The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-22
ROBBERS REPULSED.
These Treasure Seekers Held Up
the Wrong Train.
BLOODY FIGHT WITH THE BANDITS

Three Of the Train Crew and One Of the
Robbers shot-The Engineers Condi-
tion CriticaI-The Bandits Now Safe
Behind the Ears.
CEN 1RALGA, his, Sept. 22.-The New
Orleans limited train ON the Illinois Cen
tral road was held up just outside this
city. Two men climbed into the cab over
the tender and presented pistols at the
heads of the two trainmen, and ordered
them to stop the train. The order was
not instantly oheyed. The robbers seeing
that Engineer Young was slow, began fir
ing. The first ball struck him in the
shoulder.
Fireman Mcdowell attempted to seize
the shovel The robbers saw the motion
and directed their fire on him. The first
shot struck Mcdowell in the leg. He OBJ
tained the shovel and attacked the thief.
The robbers companion renewed the fire,
but Mcdowell succeeded in striking his
opponent blow which sent him tum-
bling from the engine.
Scarcely had the robber fallen when a
second shot struck the plucky fireman in
the forehead. He fell to the floor Of the
engine cab unconscious. Another shot was
then directed at Young. 1t struck him in
the back, making dangerous wound.
The robbers shut down the engine, and
with two other robbers crawled up on to
the roof of the baggage and express car.
They were supplied with ropes, pulleys
and great iron hooks, which We're at
| tached to the sides aud bottom of the car
and the door pulled Off.
| Conductor Odum had rushed into the
! express car when the first shots We're fired
! into the engine cab, and as the robbers
I piled into the car Odum and Express Mes
| senger Armstrong opened fire This the
| robbers returned, advancing as they fired.
A dozen shots had been exchanged when a
man covered with sacks, and lying in the
corner of the car sprang mp and fired two
shots from double barrolod shotgun into
the robbers. The foremost robber fell and
the other two Jumped from the car
The man who came to the rescue of tn,
conductor and the baggageman was p. j
Saunders, a discharged Illinois Ceutra
brakeman. Saunders was deadheadiuJ
his way to Duquoin, and had kept out O
the way Of the conductor as he hurriedl
entered the car This ended the fight
Seeing their companions wounded tn
| other three fled TO the woods
The train ran back TO this city, bringin
! the wounded. Jones is shot in the hea
and face; Engineer Young in the shouldC
and back; Fireman Mcdowell in the le
and forehead, and Conductor Odum in til
right hand. Engineer Young's couditio
is critical.
1t is not known how much money wS
in the express messengers care, but il
said that the amount would exceed $50, 90
When safe ia Jail the wounded robb,
made a full confession. He gave his nan
as l.. b. Jones, but papers were found c
him addressed to George Jones and Da
l. Jones. He said he was from Kansi
City. Jones admitted that he was IL
man who shot the engineer and firema
He said that he and Charles O'Dwyer,
this city, with Martin Nichols and J. Ha
din, had planned the holdup.
Nichols and Hardin were captured a fe
hours after the battle in a corn field II,
far from the scene of the "hold up.
O'Dwyer was arrested at his mother
home in this city The railway oflicia
believe that the robbery was planned b
railroad men.