New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-01
TRAUPS SEIZE A TRAIN.
LIVELY TIMES IN TIE BUCKEYE STATE.
THE NOMADS ROUTED AFTER A BATTLE WIFI
MARsH,L's rOssE-s1X CAPTURED
AND SEVEN ESCAPE

Celina OlIlo JAM 31.-An extra freight train on tho
Lake Erie and Western road Numbered through fort
Recovery at tremendous rate last evening" ana Il II"
loungers at the depot there noticed that there was
even more than the usual number OF trampi'h-iooh-
ing fellows OH board As the caboOse swept past the
station agents Office, Conductor Reed was seen 10
Zip small piece OF paper out OF the window "hich
was partly OPEN The little wad OF paper fell on the
platform and was picked up by bystander, VINO car
rIcd 1t to the lamp, which swung over the uoo.
Of the baggage-roOm 1t proved 10 be haf Oh an olu
envelope, Oh which written In almost undecpher
able letters the following message TO the station agent
Mr. Brounllc of this place:
Gods sake get party OF officers together and help.
Conductor Reed had evidently been unable TO write
more. Agent BrounlIc sent a message 10 M"iSha
Woods Then n dispatch was received from Conductor
Reed mt tie next station saying that the tiamp' hau
almost beaten to death "Tom7 Weldon, brakeman
By this time Marshal Woods had assembled posse
and had started toward Mackinaw Junction. a Itte
over nile from here. They had just arrived tuere
when the train as custom of all trains. whether
passenger or freight, slowed up Before II came 10
a stop the tramps the posse. and wild break TOT
the timber on either side OF the track was maue'
Marshal Woods dashed toward the nearest OF uie
tramps yelling 10 the posse Don't let OF them
escape If ossble' the same time grabbing nee
ing rascal bv the collar. The tramp turned ana let
out his right" with vicious blow, but Woois Ill
moment had his man by the throat on the ground
Nearly every member Of the posse had similar Or
worse tussle with one more Of the tMmp', hali
dozen OF the dirty, ragged men beng hhaly cp''cu
and LOund hand and foot.
The train crew. who had also endeavored TO capture
some OF the tiamps, were not successful in their
efforts Of the despcradoes managing to escape
into the woods. one Of these was, however, Without
doubt badly hurt. brakeman having MI MIN Oh Tue
head with a coupling pin and knocked him Gown. Inc
wounded tramps companions kop the talhmeh al Day
and he WIS carried of by his comrades into the WOODS
m. gang swearing they would shoot any one who dared
10 follow As some Of them known to be armed,
ts threat was sufficient TO keep the brakemen ron
following.
While the scrimmage In the dark lasted the tramps
kept ND voley OF Oathe, curses and blasphemous eA
clsmatons Even after the six pnsone's were secured
they continued their abusive talk. splitting In the faces
of the oap,ors and swearing they would have revenge
when they regalned their liberty.
When the train was pulling slowly out OF Portland
last evening. the tramps. who had evidently been
lying In walt for IT, suddenly appeared and CLIMBED
on the cars five OF them entering the cabCose ana the
others scattering themselves along the tram; Infee
mounted the engine the leader, gigantic riian WIN
n stubby beard showing the engineer aside ana t1hln@
charge Of the locomotive the wormng ., wi,n ,id IA
evidently understood The gang s"Oro theS "luin i,
run the train wide open and were aa Soo1 as their
word. As freight train No. 81 was 3hN @ n.e Dr. Vp o.
ahead the train crew became alarmed ana eiiuesSoret
tO dlspossess the tramps. The attempt was made at
Fort Recovery but the tranpS resisted ana the crew
was wor,tcd one of the brakemen Weedon being bady
beaten. He was taken TO Lima for tTeatment
on leaving Fort Recovery they took complete pos.
session and held IL until scattered bv the posse al
vacIdnaw Conductor Reed will return 20 appear
against them and II Is felony IN this stat to In
,erferc with train tn rascal, viii, no doubt get d
chance 40 learn trade. Considerable excitement pre-
walls all along the line and ople are securing the
rountry for the tramps who made their escape Moro
caut,lres win undoubtedly follow. This part OF the
state has been infested with tramps. and farmers and
the railroad companies have suffered much from thef
d.prcdatiOus.