Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-09
THE VILLAINS ARRESTED AND JAILED

Capture of the Engineer's Murderer by
Mail Clerk--The Desperatloes supposed
to be TrsmPs VINO Had Been Driven
From Cars al the Road Several Days
AgO-A Cold. bioaded Murder.
BLooMIaGroN, It'll, May 1.-The st.
Louis Il Chicago express, due here at ,
o'clock q. in.. was held up by robbers half
mile north Of CarlinWlle, Macoupin
county, last night.
Three men boarded the locomotive and
ordered the engineer, Frank Holmes OF
this CITY, to hold up his hands. lie re,
fused and was shut and Instantly killed.
Three shots were fired.
CAUGHT ASp PUT IN JAIL.
All three robbers were caught and Jailed
at Carlinville. The one who shot Holmes
was captured by mail clerk as he was
getting of the cab. No one else was hurt.
CLIMnED ISTo THE ENGINE.
The murderers climbed upon the blind
baggage car, supposedly at Curlinyille.
From there they climbed over the tender
and ordered Engineer Frank Holmes to
stop the train and Immediately began
firing.
Holmes wss killed at the iirst fire. Fire.
man Frank Tuggle escaped injury. Fire
man Tugg!e then ran the train back to
Carlinville.
1t is not known whether robbery was
intended or not. Engineer Holmes yes
terday, when going south, at Carlinville
compelled some tramps to get off the train
and also ran some tranpS off that were
burning cars ON ~ and il is thought
that some Of these men are his murdererS.
Holmes home is IN Bloomington.
DENY THE HoLp-up.
CHICAGO, LII. May 2.-Otiicials of the
Alton road deny emphatically to-day that
there was any attempt to hold UP the train
At Carlinville last night. when Engineer
Frank Holmes was shot and killed. The
shooting, they say, was done by tramps.
John }. Mitchell OF st. Louis. u director of
the road, who WAS on the train, said to-
day:
AFTER FREE RIDE.
at is absurd to talk OF Il train robbery
in connection with that affair. The three
trGmps simply intended to take possession
of the tender and ride free. They climbed
aboard and Engineer Holmes ordered
them off. When they refused to leave he
picked up piece Of coal to throw, when
one of the men fired with fatal result.
There was evidently no intention OH the
part of the men ~ attempt robbery"
THINK THEY HAVE THE RIGHT MAN.
The officials Of the road think they have
was caught as he was leaving the tender.
He is smooth. shaven and while the fire
man is not able to positively identify him,
he says that the man who did the shooting
was beardless. The supposed murderer
was hatless when captured, and a hat that
tits him was found on the tender. The
real names OF the tramps are not known
to the authorities.
STORY or THE MAIL CLERK.
Immediately upon the ARRIVAL of the
train in Chicago, to-day, representative
of the Associated Press interviewed Mail
Clerk j. Il. keeyers, who was aboard nj
the time of the attack. Mr.. keevers said
The train was held up by armed rob
bers at Carlinvlle Just before midnight
and in q plucky fight with the robbers,
Engineer Frank Holmes laid down his
life.
Hardly had the train gotten under way
after leaving Carlinsville when two
tramps lying flat on The coal in the tender
was startled by the appearance Of two
masked men who came crawling over the
tender. Placing two big reyovers into
the faces of the tramps, the newcomers
enjoined them 10 silence and strict atten-
ton to their own business.
Passing on the engine cab, one Of tine
armed men ordered the two firemen, there
was one ran extra, learning the road, to
put up their hands. while the other
covered the engineer and ordered him to
shut off steam, The engineer complied
and then tue desperate ordered him to
give her full head and be lively about it.
Holmes made pretence of doing so and
the robber apparently satisfied, stepped
back u foot or two. ...
ENGINEERS BRAVE FIGHT.
Engineer Holmes was on the alert for
opportunity presented and, Selling the
freman's pick used in breaking Goal. he
dealt the robber two quick CHANGING blows
on the head Both robbers ut once opened
fire and plucky Frank Holmes fell dead in
the gangway Of his engine, with at least
three bullet holes in his breast"