The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-27
TRAMPS FIGHT ON A TRAIN.
They Wanted TO Cut II in Two So as
10 Wreck an Express.

fans All the Way From Elkhart,
Ind, to Goshen-rwo of the Fiends
Captured and ohicsrs Aftsr the
Others.
Goshen, Ind, Nov. 26-This city was
thrown into fever of excitement last
night by desperate attempt, almost in the
city limits, to wreck the New York fast
express on the Lake Shore railroad which
is due here at 1909.
+ AT l2 o'clock shrill whistling in the
Lake Shore yards and from the water
works plant, which is located very close
to the Lake Shore freight
depot, brought two of the night
police and number of citizens to the
scene. They found the first section of
No. 60, the Chicago and New York fast
freight, in the yard and a badly battered
train crew. II was soon learned from the
apparently dazed crew that two attempts
had been made to use the last ten cars of
the train to carry out dastardly attempt
to wreck No. II, fhe New York fast ex-
press on the Lake Shore road.
The city was quickly thrown into a
fever of excitement, as the attempted
hold-up was conducted on plan singu-
larly new in the annals of
modern train robbery. 1t was,
however, brought to an unsuccess-
ful end by the heroic resistance of the
train men, who fought constant battle
during the run of ten miles from Ell1hart
here.
EIGHT TRAMPs THE wRECKERs.
The first section of No. to pulled out Of
Elkhart last night at 10 % o'clock, with
orders to run to Ligonier without stop
All seemed well on the train but when
about mile from Elkhart, the conductor,
John Hikock, and two brakemen were
attacked by band composed of eight burly
tramps, who, it is since learned, boarded
the train at Elkhart, and had been
concealed between the cars. They over
powered the crew, and were proceeding
to disconnect the last ten cars, when the
crew, assisted by the engineer and fire.
man, again secured control of the train
A second attempt was made five miles
further on, and from that point into
Goshen, run of four miles a desperate
fight was waged between the eight rob-
bers and the crew.
FOUGHT ALL THE WAY TO GOSHEN.
Conductor Hikock, who knew the inn
minent danger that No. II was in OF run
ming into the freight, encouraged the
brakemen and an extra conductor, Camp
bell, who happened to be on the train, and
they waRed a successful fight until the
train reached Goshen yards, The battle
for the control of the train was desper-
ate for the last few miles, and Hikock was
badly bruised and pummelled, as was also
one of the brakemen, who resides at Elk
hart. The robbers secured four watches
and all the money belonging to the crew.
The engineer whistled for help, and Off
GERS were quickly upon the scene. That
the eight robbers, who were on the train
when it arrived in the Goshen yards, should
escape seems incredible, but such is the
fact Owing 10 the dazed condition of
the crew, and the ignorance of
those here as to the cause
of the stopping and alarm, they
captured, and the sheriff and a posse are
at present in hot pursuit of another.
Henry Zimmerman was arrested within
the city limits, and later in the morning
William Cone was captured. These two
are in custody here now. A posse of Of
ficers and Lake Shore detectives are
securing the surrounding country for the
remaining six.
THE PLAN A FIENDIsH ONE.
The plan of the robbers was one which
would, had it been successfully carried
out, have caused great loss of life and
money. They were endeavOring to leave
eight or ten cars of freight on the track
into which they expected No. 10, which
was following close after, would dash.
in the consequent wreck, it is surmised
that the wre ckers expected to get away
with considerable booty from the
express car. The place where the first
attempt was made. one mile this side OF
Elkhart, was one singularly adapted for
| the kind of work. 1t is a sparsely settled
location and one of the darkest places on
the Lake Shore road. There is rather
sharp curve there, as is also one not far
from this city.
THE TRAIN LOOTED ONCE BEFORE.
No, y, the fast express, is the same
train which was so successfully looted at
Kessler two months ago, and is a very
heavy train, never being made of less
than ten or eleven cars. The two at
tacks have aroused the roads officials,
and every means possible are being
taken to apprehend the robbers
in such a summary manner as to
discourage further attempts of the kind.
President John Newell came from Chicago
at noon to-day and was in conference with
the attorneys Of the road, Mcssrs. Baker
and Miller. A reward of $4,000 will be
posted all over the surrounding country
in the morning for the arrest and con
viction of the eight robbers, or $500 fol
the arrest and conviction Of any one OF
them.
ITALY'S CABINET CRISIS.