The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-22
SHOT IN HIS EXPRESS CAR.
TRAIN ROBBERS KILL a MEsSENG Err
AND Wound an AssIsTANL

Two Men Held the Engineer aud Firsnaa ~
hay On . Florida Traia and Two Others
EntsreA the Express Cars-A Hand "a
Had Fight Endnsw with Murssr-Fiisht
wiihsut Booty-es0.o o0 Ia the San.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. May 2l.-TraM robbery
was attempted at Ia o'clock this morning on
the Jacksonville Tampa and Key West Rail-
road near Munro Junction. four miles north oil
Sanford. The West India fast mail. which
left Ocala at 7:20 o'clock last night carrying
two express cars. the United States mail car
and several passenger coaches. was boarded
by four mon. and when the train was running
at about Ave miles an hour two OF the men
crept upon the engine. Pointing revolvers al
the heads OF Engineer Dumas and his fireman
they told them to obey such orders a. might
be given to them.
The two other robbers entered the express
care. which were occupied BY Messenger w
N. Saunders and Special Agent I. NJ. Cox. and
attempted to overpower them. The express.
men. although taken by surprise. made des.
perate resistance, and the robbers then delib.
erately shot down Saunders. two bullets tax.
Ing effect In his breast and killing him in.
stantly.
Cox had his man at bay and was about to
subdue him when the robber who had killed.
Saunders pointed his revolver at Cox and fired
twice. One ball hit Cox in the arm and the
other grazed his face and tore out his left eye.
All the dcsperadoes then hurriedly jumped
from the train and fed to the woods. whict,
arc very dense In that section. The train then
ran back to Sanford and alarmed the place. In
an hour several posses were out, we'll armed.
The men are believed to have been In that
neGhborhood for several days.
News OF tho outrage was INN ediately tele-
graphed to Superintendent Myers in this city,
and he left on the early train for Palatka. and
there he will take special engine for Munro
and make determined effort to catch the
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:. He was tax on to his home in Riverside DR..
isss Tho Body Of ssander. was "S Sroasht TIN IN
on the noon train. The dead messenger was
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I'VE arrived at Munro about II o'clock this
morning Took on one pSa PAS; After leav;
q man Standing on the front r piatform
Sss III" who hes ws ssF No and .osssf sd
.pokon than the man sprang in the car
with q revolver and made dash for Saunders
A second man at once appeared at the door
with Q large revolver. collared him and sue
ceeded in keeping him out OF the car and from
shooting me. During my scufle at the door
the man In the car shot and killed Saunders.
and then turned on me, showing his revolver
In my face and firing twice at me.
become alarmed, and they jumped on the car
nna The man fhaa Ps seus VIII fr Was sGs
white man, and about s feet 10 inches tall,
weighing about ~ pounds. He was Of dark
complexion. with black moustache.
They wero not professional train robbers;
they were n urderere. They meant to kill
both of us and then take the safes contents.
consisting Of money and valuable packages.
There vas between $4,000 and 100000 In
The b.k.y d : lnders will he shipped to
Monticello tn.ruatIow morning. where 1t will
be buried In the afternoon. All the train mon
cay that the robbers belong to the neighbor-
hood. They wore tho kind Of hats that are
kept In stock at small country stores. The
woods are being secured In every direction
and 1t Is believed that the robbers cannot
eBcGpe.
The agent Of the road at Munro says that he
sold short. stout man 2 ticket last evening to
Orange City junction. fourteen miles further
soEvlle. which arrived from up the river this
afternoon. reports sceing four men In q row.
boat in the river. about ten m lies below Munro.
Mt O'clock. They seemed to be trying to es-
cape observation.
Gov. Fleming to- night offered q reward Of
$500 for the arrest OF the murderers OF SRun-
derS.