The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-07
TRAIN ROBBERY.
MASKED MEN AT HARRODsBuRG.
INDIANA, DO THE WORK.
The Engineer and Fireman silenced
and the Express Messenger Killed.
The Capital of West Virginia Moved
From Wheeling to Charleston.
The Subject of the Pittsburg Trunk
Horror Identified
AS That of Pietro Caruso a Former
Peanut Vender of Pittsburg.
Train Robbery and Murder.

zE0lA AO00SEJ anu 420ANS4-
CHICAGO, April 30.-The Louisville
express on the Louisville, New Albany
& Chicago railroad due here At so'clock
thus morning was stopped near Harrods-
burg, Iud., shortly before midnight by
band of masked robbers who compelled
the engineer and fireman 70 leave the
engine. Entering the express car the
American Express messenger was COW
cred with revolvers and refusing to I'M
lock the safe was shot dead. The safe WAS
broken open, but they found 1t 20 con-
tain but 800. The scene Of the rob
berry Is among the hills and stone quar-
ries and is thickly settled. The express
matter on the Louisville, New Albany q
Chicago train was carried In the bag
gage car, which was occupied Dy the
messenger and baggage master: The
messengers name was George N la
Wis of Louisville. Last night a.
IL :16 the train reached Harrodsburg,
little station below Bloomington which
has q population of about 400, and AZ
that time of the night Is as quiet as the
grave. There Is q water tank at Har-
rodsburg and the tram stopped there four
OF five minutes to replenish the engine.
While at standstill one OF the passen-
81 Hamilton of Greencastle
happened to be looking out of the win
dow, and by the reflected light OF the en-
CINE aRd the dim illumination from the
car windows saw man emerge appar-
emily from under the trucks and dlsap-
pear in the direction OF the engine. In
the brief glimpse Hamilton had
of the man he saw that
l. a6 tho TTnnHinna hRl0hf
dressed in the tattered garments OF
vsgabond and carried in his hand club
OF stick. He naturally supposed him to
be some tramp who was stealing ride
under the trucks and dismissed the mat
ter from his mind. Meantime the en-
CINE had taken water and started, ana
nothing unusual was suspected until at
the Iittle station OF SmithYille Hill,
about two miles north or Harrodsburg,
was reached. Three sharp rings OF q
bell in the engine stopped the train. Be
fore enquiry as to who pulled the bell
rope could be made the bag
| gage master flung open the door
| OF the smoking car and
reeled in covered with blood that trick
| led from q CHASTITY wound on his head.
| He sunk on his knees between the for
ward seats and gasped out to the horrl-
| fed passengers, who rushed to him, that
robber had entered the baggage car,
and shot himself and express messenger.
/ This was all he was able to say
and fell forward Unconscious on
his face. By that time the conductor
came in and was at his side, and with
few of the more intrepid passengers
made his way into the baggage car. A
single lantern, turned low and swinging
from the hook IN the ceiling. cast the
light over frightful scene. Davis was
stretched in a pool of blood by the side
of his safe, which was broken open
and plundered. Davis was lifted
and carried into the smoker
but it is evident that he was wounded
to death. He had been shot in the upper
part of the head. A piece OF the skull
as large as q silver dollar was totally
blown off. From this aperture the
blood and brains freely oozed. Weber
the baggage master, gives this account
of the affair.