The herald., 1895-03-28

(, express car. As we passed out OF thu
mouth Of tunnel No. 3 I heard the en-
signal that he had been tagged and was
to stop the train. Eddy and myself
walked out of the door of the smoker to.
gether. Eddy got down on the last step OF
the smoker on the east side, while l got on
the last step on the other side, and we
were in that position when the train
stopped.
''Three men passed by Eddy, who at
the time had squatted down under the
end of the car, and went to the baggage
car. One of them had double barreled
shotgun in his hand and looked down at
Eddy. but passed into the car. The
three men then went into the Car. where
they remained for four or five minutes.
| heard one of them say Hands up!
and something about the money IN the
car. They then walked about IN the car,
| think. and were looking for money in
the safe.
II later heard them cursing, but could
not tell what they were saying. think
they had found they had made mistake
and gotten into the wrong car. They
came out at the same side and the way
they entered the car.
The two younger men made a break
for the express car. when the big fellow.
who proved to be Jesse Morrow. ste ped
down at the side of the car with shot
gun in his hand. He put it to his Shout
der and pointed it at Eddy, who was at
the place where he had left the smoker.
Eddy had been watching and had his gun
leveled on him all the time, but when he
found he had been discovered and was
about to be shot at he opened fire or
did the work. The load of buckshot
struck the man i'll the left side, little
below the arm, and passed out on the
right side of the body, killing him in
stantly.
About this time the two men who had
come out of the baggage car with Morrow
opened fire upon Eddy and were shooting
at him pretty lively. When they stopped
got under the truss rods of the baggage
car, which are near the wheels. l saw a
party at the steps of the express car, and
as soon as the two men opened fire on
Eddy this man advanced towards me and
got on the front of the baggage car. I
and did not utter word. When l went
to find him afterward he was gone and
do not know what became of him.
1.-The shooting on the other car had
stopped and the men were nowhere to be
seen except the two who were near by,
one dead and the other mortally wounded.
The confederates who escaped, | think
people residing in the vicinity of the rob-
berry started out in pursuit of the parties,
who, think, have taken to the noun
tains.
The man killed outright was Jesse
Morrow. He resided with his family in
Wayne county, about fifteen miles from
The scene of the trouble, and was known
rs the worst and most desperate man in
,he community.
Thomas Morrow, the man who was
picked up near the dead man, was shot
through the breast. He was carried to the
iepot at Greenwood, where he died. This
nan was about 30 years of age and a
;ough character.
The leader of the gang is man by the
lame of Underwood and he is desper-
tie character. l don't know which way
his man went after the affair was over.
Martin, the man who was so badly
wounded. says he is from Pennsylvania,
md that he was a tramp riding on the
blind baggage and was not with the gang
Who held up the train. He is mortally
wounded and cannot recover.