Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-24
BOLD TRAIN ROBBERS.
A Crowded Passenger Train At
tackled at Huntington W. Va.
Long-haired and Masked Men Board
the Fast Flying Virginian,

the fast flylng flrginlan'
As the ''F. F. w train of tie Chesapeake
and Obi left Huntington about12. 80 O'Clock
A. M, two men got aboard. One wore long
hair and re entitled cowboy in his general
appearance. Ii companion was man Of
MEDIUM size of dark complexion, wi h a
small board. They stepped into the ladies'
tolesroon a the condu rassed through
the car
Shortly after the train pulledout of Hunt
ington they emerged from the room both
masked aud with reyolvers in their hands.
The larger one shouted TO the startled pas
sengers: Throw Up your hands. Be quiet.
You won't be hut il you don't move"
He went down to the other end OF the car
where he acc osted a man setting next to the
vsstibu'c. This man was Oscar Tiche, Of
Chicago, who, with young Indy occupying
the seat fronting him, was on his way to
New York, where they expected to to mar
ried and then go to Germany on wedding
trip. Tiche, instead OF complying with his
deman Is and not und .rstanding the English
iapguags tried to seize the revolver, and
Peter Drake, a commercial traveller from
Cincinnati, occupying seat near, came to
his assistance Iiche SUI ceeded in getting
one the revolvers. Drake, catching hold OF
the man, who was trying to shoot, threw
the muzz e of the reyo yer down and caught
the load in his own foot. the next shot strik-
ing him in t. calf OF the leg. Tiche was
shot twice One Of the ba Is struck him I'M
der the right eye, and the othsr in the face,
infipting fatal wounds.
Seeing that the attempt at robbery was
e. . l1ars NAA h0 hal.
cord and stoppoi the train after firing sew
eral shot, FOR the purpose OF intimidating
the pass myers and he and his companion
got off and wa Ike across the bottoms in the
direction of the Chesapeake and Ohio
shops.
The train went on to Charleston, and Mr..
Tiche was taken frem the cars and died
about o'clock at the passenger depot,
while Mr. Drake went on to New York.
1t Is thought thu would-be robbers came
to Huntington on the Louisville train, which
arrives there ten minutes ahead Of tire IF.
r. w Their is no clew to their identity or
their Whereabouts.
W. p. Rell, Of Danviils, Va, passenger
on the train, says that viii o waiting for the
tain at Huntington, bis attention was at
tract. to tall maa with black hair reach
ing to his shoulders. When the train starte cd
he notice the man with two companions
walked through the Goa h, apparently look
ing for seats He afterwards saw them
standing alone ia the vestibule peering
thiouzh tie door into the car. The train
was about one and one-haif miles from Il 9
station when lie heard the porter call for
help in The rear Of the car. About the same
time two shots were fred and Tire n an with
the long hair rushed to that end OF the car
In which Mr.. Rel was sitting, and covered
beth sides W tn two long Colts six shooters.
fh German who was killed was sitting
across the aisle from him, and leaped on the
robber like tiger, catching bin around his
ody and arms. Rel jumped to his assist
an catching the robber behind when the
German threw the bandit to the floor heav.
ily. The second bandit, who was shooting
ing In the rear of the car, ran to his part
mrs assistance and shot the German through
the cad and fred at Rell, but missed, break
ing the glass In the door over his shoulders
r III was not ARMED and beat retreat, sew.
eral shots being fred in his direction. One
OF the outlaws then pulled the signal rope
to stop the train and rushed for the door,
whore h, was met by tho collector who ex.
changed several shots with him. AS the
train stopped the msn jumped of and disap-
pe7red IN lie darkness.
HUNTINGTON W. VA.-At8 o'clock the
detectives arrested Burrel Forgey for the
train robb rY on the Chesapeake and Ohio
roa He sud he was shot In the right shout
n
horse He said some one passei and re-
p,ssei his window. He went to the door
AMI WAS flrei at and hit. He shut the door
and another shot was fired through IL and
tore up the carpet.
ForfeY corresponds exactly to the de-
script on OF the tall rotber and has been
identified nv one O. the passengers. Train
Collector ri norman says that as the tall
man got Of tie IRAN he fred at him and
tn rohher threw hi, left hand to his right
shoulder " hich Is thu location Of Forgey' +
wound II is thought Forgey fred the
shot at his homo to give plausibility TO his
storv.
A cost found by Bethany, the Chesapeake
and O-io Waterman. has a bullet hole in the
rif b shoulder. Forgey Is unable to produce
snv coat and says he lent It to his father,
but caun tell where his father lives. For.
gey is under the guard of two officers at his
home