The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-13
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Two Young Men Held up in n Box Car by
tIfe Grew.

An IxrrLmaENcRR reporter had a talk
yesterday with young man now stay
ing in Wheeling, who tellsan apparently
straight story of u peculiar robbery OF
which he was victim while he was
stealing a ride out in Ohio. The young
man, who is about nineteen years old,
is now working in the city, and while he
has no hopes OF getting his money, be-
lieves that he may start an investiRa-
ton by the railroad authorities which
| will result in the punishment OF the
thieves. Here is the story in his own
words: :,
"Last Monday two weeks ago" said
he. 81 was in Fostoria with my brother
About7 D. IN. we went down to the rail-
road and saw freight train belonging
to the Chicago division of the i. < o.
The train was being drawn by engine
No. 1927, and attached to the train was
caboose numbered 1901. My brother
and / got into box car, and pretty soon
the train started. She had got under
good Roadway when suddenly three
men swung themselves down off tho top
Of the car and came inside. One OF
them had a dark complexion and wore
a goatee and moustache. The other
had sandy complexion and moustache,
and the other had, l think, n smooth
face. One was the conductor OF the
freight, for he wore cap with u con-
ductor's badge omit.
mHave you got fifty cents?' the
smooth.faced man sud. 'NoV said !.
60 down in your pockets he replied:
4 won't do it, answered. We'll, we'll
90 down ourselves, said he; and with
that one Of them pulled knife, the
other two drew revolvers. ! struck one
OF the men in the face, and he punched
me in the jaw with the muzzle Of the
revolver. My brother and saw it was
no use to resist, and lot them 20 ahead.
One searched me, and while he was
looking in my left vest pockets, l slip
| ped my fingers into the right, took out
a ten.dullar bill / had, and crumpled it
up in my right hand. He didn't see
me, or at least he never found the bill.
an the meantime the other two had
gone through my brother and taken
$50 lady's gold watch, which he had re-
ceived as present from our sister.
Somehow or other they didn't take-the
chain, hut took the watch off the end
OF it. They found no money on him,
either. was leaning against the side
OF the car, with my satchel, which con-
tanned $50 and some clothing. The tel<
low that had robbed me picked up the
satchel and. was going to swing it out
ON top Of the car, but I hit him, and the
others told me to keep quiet or | would
get the worst OF 1t. He then climbed
on top of the car, lay down fiat on the
roof, pointed his pistol downward and
called to the others: Now, boys, come
onl' They also climbed up and didn't
bother us any more. We heard them
stamping, and they must have bursted
the satchel open that way, for they
threw us down one OF the three white
shirts, and coat and vest which we
had in the satchel.
"As soon as the train arrived at Titfin,
jumped out and ran to q house near
the track, and asked il ! could tele-
phone to tho police, throwing down the
ten-dollar bill and telling them to take
their change out OF that. Itturned out
to be q regular police telephone, how
ever, and there were no charges. After
telephoning went to the telegraph OPP
orator and asked him the number OF the
train. He said it was No. 90. By the
time the police got there the train had
gone. We then went up to the mayors
office, where | was introduced to the
mayor. made statement, just like
the one I've made to you. The mayor
said he might telegraph ahead to Chi
cago Junction and have the train crew
arrested, but after talking awhile, he fl,
nally said
az don't think the light is worth the
candle. You will have to put up the
money to pay the expenses OF the pc.
lice in going to Chicago Junction, and
you would probably have to give bond
Tor your appearance ut the first term of
court, or failing in that, be detained rs
Witnesses l offered to put up my
body as security, and stay there till
court met, and told the Mayor that II
those fellows beat me, would stay and
work out every expense the State was
put to. But my brother and l got to
talking it over, and finally concluded
we had better leave, rs We we're stran-
gers and would have hard time sub.
Stimulating our charges. We walked
up and down the track the most OF the
night, waiting for train.
1--WE have knocked around since
then; were at Burton last Monday a
week, and finally arrived in Wheeling,
where got worE at my trade"
The young man tells very plausible
story and there Is some confederation
OF his claim OF having been robbed.
About two weeks ago a special telegram
to the Cincinnati Enquirer stated that
two young men had got off freight
train at TilFin, o., and claimed to have
been robbed by the crew. One of them
gave the name Of George Garrison.
The young man who talked to the re-
porter said that he gave that name to
the authorities at Tiflin. 1t is not his
real name. and ho did not state why he
gave an alias, though 1t is possible that
he knew it is against the law to steal
ride and supposed it would be time
enough to give his right name after the
freight men had been apprehended.
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