The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-14
TRAIN ROBBERS DEADLY WORK.
One Passenger Killed and An
other Wounded.
The Robbers Board "a Chesapeake and
Ohio Train at Huntington, w. Va.
The Passengers Ordered to Hold Up
Their Hands-A Fight Ensuos with
Fatal Results-Story OF an Eye witness.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Dec. 13.-An
attempt was made hero last night to
rob the eastbound Chesapeake and
Ohio passenger train. Two men boarded
the train at midnight; one nearly six
feet tall, with flowing hair, who wore
broad sombrero and had the appear
ance of 8 tcowboy. The other was q
redheaded boy, about Is years old,
coarsely and commonly dressed. Both
wore belts heavily burdened with
weapons.
just after the train left the depot.
they put on masks, drew large colts re-
volvers and entered the coach imme-
diately ahead of the sleeper. They
ordered all hands up and proceeded to
search tho passengers. One of the first
was a Mr.. Eiser Tor Tuck, as other re-
ports say walking in the aisle. He said
he had no money and resisted. In
stantly the tall man fired two shots
into his brain and he fell dying.
a panic ensued during which the train
mon reached the scene aud general
fight ensued. The cowboy pulled the
bell cord and the train stopped at Goth
street, where he and his companion es-
capped. A passenger named Flanagan
received bullet in the foot during the
fight
There is no clue to the robbers except
mask and overcoat dropped by thom.
Shortly afterward Bulwer Forgey, who
lives near the score. heard noises on his
premises and going to the door was as
sailed with revolver shots. ono bullet
striking him on the right shoulder
breaking his arm. No ate mpt was
made to rob him and it is supposed the
desperadoes. trying to escape in tho
dark, were determined TO proven: pur-
suit. 1t is suspected that they are mem
bers of gang of toughs now intesting
this city.
At s O'clock this evening detectives
arrested Burrell Forgcy for the robbery.
He is tho man VINO said he was shot in
the right shoulder after the robbery by
prowlers around his house. Forgey cor
responds exactly to tho description of
the tall robber, and has been identified
| by Matheson as the man who shot him.
| l.. E. McCorcle, OF Louisville, KY,
who is stopping at Hotel Felix, was on
the train. In conversation with TIMES
reporter he stated that he was an eye-
witness to the occurrence.
Mr.. McCorcle stated that there were
them attempted to rob the passengers,
whilo three endeavored to enter the ex-
press car. Those assigned to duty
among the passengers began their work
promptly by ordering "hands up" and
upon resistance being shown by one of
the passengers he was shot in tho face
and almost instantly killed. Tho fight
then became general, the crow and pas
sengers taking hand, and soon tho
desperadoes realized that they were in
a minority. One OF them pulled the
bell-rope and stopped tho train, where
upon they jumped off and made their
| escape, carrying with them ono of their
number who had been wounded.
Mr.. McCorcle describes the adventure
as thrilling in the extreme, and his only
regret Is that he didn't get a chance at
the ruflians with his trusty thirty. eight.
The man killed was on his way to the
old country accompanied by his wife,
and had in his possess sion q large sum
OF money which tho robbers failed to Sc
cure. The grief OF the wife was heart
rending. The body was removed from
the train at Charleston, the conductor
returning tho ticket to tho heart-broken
| wife.