The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-27
rion7Iyo A 1RAIN CREW
Eight Robbers Have n Rattle with the Men
on n Fast Freight.

GOSHEN. Ind, Nov. 20.-An attempt was
made last night to wreck the New York fast
express on the Lake Shore road whtch ia due
here at 1900 At midnight whlsting In the
LIKE Shore Yards and from the water works
plant. near the Lake Shore freight depot.
brought two Of the night police aud number
OF citizens to the scene They found the first
section OF No. go. the Chicago and New York
fast meat freight In the yards and badly
battered train crew. 1t was soon learned that
two attempts had been made to use the last
ten cars to wreck the fast express.
The flrst section OF No. go pulled out Of Fix
hart last night at 1923 with orders to run to
ligonier without stopping. All seemed we'll
with tho train. but when about a mile from
Elkhart the conductor John bickok. and two
brakemen were attacked by eight men who
boarded the train at Llkhart and had been
concealed between tho cars. They partly
ovorpowered the crew and were proceeding to
disconnect the last ten cars. when tho crew.
assisted by the engineer and fireman, again
secured control OF the train;
A second nttempt was made five miles further
on. and from that point into Goshen. four
miles. there was constant lighting between
HickOk who knew tho danger No. T. was in
Of running into the freight encouraged the
brakemcn and an extra conductor. Campbell
who happened to he on the train. and they
waged a successful fight, until the, train
reached the tOBnen JHEu~ NUH'luClOI illCkOh
was badly bruised and pummeed. and 80 was
one OF the brakemen, who resides at llkhart.
The robbers secured four watches and all tho
money belnngin to the crow.
Tho engineer whiStlrd Tor help. and police
mon were quickly upon the scene. That the
EIGHT robbers, who were uuou tho train when
II arrived in the Goshen yards should escape
seems incredible. but such is the fact. Owing
TO the dnged condition OF tho crew and tho
Ignorance OF people here as TO the cause Of tho
stopping and alarm thoy all escaped Two
were subsequently captured, and the Sheriff
and n posse are at present in hot pursuit OF
the others. Henry Iinmerman was arrested
within the city limits. and later in the morn
ing William Cone was captured. They are
now in custody here.
The robbers tried to cut of ten cars OF the
which was following close after. would dash.
In the consequent wreck 1t Ia supposed that
the men expected to get away with consider
able booty from the express car. The place
whore the first attempt was made one mile
this side OF Elkhart was we'll ADAPTED for that
kind of work. IL Is a sparscly settled region.
and there is n sharp curve there.
was robbed at kessler two months ago. and Is
a heavy train never having less than ten or
eleven cars. The two attacks have aroused
the Lake shore officials. and every means pos
sible are being taken to aprrohend the rob
hers President John Newell camn from Chi
cago at noon to- day. A reward of $1,000 will
he posted all over the surrounding country for
the arrest and CONVICTION 81 tho nicn. or 5000
for the arrest and conviction Of any one II
them. In Iimmerman's shoe were found four
silver dollars. which was tho amount taken
from the engineer. while Con had in his pos-
session = -. the exact amount Of which Con-
ductor Hickok was relieved.