The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-18

IN identifying the owner. The Seafch lof
dead and wounded was postponed until
daylight
But the chase after the one or ones
who escaped was started within ten min
utes after the shooting ended. The Sher-
iff secured horses at Gorin and with half
a dozen men started north. They know
the man and are confident they will have
them in custody inside of five hours.
When the train reached Gorin, Engi-
neer Prescott was removed to a private
house and Dr. Cruickshank, Santa Fe
physician in New Mexico, who was on
the train, attended to his injuries. Fire
man McGraw took the train west.
ALL KNOWN.
All the participants in the raid are
known. Today dead or alive, they wiA
be in Memphis. The Coroner will look
after some, the Grand Jury after the
others. pack of blpodhounds was in
readiness upon the arrival of the train
at Gorin, and with these the officers
began the pursuit in the darkness. 1t
is not likely the passengers in the rear
end of the smoker, those who were doz-
ing in the chair car and half dozen
or so sleepless ones in the sleepers, Will
ever forget the experience. With the
first shot everyS man near window
opened it and looked out. With the sec
ond he drew his head in. And when
the volleying commenced he had not
time to close the window, but just drop
ped first down on the floor of the car
Then the cry, train robbersr' went
through the train and women went down
on their knees, lifted their hands and
screamed as vigorously and persistently
as if mouse was in sight. 1t was abso-
lutely Impossible to walk through Athe
cars without climbing over the seats.
When the excitement was at its height
the brakeman put his head in the door
shouted, keep your hands down, ladies
and gentlemen. Train robbers are out
side In the sleeper Selma, two women
ran shrieking from their berths and
were headed for the danger spot when
Conductor Blue captured them and forei-
bly, prevailed ON them to go back to bed
And there was at least one dozen indi-
viduaIs who snored through it all and
did not miss a note.
WELL CONSIDERED PLAN.
The disastrous attempt of the bandits
to hold up the train was the result of
well-considered plan which would prob
ably have proved successful had it not
been for the betrayal of the plot by
Mathews. Twice before the bandits had
left their hiding places twenty-one miles
away and started for the spot selected
for their deed of violence. Each time
eopious fall of rain ball1ed them. Eleven
NIGHTS ago they saddled up shortly after
ten O'Clock and started to ride slowly
across country. 1t was cloudy and they
had not covered more than a third or
the distance when rain began to tall
Some were in favor of turning back at
once declaring they were not going to
run the chances of being tracked by
mud trail Their objections We're over
ruled for the time being, but by the time
the cavalcade was within seven miles OF
the railroad track it was apparent TO
even the most foolhardy that discretion
was the better part of valor. The com
nar1d to retreat was given and the pro-
cession returned. The next day, two OF
Detective Kenney's men followed the
trail for five miles. From the Spoor
they saw eight men were in the party
that night Last Saturday morning was
the second time the affair was billed to
come off.
IF if had not been for the rain the at
tack would have been made, for in adj
dition to the regular prize" carried IN
the express car on the train, there was
big bundle of moneyyto be used by the
Santa Fe in settling with its employees
for August. At least that is the infor-
nation on which the robbers were act
Two Ruf the rain came down too
carly and with too much vigor even TO
hermit a start. This morning an t9e
conditions were favorable from tne rop-
bers' standpoint which resulted IN thelr
e9li,piee Thp cunnine of the ''hold-up" crafts
men was shown in the selection OF Tie
snot for turning the little, trick, IS
the robbery was professionally 4,Ies from
Fort Madison, there is no nigft teie-
graph station until La Plats, forty nHes
| further west. is reached, ana mere -
no stop there. Once in q whlle the IrlIll 5Illl
takes water at Gorin, but there IS nothlhs
there except the tank. But at Hufdlainu,
which is Just ten miles west OF Inc laSs
the train runs every morning and waits
for the eastbqund express to pass. Bot9
are due there at the same second. anu M
Invariably they are on time. But II tii. tile
ance the eaStbound would nave 10 camp
there until it came alGng, Tor thefe y
no earthly means OF hndlhs oqt httt -
the trouble is without running pack 70
Fa plata The men who planned the
robberv figured that they had the train
and its treasure in pocket ana Wouid
have all the time necessary, NOT ohiy 70
riaa the express car, but to relieve the
MESSENGERS of their ValuablaS Ihey aiso
made n careful study OF the Topography
of the country. For nearly q thouSani
feet before the spot at which the red
light was swung across the falls lhe
road windS on a reverse curve through
a cIt with embankmentS from ten 90
Forty feet high Then comes little I'LL.
followed by a stretch of track almost
on a level with the surrounding country,
I'm In aither side of the right of way are
dense cIumps of oak and hickory not
| 10 mention an underSrowth ALMOST ~
bad as that of the northern Mlchlgan
pine woods But the timbe", Though ap-
| Sd for less than quarter of q mile from
the track Beyond that the country
| stretches practically clear and easily
traversed almost to the lowa line
EASY 80 ESCAPE.
IT was in the middle of the timber the
horses were. hid 1t was the 'calsulation
that after the nights business had peen
| accomplished two hours hard Tidlng
would pua every man safe IRON pursuit
and that, too, soon after day dawn.
| There are no telegraph lines up in the
country where the gang has been IN
hiding and it was thought news OF the
| hold-up would not penetrate to that
region until after The participants IN tne
affair had lots of time to cover their
tracks, All these precautions Were ren-
dered nugatory, however, by the SLY!
| who kept the railroad people advised
| Of the outlaws movements. 1T is nearly
three weeks since the Santa Fe and the
| Wells, Fargo ofiiciitls received the tip
| that the raid was contemplated. since
| then the express ca: has been resular
arsenal Every night at least half q
aboard at different points along the line
| east of Fort Madison lui scattered them-