St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-28
PLOT WAS BETRAYED.
detectives on the Train-Their
Story of the Encounter.

OF Encounter.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March Y-
Clint Allgood, the brave little detect
I've who took such prominent part
in the prevention of the robbery. re-
turned to the city this evening on
Train No. 1, from Greenwood. the
scene of the robbery. He seemed in
good spirits and did not have scratch
on him, and there We're no Indications
that he was the principal party in the
bloody battle which took place at the
side of the train this morning. He was
seen by a representative of the Times
Immediately upon his arrival, and to
him gave the following statement of
the affair:
Il am employed by the Cincinnati
Southern railroad as a detective and
tuesday morning received a telepra m
from Supt. Griggs to report at Somer-
set. L reported, and asked the s11ner-
1ntendent what was wanted. He re-
pied that he wanted me to come down
to Chattanooga on No. that night
He did not tell me anything filrther
ABOUT what was going to happen hut
suspicioned something was wrop,~
haVlng had reason for this. I tbouebt
L was going into danger and prena rcd
myself with double-barreIed shot
gun Griffin, the chief detective of tha
road, and Will Eddy, another detect
I've, who is a very fearless officer.
came out on the train also: thew were
prepared as well as myself with don
ole-barreled shotguns, which were
loaded with No. shot. Eddy and NV
self were sitting in the same seat
while Griffin was secreted in the ex-
press car, for what purpose I cannot
tell, as I don't know.
AS we passed the mouth of Tunnel
No. 8, [ heard the engineer blow his
whistle twice, which was a signal that
he had been tagged down and was tn
stop the train. Eddy and mvself
walked out of the door of the smoker
together. Eddy got down on the Ia st
step of the smoking car on the east
side, while I got on the step on the
other side, and we were in that no.
sIt1on when the train stopped. Three
men passed by Eddy, who at the time
was squatted down under the end of
the car, and went to the baggage car.
One Of them had a double barreIed
shot gun in his hand and looked down
at Eddy. but passed into the car. The
three men then went on in the car
where they remained for four or five
minutes. I heard one of them, the
big man, I think, say hands up and
something about the money in the car.
They then walked about in the car,
think looking for money in the safe.
I later heard them cursing but could
not tell what they were saying. T
think they had found they had gotten
into the wrong car. While the three
| men were in the car, a fourth one was
on the bank by the side of the road.
The two younger men made a break
for the express car while the big fell
low, who latef proved to be Jesse Nor
row, stepped down at the side of the
car with shot gun in his hand. He
put it to his shoulder and presented it
at Eddy, who was at the place where
he had left the smoker. Eddy had
been watching him and had his shot
gun leveled on him all the time, and
when he found he had been discovered,
and the man was about to shoot at
| him, he opened FIRE, or rather, fired one
shot at the robber which did the work
The load Of No. 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, and