them, forced an entrance Into some Of the
adjoining cars, from which they stole fruit
and tobacco Then they Jumped OIL, aud /.
was some time afterward before the other
brakeman found tle position In which his
conductor and companion wefo
Al DuquOln, H., the robbers abandoned
tho Illinois Central and there robbed "a
freight train on the Cairo short line Con
ductOr AlleA discovered the negroes robblng
the frclgh'cafs, aud ordered them OIL two
miles west Of Belleylle They refused 10
90, and Allen and brakeman named DIS
coll stepped forward ~ put them OIL The
negroes, quick ~ u flash, drew thelr TO
V0yer4 and ordered bOtll the ilalnmcn
10 throw up their hands, The third rODDor
again came In handy and began going
through the ylctlmS A revolver and s0no
silver was taken from the conductor and u
watch from tho brakeman, As they were
leaving Allen said something that enragud
Lewis, aud he struck the unfortunate con-
ducl0r across the face with pistol, lnillct-
Ink q cash three Inches lnng
The train arrived In East 81 Louis In u
short time, when the alOull was given and a
POSSE was organized 10 hult down the rob
bcrM Lieutenant Duuy Of tho police
force, WAS ~ tho heal assisted by Councll'
man Green, three officers and i've employees
OF tho Cairo shOrt,llnN An engine was He'
cured, and the party heavily armed,
started down tho road IN quest " thClr
game. Just west Of Ccntrfylle they met
an old man aud woman who had been
robbed by the trio and said that the gang
were only u short distance away A
mile this side OF CenieRllc the three rob
heN were discovered walking Nlons tho
lIhth hlWlIN lltNl oh loNlFi NV 'WkNiN
ww reversed, and the posse, securing good
position, waited until the men came within
range Anderson saw the officers and
opened fire, BefOm ho could shoot second
time nine reyOlyeN and shotguns were
irod Vt HIN, lie foll, but Jumped up
and started 10 run, Councilman Green
started In pursuit, and the negro fred
again. the bullet striking Green In
the loft leg, Conductor Allen followed
the pursuit and, oycrhaullng Anderson,
Knocked him down with piece OF stone,
probably traoturlng his skull LOWS made
u desperate light. hc ran nile, loading and
firing "a he ran, Oncom Duny and Stanton
finally nan him down. Lows had boen shot
In the head, but not dangerously, and An
donon had likewise received charge Of
small shot In the head, Tho train mon
wanted 10 lynch the prisoners, and Il wa
All the officers could do 10 prevent H. The
men wcru handculled and takon 10 East ST.
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