The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-28
TRIUMPH OVER TRAIN ROBBERS
TWO OF THE BANDITS KILLED AND
ONE MORTALITY WOUNDED.

Three Others Supposed TO Have Been
in the Party, but They Escaped.
The Train They Tackled the Flor
ida Special on the Cincinnati
SOuthern-The Scene of the Hold
Up just Outside a Tunnel in Ken
lucky.
Cincinnati. March "a special to the
Post from Chattanooga, Tenn, says:
1.-TWO robbers dead and a third mortally
wounded are the results OF an attempt
10 hold up south bound passenger train
No. on the Cincinnati Southern road at
2:so o'clock this morning. The train had
just emerged from tunnel No. 9. two miles
north Of Greenwood. Ky, when a white
lantern swinging in the middle Of the
track just ahead brought it to a dead
stop. A tall and dark-bearded country
man, perhaps As years old, mounted the
steps of the engine and thrusting the
barrel Of a pistol into the face of the en-
gineer. Tom Springfield, ordered him to
stand STILL which he did, while Fireman
Rankin, who was next to the outlaw, OBJ
served discreet silence. Three other men
wearing broad-brimmed SLOUGH hats and
homemade clothes climbed into the bag
gage car, which they evidently mistook
for the express car. J. Donovan, the bag
gagemaster, was not disturbed. Three road
detectives, Thomas Griffin. chief detec-
tive from Somerset. Will Eddie of oak
dale, Tenn, and VIII Altgood of Chat
tanooga, were in the smoking car when
the train stopped. Altgood stepped on
the right side to see what was going on.
AS he stepped down he was ordered to
throw up his hands by a man who had
a revolver. but instead he pulled his own
revolver and began firing. The other two
robbers took fright at the shooting and
jumping from the baggage car began
fusilade of shots. Eddie and Griffin had
appeared on the scene and it is believed
they brought down two of the robbers.
one of whom died instantly, while the
other lived till 4 o'clock. The third man
was wounded in the breast, perhaps fat
ally. He clambered upon the tender and
refused to bulge till Cumberland Falls
was reached. There he was given in charge
of the operator. Two of the attacking
party escaped, one being the man guard
ing the engine.
1.-THE presence of the detectives evident
ly frustrated their plans. The officials
of the road have had knowledge for
some time of a plot to rob the train and
the officers were in readiness, Altgood
being pressed into service as an extra
baggagman.
THE dead brigands were left lying on
the track while the officers got of and
gave chase to the fugitives.
THE wounded man claims to be a
tramp from Pennsylvania and the mail
clerk says he was struck by the last
shot fired by the fellow in the engine
cab, who passed underneath the train
and shot him from behind, thinking he
was train man. The clerk saw him fall
a few PAGES from the mail car door. II
this superstition is correct three of the
would-be train robbers are still at large.
None of the men were identified, but
are mountaineers disguised, judging by
the clothes they wore.
THE spot selected for their work was
well chosen. as there is not a house
within mile. A deep cut is on one side
while a ravine TANKS the other side of
the road and the track makes one of
its numerous turns just beyond"
Chattanooga. Tenn, March 27. HAS p
m.-Six men were engaged in the train
robbery on the Cincinnati Southern rail-
road this morning. Two were killed by
the road detectives. Their names are Jerry
Hardin and his son, Tom Hardin. A third
bandit was shot. but got away A boy of
19, tramp who was stealing a ride on the
train, was shot by one of the robbers un-
der the impression that he was a train
man. His name is William Parker. of
Pittsburg, Pa. He was taken to the hos
pital at Somerset, Ky, and will recover.
Jerry Hardin was the leader of the gang.