The record-union., 1893-03-20
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
OCCURS ON A KNOXVILLE AND
OHIO PASSENGER TRAIN.
Sheriff Killed. Two Men MORALLY
and Third Man Seriously In
jured, and a Lynching.
Special to the REcoRp-uN1oS.

LOUISVILLE (Ky.), March ia terri
bic tragedy occurred on the Knoxville
and Ohio passenger train yesterday morn
ing before daylight at HelIs Point. one
mile and half east of Newcomb, in
| Campbell County, Tenn, in which
| Sheriff John Burnett of Campbell
County was killed, Deputy Sheriff John
| Dali and Cruso +. Smith MORALLY
| wounded and Jesse Jones sustained sew
eral serious injuries.
| Sheriff Burnett and Deputy Sheriff
Dali went to Jellico yesterday 20 arrest a
miner by the name of Jesse Jones. The
arrest was made on the Tennessee side of
! the line, not far from Jellico, and soon
| afterward number of miner friends of
Jones came to the rescue and succeeded
in taking him away from the officers.
! They then fastened to the Kentucky side
and babe defiance to the Tennessee of
GERS, who deemed it prudent not to cross
the line.
When the train left Jellico this morn
! ing the officers were aboard on their re-
turn home. Just after passing Newcomb
| Conductor Brown passed through the
| smoking-car and found the closet locked.
| He suspected that Jones was in there
| hiding from the officers, for he had got
on at Jellico and had paid his fare TO Elk
Valley.
The conductor demanded that the party
on the inside should open the door. and it
was opened and Jones was found on the
inside. The Sheriff arrested him and
! took him to seat and began to search
| him. Deputy Dali was sitting close to
the Sheriff and the prisoner, and by the
stove was seated an old man by the name
Of Smith, evidently a friend of Jones.
Another man sat near, clad like miner.
and he carried big Winchester in his
lap, which he handled nervously.
Near Center another friend of Jones.
named Cruso Smith, attempted 10 draw a
pistol on Sheriff Burnett, but was pre-
vented from using his weapon by Deputy
Sheriff Dali. The elder Smith then
rushed at Dali, and the unknown man
opposite commenced to fire upon the Off
GERS. The Sheriff was killed instantly. a
bullet piercing his brain and another en-
tering his body in close proximity to the
heart, either of which would have been
fatal.
In the meantime Deputy Sheriff Dali
freed himself from the elder Smith and
opened fire, but he was overpowered and
rushed to the rear platform of the car and
| thrown off, his assailants jumping after
him while the train was rolling swiftly
along. The train was stopped by Con-
dUctor Brown as quickly as possible and
run back 10 the point where the shooting
commenced. Dali was found wandering
about in a partially dazed condition. and
it was found that he had been shot in the
temple re<eiving a very dangerous
wound.
Cruso Smith and Jesse Jones were
found lying by the side of the railroad as
if dead, but they soon recovered con-
seriousness. One of Jones' arms was
broken and he was injured about the
head. Cruso Smith is in critical con-
milton, being shot in the breast and
stomach and having his rightarm broken.
Dali was sufficiently recovered to take
| charge Of Cruso Smith and Jones, but
what became of the elder Smith is not
known. He probably fled, as did the I'M
known man who commenced the shoot
ing, both having no doubt jumped from
the train at the same time that their con-
federates did.
JONES LYNCHED BY MOB.
JELLIco Tenn, March I9.-At mid
night last night Jailer Irwin was called to
the door of his residence. He looked out
upon the courtyard, and determined
people and leaders at once covered him