The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-12
A SHOCK IN TIME.
A Photographers Successful Ruse to
Outwit a Desperate.

Outwit a Desperate.
From, the Detroit Free Press.
John Warner sat by his telegraphic table,
trifle pale, perhaps, but seemingly cool
and in no way disturbed by the extraordi-
nary situation. The stranger, who wore a
wide-brimmed hat and was dressed in the
rough costume of frontiersman, leaned
over the counter, his elbows resting on it,
which enabled him to hold the heavy six
shooter without tremble. The six-shooter
covered" Warner. The following was the
conversation that ensued:
"What time does the night express pass"
''She's due in about half an hour, but she
is over an hour late"
IAN hour late, ehF'
Eyes, besides she doesn't stop here. You'll
have to go to Bloomville if you want to take
the express"
But if you telegraphed to Bloomville
for her to stop here she would stop, wouldn't
sher
mo, she wouldn't"
Hasn't she ever StoppedW
"Once or twice
"What made herg
"Orders from the train Dispatcher
"Where does he liver
Center City"
w ell, luSu, Ullo llooSt1S6S lIOlIl OSuteI
City to Bloomville must pass through this
office, mustn't they?'
"Of course"
''All right. Then you could send mes
sage from here and the Bloomville folks
wouldn't know but what it comes from Cen
ter City. couldn't your
81 could, but l wouldn't"
ooh, wouldn't yous Not if l asked youl
Well. young man, I'll be plain with you. If
10, av,I i,,e+, hat tnl1
send couple of bullets through you. We've
torn up thu track just round the bend, so
the train'll stop anyhow, and there will be
an eternal smash. Now we don't want to
bother anybody. We just want certain
package that's in tho express car. We
know it's on this train. Weexpect to have
to kill the expressmen, for there will likely
be an extra man to guard that package Ii
YOU don't stop that train you will perhaps
kill 50people and get shot yourself. If you
do the folks in the sleeping car will never
know anything out of the way, and we
will have the cash without any bother.
Saveyg'
II understand. Let me think mo-
ment. "
swell, hurry up There's no time to
lose. "
SIS the track torn up now or are you 60
ing to do it if l don't stop the trainp
"The tracks torn up now"
"All right. I'll stop the express"
Now, look here, young fellow. | want
you to understand this: If you try any fool
ing you won't catch us and you'll get shot
Yourself Nobody can come here, for my
friends are around this shanty and Won't
let anybody near here.
Nobody comes here, anyhow, at night,
or in the daytime, either, for th 1t matter"
GAL right | want you to understand
lust the fix you're in. We all have fast
bosses, and even if you brought regiment
on that train they couldn't catch us aud you
would have few bullets in you before l got
on my horse"
81 understand"
"All right again. Then go ahead"
The operator put his hand on the key,
but sat there thinking and did not press it,
"Now, sec here; you hurry up there. |
don't want any monkev business"
The operator turned so sharply rcuud ON
him thai the other instinctively raised his
revolver little.
Twill you oblige me by keeping your
cussed mouth shut I'll start when / get
ready, aud don't you forget it. Pm run
ming this machine aud don't you forget
that. II you don't like it, shoot and be
hanged to you, and then do your own teie-
''That's the way to talk" cried the des-
perado with admiration. That's business.
Darned il ever heard man talk lihe
that with a gun pulled on him. You go
right ahead, aud if you do this thing
square we'll whack up on the swag. It's
rather tiresome standing here, so III just
tako this chair inside. won't interfere"
GAN right" said the op -rator; make
yourself at home"
Then he turned to the table and began.
telegraphing.
''Klic-a-lick, klic-a-lck. klic-a-lick, klic-a-
lick,n went the instrument rapidly.
"What's THAR said the desperate. for
getting his vow Of non-interference OF "a
moment before. sit seems to DO al the same
thing"
geit is. am calling the Office at Bloom
villen
"Klic-a-lick, ic-a-lick--chuck."
sIhere, I've got 'em. Now, don't inter
rupt me. I'll toll you what is said when I'm
throu=h."