The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-09
A TusSL= ON THETRAIh.
Len Wines' DSspeT.to EncoutcE
Last Night with A Maniac

On the arrival OF the emigrant train
from the East at 800 O'Clock. last night.
the hurried movements Of the t1aiu men
attracted the attention Of au ~IsDEPESD-
EST reporter, who upon inquiry learned
that Len. Wines Of Ruby Valley, who
was a passenger, had been attacked by a
crazy man on the train. and severely
injured, the extent Of the injuries being
however, unknown. But Len.svns able
to walk over to DIR. Meig's office, where,
notwithstanding his torn and bloody ap-
p~carance, an examination showed that
some severe scalp wounds constituted
he most seriDns of his hurts. He is
out to-day apparently little the worse for
his wounds. The following particulars
of he strange and desperate afIaJ were
obtained of Mr., Yjnesesnd aJe' .Corrob.
ated by the train men. Len. came over
from Euby TO. HalIeck Station by the
mail stage yesterday, boarding the emf
grant train at that point Tor this place.
Being tired from the long disacreeable
ride, he laid down on a bunk In the ca
boose and fell asleep. from which slum-
Der he was awakened by the Conductor.
who in a voice Of alarm ordered him to
''get up quick" and Oh rising he discov-
cred a rough wild looking man stand
ing toward the rear Of the caboose
II pointing a pistol at him.
At this juncture, The conductor slipped
out at the front door. and Len. SPRING
ing from the bunk, also dashed out,
closely followed by the man with the
pistol. Running into the next chr, Len.
shut the door and held it, when his pur-
suer again brought the pistol to bear
upon him, but Len. stepping aside from
the glass door, his nssailnnt pcercd
Through, and pointing the weapon as
near his direction as his judgment per-
mittcd fired n couple of shots, but for
tunately without execution. The maniac
then burst in the door, when Len. Crap
pied him and a desperate struggle took
place i'll the doorway and ON the plat
form, both coming very near falling from
the train which at the time was making
about IL miles per hour. Len. had
piniopcd one Of the maniuc's arms, but
with the other he succeeded in striking
Len. ON the head several times with the
pistol, before The conductor got back
with n poker and closed the contest by
n lick on the maniac's head, which
knocked him from the platform TO the
ground. These events occurred but Il
short distance above town and immedi-
ntcly upon the arrival Of the trim here,
the engine was detached and with Sher-
i'll Taber on board yas run back 10 the
scene Of the trouble, but no trace Of
the missing man could be found.
This morning however, he walked into
town with an iron coupling-pin in his
hand, and was secured by Sheriff Taber,
who suddenly seized him. pinioning
both arms, and with the assistance of
I'd. Rowland, took him 10 tho jajl for
safe keeping. ,s.
The name Of the unfortunate IL J.
l.. Brown, who with his wife, two chill.
dren. mother.in-law and other relatives,
are on their way from Carol county, Ar.
kansas, 10 Mnrysville, Cal. The wife, who
with tho children stopped over here,
states thot Brown had been selling
strangely for several days. That most
Of those in the car we're Italians, and
Brown conceived the delusion that they
were plotting TO massacre all the balance
Of thos In the car, and IL Is supposed
that he misiook Len. for a leader OF the
gang. Brown has been a great part oil
to-day, engaged in hsrranguing and
erhortipg an immhginary Methodist
camp meeting, and beyond a ~sightsnlr
wound exhibits nc sign Of injury from
his fall from the train. " o..
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