The herald., 1896-09-07
TWO THOUSAND
CURIOUS PEOPLE
Come to See the Train
Robbers Body
It IS Identified BY THE POLICE
And Also BY Many Other
ALL SEEM VERY POSITIVE
Bat No Two Of Them Reach The Ssno
Conclusion
Two Laboriny Men Forced b Assist ie,UD
Crime
Edward Burke Immsdlatsly dives niQsslf U
and Furnishes lnformatlsa Whl9A
May Prove Of Value q
the Authorities
ALL SEEM VERY POSITIVE
Bat No Two Of Them Reach The Ssae
Cenclusion
Two Laborlns Men Forced n Assist issu9
Edward Burke lmnsdlatsIy dives PliRssli U
and Furnishes lnfermatlsa Whl9A
May Prove Of Value -
the Authorities

sand or more people today visited this
coroner's Office to see the body Of the
train robber who was killed last night
by Engineer Ingles. Several persons
professed to know him, saying thatihe
had been a prominent character in the
river front saloons; that he had been =
genial fellow who spent money literally,
but that he had never been known to
work. They said he had been eamfliar-
ly known as big jim" But when tho
detectives brought up a Lot Of river
front men to see the body none of them
could identify the man.
The belief Of the detectives now Is that
the man was a stranger in this COM
munity, and that he came from San
Francisco. They have ascertained by
telegraph that the places in San Fran
cisco referred to in the dead bandits
note book are now vacant.
A number of detectives and the sher-
ifs of Sacramento and Yolo counties
have spent most Of the day in the vi
cinity Of the attempted train robbery.
trying to find evidence that might lead
to the identity of the two missing rob-
bers but without success The opinion
is expressed by officers that the, two men
rode into Sacramento last night on the
train they attempted to rob. James
Hume and John Thacker Of the Wells
Fargo secret service are here to assist
in the search.
An autopsy held on the remains of
the bandit tonight revealed the fact that
he had been struck by both of the bullets
fired at him by Engineer Ingles. One
hit him in the right side Of the nose and
passed through the face. The bullet
which killed the robber struck the left
side and passed through the body. The
name of the dead bandit is supposed to
be F. j. Mo0gan.
While searching in the vicinity OF, the
hold-up the officers found a large guam
tity Of dynamite sticks. all ready for
exploding.
Tonight tramp who gave his namo
as Ben Claffey said he knew the dead
robber under the name of Charles de-
Long and that they had travelled
through Arizona and New Mexico to-
gether as tramps. Claffey was taken
into custody and the belief is expressed
that he will prove a most valuable wit
ness.
PRAISE FOR INGLEs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.-Tha
Chronicles Sacramento special says:
Everybody is talking of last night's
attempted train robbery and from
every one comes the warmest words Of
praise for Engineer Ingles. who killed
the leader of the bandit gang under cir
oumstances which prove the engineer to
be- one of the bravest men that ever
opened a throttle. The robber who met
his death at the hands of the plucky
engineer has been lying at tho morgue
all day and the, remains have been view.
ed by thousands.
When news of the attempted robbery
reached this city last night It aroused
great excitement and hundreds of people
focked to u e depot to get the latest
news When at midnight word went
forth that the body fthe dead bandit
would be in on freight train No. (which
was due to arrive at 1890, the crowd
waited. The train came, but it did not
bring the body, and so special train
was sent consisting of an engine, q
tender and one car. When the special
arrived at the scene of the robbery, it
found a number of officers standing
around the dead body. 1t was very dark
and some one had gone to the trou-
BILE to start fire, which threw a flicker
ing light on the weird scene. The BAN
dit, fine looking. heavy built man, was
lying on his stomach with his face
turned to one side. and his arms out
stretched. Close to one of his extended
hands was revolver. The officers had
picked it up and examined it and put It
back again. 1t was Colts single action
revolver, Al calibrc, such as is carried by
soldiers in the United States army. One
cartridge had been exploded and the pis-
tol was covered with blood
The body was picked up and brought
into Sacramento, arriving here at
o'clock this morning, when it was taken
to the receiving hospital
A STRANGE STORY.
When the officers who found the body
of the dead robber alongside the railroad
track were examining it where it lay.
they were startled by whistle and.
springing to their feet, demanded the
person sounding the summons to APP
proach and a roughly dressed man en-S
tered the circle of light given BY the
few fiickering lamps. He was decidedly