The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-15
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Masked E9sn 'slso!a Up" No. 4, F
F.V., {. & o. Train, Near
huntington, ". va.

Masked E3en Held Cp' NO. q, I
r. w., e. & o. Train, Near
Huntington, ". va.
PASSENGERS RESISTED And oaE WA:
KILLED AND ANOTHER WOUNDED.
The Robbers Failed to accomplish fhet
Object.
About midnight Monday, as the G. 6
O., T. f. Y. Passenger train, No. 4, east
bound, was leaving Huntington, ". Va.
in charge of Captain Z. T. Berkeley, q
this city, ii was Boarded by several sns>
picious characters, and it had not pro
ceeded further than tie G. & 0. Machine
Shops, before their purpose was made
known. They had taken seats in the
smoking car, and after the train was in
motion, walked deliberately into the
/ ladies' coach, in which car they were
passed by the Conductor, Captain r. p.
Berkeley, who laid his hand on enc Of
them in walking through the aisle. Not
having his attent iisn directed especially
to them, Captain Berkeley passed on to
the rear of the tr:sin When he had dis
appeared, these two men followed, I'm
til they reached the end Of the coach,
II he nd I,
drawn revoivers, retraced their steps
and shouted to every enc to ''hold up"
This terrified the passengers, but as the
man in the lead passed through the ear,
passenger from Cincinnati, by the
name Of Oscar Mtk, tripped the fellow
up and jumped on him. While the two
were struggling for the mastery, the
confederate slipped up behind Kock and
shot him in the back Of the head, the
ball passing through the skull and COM
ing out just above his lip, on the left
side CT the face. Other passengers then
came to the rescue, as we'll as the Ticket
COLLECTOR, and in the melee, q passenger
by the name of Peter Drake received
two wounds, nett her of serious nature.
At this juncture the robbers pulled the
bell cord, the train slowed up and they
escaped: BY this time the passengers
were in q state characterization, bu. being
without arms, were poweress. In their
hurried flight the lesperadoes left two
revolvers and a small hand satchel.
The wounded were taken Off at
Charleston, where the brave young Ger
man, Oscar Lick, died. lie had Just
been married, and in company with his
wife, was on his way TO New York, to
take a steamer for Germany, to visit his
native land. He was about % or 80
years Of age
Mr.. Drake viii recover There is no
clue as yet to the perpetrators OF this
outrage, but no efforts should be spared
by the Company or the authorities to
find them and bring them to speedy
they failed to get any booty, but they
did far worse, by committing cold-blooo-
ed murder
LATER.-BurTell Forgey, who resides
in Huntington, was arrested on Tuesday
in that city, and has been identified as
one of the robbers. lie had been shot
in the shoulder.
The Richmond tsstttsta, an evening pa
per, contained the fo!iowing kilograms:
"STAUNToN, VA Dee 13.-Last night
at 11:20 O'Clock, just after the east-bound
vestibuled train On lie Chesapeake and
Ohio road had left Huntington, W. Va,
three masked men entered the day
coach and began firing revolvers indis>
crininately. A panic followed, but a
young German named Kock grappleG
with one of the masked men, and by the
aid Of fellow passengers oyerpowered
him.
Another robber rushed up and shot
young Kock in the head and thrice
wounded another passenger whose name
is unknown. The conductor had by
this time secured revolver, but the
three masked men pulled the bell cord,
stopped the train and fed. Five shots
were fred at them as they disappeared.
No one else was hurt The wounded
were taken to Charleston. Tt is thought
Kock will die. The mail and express
cars were not attacked.
The train was wthiA the city limits
when the robbers boarded it, and was
just pulling out of Huntington. The
men entered the passenger coach from
the smoker. Both wore SLOUGH hats,
pulled well down over their faces, and
they stationed themselves at each door
of the car. Immediately they masked
themselves and, without warming, be
gan firing their revolvers right and left
to terrify the passengers.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
''This is the account sent to President
Ii. E. Ingalls, at Washington and dupIi-