Telegram-herald., 1890-03-08
DURr,G TIE WAR
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Even n th@ss d&ys q pe-1> ~--a
s~sry money -Lz1dLsx erz1ed fox defense
azd ssKr01nisd b every safeguard.
ba1ks az -s01eAsd, stages helt up
sxp4ess cars sobbs1. and ths Highway
robber AAd LLs horse thief have a0 eon-
DlA1nt - II i4ck " business 11S beng
ne Sass uos, yo.l ean Izls-yins -ns sI4e
Of af2irs darinz the var even hoagh
yoa were cot a living witness Along
.bSus 1858 tie bzd usn Of Ihe tines
rsaDst cSnstaas harvest Money vas
Aband4n8 every tay fsii q sTclssmsnl
ard subszziers al sbsc0nders oUsnonl-
ksred honzst nen And. 30, banks.
srDress oomp mpaaiss md other big mOney-
handlers were green - many o. tne
1rioks and scheme. and the idea OF buy
ing . revolver tor aa express messenger
Dut % ooIap pany r'lnfs would have been
voted down EAsts- tar. tie must arm
himself, and Il 20 pulled through he
~as a good fellow. II he ddnt IL wss
looked aeon as IA. scs 81 Rrovidsnoe>-
Ny nrss sdVentare occurred While
making the run bss~esn Gncinnsr and
sir weeks and the Business sas so
hwy thss We had 20 have An extra
mn While took charge Of the money
bD looked after the parcels and boxes,
md 80 lad whole car 20 ourselves
Hy assistant ~as named John Goodhue,
and hs h2d been one OF the check clerks
IN the frsight department. OF the Cincin-
matt Office he ~As an easy-going, good
natared nan of forty. much given 70
taking things easy, bat a. he VAS the
only man the company could or would
spare had 70 take hir - | found him
and make the best OF ~. Whenever We
pulled out Of either city We we're very
busy for the irst half hour. | saw that
every thing was properly chocked on
and accounted for Ia the line OF money
and valaablas. and then assisted him II
he was not already through 1t thus
AsomeCines happened that was busy at
nv safe in the corner for the first twenty
miles out and that little or no converse
zion Was exchanged between as.
On this particular evening Goodhue
was ten uinntes Late at the train, but
he took hold with unusual spirit and
when the stuff WAS all IN we had the
rar pretty we'll hlled. / was at my safe
when the train pulled out and heard
Goodhue moving about and going
~hr0ngh the usual routine. We had
nothing 20 put OF ansil We reached
farm thirty miles away and then 1t was
isomething In the Ene OF freight l
f.heretore took things easy and was
smoking SIS did my work. | had on
shat night, in addition 70 my own safe
sznd 81, ,OCo, paymasters safe which
toson saincd nearly quarter OF a million.
was sitting on this and bending over
Hny own whom | received blow on the
dead from behtnd. IL fell upon the left
side II my head and glanced to the
Ishouker, bot 10 Knocked me over side
WAYS in a heap on the floor. was not
stunned. bat it came TO me In a second
10 play 'possum." Even while falling
4 realized that IL vas plan TO rob the
car, and xo15ered who Goodhue had
behind him I rolled over on my back,
,rroaned swo OF three times and then
,ssrsigh toned on. aud after a minute ]
heard voice say: Come out, Jim
thss seetledf'
n Ezs tho voice % the man who had
strnck ia. bat not the voice OF Good
hua heard a seoond man come for
ward. ard thrn TIE plot was exposed.
tNstthcr was Goodhue, and both were
sstrsDger~
Guess you've done for him, Tom."
sssd tho last oouaer as be stood over me.
] Couldn't help H. jim II he'd had
sgtven IA n fight II hadn't Now, then,
fwgve got things coopered- Infve min
N tes We shall be az Biankvf1le. There's
nothtns to 20 or, bat I'll open the door.
sit bsre on the safe
/ Tha whistle blew, ne train slowed up,
and pretty soon IA we're at staRdstill.
The robber opened The sliding door
aud stood as cool "a you please for two
or three minutes and heard him re-
ply 70 the agent shat there was nothing
10 70 OF "A soon "a the train pulled
out De shat the door aud came over aud
said;
s.Opsn he othsr door. Five miles from
here Is Tie stretch of woods, and We
5mus: co ready to damp the safes at the
word
Ny revolver was under me. In ia hOl-
lster. and was helpless. The first move
7 made vo-ld have brought them upon
me. and thCy would have been certain
20 make sure work OF IL this time.
bad 20 Lot them carry out their plan.
Hbus vas forming another The stretch
OF woods was tao miles long. and be-
tw~en Blsnkvirs and the next stop was
a distance 81 ~frh se an miles. The two
tsruali stations sssswsen we're not on our
sine card. The train sped along at
'rate of forty niles an hour. and protty
soon out went she sales. Thea the men
ran ont az the end of the car. set the
brake. ana pulled the bell cord That
Wa what they did but I did aos wait to
see or hear it They we're 40 sooner
clear 81 The car shsn I rose up and took
flying leap Straight ous into the dark
lpc=s after hat money. There vas
tong pile ~ gravel on that side. ann 4
struck into this. turned over and over
haifs dozen smes. and fnally brought
NJ N pusatc patch 90 the railroad
ssrfp, badly shaken I'd. but rot bone
broken The engine was whistling for
brakes nile away. and a. SION -
ryuid rec nj mouth ard sTrs Of dirt
star,ad down The s-acx. I fnund the
first safe On the edge % the ditch. and
The Second hundred feet away beside
ssump. drarzed nine down 20 the