New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-28
TRAIN ROBBERS KILLED.
BLOODY RESULT OF AN ATTEMPTED
HOLD UP' on THE QUEEN
AND CRESCENT.
TWO OF THE H1GHwAyMEN SLAIN AND THIRD
MORTALI.Y WOUNDED BY Detectives
WHO WERE EXPECTING TROUBLE.

MORTALLY WOUNDED BY Detectives
WHO WERE EXPECTING TROUBLE.
Cincinnati. March 27-A dispatch to THE Post
from Chattanooga. Tenn. says
Two robbers dead and n third mOrally wounded
are the results of an attempt to hoid up th'
clnthhound messenger train. No. 3. on the Cinclh-
natl SOut hern road queen ana CreSVt'' - t.n.
at 23O o'clock this morning. me On 70 -, o
emerged from a tunnel two mics h"i vi u oi W. a. ~"
urno1 Nv ,vben q white lantern, sWlhEih6 i'll 'h'
middle Of the track Just ahead piodSht IL 10 4"
dead stop \ tall. lank. bearueu 'ou1l nan .Ii'i,
ra~ban, for,v-fye years old, mounted the steps ot
r. o,,,;,,, and thrusting the barrel of pistol
into tho face of Engineer Tom Sprngheid. or
dered him 10 stand still, which he did while FIRE
man Rankin. who was next 10 ihe o"'aN' WI"
served "A discreet silence.
Three other men, wearing broad-hrimined
s,ouch hats and homemade clothes. climbed INTO
tba baggagc-car which they evidently mstook
for the eXpress-car J. Donovan, baggage mas
ter was not disturbed. Three road detectives
Thomas Griffin. chief detective, from somerset; (;
''Will' Eddie. If Oakdale. Tenn. and "Will Ali
good Of Chattanooga-were in the smoing-car
when the train stopped. Altgood stepped up TO
the right side 10 what was going on A n"
stepped down he was ordered to throw up ms
hands Nc' "A man who had revolver. but inSl ga q
ne pulled his revolver and began firing. Inc
other two robbers took fright al the shooting ah1
humping from the haEgage-Car, began fGSlllade
OF shOta Eddie and Griffin appeared on 'ie
scene and l. is believed they brought down TWO OF
the robbers. one # whom died instantly "I''c
the other lived till o'clock. thifu man va
wounded in the breast perhaps fatalE. h'
climbed upon the tender and refused 10 huiSc nn-
til Cumberland Falls reached. There ne was
given In charge Of the operator Two oI tIl,, NJ q,
tacking party escaped, one being the man suaTn-
ing the engineer. The presence Of the detectives
evidently frustrated their plans.
Officials of the road have had knowledge TOT
some time OF plot to rob the train. ana the ON
GERS were in readiness Altgood being pressed INTO
service as an extra baGgageman
The dead brigands We're left lying on IN" ua'N
while the officers got off and gave chase 10 'hc
fugifives The wounded man claims Il be 4
tramp from Pennsylvania ana the man cItth
saws he was struck by the last Shot hi'i ny Hlr
fellow in the engine cab who passed underneath
the train and shot him from behind. thlnkihs ne
was a trainman. The clerk saw him IAN feW
pac.s from the mail-car door II this suppoSluon
is correct three Of the woull-he train-rohbers are
s,ill at large None Of the men We're ln"h'I'"'
I'm, are mountaineers disguised by the clothes
they wore The spot selected for their Work Was
we'll chosen as there Is not house within mile.
4 deep cut Is on side, while raNine hHihS
the other side Of the road. and the track makes
one of its numerous turns ius, beyond