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

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March u
Clint Allgood, the brave little detect
I've VINO took such a prominent part
in the prevention of the robbery. re-
turned to the city this evening on
Train No. l, from Greenwood the
scene of the robbery. He seemed in
good spirits and did not have a scratch
on MIN, 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 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 telegram
from Supt Griggs to report at Somer-
set. L reported, and asked the s1,nar-
1ntendent what was wanted He "a
Piled that he wanted me to come down
TO Chattanooga on No. 4 that night
he did not tell me anything further
ABOUT what was going to happen. hnt
L suspicioned something was wron,~-.
having had reason for this. [ thought
was going into danger and prenar rcd
myself with double-barreled shot
gun. Griffin, the chief detective of tho
road, and VIII Eddy. another datec+1
i've, who is a very fearless offioo,.
came out on the train also: thew vare
prepared as well as myself wifh dou-
ble-barreled shotguns, which ware
loaded with No. shot. Eddy and NV
self were sitting in the same seat
while Griffin was secreted in the ax,
press car, for what purpose cannot
tell as L 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 to
stop the train. Eddy and myself
walked out of the door of the smoker
together. Eddy got down on the last
step of the smoking car on the east
side, while 1 got on the step on the
+ other side, and we were in that no.
sltlon 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 barre1ed
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. l heard one of them, the
big man, L think, say hands up and
something about the money in the car.
They then walked about in the car. I
think looking for money in the safe
L later heard them cursing but could
not tell what they were saying.
think they had found they had gotten
into the wrong car. While the three
men were in the car, fourth one was
on the bank by the side of the road.
The two younger men made a break
for the express gar while the big fell
low, who later 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 ali 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, q little below the
arm and passed out on the right side
Of the body, killing him instantly, and