The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-18
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Standard works for 10 cents. See novel
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1T ALL BUT WORKED.
A Well-Laid Scheme for Liberatinp
Two ConvictS.
Chicago Evening Post.

II never understood" remarked general
passenger agent while discussing a recent train
robbery, show it was that Ia whole trainful of
people would allow themselves to be held up
by one or two bandits until some years ago,
when was making 4 trip over the Michigan
Central road. Then the mystery was explained
TO ME. wason my way from Detroit to Chi
cago ana had taken seat in the smoking-car to
enjoy my cigar
AT that time the smoking.cars OF the Michi-
san Cthtral were equipped with comfortable
IeVolvng chairs. Shortly after taking my seat
L noticed that there were two convcts aboard
Ihey were IN charge of two deputies aud were
Delng conveyed from Detroit te the State
prison at jackson. They sat there talking TO
their guards complacently as If they had been
gong 10 some more agreeable entertainments
Al went well until Ypsilanti was reached.
nan way between that place ana Ann AIbor is
small road crossing named Geddes. As we
approached it an ordinary looking passenger
passed passed through the car in careless manner,
snecting the occupants of the car When he
reached the prisoners he pulled WHISKY
n lS from his pocket and in an off-danded way,
remarked: Here. you fellows have drink i
Will De long time before you have another
Inc eonviets accepted the Invitation took a
soou iong pun from the bottle and handed Ii
oach 10 tnelr apparently chance acquaintance
VINO pocketed II and passed into the next car
haIuly mad he disappeared when the conyie,s
WIN notlon as quick as fash, pulled two
iSNofeTs from somewhere on the seats beside
ihem and presented them al their guards
lore any one In the car had time 10 realize what
was taking place those revolvers were going
Dang! oangt Just as fast as the triggers could DE
pulled. The only men WHO appeared to bays
any presence OF mind were the two dennties
Iney had seen the two revolyers coming ana
Dy some dexterous move managed TO strike n
the conVlcts' arms so that the balls Instead of
striking the victims for whom they were intend
co, PASSED through the roof of the car. While the
scuiile was at It's height the bell rope was pulled
IN some mysterious manner. and ne train came
TO DEAD step at the crossroads near Geudes
station, where a fast team OF horses hitcbed To
light wagon was standing. BY the time The
train stopped, though, the convicts had been
oVefpoWered by their guards, but not till eigh-
teen shots had been fired.
line whole thing WAS evidently concerted
scneme TO liberate the convicts. The man with
inc whisky flask was an ally and his tender of
the whisky was signal that everything was
ready and the time for action lad come. The
attempt at escape fortunately failed bur IL Won
nad seen that car while the shots were being
nred you could readily have understood how
easily few armed robbers Overnower a train
Every chalr In the car was vacant and the for
mer occupants were crOuchlng In corners or
wherever they could hide themselves behind
some object that might stop bullet. When
everything was quiet again and the conyicts
were IN irons no less than fifteen men were
counted coming from the dressing room of thai
smoking-car. Va "s