The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-02-27
BOLD PIECE OF WORK.
A DARING TRAIN ROBBER CAUGHT
AFTER A HOT CHASE.

He Broke Into an Express Car, Shot the
Messenger, Robbed the Money Packages,
Bluned the Trainmcn and Thcn Stole
an Engine to Make His Escape.
LYONS, Feb. 22.-when the solid express
train No. 81, on the New York Central rail
road, reached here from the east j. D. Nc
Inerney, 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 full
beard let himself down from the top Of the
express car, of which McInerney was the
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 the messengers right hand
arm and legs.
The train came to a standstill and the crew
entered the car to see what was the matter
In the meantime the highwayman had Sc
cured a package containing it is reported
5000 and got out of the car. He kept the
crowd at bay with two reyolvers, and aftei
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 of the railroad mer
suddenly recognized q bystander as the rob
Der.
While Conductor Lass was looking oven
his train just previous to its pulling out Of
Syracuse he had seen a man lettering near
a new one around the depot to him, but he
supposed that it was some one on duty
there and so thought nothing Of it. Now
as 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 Off the
further side of the train while it stood at
the depot, had walked around both train
and station, come down the street as il
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
Syracusen TO which the brakeman replied,
eyes, that's him; that's your man, boys
With that all made a rush for him, but the
stranger pointing a brace Of revolvers at
the crowd, said, "Oh, no, boys keep easy
and don't be in a hurry
He then ran across the track to the ex.
press train which was on track and tried
to uncouple the engine of that train. He
could not do it, however, and crossed tC
track 3, where a coal train, drawn by o
heavy "hog' engine was standing. Leaping
on the front car he uncoupled the engine
rom the train, climbed over the water tank
and thrusting his reyolyers in the faces Of
III. Ls
"If you prefer your lives TO this engine
hide" and they hid. Then he pulled the
throttle wide open and sailed away, whist
ling as he came to the crossings with all the
accuracy of an experienced engineer
As soon as the conductor had recovered
from his surprise he uncoupled the engin,
from his train, and, taking with him
switchman who had in the meantime pro
cured a loaded double barreled shotgun he
started in pursuit.
Near the canal bridge, between Newark
and Lyons, the fugitive saw that the light
/ engine pursuing would soon oyertake his
heavier one, so he stopped his engine, re
versed it and flew down the track to meet
| his pursuers They saw him coming and
| got down in the bottom Of the cab. 1t was
well they did so, for as he flew past he let
/ go two shots through the window of the
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I 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 To.
/ versed his engine and backed after the flee
/ ing fugitive
/ Again the desperate 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,
| aud as before, the balls passed through the
window OF the cab and whistled harmlessly
over the heads Of those Crouching at the
| bottom Of II,
Run Down at Last.
The switchmnn fired his last remaining
! cnarge, but from his crouching position his
aim at the fast flying engine could but be
/ inaccurate and the shot was but random
/ one, and the bullets ratified without avail
| against the iron sides Of the rapidly passing
] iron monster On up the road the engine,
/ bearing the daring desperate flew, carry
/ ing him each moment further away from
| his pursuers.
/ The men on the pursuing engine held o
/ council Of war AVID concluded that unaided
as they were any further attempt at pursuit
and capture of the robbor would be worse
than madness, for he was well armed and
/ past experience had taught them that be
carried his weapons for use and would use
them it the emergency required So they
] backed their engine to Lyons
The fugitive kept on, but soon found that
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, 10 take the engine back % Lyons.
and the command was quickly oheyed The
robber then struck of into the country.
Omceus from Lyons came up with the fel
low as be was sitting ON a log on the edge OF
a swamp seven miles southwest from here,
with his revolvors at his side. ne suuen
dorod 20 Deputy sheriff Collins without
showing dght aud was brought to the Lyons
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