Huntsville gazette., 1892-02-27
With that all made a rush for him.

of r3volvers at the crowd, said: "Oh,
no, boys; keep easy and don't be in
hurry"
He then backed up little ways
keeping the crowd at bay with his
threatening pistols, then turned and
ran across the tracks to the express
train, which was on track 2. and
tried to uncouple the engine of that
train. He could not do it, how
ever, and crossed to track s, where a
coal train. drawn by one of the heavy
"Hog" engines, No. 5l1, was standing.
Leaping on the front car he uncoupled
the engine from the train, climbed over
the water tank and thrusting his re-
volvers into the faces of the startled
engineer and fireman he Kissed with an
oath: IF you prefer your lives to this
engine, hide; damn You, hide" and
they hid. Then he pulled the throttle
wide open and sailed away, whistling
as he came to the crossings with all the
accuracy of an experienced engineer.
AS soon as the conductor had re-
covered from his surprise he uncoupled
the engine from his train, and taking
with him a switchman who had in the
meantime procured a loaded double
barrelled shot gun, he started in pur-
suit. Near the canal bridge between
Newark and Lyons, the fugi-
pursuing would soon overtake his
heavier one, 50 he stopped his engine,
reversed 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 few past he let go two shots
through the window of the cab while
the switchman discharged one of the
barrels of his gun at the swiftly pass
ing engine of the robber The shots of
neither pursuers nor pursued, however,
took effect, and the conductor reversed
his engine and backed after the fleeing
fugitive.
Again the desperate reversed his en-
gine 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 des-
perate man rang out, and as before
the balls passed through the window
of the cab and whistled harmlessly
over the heads of those crouching at
the bottom of it. The switchman fired
his remaining charge, but from his
crouching position his aim at the flying
engine could be but inaccurate and the
shot was but random one, and the
bullets ratified without avail against
the iron sides of the rapidly-passing
monster.
On up the road went the engine,
bearing the daring desperate, carrying
him each moment farther away from
his pursuers.
The men on the pursuing engine held
council of war and concluded that
unaided as they were, any further at
tempt at pursuit and capture OF the
robber would be worse than madness,
for he was well armed and past ex-
perience had taught them that he car
ried his weapons for use and would use
them if the emergency required, SO
they run their engine back to Lyons.
The fugitive kept on. but soon found
that his steam was giving out, and at
Blue Cut, about 219 miles east of New
ark, he deserted the engine and or
dered the switchman, stationed at the
cut, at the point Of his revolver to take
the engine back to Lyons and the COM
mand was quickly obeyed.
As soon as word was received in this
city that an express robbery had been
committed and it was learned that the
desperate was somewhere within q
few miles of Lyons, preparations were
made to have Rochester detectives join
in the pursuit. Depot Master Warren
telegraphed to the police station and
sent carriage after Detective La
pointe. Detectives Kavanaugh and
Furtherer at once went to the central
station and were soon followed by
Chief Hayden. An engine was placed
at the service of the officers, and the
details of pursuit were thus told to a
United Press reported by Chief Hay
den, who returned to Rochester at 4:50
m. p.
''We had telegraphed to Newark to
have team meet us, but when we ar
rived there was no team to be found.
We went to several houses and tried to
get horse before we succeeded.
Finally we found a farmer who con-
Sc nted to drive us for a short distance
at least. In the meantime we had
heard in regard to the desperado's
course after he left the en-
gine at Blue Cut We fol-
lowed in pursuit, | should think
about miles on the road running south
until we reached the house of farmer
BY the name of Beals, where we heard
from She man. He stopped at Mr..
Beals' to get a fresh horse. Mr.. Beals
informed him that he had no outfit
that he would let him take. The rob-
Der did not stop to repeat his request,
but pulling out his pistol fred two
shots so close to Beals' head that his
face was blackened by the powder. The
horse and cutter were brought out with
ont further parleying, and leaving the
other horse with Mr.. Beals the fell
low started off again.
"After tracing the robber about 4
miles to the south we found that he had
turned to the east and then again to the