The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-03-04
JESSE JAMES OUTCOME AT HIS
OWN GAME.
TRAIN ROBBING RECORDS broken.
a Lone Hlghwayman Enters an Express
Car by Means of Rope Ladder at
Rochester, n. Y, and Casts In tho
Shade All the Daring Deods
of Our Own Jesse james
Run to Earth at Last

ROCHESTER,, N, Y, Feb. 23.-The shoot
ing OF an express messenger in New
York Central train, the riding of valuable
SAFE the flight Of the robber on the en-
| CINE OF another train, from which he drove
the crew at the point of revolver, run
ming fight from the engine for miles with
another engine filed with railway men
and the final capture Of the desperate by
a sheritfs posse in swamp after wild
pursuit across the country, are some of
the sensational features of the most des-
perate attempt at train robbery in the
history OF the Central railway and which
cast in the shade as an exhibition of cool
ness and nerve the famous exploits Of
Western outlaws.
The train, No. 81 on the Central Hud-
son knoAn as the American express COM
pany's special runs between New York
and Buffalo and carries only goods and
property shipped by that company, on the
same time and with the same privileges as
the limited express The train leaves
New York at O'clock each evening and
is due in this city at Z O5 in the morning
An Express Cur Full OF Money.
Nearly all the cars are run through to
Chicago and contain the most valuable ex-
press matter. One car is known US the
money carr and in it is sent the specie
from the United States treasury for West
ern banks, as well as the money in process
of exchange between the banks of New
York and the West The load of wealth
sent out from New York on this train is
usually greater on Saturday evening than
on any other day aud often amounts to
more than 81, 0J0,0OJ in addition to iewelry
and other valuables. Daniel T. McInerney
Of this city was in charge of tho money
car on the trip Saturday night
RVislted by II Lone. Desperado.
When the train was near Wecdsport the
conductor, who was in the coach with his
two trainmen, thought he heard the air
whistle sound very family. Going out on
the platform of the coach he climbed into
it and looking through the hole where the
bell cord comes through he saw the upper
part OF man whose face below the eyes
was concealed by red flannel mask. The
messenger he could not see He went
back, set the air brakes and called his two
trainmen to the platform. Suddenly mans
form appeared at the side door of the ex-
press car. Revolver bullets whistled
past their ears and voice was heard COM
manding them to signal the engineer to go
ahead or take the consequences The
trainmen were unarmed. The conductor
told ole of his men to jump off, run back
to Jordan and telegraph to Rochester that
they had train robber on board. This
was done and the conductor signaled the
engineer to go ahead at full speed.
At Fort Byron the trainmen went to the
express car. This showed signs of des-
perate struggle Money packages and
jewelry were lying scattered about.
Everything in the car was stained with
blood and Messenger McInerney was ly-
ing bleeding from several wounds and
almost unconscious. The robber was
nowhere to be seen. McInerney wanted
to be brought on to Rochester and tele-
gram for an ambulance was sent
The Outlaws Wonderful Nerve.
At Lyons the station was alive with peO-
pie. Among others was a well dressed
man wearing gold eye glasses and carry
ing satchel slung over his shoulder. Now
it happened that the trainmen had noticed
the young man at the station at Syracuse
before the train started and they had not
seen him since and the question what he
was doing at Lyons at once sug-
gested itself. An attempt to arrest him
was made, but he pulled two
revolvers, held the crowd back and backed
across the yard until he reached a coal
train, the engine of which had steam up
ready to pull out for the West. He pulled
the pin holding the tender to the first car,
climbed over the coal into the cab, drove
the engineer and fireman out with his re-
volvers pulled open the throttle and
started the engine
MConductor Lass and one Of the switch
men procured shot-guns, freed the engine
of the express and with the fireman and
engineer started in pursuit of the fugitive.
The express engine soon overlook the
robbers engine, but he suddenly reversed
his engine and let his pursuers pass him,
pouring perfect train of bullets into the
cab as his pursuers went by. Then the
others stopped and the pursued went
ahead. Another duel ensued, the shotgun
taking part this time No one was hurt on
either side.
Captured Aftsr Long Chase.
About seven miles further on the rob-
Der found his steam going out of his en-
CINE, dropped OFF at cross road and
started across the country, going south.
Here he forced farmer into letting him
have horse and rode on twI miles fur
tbor south. Here he procurl a horse
and compelled the owner to trust him with
it by firing on him.
! The party in the express engine had r.
turned to Lyons where he sheriff of
Wayne county had orgln2 u posse,
which, after an ex'itn; pdrs succeed.
ed in capturing tao ut.
The outlaw gave tn .i4.I If William
Cross, said he was from New II * co ard
had been boarding H. SyrasIs1 q: soms
time. He is believed ID De ;ao much want
ed Oliver Curtis PIrcy -ruo robbed Ex-
press Messenger Moore al Utica last fall.
Boggs-'Did you know that every
Chinaman entering this country had to
pay S5Op Fogg-"Yes, and yet some peo-
pie persist that the foreigner does not pay
the tax. New York Herald.
Husband-"Wh splendid dinner you
have tonight" Wife (complacently)-
'FYes, dear, thought il would please
you" Husband-'fWhat kind OF dress
are you thinking of gettingp-Life.
Thank goodness" observed the giraffe,
as the gate closed on Adam and Eve.
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