The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-06-12
MASKED ROBBERS.
Attack on Railroad Traiif Near Gin
cinnati.

cinnati.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June S.-Tonight Alneri-
can Express Messenger j. II. Zimmerman and
Baggagemaster Joe lNetchum were alone in
an express and baggage car of the Cincinnati
indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago railway
train, which is due here at IL o'clock. Zim-
norman, when the train left Delhi station,
twelve miles west Of here, called Ketchum's at
tenton to some tramps that he saw through
the glass window of the car door leading to the
front platform next to the locomotive tender
Both men arose and went toward the front
door. When within ten feet of it the tramps
began firing through the glass window. Ket-
chum fell, shot in four places, two balls enter
ing his abdomen. one his breast and one his
left shoulder. zimmerman tried to draw his
pistol but it stuck in his hip pocket and he re-
treated to the rear platform of the car where
he met the conductor The latter pulled the
bell rope and stopped the train.
While this was going on one of the tramps
Climbed on the tender, where he was met by
the engineer and fireman, and knocked stiff by
Two blows from monkey wrench. The en-
glneer and fireman then rolled him off the ten
ter while the train was at full speed Before
ne was thrown overheard, however, second
roDDer attempted to climb on the tender, but
no weakened and lodged back at the sight Of
the PROSTATE form of his companion, Before
tne tram stopped more than ono robber was
seen to jump off and disappear in the dark
covering their faces. Not q word
was spoken by the robbers DUR
ing the entire ARRAY and not shot was
fired at them. The night was very dark and
Mr. zimmerman and ketchum supposng
them TO be tramps went with n lantern to the
'front.' door and gave the miscreants every adj
vantage Had they waited instead of firing
the men would have opened the door and
would have been entirely in their power.
They fired, Mr.. Zimmerman and the conduc-
tor think, not less than fifteen times. Mr..
zimmerman says he saw four men distinctly,
and that all of them wore masks. They did
not get inside of the car.
Police, mounted aud on foot aided by
large force of citizens, are patrolling the river
front and securing the country to intercept
the sooundrels. The sheriff is out with largo
posse. A train with thirty policemen went
down at II O'Clock. They will get as many
mounts as possible down at Delhi. The Ken
lucky authorities have also been notified to be
on the lookout. AT this hour az 40) no intel
hgence has been received in this city of the
capture OF any of the gang-not even of the
man tumbled off the locomotive tender.
CINCINNATI, Juno 9-Baggagemaster Ket-
cham, who was shot by train robbers in an at
tempt to capture the express car near Dolh
last night, died today. Ketcham's pockets
were cleaned out by the robbers after he was
shot, and what they got from Ketcham was
all the booty they obtained. Four market
men coming to the city last night report that
they were met by four highwaymen not far
from the scene of the train robbery, and were
robbed One of the victims was bold enough
to go back after the robbers, and thought he
saw them take a skiff and row across the river.
An outgoing train of the same road was shot
at in the vicinity of where the incoming train
was attacked. A special to the Times-Star
from Aurora, Ind, says the marshal of Aurora
TINS morning arrested four. men who were row.
ing down the river in skiff They were not
able to give satisfactory account of them
selves and are thought to be the train robbers.