The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-29
TIPPED OFF THE PLANS,
That Is Why the Kentucky
MountaineerS Received
Only Bullets.
THE PARTICIPANTS KNOWN.
Several in Hiding and Afraid to
Claim the Dead or Return to
Their Homes.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 28.-The in
side facts of the attempted hold-up of the
Queen and Crescent No. 3, near Greenwood
yesterday morning are told in special to
the Evening Post, as follows: A plot to
hold up the train has been Matching for
weeks. The road and express authorities
managed to get detective into the conf
dence of the robbers, who stayed with
them until about o'clock The train was
due at the rendezvous at o'clock.
The local detective made an excuse to go
to Greenwood station, a mile away
When the train pulled into Greenwood
Detectives Griffin and Eddy were notified
by Fraser, the local detective, that the
game was ready. The engineer was to
give special signal or whistle if the train
was halted.by bandits. Promptly on dot
and spot, a mile south of Greenwood, in
the dark shadows of the tunnel, the signal
came from the engineer, with the sharp
crack OF revolvers saluting the halt of the
train.
The wheels had not stopped ere Griffin,
Eddy and Fraser sprang from the train.
Every one fairly in sight went down under
the rapid fire of the detectives. The rob-
bers were so dazed that their reply fire
was wild, and in a few minutes all was
over. Two men were killed. They were
Jesse Morrow, aged So and Tom Morrow,
aged 26. They were desperate characters,
living in the vicinity. The tramp, Martin,
the third man shot, was not thought to
have any connection with the affair.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 2S.-
| Jesse Z. Morrow and son, the train-robbers
killed yesterday near Greenwood, KY,
lived about fourteen miles from Green
wood, and were tough characters The
third man found wounded was William
Martin of Allegheny, Pa. H. NJ. Brown,
mail agent, says he saw one of the robbers
shoot Martin under the train.
SOMERSET, KY, March 2S-As all the
train-robbers lived near Greenwood there
is much interest taken in who is away from
home. At least three escaped, and they
are believed to be in hiding at their homes
John Underwood, who was thought to be
one OF the bandits, is said to be wounded,
and if true he is the one who was shot as
he was going up the bank. The fact that
Nose Morrow, another son of Jesse, did not
come for the remains of his father and
brother is held as proof that he was in the
gang. 1t is generally believed that the
officials know the names OF those who
escaped.
Sam Fraser, who tipped off the raid, was
here today but soon disappeared. He is in
danger until the other robbers are captured.
1t is said that his mother and the dead
robber, Jesse Morrow, were brother and
sister. The man who signaled the train
and climbed into the cab, covering the en-
gineer, remained on the engine after the
others escaped. He might have been killed
or captured had the guards been aware of
this fact. He stole away in the dark.
The jury impaneled by Coroner Patton
viewed the remains yesterday, but no in
quest has been held and it may not be
until next week. 1t is hoped that Martin,
the tramp, who was SO severely wounded,
will be able then to give his statement.
He is very low.