Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-08-30
A RUNNING FIGHT.
EXCITEMENT NEAR CHICAGO.
Three Men Attempt to Rob Passenger
Train but Are Foilcd.-In the Chase
that Follows They Succeed In Shoot
ing Several of Their Pursuers.

night a north-bound freight train on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road was held up by two masked men
at Deerfield station, near Chicago. One
Of the detectives Of the road, Chicago
man named Owen, who was riding
on the train, was shot and killed, aud
the watch Of Conductor Larzett, who
was in charge Of the train, was taken
from him. This was the entire amount
of plumber secured by the robbers.
The train had stopped to take water,
and within 30 seconds after it had
come to a standstill, the two masked
men climbed into the cabOose and or
dered the trainmen to throw up their
hands. They obeyed. The robbers
had just taken the conductors watch
from him when the detective entered
and showed fight. He was shot and in
stantly killed by one Of the bandits,
both of whom then disappeared In the
darkness. There Is no clue to their
identity. Deerfleld Is an obscure sta
ton, and 1t is extremely difficult to
obtain information. A special train
carrying a number of officers was sent
out to run the robbers down II possl-
BILE.
Train men who passed through Des-
PLANES this morning declared that
they We're informed ut that village that
two city police had been shot by the
two bandits.
Another report was that the train
robbers, after leaving Deertield on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way, cut across the country to May
fair. The depot at Mayfair is on Hol-
comb avenue. Sitting at the depot
was a Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way police, who had been appsised Of
the deed of violence at Deerfeld. He
was on the lookout for any suspicious
characters. The watcher saw the men
approaching, and started to intercept
them. Just here the robbers brought
their guns into play and began firing
at the officer. He dropped to the
ground, shot in the arm and side, and
his wounds may prove fatal After this
bit of bloody work. the bandits hasten
ed out Holcomb avenue to Lawrence
avenue. On the way they met farm
er in a wagon on the way to the city.
1t was but moments work to throw
him out and take possession of his We
hicle. With horses to draw them. the
thieves made better time, and they
were soon on their way through Law
renee avenue to Milwaukee avenue.
was in turmoil. Boys and men on
ponies and horses hastily saddled were
in the chase after the desperadoes.
Out on Milwaukee avenue galloped the
robbers in the wagon, while behind
them at a respectful distance clamored
the horses of the pursuers. Behind
these again came patrol wagon at
full speed, in which were four police
men. The pursued men kept on out
Maynard road, when they took to Or
chard place woods on the Desplaines
river, south of Higgins road. The story
went that the pursued men In the stol-
en- farmers wagon had been closely
pressed by patrol wagon load of po-
lice officers between Jefferson and Nor
wood park on the haywood road.
Leaping from the wagon, the three
men took refuge under n bridge, when
the officers dashed up and began to pile
out of the patrol wagon. The pursued
men turned loose their revolvers and
shot two of the officers.
In the confusion which resulted after
the first fire, the men escaped to the
woods, where they were soon surround
ed by police. Messengers were dis
patched to Jefferson for physicians,
and they brought the news of the
shooting to that village.
A special train bearing a large num-
ber Of policemen and detectives was
sent out Mt $50 to Desplaines. The
officers We're armed with Winchesters
and carried orders to shoot on sight.
The information received by the rail-
road officials indicated that the desper-
ADDE'S, after their early hold-up, board
ed an inbound train at Deerfield.
Holding up the conductor, they robbed
him of nll the money he had and then,
pulling the bell rope, jumped from the
train near Mayfair. Starting for the
woods, they were chased by two spe-
cial policemen, PUNK and Yuent, and
opening fire, both officers fell mortally
wounded. The robbers then continued
their flight, and after an exciting time
reached the woods in safety.
Three miles from where the farmer,
who was named Eggersten, was held
up, his team and wagon were found.
The wagon had broken down and been
abandoned by the desperadoes. Both
of the horses were completely exhaust
ed. The officers traced the fugitives
to a cornfield, through which they ran,
and score Of policemen took up the
trail.
Robbed of Millions.
Memphis, Tenn, Aug. A.-The re-
port of the grand jury representing the