The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-26
TRAIN ROBBERS FOILED
They Held Up a Train Contain
ing a Posse of Police.
TWO KILLED, THE REST CAPTURED


Railroad OmciaIs Learned of n Proposed
R,id and pro,,,,.o, ,,..... ,,..,..
'p''"'e H' .''e 'n tho Express Car
None NJ the Officers Injured.
CIR ro---,,, A.
2l' 'uSEfh' MO- oepV 20 ram robbers
,,,., w. .'Viu UP M"1, Iiey SuPpo9eu
80 Eu'"l NUu"CIl hiuuS passenger
~. t,llo'a' JuSV OUTSIDE Oh Inls cluy'
o'.o '.7 nv yn@U loiloWeu TWO OF Ine pan
rta 95 oi5 NIl'gI ~, "l'u O4rge were captured
I,, 80 ~, 1iV "olIoN N"nIgi anu hugo
Gi-1I 1uoSe captured 9rG ~ A. ilurs1'
-. ~, ~ Iele'.JN "liu "lliaIn carver
i,,,t 0lelOAo' Olle oluer rooDer' e7c"peu'
''1S tL,. " 9S ctP."Ieu soon aIuerWard:
no u.''u''A ", u"V 9elec'eu .raih no. o. puG
.'Il.oau Is olllclaIs learned OF Jhe intended
lUoiGlS ,'u's ,o'l!,eu Ine ponce An exact
uupilc",e OIL NO was prepared ana SIX
~ Poiloc' uuue' command Oh Ohe chlel'
~ y,y, Puu uDo"ru'
4" len Ono Uloll IN rGache1 point Two
mics north OF st. Joseph, man ON the
TT'o 1J"oN @neau S,EnaIeu Uhe tralh 10 stop.
NJ ne enS ileeI ooeyeu' ana SIX MASKED men
%, o. ,o''ll,',u o..e ,Il,. OLig Glslh9
que ol une roooers boarded the engine
re'o'Ner III each mana. Inc other i've
Lan 10 Che express car ana ordered the
rries9e'iser 10 open uhe uoor' "nich ne dld'
lhree oil the robbers Jumped aboard, leav-
luE '"o OUTSIDE as guards The police
wele Iutsse, IN the express car, and Or
uereu uue uhree ROBBERS TO surrender as
'oTri 1u ~ Ou9y entered
g. nc oolIluS' n, aiVhougn surprised, opened
e.l ilo az once, me ponce rephed, and a
a. ioi'o"eu I"euUy-HVe shots We're
~ -, ~ u'l i'lS Ine usnU' ana Wheh IL ended
i, iNouler anu HuSei lay shot through the
nS'''' Nollier was instantly Killed, put
HilgeI llVeu until he reached here Fred
erloN el was unlLIured ana was arrested.
NTne vi Une ponce We're injured.
Durins VLe nghC announcer detachment OF
polIce captured Ghe TWO guards left out
sue OuU uhe oahulJ on the engine, Gleitze,
nearing Uue utlls' feallZed the situation
| anu temporarily escaped.
relilarhaDle Iea'ure or the night was
.ne escape OF Uhe ohlcers from injury, each
D"hu,U having TWO reVolVers, which were
lIEu ,, Freely
me rooDefs were residents OF st. Joseph,
anu anu uesPeI"ue men. Lhey formed plan
lSsu "eeh To roo the omaha express Fri
uay HIEhu a., al Ray branch' mile above
.Ie 'l,y' lhey SoG trains mixed up, and
tHe auueihpU was abandoned. Hurst, one
,I- oI tne g! gang turned traitor, and informed
The oIiciais that another attempt would
oe m maze -.
me panulIs had Two sticks cf dynamite,
10 each OF winch was attached fuse about
'n[ee le5T lohS'
IL was known that the robbers had the
Explosive puC the ponce decided 1T would
" dangerous TO force the robbers to use
~, anu Cne messenger quickly opened the
cypress Pr' car uoor Wheh ordered to do so.
me roppers ehueaVored TO force the en-
Biueer anu fireman TO explode the dyna-
liI,e' put Uhey refused
nreu hoenler was only ~ years old, but
iie he was ntrusheu ana desperate boy. He
It Hau ueeh employed on the daily papers Of
oU. JosePn as a carrier Tor two or three
yea; years, ne was uischarged from the ser
siue VI d paper lasU winter because OF his
5,'., guaIrelsouie ana surly manner. After his