The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-02-19
TRAIN ROBBERS.
Engineer Jim Tells Of the Expross
Messengers Fidelity.

W. were aiS,iug ia the .nn un lE'
..outh side of the Montaaa u.tDu depot.
n Buttc. when .iiul toll Ill. .....-.
I here wa. q ;remo- in his Fa... aaj "a
moisture in Eis svra tL.t "a .a..
Gecpiy Eis feeling were moved ~ tAs
ale "a chance remark led h.m I'd tell
Evcrvo@c ..ho i.n"s.- ].ra Grn'--.@Et
who doy.ui i,uoEV thr rug.s,-I ensrEer--
onr of t.c o.d,st Eru a. a.. -..rL i...-
cific scrvi,-,..-i.nosys that A-s hysrl +
built ia proportion To- l.. n.-.s..e
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.iu -Da!I 'sc NOR isna.r; ga. ar.... a..'
stu -,ri....is con,i D., more ii .r..r. a..-.
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OF tin. uioa I':..ii.., a4i his .ai.I b.
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OF - %nrtHc.-: i..oi4ia irl B.. 1....I ergo.
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Ee,,- minnie Ia cSrrc ,.ioa change. 80
.ae II pity. Then i.e began 20 'si...
win ;lcs adequate. idea of his manner
of telling IL could ba given Rvltl hi.
1torv- lie seemed To See the thing hc
was describing.
d !,
!ut uur. and never hear of one that
toc4u call mp The ghost OF poor Charlie
White 10 haunt me. Charlie was an
c,.pr,-,, guard in the carly days. a
rii'ri-j-r Et-.c iuau never jr.athcd lie
hal been 81 telegraph operator in Fri
co bc-Dr. h,. got IA our run. aEl
knew him first rate. knew his wj1,.
too ioI' Ia. wa married. E-t.- T:giy
and white lv&N-tioll sort OF -o.s.U who
looked like - saint N,v !:-g long. .-uu~
IL Lhn... days. D1;r div. ..B.4. .fs.rl.c
changed y~it.I >t-.7..g.. -r..-l .'1-...-
co 81 il I'yc Forgotten t!i. static.
nG'.cd lay 3iIn.)
.-Ouc a..o-ioon--wc l.tt 81 E:-y-ls
W. we're pulling out oi IL. depot a.
'Irisco got the bell. A. . r.-.-.st
her To a stand I saw the Ncii--i..r.rD
man run mp 70 the cNprs.5 rvr aua
hand Charlie Il square tin box with "a
grip hund!c. Looking larlz a.. She ga.
her head again ! saw th- >s.pry. :..sgut
make motion 10 Charlie l-ega'1g
half ont ths GBOr ..arlis ,l.:ppsl Aj, 'rrlt
and Nuariad.
.'Jut beyond them J saw nI.lerGiuE
ci,e-t.y. I.yl;.s.I-iopls' h.-~I.u ..n-t.
awi0g:nr "a, pnr after ,.s5...r.. al a..
roar platform OF the las, ear. ia-s, 2
thought nothing ot a.: al.rrE..:ri
knew they had been -ha3oWiu-. t.lr
cSprc-, agent
.'hlI afternoon had AZ ulcc-. trel-
ing. E-ory engineer g. a TX ..Ir.r,ti-
tiOuS. I .upposr and remember t!3at
/ wondered II IIE uIcu-.-gcrr y.aS.a a.
prrfnonition OF bad lack. Nc ran long
without luiahap during the carly cvcu-
ing. but when We stopped 10 taiSt yvarcr
aoout nine O'Clock ! caught s.@at uf q
dark figure stealing along ia Inc ,Gs-,.oEs
Of the express.
Il called 10 Tom, my fireman. 80 Sc
WHO il WA, Lat ,sllru l. tu.nes f was
gone. This didn't l'at..er 81 l.u.a al
IT,. tim; il might hav. h..n @ lra',i.
OF the conductor, but ! hadn't noticed
any lantern.
"Whila wy were tearing away a..aiu
at q pretty good rac, ! sudd My caught
q clicking sound lilsc the ruttin,r ,n of
brakes II was a. trim. Up grade a.
that point and halat called fur c.l.
Telling Tom TO keep .-siaE a. .,nc WAS.
climbed back over the tcudcr 90 see
what was the matter
''Just a. got to the rear / noticed
4 widening gap betyyccn the tender and
the express and realized that we were
uncouglcj and that the bell ror. had
been cut; at the same time / s,,l.v one of
the bearded Iucn Standing II the brake
wheel Of ID" express lie had me Gov
cred with Il -ix-sAoater
As ! ci1mbcrej back 10 the cab
heard shot; then half = dozen of them
ia quick succession Road agents
Tom yelled ia nay ear as took the
lever. ! brought her up a. quick ~
l could and held her ready TO run for
ward or backward as circumstances
might dccidc.
The tram had Utmost cou1c 10 a.
standatill. when s:w gicam cf light
cut through the night about midway
Of thc car Then lat strcu,l of light
was darllened 10y the heightened
shadow of a man, which moved cross
wise OF the train and seemed TO melt
out into the night.
- Get back, Charlie" ] yelled. for I
thought lac was about 20 look out for
the cause of our stopping
.' open your head again and I'D
blow it OF said a voice beside me.
Turning. / saw man at each nf rhc
cabs front windows. They had jumpcd
mp on thS pilot and cTcpt bach along
side II Tho boiler.