Evening journal., 1892-02-22


Ineney, one Of the express messengers, was
found badly wounded in his car He told
remarkable story.
A few miles west Of Jordan, ten miles
west OF Syracuse, small man with a full
beard let himself down from the top Of the
express car, Of which McInerney was tho
sole occupant, by means Of a rope and Crap
pling hook, broke the window, entered the
car, and as the frightened messenger pulled
the bell rope fired three shots at him. which
took effect In tho messengers right hand,
arm and legs.
The train came TO standstin and the crew
entered the car to see what was the matter.
In the meantime the highwayman had se-
cured package containing it is reported,
5000 and got out Of the car. He kept the
crowd at bay with two revolvers, and after
the conductor had sent man back TO Jor-
dan TO telegraph for assistance the train
proceeded.
As a crowd at the station at Lyons was
discussing this remarkable incident on the
arrival of the train one Oh the railroad men
suddenly recognized bystander as the rob
: Der
While Conductor Laass was locking over
his train just previous 10 It's pulling out Of
Syracuse, he had seen a man lettering near
IL and sharply scrutnized the face, as Il was
a new one around the depot to him, but ho
supposed that IL was some one on duty
there and so thought nothing Of it. Now
az the station agent recognized the man in
the crowd, he turned around and found him
self face TO face with the same individual.
He Stole an Engine.
The man had evidently gotten of tho
further side of the train while it stood at
the depot, had walked around both train
and station, come down the street as If
from the town, and was now leaning coolly
and carelessly against the building. Turn
ing TO the brakeman, who stood near, Mr..
Laass said, Didn't we see this man in
syracusef 10 which the brakeman replied,
ayes, that's him; that's your man, boys
D With that all made rush for him. but the
? stranger, pointing brace Of revolvers at
2 the crowd, said, "Oh, no, boys; keep easy,
d and don't be IN a hurry
; He then ran across the track to the ex-
J. press train which was on track 2 and tried
> TO uncouple the engine Of that train. Ho
e could not do IL, however, and crossed to
! track 8, where a coal train, drawn by
q heavy "hog" engine was'standing Leaplng
q 6n the front car he uncoupled the engine
q from the train, climbed over the water tank
d and thrusting his reYoiyers in the faces Of
P the startled engineer md fireman, he Kissed
9 III you prefer your lives 60 this engine
hides and they hid Then he pulled the
u throttle wide open and sailed away, whist
o ling as he came 20 the crossings with all the
70 accuracy Of an experienced engineer.
e As soon as the conductor had recovered
D. from his surprise he uncoupled the engine
from his train, and taking with him a
p switchuan who had in the meantime pro-
n cured a loaded double barreled shotgun, he
* started in pursuit
10 Near the canal bridge, between Newark
and Lyons, the fugitive saw that the light
engine pursuing would soon oyertake his
heavier one, 80 he stopped his engine, re-
; versed IL and flew down the track to meet
- his pursuers. They saw him coming and
got down in the bottom of the cab. It was
n well they did so, for as he flew past he let
~ 60 two shots through the window Of the
y cab, while the switchman discharged one Of
the barrels Of his gun at the swiftly passing
= engine Of the robber
The shots Of neither pursuers or pursued,
however, took effect, and the conductor re-
versed his engine and backed after the flee
ing fugitive.
Again the desperado reversed his engine
and came toward those who were so hotly
!, pursuing him. Again those in pursuit
crouched in the bottom Of the cab. Again
!, the shots OF the desperate man rang out,
= and as before, the balls passed through the
y window OF the cab and whistled harmlessly
y over the heads Of those crouching at the
bottom Of IT,
Run Down at Last.
EThe switchman fred his last remaining
charge, but from his crouching position his
u aim at the fast flying engine could but be
ia inaccurate and the shot was but a random
pr one, and the bullets ratified without avail
p against the iron sides Of the rapidly passing
u iron monster. On up the road the engine,
bearing the daring desperado flew, carry
ing him each moment further away from
his pursuers.
q The men on the pursuing engine held a
IN council Of war and concluded that unaided
at az they were any further attempt at pursuit
u and capture Of the robber would be worse
than madness for he was well armed and
past experience had taught them that he
carried his weapons for use and would use
% them if the emergency required, so they
"a backed their engine TO Lyons.
~ The fugitive kept on, but soon found that
a his steam was giving out, and at Blue Cut,
about two miles east of Newark, he desert
ed the engine and ordered the switchman
stationed at the cut at the point Of his re
!. volyer, to take the engine back to Lyons
!. and the command was quickly obeyed- The
robber then struck of into the country
Officers from Lyons came up with the fel-
low as he was sitting on log on the edge Of
a swamp seven miles southwest from here
" with his revolvers at his side He surren
ne dered TO Deputy Sheriff Collins without
a. showing fight and was brought to the Lyons
Jail.
Detective O'Neill Of the New York Cen
tral railroad, and Detective Ennis, of Syra
ay cuse, visited Lyons and identified the rob
" Der as Perry, who is wanted for the express
ed robbery at Utica, committed last Septem
Der. There is a reward Of 81, 600 offered 70
his capture by the American Express com
pany.
on Edison Denies Being Frozen Out.
NO ORANGE, n. j., Feb. 22.-Thomas A. Ed