The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-28
ROBBERS In A TRAP.
A Gang Quickly Shot to Pieces
on a Kentucky Road.
THEY STOP A PASSENGER TRAIN
In Ten Minutes Two Are Dead. Third
Fatally Wounded, and the Cars
In Motion Again.


nats Southern train No. arrived here on
tine today. although IL stopped few
minutes 70 kill three train robbers
News reporter met the train on SIS ar
rival Aere AMI obtained the following IN
tsrvie~s from the conductor and sngi-
aaer:
Engineer Tom Springfield has beer run
ming on the road for number OF years
and is regarded As very reliable eng
neer- This Is his first experience with
train robbers. ard ne told the following
story: We were coming along on time.
Engine sss IS a bumper, and Rankin my
fireman. vas keego&ng her hot We had
mail. express and baggage car. 8 smoker.
two day coaches and TWO sleepsrs- We
LETT Somerset on time ! slowed down
little as Ne ran through ssnnel No. =
about ten miles south o. Somerset in
Pulaski county. ny. About 80 yards this
side 90 tae tunnel a man on the track
with a white lantern Tagged lie down
This is che OF the loneliest spots on the
road You know il IS up IN the rough
and rugged mountain district or Ken
lucky. There is not house within two
miles ot the place The road some@ hat
curves. and altogether a better place
could not have been selected FOR train
robbery. The fellow IN front kept swing
ing his lantern He stood in the center
OF the track. I could not imagine what
was the matter. I stopped the train. and
the fellow climbed into The cab and said:
stan here ffU I se8 YOU 20 go on. and
pointed = pistol at me He stood on W.
4etr hand side % ths CAB. The fellow
dtd not say another word. but kept his
pistol pointed at ne"
Did he aoS seem alarmed when the
shooting was going on
Nc: he just kept standing there with
his pistol pointed al ne. l do not know
what kind OF pistol II was. but IL was a
big one.
Rankin. nay fireman. continued
Springfield. looked out Of the cab on his
side and said: They've killed two OF
them But the fellow kept me covered
With his big gun and dld not say a word.
After one or two more shots were heard
the cab and said: Go ahead I opened
the throttle and we ran into Cumberland
Falls. about four miles further down
When asked why he did not shoot the
robber as he left the engine. Mr.. Spring
field said neither he nor MS fireman had
any weapon OF any kind. He continued;
after the fellow told ne 10 20 ahead
we had gone bui short distance when
Rankin found wounded man on the
tender. We stopped al Cumberland Falls.
four miles from the tunnel. and put him
OF. leaving him in the telegraph office.
He was badly shot IN the arm and side.
He said he was a tramp stealing a ride.
and that he WAS not with the train rob-
bers. bat we do not believe IT, We were
not stopped by the robbers more than ten
minutes. We came on to Chattanooga
and got here on time That's all know
about II. and do not want 20 experience
any more fellows standing IN my cab and
pointing a big pistol at me-
In one OF the coaches when the train
stopped and the shooting began one man
with a big mouth and loud voice yelled;
by God We are held up Women and
children began crying, ard everybody be-
gan throwing money and jewelry under
thu seats
Clint Fallsood. brave little detective.
who took prominent part IN the proven
tioa OF the robbery. returned 20 the city
this evening from tho scene OF the rob
berry. To a reporter % The Times he
gave che following statement OF the affair:
L am employed by the Cincinnati
/ Southern railway a detective. and
Tuesday morning received a telegram
from Superintendent Gr1gEs - report at
Somerset / reported and asked the su-
per4n-eas3eat what was wanted he re-
piled that ne wanted ne 10 come down 10
Chattanooga THAI night He ala not tell
me- anything further about what vas 90
ing 70 happen. bat I suspected something
was wrong. thought / was going into
danger and prepared myself with
3ouhie-harrele6 shotgun.
Griffin the chief detective Of the road.
cut on the train also. They were pre-
pared with iouhle-barreled shotguns
Eddy and myself were sitting in the same
seat. while Grifin was secressd IN the
express car As passed out OF the
I mouth Of tunnel 2 heard the engineer
blew his whistle twice. which was - sig
nal that he had been TAGGED and vas 10
stop the train Eddy and myself walked
ont az the door OF the smoker together.
Eddy Eot down On the last step OF tha
smoker on the east side. while I got on
the last step on the other side and Wa
we're r. that position when the train
stopped.
"Three men passed by Eddy. who a.
the time had souattei down under tho
end ~ the car. ami went 70 the baggaEa
car. One % them had a douhle-harTelle3
{ shotgun n his hand and booked down a.
Tsddy. but paSSe,3 into the car. The three
I men then went 81 the car. where they -
manned for four or I'VE minutes. I heard
+ ore 81 them say: Hands up and some
thing about the money IN the car, They
I then walked about in ire car, ! Think.
and we're looking for money In the safe.
+ later heard them cursinw. bat could not
ten Whist they were saving. think they
had fouai they had made mistake and
: gotten trio the wrong car. T'ney came
( cat ere same side and the way they had
( entered :Ae car"
The tRo younger men made 2 break
?
/ who proved 20 be Jesse Morrow. stopped
down az IRE site - The car with shot
/ gun IN his hand. He paJ e - his shOll
{ Der and pointed T. az Eddy who was az
/ 'he place where he had left The smoker
: E33y BAD been watching and had his gun
Ievele4 on atm all the tinse. bat when he
( fourf 10 had been discovered and was
about - 20 shot az he opened ere. Or
I Tathe~ o-e3 cre shot AZ the rohher. which
( 6&i tke R>-k. The load Of eurkshot struck
t7e --aC in the left side. a little below ths
f arm. ana PASSED out on TIRE rigAt side ot
. ioe hsr3v. killing him instantly.
About tAis rlryse fne two Eaen who had
+ Gene out % the baggage car with Morrow
opened fire ug.on Eddy and were shooting
az him pretty lively. When they STOPPED /
Eot under thN truss rods - she baggage
+ cA-. - hk~h are near tne wheels. / saw a
party al tae steps 81 the express ear ant
"a soon A. fh- fw0 men opened fre oD
/ ~ tats man advanced towards ne ana
got o. gkS FIRST step % me baggage car
+ / nTct a. hlm ard he fell Ia the groAn3
and 1l4 not utter "A word. Wneo I weot
/ to fn3 hf-r afterwards ha vas gone. and
! So Dot knoW = hat esecAFne Of h8Tn- Tia
& shooting on 80 other car RAD Szopqa3
s0d t,e men were now here tIshss seven. ex-
cspt ths taN that Nsrc near by. enc dead
a43 -be othgr MORALLY wounded The
+ carfet{eTz - Nrlao escaped Z tatDk are
8 three in nllTs Reg a large posse - people
+ residing in ths vicinity ~ the robbery
+ started eseE In pursuit % TIE parties. MO
have rraaahly raken 20 fhe H2oGn sa-Els. 90
THE EAa Killed o&tr.Essl was Jesse
6 NOTICE aged - Eie resided w1ce rs
1 fanny Ia Wayne counSy. ABBOTT afee~n