New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-22
THE TRAINMEN FIRED BACK.
poBBERS OBTAINED NO BOOTY.
eroOpY BATTLE ON HELD-UP ILLINOIS
CENTRAL TRAIN
.xr OF THE BANDITS AND THREE OF THE
RAILROAD MEN woUNDED-ALL THE
ROBBERS NOW IN CUSTODY
LYNCHING THREATENED.

ROBBERS NOW IN CUSTODY
LYNCHING THREATENED.
C.ntralia, H., Sept. 2l-The New-Orleans
Huited train on the Illinois Central road was held
.n little after 1 o'clock last night just outside
,his cty and in the battle which followed between
-. three robbers and the train hands one of the
-o,bers was mortally wounded and three of the
...;umen were badly hurt. The thieves got no
ko,v Those who hurt in the shooting in
,;dent 10 the attack We're Engineer Young, Con-
suctor Odum. Frcman Mcdowell, and one of the
,ohbers who gave his name a. Jones.
The train left Chicago at o'clock yesterday
...rnoon. and reached this city at If o5 p.
,,s stop was short, but in that time three men,
heavily armed with carrying tools, which later
.,me into play, boarded the front end of the cx
,,sss car The lighte Of Centralias streets had
s.,roely disappeared from view when both the
srsman and the engineer heard noise on the
,.nder behind them. Both turned in alarm, to see
,a,ng them in the face two big revOlvers
Keep your mouths shut and stop the machine
40 veil shoot the robbers cried.
The engineer and fireman sprang at the rob
hrs. but had ha dly reached the foot OF the coal
han when tie revovers were discharged, ana
18th men fell wounded. One of the masked rob
hs,s sprang over tie forms OF the bleeding men
.nd stonped the train. Then another of the fell
,w. ran back 10 the coaches and, revolver IN
Ind stood guard over the bag1agemaster Arm
.,orc and the brakeman, Stacey The two
.,hs, thieves climbed 10 the top OF the express
"a, in which were the messenger OF the American
r,nress Company and the conductor, Odum Iley
wore inst beginning TO get curious as to the stop
,;nr Of the train when they heard furious
aoundine on the express car door.
REPLIED TO THE THREAT BY SHOOTING.
ao,en thc door or we'll blow you up!" they
heard man cry. ~
Their reclv was shot from revolver Inns
Was followed by another and another. The men
outside the Car also took part i'll the 1uslia'e'
Soon tie men in the car had cmptled their re-
volvers. and while they were reloadmg thehi
the robbers fastened erappling-hooks Oh the top
NJ tbe express car, and with ropes lowered 'heiu-
solves TO the top of the door. They did ths 10
avoid being target for the bullets thdt so'h
hersn 70 pour through the side OF the @" from
the inside The railroad men were aiming lo"'
.buo above them the two robbers were WELD
inc heavy selge. Soon an opening irec
snopch for the robbers to enter Was made III the
loo, Th,ouuh this they ieaped, and with re-
volvers in hand faced conductor and messenger
ho,h n, whom were smilarv equipped. Inc
messenger and conductor were pluckN' "h|
nar,lv barricaded by boxes ana packages, hrrN
AZ tie robbers as fast as they could shoot i"V
thieves fired, too, but they were at diss"
vantage The promi-cuous shooting had aiou7e'
fine Messengers. and they, terrified and just wax
ing. had been bu-y conc aling their v"luaoes'
ONE OF The ROBBERS wovaDEb
On the train, deadheading his way. was /. j.
Sanders brakeman ON the road, WHO Guhe ~
the rescue of the conductor and messenger arco
with a shotgun. He attacked the ROBBERS nom
the rear and, though in turn assailed by the thlid
hsbwavman manased 10 shoot through the body
one of those in the express car. Inc o'her iop-
hers. seeing their companion fall bleeding. tooh
10 their heels and got away through the tee3 ana
fields One of the train hands hurried PACK 10
Centraa with the news of the robbery. ana the
town was aroused In half an hour posses of men
were beating the country near tie place Where inc
train held up in hunt Tor the iugi'.'. -
The wounded robbcr was carried 10 IN" s'ation'
where he gave the names OF the otnef tW1 io'oei'
as Martin Nichols and James Hardlh. lhere Wa
some talk by the passengers of hanging him TO a
telegraph pole, but Cemtraia officers pTo'cct"u
| him and locked him up under heavy euai dt ,hc
ety jail When safe in Jail the wounded rono -
made full confession. lic gave his name AZ L. d.
Jones. but papers found on HIN addressed 20
George Jones and Dan l.. Jones. lie sad y" wa'
from Kansas city, Mo. Jones admitted that IA
was the man who sho; the engineer ana hrchDil
He said that he and one Charles ODwyer OF thi5
| city, with Nichols and Hardin, hSq planned anu
rested this afternoon at his mothers home, IN thi>
place lie was in Jail in ST. LOUIS less than Neai
40 on criminal charge, and has bad reputation
WANTED TO LYNCH THE CAPTURED ROBBERS
| Nichols and Hardin were captured early tins
morning in oolnfeld not far from tie scene oi
| the attack 4 great crowd Of the townspeopie o
Cenualia had gathered about the railroad station
and as the prisoners Were brought /" II" CRY o'
Lynch them" was raised. Ropes were IN redui
ness and only the GOODNESS and courage ol ",'
officers saved the ,obbar. from death at the hand
Of the mob
The wounded robbe- received the charge of sho
l in the hody Tl,. engineer, Benjamin Young
was shot in the shoulder and in the centre OF pn
back. There is no hope Of his recovery. !n'
fireman was hit in the chin and iorenGri, ,u'
bail lodoino IN the neck Conductor Odt'h io
ceivcd a painful wound IN hls rIeh' hanu ohh.r,
The railway officials believe 'la' '''o 'o'
was pltpl.ed by railroad 'nen -, .;>,,
Chicago sept 2I.-Thc officials OF the Al,c'iIl III
| Express Company here were advised ed'H 10 20 q
morning OF the attcmptria 10 do'1S ,6c fast mail.
4 Is not known how much money w3S al. Ia amonn a
pess messengers car, but IL Is '"' wv
would exceed S50,ooO -, o;.oI
4 mems nion i'm Kansas City say d. H. Jo1t', fd ~
4 CeDtralias express robber, on "iV,n @ ma hro an
card from the local union, = NOT inv" NOV snrh MAI
i that they have no recollection OF any ~ ,nin
\ The onl,. exclamation they can gave OF 'h' "ii @
card found in his possession y that rn ne reJ ON
after filling IN his name, useo !" " ~"
RINGLEApERs TURN STATES ENlphNOH.
la Porte Ind. Sept. A.-For seVeia' ,,o"u ~.
lake Shore freight trains between ,hiS '.,y ,ns M
I Butler have been systematically piuhoereu' N ,o
amounting to from $4,000 10 s'o""' a" e'.'a 81,
4 rang OF robbers has been discoVe'cu' -
i and Evans two OF the ringleados, nav. a,o,
states evidence duplicating nersons Butler m was mad
i he road. Greenwoods house AT nu''
i The hiding place Of the plunder'
II IORROR JND HARDSHIP IN 1HE oi"1i