Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-10
TRAIN ROBBERS Fooled.
An Express Agent and Baggage Mas
ter Fired Upon by Train Rob-
bsrs Near Cincinnati.
One Of tbs Robbers Attempts TO Sop
the Engine and is Hurled from 'hs
Trsln-Ths BRggsgsmsn Shot.
rhe Dsspersdo,s Frightened Awey Before
They Got 70 the ssfe-seyersl
Arrests Made.
FIGHT WITH TRAIN RosRrss.

after 10 O'Clock last night American Ex-
press Messenger J. FL, Zimmerman snd
Bsggsgsmaster joe Kstchun were alone
together In the express and bsggsse Car
Of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis
and Chicsso Railway trslu which is due
here at IL O'Clock, city time. thinner
msn, when the train lstt Dslhi, station
we've miles west OF here, called Ketch-
um's attention to come tremp1 tltt he
SAW through the gias5 window VI the car
leading 70 the f-ont platform rext IT, the
locomotive tender. Both men arcsa ana
went toward the front door Wien
within ter feet # 1t the trsmps began
firing through tina glass window, K3.c1u1n
Tell, shot in four places, two bsLls eu.er
ing MS abdomen, enc In his breast and
one in hi9 l.fE shoulder. q mnermtr
TIED TO efaw his piatol, but it stuck in
MS hip POCKET sVd he retrekted to the
rear platform Of the car whers be met tire
conductor. The later pulled the bell
rope and Slapped the train. While this
WAS going on one OF the trsmps climbed
De the teader where he was met by the
engineer and t1remGn and knocked stiff
by two blows from a monkey wrench
The engineer aud ffemsn then rolled him
OF The tender while the train
WAS AT FULL SPEED.
Before he WAS thrown overheard how
ever, the second robber attempted 10
climb on the tender, but he weakened
and dooged bsck at the sight Of the pros
trste 10. N Of his compssion. Before the
train stopped more than one Toboer was
seen to jump off and disappear ia the
darkness. All of them wore Hssks COM
pletely covering their faces. Not word
was spoken by the robbers dur
ing the entire sfrsy, and no
shot WAS fred at them. Indeed
that was not possible under the acircum-
sssnces. The night was very dark aud
Zimme :m.n and Kstchum, supposirg
them to be trsmps, went with lantern to
the front door aud gave them every &d-
vantage. Had they waited Instead Of
firing, the men would have opened the
door, and would have been entirely in
their power.
Thy fired. Mr.. Zimmerman and the
conductor think, hot less tlEn hi;esn
shots. Zimmerman SAYS he saw fouc men
distinctly, aad mat ell of them wore
masks. They did not get inside of the
Car, ard 50 have become
Robbers AND NURDERHRS
without pay, Police mounted ard o.
foot aided by lsrge force Of citizens are
patrolling the river front and &C ouri1g
the country to intercept the scoundrels,
The sheriff is out wi q large posse.
A train with thirty policemen went down
from here starting st IL O'Clock They
Will get as many mounts as possible
Dawn 8. Delhi. The Kentucky autbor-
tiles have also been notified to be on the
lookout.
No intelligence hiss been received in
this city Of the cspture CT any OF the gang,
not even the man who tumbIed OF the
locomotive tender.
Il. ]. Zimmerman, the express naeser-
ger, says these men were expert robbers
BE says their pistols were Of large chli.
ore, and tbatthey seemed cool and cour-
ageous. Joseph Ketchum is now under
the care of Surgeons Muscfoit and Lan-
bridge. L appears that his bladder has
been penetrated by one ball, and there Is
no hope Of his recovery. The man who
tumbled eff the tender has lot been
found. Two suspects have bsen arrested
TIE BAGGAGEMAsTRR DEAD.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, June 9.-Chiei
Hazeh of the police force is disposed &c
regard the attack on the railroad trsin al
Delhi last night as the work Of trEmps
IL is certain that il was case of intended
robbery, as IL Is now known that sfiel
shooting Biggagemsn Ketchgm snd put
ing to flight Express messenger thinner
man, the robbers entered the car, rifl.C
Kstclam's pockets sud reloaded theil
revolvers. They then seemed to have
been frightened sway, probably b.
the failure OF their partner sent 10 take
possession of the engine. The struggle
between Eagin eer Boyd and the robbel
on the engine WAS desperate one, but
ended In the robber being throwa off
leaving his hat behind. Four marketmel
coming to the city last night report that
they were met by four highwaymen no;
fsr from the scene of the train robbery
and were robbed. Baggage Master
Ketchsm, who made such q gallant fgh'
with the robbers, died ct 10 80 this morn
ing from the effect OF his wounds.
ARRESTED AT AURORA.
| AURORA, IND June 9-The marsha
of Aurora this morning arrested four mel
who were rowing down the river In ,
skif. They were not able to give sstis
factory account Of themselves and ar'
thought to be the train ROBBERS. The whole
country is thoroughly aroused over TIT
matter. the excitement being intensified
by the news Of the death Of Baggage
master Ketchum.
CHANCE OR RECOVERY.
CINCINNATI, OHIo, June 9 The repor
Of the death Of Kstchum, the baggage
master shot last night, WAS premature
The operation was performed on him 8
1880 O'Clock, while in q most critica
condition. BE endured 1t well, and Their,
is bare possibility that he msy recover
though his condition Is very serious. Tn
police have made Q number Of arrests an(
have heard many stories Of the presence
of bad characters about Delhi last night
They hope to End the real perpetrators.
STAIRN CnIN