The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-10

under his lower Lin reporter climbed on his
engine when Boyd backed the train from the
yards into the station 1t Has last night The
gallant engineer was just little biz excited
He told the story OF the attack and struggle
slowly, illustrating it rs he went along.
I'VE LETT Delhi on time be said. and after
pulled away from the station started her up
lively Probably quarter Of q mile this side Of
Delhi tit may have been more). heard Q shot
in the roar of the engine didn't know il was
q shot kind Of thought il was . torpedo. and
looked back to see the flash. 1t was then that
saw my men, the robbers. There were three Of
them They were on the front platform Of the
baggage car. and fired through the wiudowa
saw them, and Of them came at me. He
climbed mp over the tank OF the tender, revolver
In hand, and came ct me over the coal. When
he got close to the engine he pointed the re-
volver at me. I dropped the throttle. threw up
the lid OF my tool box. and reaching down got
hold OF q monkey wrench. This had in my
hand when he got down on the narrow place be-
tween the tender and engine. he shouted at
He tried to pull the trigger OF his gun, but il
didn't seem to work.
II knew it was going to be fight aud I was
ready for it didnt soldier for years to be
afraid of one man. First time saw these fellows
Lkind of thought they were tramps and there
was no fight in EN-. saw this fellow with the
gun coming at me, and then knew they were
robbers, not tramps. and that there WAS going
to be fight. Well, there was Aeht. too.
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got near jumped at him. We came together
on the platform here between the tender and
locomotive | struck at the fellow. and he tried
to pull his trigger. / said, No you dont. land
banged him with the wrench again. He was on
his guard, and it was only side blow that
struck him. knew his gun would not
60 OF. because he kept pulling the trigger
and there was no report / finally gave
him . good blow with the monkey wrench and
he dropped on the platform. got grip on the
ravolvay and Id fo frov~
train was banging away At a lively rate. No
body Was at the throttle. My fireman was try
ing TO get . whack at the fellow was fighting
with. Well, got the fellow down and got the
gun out OF his hand and commenced beating
him with the bait of it. gave him some pretty
hard blows. but he fought like devil. My fire.
man took . hand, but there wasn't room enough
to do much struggling. was afraid il We all
The train was booming along pretty lively, too.
Well, We struggled there for some time. FL
nally discovered that the fellow too strong
for me, and / again struck him with the butt Of
his revolver. He struck me glancing blow that
kind OF dazed me, and before knew it he had
snatched away his gun from me. cot it back
again, though, soon. Ny fireman then took
hand. I fighting the fellow for all
worth. / tried to kill him. He got frightened
then and begged me not to kill him. He said
tend to get into this. and won't do il again
No, said. 'You won't do it again. and then
went for him once more. found he was too
strong for me. and was gradually forcing me to
to i Of the R h% and :S
me, and got him by the throat Just then my
fireman yelled that two other fellows were COM
ing at US saw them on the tender. Ny fire.
man left Us. jumped to the throttle. pulled her
open and away she went The two fellows
jumped. or fell off into the ditch.
My fireman then came to my assistance, and
we got hold OF the robber together and pitched
him of the engine head over heels. We were
running then, guess. about eighteen miles an
hour. You bet. he was strong one He was
not more than boy, but he WAS pretty we'll put
up for his age. he wore q stiff hat. II got
knocked into the cab during the FIGHT The police
have it now. The fellow I fought with had .
because couldn't get grip on it He WAS dark
skinned or else sunburnt. 1 feel sorry that they
got away with the baggageman, though he made
good fight for it"
Henry Fisher, the1aremau- on the engine, Was
rather excited when the train pulled into the
depot A reporter talked to him on his engine
He 10 . young man, but brave one. He said:
II saw the fellow coming over the tender after
the shots were fired. He had gun in his hand.
and and told the engineer to throw mp his hands
Boyd jumped at him as soon rs he got over the
tender. He left the throttle open. 1 looked
after the engine while the engineer was fighting
this fellow. ! thought the best thing to do Was
to look after the engine. and try to stop the
Jim for WHILE and left the throttle to help
him. Jim banged him with q monksy-wrench
first, and then they fought over the revolver.
Jim got that 1t was hot fight.
helped all could. but I was looking
ahead. The last time I looked around
I saw two other fellows coming over tho ten
der. yelled to the engineer, and pulled open
the throttle and let her out. She jumped for
ward lively. and the fellows were either thrown
or jumped off. Then I took hand with Jim on
the other robber. and We finally succeeded IN
throwing him of the engine. He was strong
'un, though, and nearly got the best of the old
man for awhile. Yes. it was pretty hot work,
but we beat EN- off The two fellows see wore
SLOUGH hats and think they had something
over their faces. They were both armed The
follow Jim had the fight with was younger than
the others. They were men, bus the fellow We
had the fight with was nothing more than q boy.
He wore hat, which We captured. He was
smooth-faced and his hair was cut short. He
was dark skinned, or else was sun-burned. He
begged Jim not to kill him. ~ he didn't intend
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