New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-22
4 PAT-TRAIN UREChED BY ROBbhh'
SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED AND THE MIs
CREANT CHASED TO HIS HOME
AND CAPTURED.

New.Orieans Dec. 2l.-"The Times Democrats
Woodville. Miss dispatch says: \ most a'ro''on'
attempt was made Yesterday afternoon 70 "reeN Oie
nav train of the Louisville, New Orleans ana texas va
the Woodvle branch Of that road The pay-'F'i''
afs.r having of the employees left here at 90 p M
and had proceeded two and onehat miles i'o"' ''''
Mace when the engineer in turning curve saw man
al a distance Of forty yards deliberately pun I''
,,rav lie n,mcd ately reversed his engine and caiel
foe hralcs but il was too late and ere the echo OF INC
whistle had died away the entire train was "rcCh'
The injured laid upon the ground near DS' ""''
medical aid was promptly administered 10 ''e'"' ~
soon as p0ssibe cOnveyanccs were Sehl lor' anu wv
injured we're sent 10 the coyn House. Inc "'S''
tor from all information cleaned. planned several
months ago and but for the promptness OF W. r
rucr no doubt the loss Of life would have been heavy
- A EradfDrd a resident Of this place wa idehtne
as the man who pulled the rail and Is no" III J""
IIo and another person entered into conspiracy SUM
n,r AGO 70 do TN, deed and while talking ana
r,,,,irc il they were overheard by Fu-ler. Thcv
discovered that their conversation hih peeh o'e'''u
bv Fuclcr and threatened that If he "ould not 20 WIN
them aud said anything about IL they "o1p NH MN
r,,er consented 10 assist them. But FuGlcr impaired
what information he had gained to the officials oi ''
road in Memphis and in desiring to bring inc glH par
,i IA IA ticc they made Fuecr dccoy 10 assist t'h
in copuring the robbers. Upon leaving memphis 'le
officials Of the road cautioned the ere" "l 'ne pay
train 10 be on their guard, that an attempt Won" ~
made TO rob them on tho Woodvillc branch ana r'
their protection they sent two Of their detectives aohV
with the train. Upon leaving W0odvilic every man
was Al nj, post Of duty and while danger was eNPe'r"
thcy thought the attempt would be made i"rher GOVT"
,rn spot wa, well selected but the time noppor''h'
u,n soriug the train turning the curve radi"ri p'
the rail and lay iu the bushes to avail the H'ul I'll m
work Discovering that he w1> not -uccc'siui, W nu
tnoiiaiclv rotrcatrd 1n ana ere ne hiu ,.h' ,I
many tens Detective Laird started after MN ht'
lord confined on his race for escape Du' " ="
r,,tlrd a, he was about 10 enter nj ip..I,. .,.
n.to,ttv, Laird and ". +. Fugler, Wllp nhme"Iiui
Lr,urht him ~ town and delivered MN 0l'i,
I.wie The motive that prompted me d'.n VA NJ w.
rl the car A. il supposed that Pay ,'r fIo,
,,d about -iOOOD aboari. rh" crew "i il1 "Ir.nr
train consisted of the following all more "i >N D'"N
,laheu mp and scratched - .t,,, am, ,or
Nr j.r, ant rOadma>t"r rccclfcd palhiNI anu pr
han. mortal wounds. from which 10 may nov re'"N'I
Iir vie va, photographed for last eNoni't ana arr arr W ~
,, , r,o, al AT A. m. 10 day AMI b. now Al NJ '"n
cnlnn,l T. IT, French. pay maStcI. lc''Ncu NhS"
u.nlud- about the ribs and fd'c. -,
" t. Harris. clerk. slightly injured 'oudu ,"r J"l @
smith bruised about the body: Engineer - ,n"n
rouldrr di,o,a atod coorc fireman ana COOK oTul9u
,i,ut ,hr face Detectives Laird and AnthohN' DOM Ih
iur,d ou and leg. 49,, ,.,o, .,,, ,,,di
al riehi >hrrir Lewis ordered and place. an "u %
t,naI g,arl at the Jail. ~ Iumor> "cit an'9t 'na
bradford would De lynchcd II Nr. Bryant d'ed'