The evening world., 1894-08-25
BANDITS BESEIGEO.
Train Robbers Kill q detective
and Wound Officers.
Finally Take Refuge In Woods
Near Chicago.
Alabama Convicts Taken from a
Car and Lynchcd.
tBy Associated Press)

CHICAGO. Aug. 2S.-A northbound
freight on the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul road was held up at o'clock
this morning by two masked men at
Deerfeld, a small station just north Of
the line between Cook and Lake coun-
ties. A railroad detective. of Chicago,
who was riding or the train. was shot
and killed, and the watch of Conductor
Larzent was taken from the latter
This was the entire amount of plumber
secured by the robbers.
The train had stopped to allow the
engineer to take water from tank, and
within thirty seconds after 1t had come
to a stand-still two masked men climbed
into the caboose and ordered the conduc-
tor and one brakeman, who were In the
car. to throw up their hands. The rail-
road men were forced to obey, and the
robbers had just taken the conductors
watch from him when the detective en-
tered and showed fight.
He was shot and instantly killed by
one of the bandits, both of whom
jumped from the train and disappeared
In the darkness. A special train. carry
ing number OF policemen from the
Desplsines street station was sent out
to run the robbers down IL possible.
Trainmen who passed through Des-
PLANES this morning declared that they
heard at that village that two city .po-
The story was that the robbers had
stolen a farmers wagon, but had been
closely pressed by q patrol wagon load
Of police between Jefferson and Norwood
| Park, on the haywood road. 1t was
said that the bandits nnallyq left the
wagon and took refuge under a bridge
and then when the officers dashed up In
| the patrol wagon the, fugitives opened
| fire with revolvers and shot two of the
officers.
| In the confusion which resulted aftel
the frst ere the robbers are said to have
soon surrounded ~ the police. Messen
gers we're despatched to jefferson TO
physicians, and brought the news Of tn,
shooting to that village.
Another report was that the trait
robbers, after leaving Deerfield, on TIN
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St Paul Rail
d sss T M tns sHun IS or to oom
man, who had been apprised o. the dee
lookout for any suspicious character.
The watcher saw the men approachinl
SsPy t Pfone iats said fha t hi T BIZ
bloody work the bandits are reporte
to have met a farmer in wagon o.
the way to the city. 1t was but a mo
ment's work to throw him ont and tax
possession of his vehicle. With horse
to draw them the thieves made bette
time. and were soon on their wa
through Lawrence avenue to Milwaukee
avenue.
BY this time that part OF the coun
try was in turmoil Boys and men o.
ponies and horses hastily saddled wer
In the chase after the despcrldoes. GU
Milwaukee avenue galoped the robber
In the wagon, while behind them at
respectful distance clattered the horse
OF the pursuers. ehind these agai
came patrol wagon at full speed, i
which were four policemen.
The pursued men kept on out May
place woods, on the Desplaines River.
Mitchell's Station last night a band c
masked men took Riley Walker an
Richard Jordan off the Central trail
and lynchcd them by hanging them to
tree. and afterwards perforated the
bodies with buckshot. The prisoner
had been convicted of murder, an
Walker was sentenced to the peniter
tiary for life and Jordan for twelve year
Last February, the agent at susper
weeks later Mr.. Hall was shot at til
same place, but was not killed. II,
crimes were traced to a gang of mui
derers and robbers. of which Wake
was the leader and Jordan a membe
Detective William " allace, OF Columbus
Ga, went to arrest Walker. The dete'
tive and others surrounded Walker
house, when the latter shot Wallac
dead through door and escaped.