The Helena independent., 1893-09-22
The Conductor and Fireman Showed
Fight and Passenger Had
a Cum
Three of the Train Crew Wounded
by the Robbers. Though not
Seriously.
One OF tho Bandits Caught and He Gives
the Names Of tho Others
Involved.

CFsTRAL1A, ILL, oopS Zl.--H GOES on
record for once that a wall planned train
robbery has failed of success. AZ midnight
last night the New Orleans limited from
Chicago reached here. Three mon seoreted
themselves on the ton Of the express car.
and when the train stopped at the coal
chute, = short distance further on, TO tako
coal. the robbers climbed down and over
the tender, calling on the engineer and fire.
man to throw up their hands. Instead OF
doing 10. they made for the robbe,s who
fired, wounAinR both severely. The robbers
then attacked tho express car. hFinR nurnsr-
ous shots through the doors. The express
messenger and the conductor. who hnp-
pened to be in the ear. replying in kind,
TIL the door was shot full Of holes. The
robbers finally broke open the door with
sledQs-hammsr. and letting themselves
down over the top of the car with graphing
irons, renewed the fight with tho messenger
and conductor. who meantime barrieaded
themselves behind boxes and hampers.
While this wss going on brakeman warned
the passengers. who proceeded to conceal
the valuables.
Among the passengers was an old-time
brakeman, jake Sanders. of Duquoin, who
had shotgun. He went At once TO the e1-
press car and suocsedsd In bringing down
ono Of the robbers With we'll aimed shot.
Seeing that the game was mp the other two
robbers fed. having secured nothing.
II 10 understood thsro was Q large amount
of money in the express safe. II IL thought
the wounded robber will die. His name is
believed to be Daniel L. Jones. of Oxford
Mills. Iowa. evidently . railroad man, ~ he
carried card from the Order Of Railway
| Trainmsn. issued at Chicago. and switch
mans GARD from the Atchison, Topeka &,
Santa Fe. at Kansas City.
In the melee Enein, ,er Young received q
bullet in the shoulder, coming out at the
hip. Fireman Mcdowell was also twice
wounded, once in the leg and once in the
neck. Conductor Odum was wounded
| slightly in the hnnd.
| Jonos was hit with monkey wrench BY
the fl lreman. and SO badly hurt that he fell
exhausted. The rohber shot by Sanders
eaeA... ID with the others. After tho ,obbers
fisd the train WAS backed up to the station.
| II new t-nin crew put on board. and then IL
proceeded.
ing Of fire bells. and the captured bandit
was til eatened with lynchina unless he
made full eonfesaion. He said the other
members of the gang were Chas. o. Dwyer.
of this city; James Harding, of Danville,
ILL.,. and mar named Nichols. He also
| implicated q man named Martin. of Du-
quoin in the plot. though he took no part
in the robbery. Dwysr's hous. was imme-
dintely surrounded and his surrender de-
munded. His mother refused to surrender
him. and tho party watched Till daylight,
when Dvyer gave himself up and is now in
jail with Jones.
Searching parties are securing the ooun-
try for the other two. Dwysr bears hard
name. Jones said this morning TO the
Associated PRESS that Dwyer learned there
would be tho most profitable hold-up of
any coming into the city. Arrangements
robbery and divide the swaQ. Jones was to
have the most, to give 70 his father, who Ia
roor. Jones 10 switohman. He came
from 81. Louis Monday with the other
mbers of the gang.
This afternoon Mayor Ames Benson was
notified that a move was on foot to lynch
tho two bandits Immediately after sunset.
The p! oseoutinR attorney and police maRis-
| trats accompanied tho mayor to the citv
Jail and laid the matter before Jones and
| Dwyer. They were handcuffsd aud accom-
panied by officers. hurried to a carriage in
waiting, and before any ono was aware
what was going on the conveyance. CLOSELY
followed by the mavor in buggy. was
speeding across the country to Salem. the
county seat. Tho Associated press CORES.
pondent held a private interview with the
prisoners just before thev were apiriIed ont
Of tho oity. Dwyer positively denied com
pliotr in the orimc, but while he leaned
from the train he dropred his mask and
wss recognized.
JRmes Hardin was ovsrhauled near Nash.
vile late this afternoon and brought &c
this CITY nt 10 O'Clock on the Chicago ex-
press. Mayor Benson won't to tho train
with several resolute men to sec that the
prisoner passed through unharmed. He
and landed In Jail with Dwyer an d Jones.