The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-19
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FIERCE BArILS WIrn BAYDIrs.
Two Train Robbers beloved to Have Been
Knled-Enginerr Badly Wounded.

CORN, MO. sept. ls.-The Colorado
| and Utah express, west-bound. on the
! santa Fe road was held ny by robbers
! al 80 4. Ut. to-day, near this place.
| The plot To rob was formed three weeks
/ ago, and for two wee ks he railroad p-0pie
| mas kept the company completely informed
! OF the intended movements Of the
| robbers. TWO previous dates were tXel
| Tor THE event. but heavy rain on the
| appointed days 0stloled u. bsrar-e 1f
| the ease with which horses could be
! tracked in the soft ground. Another
| date Was set for the day. and the con-
dluons being favorable the attempt Was
made. The railroad. as usual. had TWEEN
~ i'4r hours notice, and tue train WAS
WrH loaded with men. armed with short
winchester rifles. The information Of the
SiG was accurate, and at the appointed
| place. one mile west ot G1riu, "a railroad
torpedo exploded under the wheels, red
h.hl Has,-i ahead. ami Che ran stopped
Immediately four masked men came
from the brush. one rusneI 10 the engine.
ordered the engineer tu hold up his hands.
ana ire4 AT him with "a Winchester at the
same moment. The engineer fell. wound
c1, and detective Ou the tender fred "a
load of buckshOt into the robbers fa.e
but he had time to change his position.
lie got a away for the time. but was
caught later, and viii probably die OF
bis wounds The shooting al the engineer
brought "a fusiadc from the armed men.
which was resumed with a few slots from
the robbers who then made on as quickly
as they could, cutting the htchng straps
Of their horses IN their haste. one horse
was killed hy the detectives. but all IT
the robbers escaped for the time. All u
the parties TO the plot are known and
an viii undoubtedly Doe captured. A pack
of blOodhOuuds was in readiness 1T 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 il would undoubtedly have
been successful If the railroad people had
not been advised of what was intended.
The passeugers could nave safely been
robbed as well as The mail and express
cars. Four men made the attempt ON the
train. but two or three others seems To
have been with the horse, and stationed
behind the train TO prevent anybody
reaching CORN on foot after the train
was halted.
THE ENGNfTR's CONDITION.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Sept lS.-The
Santa re train. which was held mp near
CORN, Mo, arrived I'm Kansas city at
o'clock three minutes late The engine
was in charge OF Fred Murder, who took
the place Of Engineer William Prescott
who Was shot by the bandits Prescott
is not fatally wounded. Tho bullet
struck him In the breast. glanced from
his collar bone, came out ana fell on his
shirt front beneath his blouse When
the train was held up J. I. Mooney he
rear brakeman. walked up the track in
the rear Of the train TO has the west
bound trains. Fifty yards from the
rear end Of the train he saw two
men holding FIVE horses. one Of them
left the horses walked toward Mooney.
covered him with "a gun. robbed him ~
$l9. 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 or TIE RonHERs CAUGHT.
MEMPHIS. Sept lS-Two of the Santa
Fe train robbers We're captured near here
this morning. They were brought 10
Memphis and lodged IN Jail. Iuey are !
Charles Abrams and Link OVerheld. They
were caught by special agents OF the |
Santa Re road who have been On their |
trail since the robbery was attempted !
and The dcsperadoes driven off.
Abrams lis the man who slot Engineer |
Prescott. lie Is badly wOuEded ana not |
expected 10 live. Abrams was the leader |
Of The gang and boarded the engine in |
advance OF his companions and received !
the charge OF buckshOt full in the face |
The detectives marvelled al the time |
that Abrams was able TO move six feet !
much less escape 10 the woods, which he |