The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28

the robbery, returned to the city this even
ing from the scene of the robbery. To
reporter he gave the following statement
of the affair:
az am employed by the Cincinnati
Southern Railway as detective, and on
Tuesday morning received telegram
from Superintendent Griggs to report at
Somerset. l reported and asked the Super
intendent what was wanted He replied
that he wanted me to come down to Chat
tanooga that night. He did not tell any
thing further about what was going to
happen, but l suspected something was
wrong. 1 thought was going into danger
and prepared myself with double barreled
shotgun.
''Griffin, the chief detective of the road,
and Will Eddy, another detective, came
out on the train also. They were prepared
with double barreled shotguns. Eddy and
myself were sitting in the same seat while
Griffin was secreted in the express-car. AS
we passed out of tunnel heard the en-
gineer blow his whistle twice, which was a
signal that he had been tagged and was to
stop the train. Eddy and myself walked
out of the smoker together. Eddy got
down on the last step OF the smoker on the
east side, while [ 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 a double barreled shotgun in
his hand and looked down at Eddy, but
passed into the car. The three men went
=. ~ e.,
five minutes | heard one of them say:
Hands upl' and something about money
in the car. They then walked about in
the car l think, and were looking for
money in the safe. l later heard them
cursing, but could not tell what they were
saying. l think they had found they had
made a mistake and gotten into the
wrong car. They came out the same side
and the way they had entered the car.
"The two younger men made break for
the express-car, while the big fellow, who
proved to be Jesse Morrow, stepped down
at the side of the car with shotgun in his
hand. He put it to his shoulder and
pointed it at Eddy, who was at the place
where he had left the smoker. Eddy had
been watching, and had had his gun lev
eled on him all the time, and when he
found he had been discovered and was
about to be shot at he opened fire, or rather
fired one shot at the robber, which did the
work. The load of buckshot struck the
man in the left side, little below the arm,
and passed out on the right side of the
body, killing him instantly.
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
l got under the truss rods of the baggage
car, which are near the wheels. | saw a
party at the steps of the express-car, and
as soon as the two men opened fire on
Eddy this man advanced toward me and
got on the first step of the baggage-car.
fired on him and he fell to the ground and
did not utter a word. When l went to find
him afterward he was gone, and l do not
know what became of him.
THE shooting on the other car had
stopped and the men were nowhere to be
seen, except the two that were near by, one
dead and the other MORALLY wounded
the confederates who escaped, think, are
three in number. A large posse of people
residing in the vicinity of the robbery
started out in pursuit of the robbers, who,
think, have taken to the mountains.
"The man killed outright was Jesse
Morrow, aged So He resided with his
family in Wayne County, about fifteen
miles from the scene of the trouble, and
was known as the worst and most desper-
ate man in the community.
"Thomas Morrow, son of Jesse, the man
who was picked up near the dead man,
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ried to the depot at Greenwood, where he
| died. This man was about 30 years of age
and was tough character.
''The leader of the gang is man by the
name of Underwood, and he is desperate
character. I don't know which way this
man went after the affair was over.
| Martin, the man who was so badly
wounded, says he is from Pennsylvania
and that he was tramp riding on the blind
baggage and was not with the gang that
held up the train. He is MORALLY wounded
and cannot recover
SOMERSET, KY, March 27.-The Coro.
ner will hold an inquest tomorrow al
Greenwood on the bodies of Jesse and
| Thomas Morrow Fraser was left with the
horses on top of the tunnel; one tagged
the train and mounted the engine. while
the third stood guard on top of the earth
cut, while three remaining attacked the
express-car and met the detectives. The
indications are the gang had no outside
assistance.
The physicians performed an operation
on William Martin tonight, but he cannot
live. The Adams Express Company have
offered liberal reward for the capture of
the three robbers who escaped.