The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-04
EHEsrBoDr ARMED
The DiAcuitses OF Railroads. n West vir-
gtuIs-Desperate nroonshlaers.

| NOT QeuRntIul occupation ioE inc Nortnerr
railroad man who is not accustomed to thu
customs OF the country. In order to succeed
| he must be strong. fearless. and good shot
for the moonshiners have no respect for Q
man who cannot take care Of himself on al
| occasions. The moonshiners are opposed Il
railroads that ore breaking up the old ordel
| OF things Tho march Of civilization is tc
them a constant menace. and they are not back
ward about expressing their disapproval OF It
The moonshiner lie not a man to be trifled with
He is generally tall and spare. with muscular
development that any man might envy. When
| he comes riding into town with Winchester
on one arm and Jug Of moonshine whiskey
on the other. he has the right Of way. and nc
one disputes It When several OF them get to.
0ether OH festal occasion and indulge freely
| in the native liquors, no man who values his
| life will disturb them. Nearly every one in
this section carries Winchester. a revolver
or a bowie knife It is the custom OF the
country. A revolver is a part Of every rail-
road mans equipment. from the engineer to
the brakeman. On the Chinch Valley road
a brakeman would forget his dinner kettle
before he would his revolver. Every man is
armed for an emergency, check clerk &C.
p!oyed. AT WEIGHS station the other day q
es the q afs and se
an ssE' sost sss sssn
A philadelphian WHO has charge Of a con-
str ctr 'a gang in the Elkhorn branch has won
eariess and cspta With syoser
several occasions the lawess spirits in that
section tried to do him up. but in zach case he
are walking lame In consequence. The result
y they al have wholesome respect for him:
One day last week man secured employment
eyDr9E9 DurnOR0 doing
the Phiiadeiphian up. When discharged for
sope H. ~ out but
JAY, ana he went home FOR repairs
Coy and Hatfield factions. The surviving
sssS ss b Ss SS9Ss s
HI, performs his duties satisfactorily. but It is
the mountains and go on the warpath He y
dead shot. as strong as q lion. and thinks 1t
the ew e
known as the Hall and Allen factions. have
into and hsy to
HatfleIds made. They have q number OF re-
tanners. known as snakes" who keep sharp
pieo%s iDdiS sGu The s n have sI
thirst for glory, and they hope to become
sco9s 81 the so n ssa
stopped ut u water station on Thursday last
%hsn sat KS hssd With ka %ss
another made an unsuccessful attempt to dis
his ae e otRss
who drove of his assailants:
The leader Of the Hall faction is Charles
fifty years Of age. a. regular daredevil. and as
cunning as fox. He Is strongly opposed to
boasts opens that he viii Shoot the rss enc
through his farm. Hall always carries . Win:
Els re%as
been offered for the capture Of one Of the Hall
But no one one desires to 81 earn the reward. The
members OF the gang have way Of getting
together very iuisGl{ and s one o. them Is
For some time past Detective Baldwin Of the
dence against the men who have 50 persist.
emily fought the railroad men; He did not
s
going on. and. the other day. while Baldwin
was Walking along the survey: h he vas E94, sur
but the suddenness Of their appearance star:
@ Ill
saSs ySSys Sss sH
Fore You go s'posen you shak g hands with this
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course you'd like to say you shuk hands with
Baldwin concluded 1t was wise to heed the
suggestion. and accordingly he shook hands.
That seemed to give the g gang much satis HP
msht he Setarned Withoae an Hfse
He viii nSs
Ono Of the Halls is in the county Jail. await
In han Otn fnr mi Ia cniH In hoo
hs was csnSisted W. the killing q pciis s
fenced to be hanged on March g. but It" on the the
eve Of that day he was respited for month.
hs dy ST for fhs tie Of
pected. It is rumored that the rest Of the |
hni rom w the saiioys The condemned 's man
SssS tS s h ES Gs much resE
uneducated mountaineer. who looks as II he |
haG Ted hard lie Sd;Gdeing deputy marshsls
f WIFE, lie answered.
o Maen Up n Mf VIZ as Gnss hs
sss: &GSsa aH
,ther day Charles held up. an entire railroad
,ecion gang at Eork on The new ne road and
woUas 5 50 mas
ind fined $32 by the local magistrate for in
srferlg with the constructioR OF the road.
ret the money back In some way.
Nothing gives these wild song OF the noun
aims so much pleasure as holding up party
or their lives. Not long ago the two Allen
'rothers. leaders Of the Allen gang. while IN
IIIhorn extension and held up the tim elk eeper
nd construction gang with q couple Of Win
hesters. The laborers were unarmed at the
minutes the ALIENS went. away without
ttsmptine any injury, or They are kn0wn
lot long ago their. sister went to
i've with man to whom she was not married.
isr brothers warned her to return home or
forward she fell. dead in the road. riddled
vith bSSkshct Her siayerss o are re-. at Liberty
aiiroad extension In this section; 10 them