The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-17
BoLo RAILWAY ROBBERY


NEv ORLEANS. December i5.-A special froii'
Grenada. Miss. 10 the Plcayune. says that TWO
white men stopped passenger trSin' ~ :
on the Illinois Central railroad near pues
hii Mississippi, about 10 o'clock iasI insn',
robbed the express car Of 5000, and shot and
killed Chatl les Hughes Of Jackson, iehhv,rSo,
"A passeugcr. who had attacked the r0pDeIs
wiki a rifle. When tue Train was ieaNiDs Duss 'l'..
Hill two men boarded the engine anu com.
mauded engineer y Law 70 run Idss e, a.-e a,ns -
stop until tDd 10. The engneef, anu n.J.nan s
George vans were covered by navy * NosVa,Is a. ;
and had 10 obey. When q nile nortn on .nc
sta Ton the me1 ordered ths trnln s'vpp.o'
The engineer and fireman were nlane ~ U.s. u.s
mount rnd were marched % Tue eNp,e' sa'S ca,
One of tier bhcrs knocked on the car az ~ s.e
Messenger Hill opened t. Threc snvts WIZ
nrcl al Hill, ana thc men then tnterea eiie gar
ana tOpk sil the money there was ln 'ne s :" e, !.
Conductor b. Wilkinson. who fusnel ous ~
hearIug the frlng ana 10 see why the sfsln n
stopped was fired on, and. bfing nnatueu' ns
ne ufned 90 the tRn. Chatses husnes "
JAG son. Tenn, passenger, theh lai Oee "ts, 49,
Winchester rife. A. he stepPeo 70 ~ ~
ground he Na3 shot az. one naii struSh his
lei arm. another won't through ms stoisaS,n, .,i
inuict.ug a fatal wound. Tee teaih VI w
yOung man was very sad, as he WIS me oDiy
support Of as widowed mother. he cano -, :"
Lexington, Miss, yesterday 10 inset "ss 81 ~
teris family and a younger brother, sl ni
whom were on the rsi1, and we're greatly ois
trcsssd at hi. untimely death. -,
The robbery was done Ia the regular nisn-
way style. Nine .bOrs were rred % coho.S
tor Wilkinson aud PASSENGER hahan, thtSe ~
Hughes. ami Tour or i've by the roopsf, rop.
During the robbery great uneasiuess was ielt
by the passengers. who feared Tor the shle',
Of their yaluables aud ives. The Following
DESCRIPTION OF THE ROBBERS
Is furnished by Engineer Law. Both were
whife men: one was tail and slender ano tne
other was OF ordinary size. Both were pooils
dressed aud showed themselves 10 re marc
characters. Tho tall one wore sandy chin
whiskers snd Law IS in doubt as 10 "netnei nc
had q mou-fache
Express Messenger Hill gives the following
description OF tho man who entered the car
He was "a fall nan and wore a VIII G slouch
hat lie had no beard on the side or ms iace'
The mask covered his face below the nose. ne
had large nickel plated pistol, when loosen
unusually long The bore was very large ahu
the barrel was round. apparently tOf d cap
md ball. The man had daik hair, cut very
short. II looked as II 10 had been cut Oy
country barber. lie wore a gray suit Oh very
in sack larger than tae one used on IN. eA-
press car. bat of the same material. BOtn the
robbers wore masks. It's believed that neither
was biz by the shots iirod az them.
PURSUIT or rnE ROBBERS.
The place where the robbery occurred is an
open low marsh tifty yards from the woods.
The men fed eastward into the swamp. a
posse is being organized AT Grenada 60 join ID
the chase after them. blOOdhOunds Will Doput
ON the trail The description Of the tai man
with sandy Wh kers wO II answer tor fhat OF
the mau who recently robbed a train on tne
Northeastern Railroad.