The Delta independent., 1894-08-29
A RUNNING FIGHT:
EXCITEMENT NEAR CHICAGO.
Three Men Attempt to Rob Passenger
Train but Are Foiled.-In the Chase
that Follows They Succeed in Shoot
ing Several of Their Pursuers

Train but Are Foiled.-ln the Chase
that Follows They Succeed in Shoot
ing Several of Their Pursuers.
Chicago, Aug. 25.-At 10 o'clock last
night a north-bound freight train on
road was held up by two masked men
at Deerfield station near Chicago. One
of the detectives of the road, a Chicago
man named Owen. who was riding
OH the train. was shot and killed. aud
the watch of Conductor Larzenti who
was in charge of the train. was taken
from him. This was the entire amount
of plunder secured by the robbers.
The train had stopped to take water.
and within 30 seconds after it had
| come to Il standstill. the two masked
men climbed into the caboose and or
| dered the trainmen to throw up their
hands. They obcyed. 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. Deertield Is an obscure sta
tion. and 1t is extremely difficult to
| obtain information. A special train
carrying Il number of officers was sent
out to run the robbers down IL posi-.
/ bic.
| Train men who passed through Des-
PLANES this morning declared that
they We're Informed at that village that
two city police had been shot by the
| two bandits
| Another report was that the train
I sol aI.nt. u
! Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Paul rail
way. cut across the country to May
fair. The depot ut Mayfair is on Hol-
comb avenue. Sitting at the depot
was Chicago 4 Northwestern rail
way police. who had been appsiscd of
| the deed of violence at Dcerticld. 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 n farm
| er in Il wagon on the way to the city
1t was but u 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.
| BY this time that part Of the country
was in a turmoil. Boys and men on
ponies and horses hastily saddled were
in the chase after the despcrndoe
Out ON Milwaukee avenue galloped the
| robbers In the wagon, while behind
| a n tftI Il IN, al, 4
the horses OF the Dursuers. Behind
these again came II 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-
Ell 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 mp 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 We're 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-
| Der of policemen and detectives was
| sent out ut $50 to Desplaincs. 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 Deerficld.
| Holding up the conductor, they robbed
! him of all the money he had and then.
pulling the bell rope. jumped from the
| train near Mayfair. Starting for the
woods. they We're chased by two spe-
| cial policemen. PUNK and Yuent. and
| opening lire, both officers fell mOrtally
! wounded. The robbers then continued
J their flight and after an exciting time
1 reached the woods in safety.
Three miles from where the farmer,
who was named Eggerstcn. was held
| up. his team and wagon were found
! The wagon had broken down and been
abandoned by the dcsprradocs Both
of the horses Were completely exhaust
| ed. The officers traced the fIgItives
TO n corniicld. through which they ran,
/ and Il score Of policemen took up the
! trail.