The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-16

''At the time there was In the car be.
sides the burglars, the officers and N.Y.
self, man and his wifo for New York,
a veteran from the Hampton Home,
and Thomas Cruggs, car Inspector at
Delmar, and his two children. Hutch
ms and his men split Just after we left
Dover. Hutchins sat on seat arm
near the centre OF the car and Smith
went to the two men In the middle of
the car and spoke to them. He then
came to Hutchlns and said: Nat,
those are our men and we had better
get them.' Hutchlns said all right.
Lockerman was told to guard the
door. lie guarded the front door OF
tho car, Smith went to the two men
IN the middle of tho car and spoke to
them again. The man on the outside
got up and walked into the water
closet. AS he passed the men In tho
front OF the car he touched the man
nearest the aisle. The man touched
immediately braced up to Lockerman
and Instantly shots were exchanged.
Smith rushed up and was shot in
the face. A second shot struck him In
the shoulder. The man then pulled
open the door and jumped from the
train. We were then between Ches-
wold and Brenford, and the train was
running thirty five miles an hour at
least. by this time things were get
ting confused. Smith leaned out the
window and fired his pistol with his
left hand, evidently thinking the man
in the closat was trying to get out the
window. The burglar returned the
fire and shot Smith In the finger. The
man then came out the water.closet
and jumped OFF the train.
! Il then helped the man and woman
for New York out OF the car. He had
her head wrapped in u cloak to pro-
/ tect her from the bullets. When | got
them out OF the way came back and
I just as | entered the baggagemaster
closed the door. Then bullet went
whlzzlng through the window whore
| Cruggs' children were. Before the
bullet came the Cruggs children had
lodged behind the seat. When the
/ bullet did come fell behind the seat
and the baggagemaster on top of me.
There was no glory in ii for me. The
Cruggs children had narrow escape
By this time the two burglars had got
! ten on the platform. The baggage.
master started to open the front door
again, but one OF the burglars pointed
a revolver at him and told him to get
back. Hutchins then opened the door.
The burglar on the platform, his com.
panion had evidently left him. fired
/ two shots at Hutchlns. Hutchins re-
turned the fire and the burglar jumped
from the train just as we reached the
lower crossing at Clayton. The Off
GERS followed in pursuit. The car has
two bullet holes through the bonnet,
ono window broken and two bullets
somewhere In the moulding.
After leaving the train the officers
spent some time In and around Clay
ton searching for the men, and upon
falling to find them came to this city
where they consulted with city detec-
| tives Hawkins and Hatton. Late in
the afternoon the officers returned to
Dover.
After Detective Hutchins and Con.
stables Lockerman and Smith left
Clayton for this city,a search was con-
tinued by citizens and the town con-
stables for the fugitives.
/ About l.3O O'Clock they were inform
ed that while man named BQggs was
walking near the brlck-yard he heard
some one grooming In the rear of one
OF the kilns. Some men went to the
place and found one of the burglars
badly woun19d. He was placed on a
stretcher and carried to the Delaware
railroad station, where he was exam,
ined by physician. IL was found that
he had been shot in the stomach and
that his leg was badly injured in jump
ing from tho train. lie was removed
to Dover Jail where he was again ex-
amlned by the jail physician, who
pronounced his Injuries serious.
Everything possible was done for
his relief. but he continued to sink un.
til last evening, when he expired. Pre-
vious to his death he said that his
name WAS John Burns. and that he re-
sided in Philadelphia, but further than
this he would not say anything. When
told by DIR. France, the Jail physician,
that lie was dying, he declined to see
priest or n minister, He also refused
to make any statement concerning his
companions. or the burglaries at Mil
ford. About $50 was found in his
pockets, but nothing by which he
could be identified. Tho barber who
shaved tho men Mt Wyoming, the tick,
: OF agent at Dover, and the officers who
were on the train, have examined the
body, and fully identified him as one
of the gang who are supposed to have
burg larized the safes ut Milford.
IL Is believed that the other three are
J hiding in the woods near Clayton, as
there 10 no way by which they coulC
leave, except by taking a train, or the
boat from Smyrna, consequently this
! railroad stations and the steamboat
landing are being closely watched.
: There is no doubt but the other men
are also injured In jumping from the
J train, as 1t was running at high rat,
of speed, and the only wonder is tina
they were not instantly killed.
The train was composed of an en-
CINE and six cars. Next to the engine
was an Adams Express car, then {
baggage car, Smoker" day coach
, and two Pullman sleeping cars. Til,
brakeman, Bayurd Burns. was on tn,
renr of the train and was not a parti
, cipant III the exercises held in tht
, smoker" George rumlin was the
baBgasemaster who was ordered back
: by tho burglar Mt tho point OF revol
Yer.
, The conductor and officers say tina
; the suspected burglars are all young
, men, not over ~ years of age. On
, man has red muStache and the ether
are all smooth-faeed They are evi
IDENTIFY new at the business, though 81
! bold, for all their reviewers were new
ones and from the hurried view O
: them obtained by the passengers the,
had never been used before.
| he burElaries and Tho fight on this
Z train, has caused considerable excite
{ lnent In Milford, Clayton ard othe
| towns Everybody along tho line o
, tle Delaware rOnd sDems TO DO on TIN
lookout for the fugitive5 und 1t /
scarcely probable that they can Q:
cape.
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, for the little on es suffering with cough
and colds, by the uso of Dr.. Bull'
) Cough Syrup. Price 20 cents bot Tie
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