The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-28
TRAIN ROBBERS KILLED.
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO HOLD
UP A PASSENGER.
Three Detectives Were Aboard and They
Shoot Down Two of the Men ssd Nor.
tally Wounded Third Man.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, March IT,
Two robbers dead and a third mortaily
wounded are the results OF an attempt
to hold up the south-boInd passenger
train. No. g. on the Cincinnati Southern
road at 2:9O this morning. The train
had just emerged from tunnei No.
0. two miles south of Greenwood. Ky,
when a white lantern showing Ia the
middle Of the track Just ahead brought
II to a dead stop. "A tall, lank. beard
ed countryman. perhaps forty-five years
of age, mounted the steps OF the engine
and thrusting the barrel OF his pistol into
the face of Engineer Tom Sprtnfeld, or
dered him to stand still. which he did.
while Fireman Rankin, who was next
to the outlaw, observed discreet silence.
Three other men, wearing PREDETERMINED
slouch hats and homemade clothes,
climbed into the baggage car. which they
evidently mistook for the express car.
j. Donovan, the baggage-master, was
not disturbed.
ROAD DgTRcTIyKs APPEAR.
Three road observation-disclosures Griffin,
chief detective, from Somerset; VIII Ed
die. OF Oakdale, Tenn, and VIII. Ait
good, of Chattanooga-were I'm the smok-
ing car when the train stopped. Ait
good stepped up on the right side to see
what was going on. AS ne stepped
down, he was ordered 90 throw up his
hands by the man who had revolver, but
instead he pulled his own revolver and
began firing. The other two robbers
took fright at the shooting. and jumping
from the baggage car began a fusillade
of shots Eddie and Griffin had ap-
peared on the scene, and IL Is believed
they brought down two or the robbers,
one of whom died instantly, while tho
other lived till 4 O'clock. Tho third
man was wounded in the breast. perhaps
fatally. He climbed up on the tender
and refused TO bulge until Cumberland
Falls was reached. There he was given In
charge of the operator. Two OF the at
tacking party escaped. one being the man
guarding the engineer. The presence OF
the detectives evidently frustrated their
plans.
CLAIMS TO BE A TRAMP.
Officials OF the road have had know
ledge for some time OF plot TO rob
the train. and the officers were in readi-
ness, Altgood being pressed into service
as extra baggageman. rhe dead brigand
was left lying on the track, while tho
officers got Off, and gave chase TO the
fugitives. The wounded man claims TO
be a tramp from Pennsylvania. and the
mail clerk says he was struck by the
last shot fired by the fellow I'm the en-
gine cab, who passed underneath the
train and shot him from behind. thinking
he was trainman. The clork saw
him fall few PAGES from the mail-car
door. If this supposition is correct.
three of the would-be train robbers are
still at large. None OF the men werc
identified, but they are mountaineers.
disguised by the clothes they wore.
The spot selected for their work was
well chosen as~.tb.Is a,--r7 f5y 20
within mile. A deep cut is on one
side, while ravine fanks the other side
OF the road and the track makes one
of its numerous turns just beyond.
six MKN ENGAGED.
Six men were engaged in the train rob-
berry on the Cincinnati Southern road this
morning Two were killed by the road
detectives whose names are Jerry Harbin
and his son Tom Hardin. A third bandit
was shot. but got away. A boy OF nine
teen, a tramp, who was stealing a ride
on the train. was shot by one OF the
robbers, under the impression that he
was a tralnman His name IL William
Parker, OF Pittsburg, Pa. lie was taken
to the hospital at Somerset. Ky. ana
Will recover. jerry Hardin was the
leader OF the gang.