The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-24
WE'RE FIXED FOR THEM.
Robbers Hold Up santa Fe TTsin
and Meet with a. Reception.


Gorin. No. September 1S.-Thc Colorado
and Utah express. westbound on the Santa
Re railroad was held up by robbers n 3:2u
o'clock, a. IN. today near CORN. The plot
10 rob was formed three weeks ago and for
two weeks the railroad people have had a
spy in the robbers camp who has kept the
company completely informed of the in
tended movements of the robbers.
Two previous dates were fixed for the
event. but heavy rain on the appointed
days postponed il because Of the ease
with which horses could be tracked In
the soft ground Another date was set
for today. and the conditions being favor
able the attempt was made. The rallroau,
as usual. had uNcuty-four hours notice, and
the train ives we'll loaded with me" arm
81 with short Winchester lidas. The m
formation OF the SOY was accurate and d,
the appointed place. one mile west OF Go
rim. a railroad torpedo exploded under tae
wheels uG the engine, red light flashed
ahead and the train stopped.
Immediately four masked men came from
the brush. one rushed TO the engine, order
ed the engineer 10 hold up his hands and
Gi eel a. him with q WINCHESTER at the same
moment The engineer fell. wounded. and
a detective on the tender fired load of
brckshot into the robbers face before ne
had time to change his position. He got
away for the time being. but was caught
later ana VIII HIDbablN ule OF ms Nouiu9s
The firing at the engineer brought flu
silade from the armed men concealed on
the express baggage ana smoking cars,
which was returned with few shots from
the robbers, who then made off quickly
as they could, cutting the Eitching straps
of their horses I'm their haste. one horse
was killed by the detectives, but all of the
robbers escaped for a time.
All of the parties to the plot are known,
oil 10 raE 4
pack of bloodhounds was in readiness at
CORN and they took up the trail before
daylight. No better place in the country
could have been selected for the location Of
the robbery and it would undoubtedly have
been successful if the railroad people had
not been advised of what was intended. The
passengers could have safely been robbed
as well as the mail and express ears. -Four
men made the attempt on the train. but
two OF three others seem To have been with
the horses ana stationed behind the train
TO prevent anybody reaching CORN on foot
after the train was halted.
Not Fatally Wounded.
Kansas city. Mo. September lS.-The san
IA Fe train, which was held up near CORN
Mo. arrived in KANSAS Ci:k at o'clock
thlee minutes late. The engine was in
charge of Fred Murdoch who took the
place Of Engineer William Prescott, who
was shot 10y the bandits.
Prescott is not fatally wounded The bull
l-t struck him in the breast. glanced from
his collar bone. came out ana fen on his
shirt front beneath his blouse When the
train was held up J. =. Mooney, the rear
brs KEENAN,, walked up the track in the rear
of the train to flag westbounl trains. Fiji
ty Yards from the rear of the train he saw
two men holding five Sorses One of them
left the horses. walked towards Mooney,
covered him with a gun, robbed him of
SIG and ordered him back to the train. The
conductor Of the train was George Blue
Blue SAYS he saw seven men in the gang.
Two Of the Robbers Captured.
Memphis. Mo. Septembar Is Two of the
Santa Fe train robbers We're captured Ecar
here this morning. They We're brought to
Memphis and lodged j. Jail. They are
Charles Abrams ana Link Overheld. They
were caught 10y special agents of the Santa
Fe railroad who have been on their trail
since the robbery was attempted and the
desperadoes driven off. Abrams is the
man who shot Engineer Prescott. He is
badly wounded and not expected to live
Abrams was the leader of the gang and
boarded the engine in advance of his com
pauions and received the charge of buck
Shot full i'm the face. The detectives mar
valed at the time that Abrams was able to
move six feet. much less escape to the
woods, which he did.