The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-11
TRAIN ROBBERS

S1de-Track and Ditch a Train on the
Illinois Centrsl-An Attempt on the
Missouri Pacific Fru 'trsted by - P!ucky
Brakeman-rhe Iron Mountain Train
Robbers ACCOMMODATIONS Hundred and
Fifty Men In Pursuit..
CAIRO, ILL.,, Nov. 6.-The Illinois Cen.
trails Chicago and New Orleans limited
vestibuled train was side-tracked and
ditched at Lime Switch, two miles
north of Ullin, at o'clock yesterday
morning, and Fireman Charles Har-
mond, of Centralia, was instantly
killed.
There is every reason to believe that
the wreck was the work of would-be
train robbers, because the switch track
runs out to a lime kiln, and is never
used by passenger trains The lock
was broken and the switch turned and
the lantern thrown into ditch. The
train was behind time and rum
ming at high rate of speed,
and was some distance out on
the side switch before the en-
gineer discovered that anything was
wrong. The track gave way under the
ponderous engine and the tender were
overturned, burying the fireman be-
meath the ruins. The baggage and ex-
press car followed and rolled over on
its side, imprisoning the express mes
senger and two guards within it.
Three coaches left the track but did
not turn over, and none of the passen-
gers were injured. There were ten
vestibuled coaches in the train be-
sides President Fish's private ear,
which was occupied by Mr.. Fish and
his private secretary.
The train was delayed until another
engine could be sent from here to
bring down the coaches that had re-
mained on the rails. They were sent
on to New Orleans about o'clock yes
terday morning. A wrecking train
was at work all day yesterday and the
coaches are back all right. 1t is a
lonely spot on the road and favorable
spot for train hold-up.
would-be Train Robbers Routed.
UNION. Neb., Nov. 5.-An attempt
was made last night to hold up a Mis-
souri, Pacific train near this place.
Two men boarded the engine when it
was leaving the water tank and tried
to overpower the engineer. Brake
man Harp saw the would-be robbers
and at once opened fire on them. Sew
eral shots were fired, and the robbers
were routed. A posse is in pursuit
Great excitement prevails.
The Iron Mountain Robbers Surrounded
by Pursuing Posses.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. j.-The
probability is that the desperadoes
who held up the Iron Mountain train
and killed Conductor McNally at Oil
phant Friday night will be captured
or killed before morning, as the pursu-
ing posses are closing in on them on
all sides.
The first posse on the ground was
from this city, but it was quickly re-
inforced by officers from Jackson and
Wolff counties. and to-day the sheriffs
of Independence, White and Cleburne
counties have joined in the pursuit.
After the robbery the brigands went
directly west, evidently intending to
effect their escape into the Indian ter
ritory, but SO prompt was the action of
Gov. Fishback in notifying the officers
in that part of the state that they have
been hemmed in.
A skirmish took place with the rob
bers this morning, but the majority Of
them escaped. Two, however, were
captured near jamestown, taken to
Batesville, and thence by rail to New
port. where they are now in Jail. II is
known that one of the robbers was
wounded at the time of the robbery,
probably by Conductor McNally be-
fore he was killed, as the bloody ban
dages dropped by the bandits were
found by the men in pursuit. The
country in which the hunt is taking
place is rough and mountainous and
some distance from the nearest tele-
graph station. Several suspects have
been arrested here to-day and are held
for Identification.
One Hundred and Fifty Men In Pursuit.
BATEsvILLE, Ark. Nov. 5.-By this
time Is p. m.) there are $50 men in pur-
suit of the robbers and a determined
effort is being made to capture them.
A courier has just arrived from the
front with six horses, one of them
wounded. and lot OF plunder and
cheap jewelry also abandoned by the
highwaymen. The robbers are now
surrounded by the posse in Greenbrier
bottoms where the men have friends,
who are helping them to make the
fight and escape. The men arrested
this morning were Bill Lemons and
Mark Arnott, who are now in Jail here.
but refuse to talk. No doubt but
what the capture is good one.
Crank and Hlg Mission.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Nov. CA. dan
gerous crank, who wants to displace
President Cleveland, was arrested here
yesterday. His name is Elmer f.