The evening world., 1894-08-25
BANDITS BESEICED.
Train Robbers Kill q Detective
and Wound Officers.
Finally Take Refuge In Weeds
Near Chicago.
Alabama Convicts Taken from q
Car and Lynched.
iBy Associated Press.l

CHICAGO. Aug ga northbound
freight on the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul road was held up at 1 o'clock
this morning by two masked men at
Deertield, 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 a number OF policemen from the
Desplaines street station was sent out
to run the robbers down II possible.
Trainmen who passed through Des-
PLANES this morning declared that they
heard at that village that two city ,po-
lice officers had bean shot by the bandits.
The story was that the robbers had
stolen a farmers wagon. but had been
oosey by Patrol load
Park, on the haywood road. 1t was
said that the bandits finallyq left the
wagon and took refuge under a bridge
the patrol wagon the fugitives opened
fire with revolvers and shot two of the
officers.
In the confusion which resulted aftel
the first fire the robbers are said to hav,
escaped to the woods, where they wer,
soon surrounded by the police: Messen
gers were despatched to jefferson TO
shooting to that village.
Another report was that the trail
robbers. after leaving Deerfield, on tn
road, cut across the country to Mayfair
avenue; sitting a. :. the e, depot was an
OF violence at Deerfaid., He was on til
lookout for any suspicious charactesr.
The watcher saw the men approa chin,
and was hsot when he started to Inter
may may prove fatal. After this Thu T bit g
bloody work the bandits are reporte
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the way to the city. 1t was but a me
ment's work to throw him out and talk
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 cour
try was In turmoil. Boys and men o
ponies and horses hastily saddled wer
, In the chase after the desperadoes. Gu
Milwaukee avenue ,gailoped the robber
respectful distance clattered the horse
OF the pursuers. b ehind these agai
came patrol wagon at full speed.
which were four policemen.
The pursued men kept on out May
nard road and took refuge to Orchar
place woods, on the Desplaines River.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 25.-A
: Mitchell's Station last night a band {
masked men took Riley Walker ar
Richard Jordan off the Central trai
. and lynched them by hanging them to
s bodies with buckshot. The prisoner
Walker was sentenced to the penitei
tiary for life and Jordan for twelve year
Last February the agent at Suspei
sion was shot dead in his store. Tw
weeks later Mr. Hall was shot at tn
same place, but was not killed. TT
crimes were traced to a gang of mu
derers and robbers. Of which Walk,
was the leader and Jordan a membe
Detective William Wallace, of Columbu
tive and others surrounded Walker
= house. when the latter shot Wallat
dead through a door and escaped.
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