The evening world., 1893-09-21
TRAIN R0BBER SHOT.
Pluoky Fight with Three Thieves
on the Illinois Central.
Engineer, Fireman and Conductor
Badly Wounded
Two Desperadoes Escape, but Arc
Afterwards Captured.

CENTRALIA, H., Sept. 2i.--The New
Central road was held up shortly before
midnight last night just outside this
city. In the battle which followed be
tween the three robbers and train hands
one OF the robbers was mortaliy
wounded and three OF the crew were
badly hurt.
Those who were hurt In the shooting
incident to the attack were Engineer
Young, Conductor Odum, Fireman Nc
Dowell and the robber whose name is
George Jones.
The train left Chicago at : o'clock yes
terday afternoon and reached this city
at lI05 T.. NJ Three men, heavily
armed and carrying tools which later
came into play, boarded the front end
OF the express car.
y5 J%nt on beyHn Ira Gen Mrou Ensneer
noise on the tender behind them. Both
turned snd saw .ne muz2les of two big
REVIEWERS staring them In the face.
hsep your mouths shut and stop the
cried.
The engineer and fireman sprang at
the robbers. who fired. and the trainmen
fell wounded on the platforms connect
Ing cab and tender.
One of the masked robbers sprang
over the forms of the bleeding men and
stopped the tram. Then one of the
revolver In hand. stood guard over Bag
gagemaster Armstrong and Brakeman
stacey. The two other thieves climbed
to the top Of the express car. in which
were the messenger Of the American
Express Company and Conductor Odum.
Then followed a battle royal. The
messenger and conductor. partly barrl-
caded by boxes and packages, fired at
the robbers IN at thew CpiI1d
The thieves fred. too. but they were at
n disadvantage.
During the shooting the conductor re-
Seived slight pistol wound in the
On the train, dea dheading his way,
was +. j. Sanders, brakeman on the
road. He came to the rescue of the
conductor and messenger armed with a
n M sftscKsd the robbers from the rear.
and, though in tur~ attacked by the
third robber. managed to shoot one of
those In the express car through the
body.
The others. seeing their compa Mon
fall, took to their heels and got away
through the trees and fields.
The Express Company officials received
a message early this morning, saying
that the wounded Cobber could not
live, as he was shot through the body.
at him and fired point blank. He was
riddled with shot and fell to the floor
of the car bleeding and crying for mercy.
On his person were found passes
under the name of Dan l.. Jones and a
travelling card from a Chicago order
of railway trainmen issued Aug. "a,
also switchman's card issued by the
Santa Fc route at Kansas City.
He gave the names of the other two
robbers as Martin Nichols and j. Hardin
Nichols and Hardin were captured
early this morning in cornieid not
far. from the scene of the hold up"
A fourth man, whose name Is yet I'M
known to the railway officials. was
caught about O'Clock this morning
at Odin. u town about ten miles north
of here.
The prisoner protested his innocence.
When Nichols and Hardin were cap
tured great crowd of the tOwnspeople
of Centralia had gathered about the
railroad station. and as the prisoners
were brought In the cry Of Lynch
them was raised.
Ropes were in readiness. and only the
courage and GOODNESS OF the officers
saved the robbers from death at the
hands Of the mob.
When safe in jail Jones. the wounded
robber talked freely and mad full
confession