Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-14
1gAGEDYO ON ATRAIN.
lfrg Attempted Masked Men 10
Pn5 The CO 0. F.R. '.
DESPERATE PISTOL BATTLE
ar Rocks Gallant Fight
Rocks Gallant Fight
nj, Life FOrfcited---others
seriously Wounded.
...,l telegram 20 the Dispstch.l

,..,>c,<. Va, December IA
80, uos enacted in West Virginia
'N ..t shortly before midnight, which
- tae vilics, scenes of border rui-
of tie Jesse James days. A
.-.-.oh, reached here to-day on
.,..se and Ohio east-bound train
l,oNn rs the ~. I. w. de-
Aida GLOWING circumstances about
q. "a y
.a.lrY AFTER vOLLEY.
...-y.ftrr leaving Huntington. W.
...r ..tHt tao masked men, sup
Vii. l.,c boarded the train at aunt-
f.- entered The first-class coach and
go g. I'D the car with volley after
rm Their rovolyers Before
'.-- She passengers their object was
...... the crowd.
r1DuN5 TBE BULLETS.
..-.. .r.cken, the passengers laid
..-..... floor or lodged behind the
.. and cushions. A heroic young
..,,. accompanied by his wife,
q.i aclt and sprung in an instant
.....s-s IN what is feared Will prove TO
t, death grapple with the loren It
H.gr -
YELLED TIE ASSASSIN.
Tie r.ucky man, whose name Is
g.. after O terrific struggle succeed
co.. l.a. the assassin TO the floor and
...... rom him his pistol In the
...... .uJthcr Of the masked out
.s......i 10 the rescue of his pal and
... revolver to Rocks temple fired
.....t., tho plucky man and turning
........c O. some other pa'sn myers
-....I to hooks all, gave them
., Shots.
a. .- une the conductor on the
o.. a.l lad run forward to get arms
. 81. iaegige-master. appeared on
t....-.
urAT 4 RETREAT.
IN, ~.e.lg him the outlaws. beating
-.-.t grabbed the bell-cord anu
i-- tram. leaped ont into the
s, oi the night, followed by a
whom the tAInmen.
- believed that one Of the robbers
lr tn, yolley. The train pro-
..... 60 Charleston, where the wound
,.r.-, left 20 receive surgical attention.
-.- o.rr many signs of the battle IN
.-rvacl passed through this morn
IF. Drake. Of Cincinnati, received
......., L. ft. la.g
Err. KoCE DEAD.
v- E.,E died at Charleston within
r..r otter arriving there. He was
.-.t.i with the Moerlin Brewing
..r... o.. Cincinnati. and, accom-
,-.. y Miss Anna Eischler, was on
..v., &C. New York, where they were to
,-i and then take bridal tour
...--a.y. Miss Fischer returned to
CO. ...u this evening with the remains
....-.-. lover
another Account.
HUNTINGTON. ". VA, December Is.
l-t.-..rt Wis made here last night to
Z. g.. .-..-uuuud Chesapeake and ONO
-s ..-r TRAIN. Two men boarded the
g.. "a. Midnight. One was nearly Six
.r. height. had long flowing hair
e.-. .,u-i sombrero, and had the APP
,r..s Of o cowboy. The other WAS
lr AIDED boy about IL years Of age,
..-.F and commonly dressed. Sub
s..t,y lts showed that both wore
~. .ulv burdened with weapons.
-... sitter tle train lett the depot they
r, .. masks, drew large Colts re-
...-.. and entered the coach lmmedl-
3D. s. ahead Of the sleeper
HANDS Up.
l.-v ordered all hands up, and pro-
.. % search the passengers. One
. ...tr.t was a Mr.. EiserWalking III
...... bee SAID he had 40 money and
..-- ., resist. Instantly the tail man
"o shots into his brain and he fell
.. A panic ensued, during winch
-lrn reached the scene and
..- Sight ensued. The cowboy
F.. t.e bell-cord and the train stopped
d. Twentieth street, where he and his
.-r MON made their escape. a pas
..-t named Flanagan received bull
..- O., foot during the fight. No clue
be .. p discovered except mask and
.'r..s, dropped 10y the robbers.
As.ALED WITH SHOTS,
-lv afterwards Bulwer Forgey,
7-.-s.l near the scene, heard noises
.- lis ..,m SIS, and on going 10 the
...a.- a-sued with revolver shots,
bullet striking him on the right
Al ...y-. and breaking his arm. No
81. -,, was made TO rob him, and 1t IS
Supposed the dcsperadoes, trying TO
..l. t.a.r escape IN the GJs1., were de-
,a... 90 prevent pursuit 1t Is sus-
81 that these men belong 10 q gang
.t..4 characters now lDtesting this
g..
Official Account.
lowing is the account sent out by
-.r r.ad officials When No. / was
s.,s huntington last night two men
t;t.I the tirst-class coach from the
Pr a1I sat there until Conductor
it...g Yassed through the train, and
v- about 40 Sixteenth street they
l..i tasks over their faces and began
t....z t.y0lNer7. as everybody thinks.
4. ..- tie passengers IN order to
D.. ,.. train. The passengers Im-
lately grsppled with them,
OBJ. German by the name
o...r kock, from Chicago, on his way
. Germany, was shot and died at o
O'clock t.ls morning. Another psssen-
..- rt ,4c name OF Peter Drake, was
s..t -y..e, but hls wounds arc not Sc
i- some fifteen or twenty shots
' changed beween there and hunt
.-.a shops. where the robbers pulled
.cor5, stopping the tram, ana
.- @, ,as woods Will give you more
particulars later. VIII nave the
l.e force at both Huntington and
Oar .lu On the lookout for them and
-1 tIlgeuhd Is on tho ground this
Aoc -. Everything will be done that
possible u oycrtake them, but at
F.-r, there ID but very little en-
CO.. t,ueut
''- o. iHE ROBBERS CAUGHT.
e u.GrOS, W. W., December 10
81 O'Clock this evening the detectives
81 Ted BurreIl Forgey for the train
i,.,gIy On the Chesapeake AMI Ohio
i'a1 last night. Forgey corresponds
''a'ly With the descr.p on Of tue tail
..5."'er and has bevA identified by
al a b. l.. L..