St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-05
LETS AND PASSENGERS IN A
PANIC.
T0UGHS OUT FOR PLUMBER.
TWO FIGHTS STARTED ON A
SANTA FE PICNIC TRAIN
NEAR CHICAGO,
CONDUCTOR SHOT IN THE LEG
Hot Exchange of blows Before
the Gang of Rioters Was
Finally Overcome.

CHICAGO, July A desperate
fight occurred today on picnic train
on the Santa Fe road, between the
traInrnen and a gang of toughs who
are known as the Henry street
gang" Conductor A B. Talbert
was shot in the leg, receiving a
painful flesh wound, and Brakeman
Harry Read was badly beaten and
bruised. Two members of the gang
were seriously, if not fatally, hurt
One was struck on the head with a
coupling pin in the hands of Tai
bert, and the other suffered at the
hands of Brakeman Read, who
struck him across the face with a
loose section of the air brake and
knocked him from the train He
was unable to rise and was carried
off by his companions. The trouble
occurred on a train which was car
rying a large crowd of picnickers
to the grounds at Columbia park.
Two of the gang started to fight,
for the purpose, it is supposed, of
creating a row, during which their
comrades could rob the passengers
who were watching the progress OF
the fight. The conductor attempted
to part them, when four of them at
tackled him. He was struck with the
butt end of a revolver and knocked
to the floor, and was severely
pounded before he could rise. He
finally managed to gain his feet, and
the fight being in the ear directly be-
hind the engine, he ran out on the
platform and grabbed a coupling pin
from the tender. One of the toughs
was about to hit him again with a
revolver, but Talbert was the quick
err and hit his fellow a crushing blow
with the pin, knocking him clear
off the train.
PISTOLS PULLED.
The others then opened fire and about
twenty shots were sent at Talbert,
only o1e CT which hit him. He re-
ceived a flesh wound in the left leg.
which will not prove serious. While
all this was going On at the front end
OF the train Brakeman Read was hay-
ing a hot time on it in the second car
from the rear. He heard the shots
fred at Talbert and was hurrying to
the scene CT the trouble. when he saw
four men trying to conceal themselves
in a closet. He pulled the door shut
ard called for help. The men man
Sged to break the door open and went
fer the brakeman. They got him down
between the car seats and pounded
him viciousiy with the butt ends OF
their REVIEWERS. Two of the men ran
ouI and Reed, who is a powerful man..
made short work OF the two who re-
manned. One he. chased out of the car
and the other he knocked to the floor.
The fellow who had been chased out
returned and attempted to Shoot Reed,
but was given blow squareiy across
the face with a section of the an
break known as the dummy brake He
fell from the car and was picked up
and carried off. Several shots were
fired at Reed, but none of them took
effect.
During the progress of the fight the
passengers on the train were in state
OF panic. Several women tainted and
dozens Of children were placed under
the seats to keep them out of the way
of flying bullets. The fight between
Talbert and the crowd in the first car
was started within ten minutes after
the train had left the depot. No ar
rests have been made by the police.
who in fact knew nothing Of the fight
until long after it was over.