New-York tribune., 1896-05-09
ALLEGED TRAIN WRECKER
NEGRO FOUND CAMPING IN THE WOODS
AT DEANS POND.
SECOND ATTEMPT MADE TO WRECK FAST
WHERE THEY WOULD THROW THE CARS

'ANO>D ~ T"ri MAIZE III WRECK FAST
PENNSYLVANIA EXPRESS - TIES PILED
WHERE THEY WOULD THROW THE CARS
DOWN AN EMBANKMENT
New-Brunswick. May 8 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Allen.
Morris and Ryerson. Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
arrived In New-Brunswick at noon to-day having in
custody negro, who gave his name Henry jack
son, twentyfour years old. Of No 1sO Railroad-ave
jersey City. He was lodged IN jail on q charge OF
trespassing. The detectives believe that he is re-
sponsble for the attempt to wreck a train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad near Deans Station, Dis
NAL Swamp" as told in to-day's Tribune.
Jackson found by the detectives in the woods
at Deans Pond. which Ia one OF the loneest sec
tions on the road from New-YOrk to Philadelphia.
He had little camp In the woods. He denied hav-
Ing tried to wreck any train, and explained his pres
ence at Deans by saying that he left Jersey City
Wednesday morning on the train at S23 o'clock to
meet friend, Charles Smith. who was coming
from Baltimore. at Monmouth Junction For some
reason Smith had failed to meet him, and Jackson
had determined TO walk back to Jersey City. He
said he had asked for work at various places. and
bad slept in barns on Wednesday and Thursday
nights.
The detectives say that Jackson Is responsible for
placing the ties the track and that he further Is
guilty Of having removed twelve spikes from an
eastbound passenger track, which fact was not ds-
covered until some time after the ties were removed
jackson Is alleged to have been seen by the station
agent at Deans Station with a crowbar known to
railroad men as "clawbar' and used to remove
spikes The bar was wrapped IN brown paper
which the detectives secured 1t showed iron stains
upon 1t. Detective Morris told Justice Ford. in New
Brunswick, that he would be on hand at 10 O'Clock
Saturday morning to show his evidence SO as
to make the complaint against jackson on the
charge Of attempted train -wrecking.
second attempt was made last night. ana jack
son Is believed to have been implicated In this The
train from Philadelphia to New-York. which arrives
at New w-Brunswick at 1886 o'clock, struck an oo-
structon near Franklin Park station. The obstruc-
tiOn consisted Of four ties In x-snape eNiaeny
One of the ties was wedged between the COW
ayedet ayed twenty SH "n minutes mute Getting Tbs train
consisted of seven coaches On the train were sev-
sra Fhensa hs senate,
smith exsena,os RYlT, tIia BlSdssS Edward f.
Tns The story told BY the deteeves is they
Engineer stopped his train. and the crew removed
the ties qs IN m m S 10 wch leaves
at o'clock in the afternoon. 49, ,..,,u,or d,a not
further and not Until snhss Say
bm9T1Hg been removed %ed from the eastbo|nd track
John Brophy the track walker who had nor heaIu ar,
covery Several passenger trains had passed over
the track by that time and the OUTSIDE ran S wSs
badly bent and 1t seemed as X the next tram wouid
surely have been thrown into the steep embank-
ment. ,.. ..o ,oos.,,n9
jackson further connected with tne ioose.iiis
Of the spikes and the ping Of the ties by the fact
that he had made repeated inquiries about the time
of the arrival OF the Washington express train
jackson was dressed poorly. and told a rampiihs
story. He is large and powerful ,,... ..
The Pennsylvania authorities IN Jersey CNy were
officially informed yesterday OF the attempt 70
wreck a train Deans Station The engineer
reported that as his train passing near Dean
pond ne saw railroad ties on the track ahead OK
him. He whstled for the tranmen 10 apply & an ,ne
brakes and he reversed the brakes on the engine,
but the locomotive into the ties Tne force OF
the hlow however not strong enough 10 throw
the train from the track and all the cars remained
on the rails Several railroad ties were thrown On
ether side OF the track The train was stopped ana
| the engineer and brakemen got of to see II they
could And any trace OF persons In the neighoornood
srhnre were none about however and after waiting
= considerable time the train proceeded on Its way
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