The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-12-20
Al Express Oar nohbed aud a Passenger
hiiied,

Nm ORlEAEs, lhn December MA
special from Grenada, Miss, 10 the liOa'
ynne, says that two white men stopped
passenger train No, 2 on tho Illinois Cen
lral railroad near Duck nm, Miss, about
10 O'Clock Aatufday night robbed tho eN
presa oar Of 5000, and shot and killed
Charles Hughes " Jackson, Tenn, q pas
aengar who had attacked tho robbers with
q rifle, When the train was leaving Duck
liHl two men boarded th0 engine aud
commanded engineer J. A, Law u run fast
and not 10 stop uHtil told 10, The engi'
neer and fireman George Evans were GOV
cred by navy reyGlyefa aud had 10
ubey, When u mile north Of tho station tho
men ordered tho train stopped, The 0ngi'
necr and nfeinen were made 10 dismount
and we're marched 10 the express ear Que
u tho robbers kaoGked on tho car door and
Mgaeuger I'm opened H. Tires ahoii
were bred NJ llill and tho mon then on'
tered tho oar and took all No money there
war 5000 Conductor T. H. Wilkinson,
who rushed out on hearing the nring aud
10 aee why the tram stopped, wan fired on
aud being unafmed he returned W Tho
train, Charles llughoS Of Jackson, Team,
u passenger, then ran out with a Winehes
bf ride, A. he stepped " the ground
he waa shot NJ Quo ball struck
bis left afN, Another went through HE
stomach, innletiag q fatal wound Tho
a.ait OF ,ag yluus Wan WnH vCf" "nl o. he
was the only support NJ hia widowed
mother ITO came 10 Lexington MiHi,
Saturday 10 meet hiH shtor'a family and q
younger brother all Of whom were On the
train and WorU greatly diSlfeAed No hlb
untimoly death, Tho robbery was duno IN
he regular highway style. Nine shots
wore lred by conductor williamson and
passenger liOhnu, thf0o by Hughes aud
four or I've by tho robbers
During lho robbery great unoasIncw WIS
felt by tho ppte0ecra who feared Zoe tho
safety Of tholt ynluahloe aud lives, The
following description Of lho robbpra was
furnished by lluglnoog law liQlh were
white mon, Qng Gw tall aud slender aud
tho other was o'ordinary alfo, Both were
poorly dressed and showed themselves 10 b0
hard characters The tall one wore sandy
chin Whiihcu, and Law h IN doubt M "
whether no had q muataoho,
Express Messenger llil glyca tho follow
lng description OF tho r0bbor who entered
the cars lie was a tail man aud wore a
white SLOUGH hat hu had no beard IN Tho
aldo Of his face, The mask covered bis face
below his nose, Ito had q large niohol'
plated pistol which looked unusually long
The bore was very large and tho barrol was
round, apparently for a cap aud ball, The
man had dark hair cut very short, IL
looked m II II had been CUT by a country
barber. Ito wore a froy suit Of
worry ordinary clothes Ito put tho
stolen money In a sack larger than tho ono
used on thc express car but OF the same
material, 10th the robbers wore masks,
II Is believed that Mother was hit by tho
shots fred NJ thcm, Tho place whore tho
robbery occurred u au open low marsh
ltty yards from tho woods, Tho mot lod
eastward into the swamp
A posse u being organized NJ Grenada 10
Join In the chuso after hom, III odhounds
will DO put on tho trail, lho description
Of the tall man would answer Tor that Of
The man who recently robbie u train On
the Northwestern rAilrOnd,