New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20
DEADLYDUEL WITH 4 ROBBER
ATTEMPT TO HOLD UP A SOUTHERN
PACIFIC TRAIN
A HIGHwAYMAN SHOT TO DEATH AFTER HE
HAS DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED SHERIFF
HE PROVES TO BE LABoRER.

he PROVES TO BE LABORER.
Tulare. Cal. March ls.--An attempt made at
! o'clock this morning to hold up the Southern Pa
chc Railway south-bound passenger train No. 10
betwee,. Tulare and Goschen stations. In duel
with Of the robbers Under-Sherin Earle Dag
eett wes dangerously II not fatally wounded. and
Deputy Victor Reed received a bullet In the shoul-
der which may prove troublesome. The robber was
riddled with bullets and dropped from the tender
OF the engine. rolling down the side OF the dump.
where he was found few hours later stone dead.
About ten days ago Sheriff Merritt. Of Tulare, re-
ceived Information that attempt was to be made
10 hoid up passenger train No. 90 north bound. on
the night Of March IS between Tulare and Goschen.
He Immediately prepared to give the robbers
warm reception. Last night posse o. four depu-
ties was placed train No. 20. while Daggett and
Reeo selected to guard No. 10 In case the
bandits should attemp; to throw them OF the scent
and mold up No. ~. instead of No 20. Daggett and
Reed seated top OF the coal bunkers on the
tender. with their backs to the baggage-car. When
Tagus siding eight miles distant from Tuiare.
the engineer observed masked man crawling over
the coil toward the officers He shouted an alarm.
but the robber too quick and planted bullet
In Dsgget''s side. Reed drew his revolver ana
emptied the entire six chambers into the bandit at
short range. receiving a slight wound In the shoui-
der ir retura. The road agent dropped from the
tender, leaving a pool of blood behind him. The
train speedec into Tulare, where Daggetts wouhus
were dressed and found to be serious
A posse quickly organized and started Tor
Tagus Before reaching the siding they found the
body Of the cad robber beside the track No trace
Of his accompltces IL he had any. was discovered
The bloodstaiued rife OF the bandit was also picked
up
Fresno, Cal March 1s-It Is believed here that, al
though the ofrcers were informed OF the Intended
hold-up with the exact place and nearly the exac:
hour at which II to tax, place, Deputy y-Shernc
Dagge.t and Reed were nevertheless taken by sur
prise and wore not looking for the hold-up at that
tim., but believed II was planned for the north
bound train which would be due at Goechen about
an hol later II Is thought that Daggett and Reed
were on their way from Goschen to Tulare Tor the
purpos- ot boarding the northbound train at ruare
and guarding It toward Fresno. believing II was
When Mccall. the dead robber. crawled over the
tender he caught them by surprise. ana wnen ne
sa them and il flashed on him that he was IN LOT
it, he opened FIRE He shot twice before the oftl-
GERS could raise their Guns. and his aim was accu-
rate. az the first shot passed through Dagge,us
ond struck Reed. but the wound Is not serious.
Daggett fred both barrels OF his shotgun AZ once
and the charge passed through McCalls abdomen.
kirS him Instantly In fact his body was near!y
forr a.under ard he dropped his rife and rolled OF
tho tender Tho train did not stop TN u reached
and slowed UP at the place where Mccall feii' ne
was found lying by the track and his body was
The dead robber has been identified as Dan"
Mccall a laborer, who has been WORKING IN the
yicinits OF Visaa "Si' Lovern notorious char
arter: Charles Ardell. barkeepe., and John
HAYNES a Salvation Army man. have been arrested
for sunnosed completely In the attempted robbery.