The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-03-28
TRAIN ROBBERS KILLED.
Surprised by the Resistance of De-
termined Detectives.
THREE OF THE GANG BITE THE DUST

One of Them Instantly Killed and Two
Others Escape-Thc Company Had Been
Warned of Their Coming.
GREENWOOD, Ky, March es-One of the
most daring and Mt the same time most
unsuccessful attempts Mt train robbery oc-
cured early yesterday morning in the
southern portion of Kentucky, when five
men undertook to rob tho south bound No.
Queen and Crescent train. One of the
six was killed outright, another died two
hours later, and the third died yesterday
afternoon.
The train had Just emerged from tunnel
No. 9, two miles north of Greenwood, Ky,
when white lantern, swinging in the
middle of the track just ahead, brought it
TO dead stop.
A tall, lank bearded countryman, per-
haps 45 years old, mounted the steps of the
engine, and thrusting the barrel Of pis
tol into the face of Engineer Tom Spring
field, ordered him to stand still, which hc
did, while Fireman Rankin, who was next
to the outlaw, observed discreet silence.
Three other men, wearing broad brimmed
SLOUGH hats and home made clothes,
climbed into the baggage car, which they
evidently mistook for the express car.
Three road detectives, Thomas Griffin,
chief detective from Somerset; Will Eddie
of Oakdale, Tenn, and VIII Altgood of
Chattanooga, were in the smoking car
when the train stopped. Altgood stepped
up on the right side to SEQ what was going
on. As be stepped down he was ordered
to throw up his hands by man who had
a revolver, but instead he pulled his own
revolver and began firing. The other rob
bers took fright at the shooting, and jump
ing from the baggage car, began fusillade
of shots
Eddie and Griffin had appeared on the
scene, and 1t is believed they brought down
two of the robbers, one of whom died in
stantly, while The other lived only short
time. A third man was wounded in the
breast. He clambered upon the tender
and refused to bulge until Cumberland
Falls was reached. There he was given in
charge of the operator, but died few
hours later
The man taken to Cumberland Falls,
who gave the name of Miller, claimed to
be tramp from Pennsylvania, and tho
mail clerk says he was struck by the last
shot fired by the fellow In the engine cab,
who passed underneath the train and shot
him from behind, thinking he was train
man. 1t is believed, however, that he was
ODt vi but gang vi FObDer-s
1t Is learned from Adams Express of
ficials that the run was only an ordinary
one, there being no special treasure aboard.
The train was delayed only five minutes.
The robbery was planned to have been
committed on the 18th of this month, but
on account of creek near the scene being
out of its banks the men were afraid they
would be caught, and postponed it, A
farmer says the men have been camping
in n hollow nearby for five weeks. One of
the gang gave them away to the officials,
and the trains have been loaded with de-
tcctives for the past month.
The man who was killed outright was
jesse Morrow, aged about AZ or 50 years.
He resided with his wife and number of
sons in Wayne county, about fourteen
miles from the scene of the trouble He
was known ms the worst and most desper-
ate man in the community.
Thomas Morrow, the man who was
picked up near the dead man, was carried
to the depot at Greenwood, where he died
after suffering intense agony, This man
was a son of the big man who had been
killed, and was about 30 years of age, and
a tough customer. He lived near his
father, and had been in trouble several
times.
The leader of the gang is a man by the
name of Underwood and he Is a desperate
criminal, having been implicated in sew
eral arson cases and has been arrested on
the charge of numbering friend, He re
sided in the vicinity of the attempted rob-
berry.