Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-12-22
WRECKED BY a ROBBER.
The Remarkable Attempt to
Rob a Pay Train.
THE RESULT or A CONSPIRACY.

For Months the Riscreant Had Been PLAN
ming the job, and Had Threatened Death
to a Man who Accidentally Overheard
the PIot-safe Behind the Bars.
WoODvILLE, Miss, Dec. GA carefully
planned attempt to wreck a train met
with disastrous success Saturday after
noon The pay train on the Woodville
branch of the Louisiana, New Orleans and
Texas road left here at 400 after paying off
the hands The train had proceeded about
ten and half miles when the engineer, on
turning a curve, saw a man a short dis
lance away pull rail from the track The
engineer Immediately reversed the engine
and put on the brakes, but it was too
late and in an instant the train was a
wreck
Roadmaster Bryant received very pain
ful and perhaps mortal wounds from
which he cannot recover, but at present
is resting quietly and doing as well as can
be expected. His wife was photographed for
and arrived on a special. She is now at
his bedside.
asthb u ZIG AiIuEeus
The crew of the train consisted Of the
following, who were all more or less seri-
ously injured: Anthony, detective,
arms and legs injured; d. Brown, engineer,
shoulder dislocated; j. II. French, pay
master, wounds about ribs and faces w. Il.
Harris, clerk, slightly injured; - Laird,
detective, arms and legs bruised; jeff
Smith, conductor, bruised about the body;
the colored fireman and cook were both
bruised about the face.
Caring for the MANNED.
The injured were laid upon the ground
near by, and medical aid was promptly
administered to the suffering. As soon
after as possible conveyances were sent
for, and the injured were conveyed to the
Coyn house, where they were made COM
Portable.
The disaster is one of the most horrible
that has ever been perpetrated in or about
this country, aud from all information
CLEANED was planned several months ago,
and but for the promptnes of w. +. Fug
Ter no doubt the loss of life would have
been very heavy.
5. A. Bradford, resident of this place,
was identified MS the man who pulled the
rail. lie is now in Jail
The Result of "A Conspiracy.
Il appears that he and another person
entered into a conspiracy some months
ago to do this deed, and while talking and
planning was overheard by Fugler They
in turn discovered that their conversation
had been overheard by Fugler, aud threat
ened that if he (Fugler) would not go with
them and say nothing about it they would
kill him.
Fugler consented to their arrangement
to assist them. Fugler however, impaired
what information he had gained to the Off
cals of the road in Memphis, who made
Fugler deooy to assist them in capturing
the robbers.
Upon seeing the train turning the curve
Bradford pulled the rail and lay in the
bushes to await the result of his hellish
work.
The Sheriff Feared Lynching.
Discovering that he was not successful
he Immediately reiterated on run, and
ere he had taken many steps Detective
Laird started after him. Bradford CON
tinued on his race for escape, but was capt
ured as he was about to enter his house
by Detective Laird and W. +. Fugler, who
Immediately brought him to town and de-
livered him to Sheriff Lewis The motive
that prompted the deed was to rob the car,
as it was supposed that Paymaster French
had about $4,000 aboard. Sheriff Lewis
ordered and placed an additional guard at
the jail as rumors were ahoat that Brad.
ford would be lynched if Mr.. Bryant died.