San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-27
WARM RECEPTION
Six Train Robbers Who Failed TO
Work the ombinatlon.

GREENWOOD. Ky. March 21.-One OF
the most daring and at the same time
most unsuccessful attempts at train rob.
harv occurred at 2:3O o'clock a. m. today
in the southern part of Kentucky, whom
six men undertook to rob the south bound
Queen and Crescent train, which left
Cincinnati at eight clock last night.
One of the six was killed outright,
another died this morning, and a third,
giving the name of Miller. now lies here,
severely wounded. The other three have
not yet been heard from. The train was
delayed not more than ten minutes aud
reached Chattanooga at a. m. today on
time.
The reason for this summary DISPOSE
tion of the train ROBBERS is found in
the fact that some tidingS of their pur
pose had been given TO the railroad and
express authorities, and that Il. r. Crit
fin, who serves a. superintendent OF police
on the Southern road, had with him two
truSty assistants.
The train had Just reached the south
end Of tunnel No. Q, which is a mile north
of Greenwood, when the robbers Signalled
1t to stop.
They had scarcely disclosed their pur
pose until Griffin and his assistants on the
train began offensive operations and in
ten minutes three of the robbers had Bit
ten the dust, the other three had flown,
and the train was speeding on its way
Not a single injury was suffered by any
one on the train. OF course the treasure
in care Of the Adams Express company'S
messenger was entirely safe.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 81
When the Cincinnati Southern train az
rived here. Engineer Tom Springfield
told the following tale of the fight with
the train robbers:
The train consisted OF mail, express
t,1,n do
coaches and two sleeDerS. About 2C) yards
this side of tunnel No. 9, in a lonely spot,
when the train was moving slowly, man
on the track tagged the engineer who
stopped. not thinking of train robbers
The man climbed into the engine and
presented pistol at SprngheI Ids head,
telling him to wait until ordered to 60 on.
He was man that looked like a ugh
cOuntryman. He kept the engineer COW
cred while shots were being fired in the
rear. After a number of shots the rob
Der dropped from the cab and said. go
ahead" The engineer then pulled ont,
arA ran into Cum berland Falls.
On the way the fireman found awound =
co man on the tender. The man. who
said he was tramp stealing ride and
had nothing to do with the train robbers
was put off at Cumberland Falls and
taken care of in the telegraph station.
He was badly shot in the arm and side.
DAYTON, Tenn. March 27.-AnOtber
account says: Early this morning a pas
Senger train on the Cincinnati Southern,
south bound. was held up by five robbers
at AlbinO. a small station Is miles south
of Somerset One of the robbers held the
horses while the other four covered the
engineer with guns. The company had
received warning of the intended hold up
and had officers on tn" train.
The officers opened fire on the robbers.
killing two instantly and MORALLY
wounding a third one. The other two
then escaped with their horses. The
wounded rObber was taken to Oakdsle.
His life is fast ebbing away. lie is I'M
conscious The robbers are not known,
but are supposed to be native mountain
GERS. and green at the business p. Hag-
gard of this city, was a passenger on the
train. He says the excitement among
the passengers was intense while the
shooting was in progress.