The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-01
Riding for Miles as a Tramp on the
Trucks
HEENTsRs THE CAR uaossERA 20
A Desper@ae Combat in Disarmins Ea
victims--The Viend Escapes wish,
Small Booty - Unprovcked
Murder In south Texas,
THE DAYS RECORD OF CRIME.
Train Robbery and marder.

Train Robbery and Murder.
CHICAGO, April 3O.-The Louisville
express on the Louisville, New Albany
u Chicago railroad, due here at o'clock
this morning, was stopped near Hat-
roldsburg, Indiana, shortly before mid
night by band OF masked robbers,
who compelled the engineer and fire.
men to leave the engine. Entering
the express car the American
express messenger was covered |
with revolyers and ON refuaing |
to unlock The safe was shot dead. The |
safe was broken open but found to con-
tain but 800. The scene Of the robbery |
is among hills and stone quarries, and |
is but thinly settled.
Davis, the wounded express messen-
ger, was brought here to night from
bloomington, Indiana, He Is still un-
| conscious and cannot recover. 1t Is es-
timated that the robber secured about
S2,OOO, 800 OF which he dropped when he
jumped from the train.
DETAILS OF THE DARING pEEp.
INpIANAPoL1s, April 30.--The express
matter In the Louisville, New Albany
q Chicago train was carried in the bag
gage car, which is occupied by the mes
senger and baggage master. IL is as
usual the first car on the train
The messengers name was George N.
DAVIS, of Louisville. Last night at lil6
o'clock the train reached Harrodsburg,
Owen county, local station; the third
below Bloomington. IL has popula.
ton of not more than 400 souls, and at
that time OF night Ia as quiet as the
grave. 1t IL, in round figures, ll2 miles
from Lafayette. There Is a water-tank
at Harrodsburg and the tram stopped
thero four or five minutes TO replenish
the engine. While 1t was at stand
still, one OF the passengers in the sleep
ing car, j. III. Hamilton, OF Greencastle,
happened to be looking out of the win
dow and, by the reflected light Of the
! engine and the dim illumination from
, the car windows, saw man
emerge, apparently from under the
4. trucks, and disappear in the direction OF
l the engine. In the brief glimpse which
3 Mr.. Hamilton had OF the man he said
r he was above medium height, dressed
Q in the tattered garments OF vagrant
J, and carried in his hand club or stick
: He naturally supposed him to be some
tramp who WAS stealing ride under
n the trucks, and dismissed tho matter
n from his mind. In the meantime the
= engine had taken water and started
i Nothing unusual occurred until the III
tle station OF Smithvllle Hill, about two
= miles north OF Harrodsburg, was
o reached. There a sharp ring OF the bell
= ON the engine stopped the train. Before
an inquiry az to who pulled the boil.
h rope, could DO made, the baggage mas
d tor flung open the door OF the smoking
y car, and
J. REEIRD IN COVERED WIN BLOOD
= that trickled from q CHASTITY wound Ia
n his head. He sank on his
= knees between the forward seats
J. al d gasped out To the Mortified passen.
10 gers, who rushed 10 him, that q robO OeI
D. mad entered the baggage car and shot
% him and the express messenger
/" This was all he was able to say, when h'
foil unconscious upon his face. BY thai
& time Conductor Chamberlain was at his
10 side, and, with few moro intrepid o
I. the passengers, made his way int
u the baggage car. A single
Il. lantern. turned low, and swinging from
ut hook In the ceiling cast a dim ligh
oyer the frightful scene. Davis wa
stretched In pool of blood by the sid
of his safe, which was broken open an'
plundered. Everywhere was evidences
a.. OF terrific struggle. The floor was III
10 tered with papers that the assassin ha'
d. taken from the chest, and deeminI
re them worthless had thrown them away
-, and the heavy boxes which stood In tn
~ car were scattered around In confusion
Davis was tfled and carried int
lis the smoker. he was broathin
A. but II was evident he was wounded
death. He had been shot In the uppe
part of the head, piece of skull M larg
es as silver dollar being literally blow
off. From this aperture blood and brain
ss xs freely oozed.
70 THE BAoaAaE MASTERS TALE.
Webber, the baggage master, give
a D. IA 81 ha ulI
"When the train stopped at Harrods
= burg no and Davis were asleep upol
C. the train chests. Both doors OF th
car were open and they ha'
no suspicion of anything wronp
Just after tho train got into motiol
Nebbof was awakened by a Yiolon
OF blow on the head. The force was sue
NJ as TO half stun him, but staggering I
no his feet, he saw a tall, muscular ma
ct strurglina with Davis. The messenge
es was bespatterod with blood, which wa
gushing from a wound in his head, ant
u- he also had evidently been struck wit
~ a club while he was asleep. The hluc
IN geon with which this had been don't
a large hickory stick, lay ON the tloc
covered with blood and hair. Webbt
~ was too badly hurt TO take part In th
oI iight and fell 10 the iloor, The robbie
sh sh was large man, raggedly dressed, an
Ohu " Aihnh htoce"e
seemed TO he about IS years old. TN
much Webber noticed "a, the two me
W fought. II was but for an instant. Ds
e- Wis managed to loosen his right arm nm
or draw his revolver, bat before 70 ooul
o. fire the man wrenchcd tho weapo
ne from his grasp, and leyolings uk
lightning, pulled tho trigger. The pe
~ struck tho messenger in the h0ad, an
DE- he felldying 10 the floor. When tho sal
as had heon rifled tho roDber lea the trais
NO as II stnrted up In answer to the bell.
re- NO TaACE. ~
IOr search WAS madC as soon as could b
cd but 10 trace OF the robber could
~, found. The wounded mon were 10
III Al Bloomington. Davis live
ie AZ Louisville. He was
ro- wears of are and unmarrie
us Wsbbcr lived at New, Albany, IL
me years old, Is married and has sever
ess LouisvrLL, April W-rhe Am,
S's loan express officials are unht
oi to say how much money was
the safe robbed Last night. A. No
las can be arrived at Davis had on
w 500 In his ear whom he left tho CITY II
ON night. The agent At New Albany IN
he sent Out 81 800 by Davis from a
i,ey place. How nluoh was pickes up BY n
tne MT the way stations cannot be learn,
snu hut II IN not probable u
nd the amount will exceed !
oss THE officials feel very bad ovsr the m
der OF DAVIS, as he was one OF the m
low popular and efhoient n.esscngera
their employ. He has oeen woun'