The evening times., 1896-08-15
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Near the spot marked by footprints was
ffayed white silk four IN hand tie with
sale tag stamped 'kraemer, wasiin gteo,
d. Co.
Farmer Espes, who lives two miles from
the point at which the wreck occurred.
crossed the railroad at Ravens worth al
8 O'Clock last night and saw four stfans
ers sitting iu the waiting shed. They
were tramptsh-looking meu. One was big,
with bus1y hair and beard: two We're of
ordinary size, aud the fourth was iesa
than medium in stature.
Ar. Estes Could make no closer obseryatioa
of the Inen at that hour in tie night
Three OF these men Wore siouch hats. and
the smallest wore a derby. All were n
shirt sleeves.
The county is strongly agitated over this
bold and pitiless attempt at plrn,ier
RayeIswcrth is an IDEAL spot in which ts
perpetratc ON eEormi;y OF tie character de
signed. ii is dehaely wooded with greai
oaks and chesnuts, with here and there a
touch OF pine and poplar. 1. is lonely
spot
A badly washed and rutty country road
WHO'S through the weeds and crosses the
railroad on one side OF tie track stands
,ke small SHE'D Intended for the shelter OF
Passengers ard ON which is roughly paint
ed in brown letters ..RaveHsworth On
the other side is a white upright bearing
the legend in black letters, 'kailroad 1855
ing"
.,ooody lives there. There is 10 switch
tender ana no telegraph office. One mile
east OF Rayensworth the single track oi
the Southern Railroad passes through q
deep cut blasted through solid rock
Then it crosses a high trestle under
which runs turpid little stream 1t now
strikes steep up grade and curves through
another deep cut. West OF this cut the
track stretches straight away through the
dense woods to Raveusworth.
one hundred and fifty yards east of
the crossing siding shoots off to the
right. Along the right OF this siding were
sta csed several hundred cords of pima
wood, and on the siding stood an empty
box car belonging TO a far Southern road
At the west end of this siding. which. in
railroad parlance, is known as ..spur
track is the county road. and west OF
that is n deep and thickly wooded ravine.
AN EYEWITNESS STORY.
A passenger told The Tinses man that as
soon US the train came to stand Flagman
Museoe, as is his duty, without inqciring
the cause OF the stop, went to the rear TO
protect his train. AS he passed down the
track a pistol shot flashed from within the
shadow of the woods.
When the accident was grasDed Conductor
John Pettis started to walk TO DitchIJ
OpciatOf fssAipH tOHeI
not hearing that the train lad passed the
next tower at EerSs, took his lantern aud
started down the track He, too, heard the
pistol shot. He met Muscoe and Pettis and
the trio returned to Ditchley.
The news was wired to Alexandria and
relief train sent down. On il wcre Surgeon
O'Brien, snowden and others. Traininaster
j. E. Mccarthy, Master Mechanic C. F.
Thomas and Road Foreman G. W. Keys
An engine WIS sent down and the day
couch and sieepers which did not leave the
track, were pulled on to the main track and
sent forward. The mail and express was
transferred this morning.
TIE bandits were disappointed that tie
train and crew were not more deiroFaI
lied. and tiiereforedidn not show themselves.
The express messenger and postal clerks
were ready to defend their cars.
Four treasure chests were in the express
car.