Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-27
A FOILED ATTACK.
An Attempt to Rob a Southern
Pacific Train Frustrated by
Forewarning.
The Engineer Seriously Wounded-A
Brutal Prize Fight Ends in the
Death of Fulljames.
4 Celestial Marriage Scheme Results in
Chinaman and His White Wife
EGoing to Jail.

ScHULENBURG, Tex, Sept. 24-A pas
senger train on the Southern Pacific was
stopped near Marwood Saturday night by
masked men, who compelled the engineer
at the peint of revolver to uncouple from
the passenger coaches and pull out of the
way. Conductor E. E. Shackleford was
compelled to assist in uncoupling the en-
gine. In the express car were United
States Marshal John I. Rankin with Dep
uty William Van Wiper and Detective Jay
G. Kelly, of the Southern Pacific service.
while other officers were on the train.
The company having been warned Of
the attack, all east bound trains
had been guarded by Marshal Rankin
since last Wednesday. The robbers were
| soon on the mail car, when "Jump in and
| rife the mail bags" commanded the
| leader. Two men then took engineer
Toomy to the open door and as soon as
his head peered into the open space, Bud
West, taking him for one Of the robbers,
blazed away with one barrel of his shot
gun. Toomy fell back with an ugly
wound plowed through his left cheek
about three inches long one inch wide and
a number of buckshot in the left shoulder.
The bandits then tried to make Fireman
Groser serve like purpose, and when
West sighted the fireman he discharged
the other barrel of his gun, but Fortunate
ly missed him. The bandits then returned
the fire and no less than fifty shots were
exchanged when the baffied robbers fed,
carrying two of their wounded with them.
KILLED IN PRIZE FIGHT.
GRAND FORKS, OAK, Sept, PA prize
fight was arranged Friday night between
George Fulljames, of Winnepeg, the noted
pugilist, and an unknown, who was backed
by local sporting men, and at two O'Clock
Saturday morning large crowd went to
a barn in which a ring had been pitched
to witness the battle. The combatants
shook hands and the fight began. Almost
instantly the unknown struck Fulljames a
blow on the temple which knocked
him to the floor; he soon recovered
and staggering to his feet started to con-
tinue the fight and the men went at each
other viciously and Fulljames received sew
eral blows on the face. The fight was a
brutal one throughout and the unknown
finally landed a blow over Fulljames'
heart that laid him flat. He was left un-
attended on the bare floor until seven
O'Clock in the morning when doctor was
called and had him removed, but too late
to save his life. He gradually grew worse
and died yesterday afternoon.
The police commenced an investigation,
and soon arrested a man who gave his
name as Barrett, but declared his inno-
cence and said he knew nothing of the
fight. Yesterday afternoon while the po-
lice were down town some one broke the
lock on the station house door and allowed
Barrett and several other prisoners to es-
cape. Diligent search has failed to find
Barrett, and it is generally believed that
he is the man who killed Fulljames.
SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURE.
WINNIPEG, Man., Sept. PA case of
embezzlement in the Canadian Pacific
railroad ticket office has led to a sensa-
tional disclosure. J. NJ. Mckay, one of the
clerks implicated, fled the country this
morning to escape arrest on a charge of
producing pretended marriage. 1t seems
Mckay, though married, had a fondness
for ladies' society. Besides his lawful
wife, three other women claim him as hus-
band. One is boarding at the city hotei,
another he left at Banff and the third,
Eliza Bettsworth, has caused his flight
The last is almost a child. An auction
eer's clerk named Deegan performed the
ceremony and he forged the license him.
self. Deegan and Strachan, another ac-
cOmpIlce, have been arrested.
AGAIN IN THE UNION.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 23.-For sew
eral days past negotiations have been in
progress looking to an adjustment of the
differences that have existed for the past
fourteen months between the Typograph-
ical Union and the indianapolis Journal
Newspaper Company. At a conference
last night between Colonel John G. New
and his son, proprietors of the Journal,
and committee representing the Typo
graphical Union an immediate settlement
was effected. The Journal will immedi-
ately become union office. The trouble
dates back to July s, 1887, and its adjust
ment at the present time is due to fear of
the Labor vote in the pending election, the
paper being considered the organ of Gen
eral Harrison.
SAD SUICIDE.
CHICAGO, Sept. PA local paper saws
Mrs. Dulon, the widowed teacher who
committed suicide couple of days ago be-
cause grief over the recent death of her
daughter had affected her mind. was the
sister-in-law of General Franz Sigel, now
register in New York. She was the daugh-
ter of the old German revolutionary hero,
Rudolph Dulon, pastor of Our Lady's
Church in Bremen, Germany, and after
ward a well known pedagogue in New
York State.
CELESTIAL MARRIAGES..
CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-Sam Wah and his
wife, Augusta, a white woman, are locked
up at the Armory police station, charged
with bringing white woman from Milwau-
kee and furnishing them for wives to Chi
namen here at $25 each. Through their
matrimonial agency, it is charged, four or
five local Cinnamon have been furnish ed
with wives.
THE MURDER IN WYOMING.
DENVER, Col, Sept. A special from |
Rawlings says man supposed to be the |
murderer of Wallen and Livingston was ar |
rested at Lander yesterday while trying to |
sell an outfit like that owned by the muir |
dered hunters.
The raid which Larkins' dog made |
upon our camp was amusing rather than |
annoying. He was very friendly and in
telligent shepherd dog, probably collie. |
Hardly had we sat down to our first lunch |
in camp before he called on us. But as he |
was disposed to be too friendly, and to |
claim too large share of the lunch, we
rather gave him the cold shoulder. He did |
not come again; but few evenings after
ward, as we sauntered over to the house on
some trifiing errand, the dog suddenly |