Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-28
A DARING ACT.
Armed Robbers Hold Up n Train mt
CentrRlih, III.

Centralih, III.
CEHTRALIA, ILL, Sept. 2l.-The New Or
leans limited train ON the Illinois Central
road was held up, shortly after IL o'clock
last night just outside this city, and in the
battle which followed between the three
robbers and train hands, one of the rob.
bers was MORALLY wounded and three of |
the crew were badly hurt. The thieves
got nothing in the way of booty, and all
the grown Inhabitants of this place are on |
the hunt for the two daring thieves who |
got away,
Those who were hurt in the shooting |
Incident to the attack were: Engineer |
Young, Conductor '0chum, Fireman
Mcdowell and a robber, name not known.
keep your mouths shut and stop the
machine or we will shoot" the robbers
cried. The engineer and fireman were not
made Of stuff that fiinches at train robbers
and were not even daunted by the recol-
lection Of the affair on the Lake Shore,
only short time ago. Both sprang at the
robbers, when
TWO SHOTS FLASHED IN THEIR FACES
and both fell wounded in the gangway
of the engine. One of the masked robbers
| sprang over the forms of the bleeding men
| and stopped the train. In the coaches the
passengers were all asleep,
| When the train had been stopped one of
The robbers ran back to the coaches, and
|
gage-master Armstrong and Brakeman
Stacey. Two other thieves climbed to the
| top of the express car. in which were the
messenger of the American Express Com
pany, and Conductor Uchum. They were
just beginning to get curious as to the
stopping of the train when they heard
furious pounding on the express car door.
open THE DOOR, OR WE'LL BLOW YOU UP"
they heard a man cry. Their reply was
| oh rosf fztt ya1
by another and another. The men outside
the car also took part In the fusilade. The
attack then took new turn, The men in
the car had emptied their revolvers and
were reloading them. In this lull, the
robbers tried novel plan for which they
lad prepared. They had graphing hooks
These they fastened on the top of the ex-
press car and with ropes lowered them
selves to the top of the door. This was
done 10 avoid being target for the bullets
that soon commenced to pour through the
side Of the coach from the inside. The
railroad men were aiming low, while
serenely above them the two robbers were
welding heavy sledge. The door did not
Withstand the assault and soon an OPEN
ing large enough for the robbers 70 enter
showed itself. Through this they leaped,
reyolvers in hand, and faced the conductor
, and messenger, both similarly equipped.
, Then followed
Centralia with the news OF the robbery,
/ | and
= Had the passengers on the train known
how few the robbers were il is doubtful II
v they would have remained terrorized
0 They showed their disgust when they were
n told how easily they had been held up.
!, OVER $4,000 IN THE CAR.
y CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. 2l.-The officials O
= the American Express Company werl
, | mi nf n Mt
tempted robbery and two OF them left TO
y Centralia at o'clock on the fast mail.
o Is not known how much money was Il
Ia the express messengers care. but IL is sal
4, that the amount would exceed $4,000.
n is believed by the railroad employees tina
z the robbers were three men who had bee
seen lettering around the Centralia depo
all day Tuesday.
THE WOUNDED ROBBERS STORY.
~ The wounded robber, who gave his nam
q, as George Jones, was car ried to the station
D. On his person were found passes under th
a, name Of Daniel Jones, and travelin
~ card from Chicago Order of Railwa
OF Trainmen issued August oath, also
IL, switchman's card, issued by the Santa
az route at Kansas City. He gave the nsm'
- of the other two robbers as Martin Nicho
he and j. Hardin.
an The wounded robber received the chars
= of the shot over the left eye. Engine,
VI Benjamin Young was shot in the should,
and in the centre Of the back. The fir
man was hit in the chin and forehead, Il
ball lodging in the neck. Conduct,
~ 0chum received painful wound in h
e. right hand. AL of the train crew 1--we
AZ. Centralia.
he CENTRALIA, ILL, Sept. 21.-All thr,
-. of the Illinois Central train robbers a
W now in custody.
at Martin Nichols and James Hard
", were captured early this morning in
by cornfeld not far from the scene of ii
m. ''hold-up." A. fourth man, whose nan
is yet unknown to the railway official
was caught about 6 o'clock this mornil
at Odin, town about 10 miles north
here.