Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-08-12
TRAIN WRECKERS.
They Get In Their Work on the
New Jersey Central Railroad.
A WIFE MURDERER ELECTROCUTED.
Frank Conway Gives Up His Life In the
Electric Chair Desperate Attempt to
Escape- Youthful Murderers-
Killed by Lightning.

'PIuLLTpsBURG n. j.. Aug. 1l.-Train
wreckers have been at work again on
the Central railroad OF New Jersey,
and Monday night Tor the fourth time
in as many months accomplished the
wreck Of two fast freight trains. the
blocking of the tracks until Tuesday
morning. and the loss of at least
$50, 900. About $3.50 Monday night.
as train No. AIS was running at 30
miles an hour on its way to New York,
the engine struck pile of ties just
west of Whitehouse. The engine
left the track and landed down an
embankment a complete wreck. Four
teen cars were also derailed. piled up
in confusion and their contents scat
tered along the track. Engineer
Shupp remained at his post and mirac-
ulously escaped with his life. Con-
ductor Mattress was riding on the
tank Of the engine and was seriously
hurt The fireman jumped. Before a
fagman could be sent out to signal ap-
preaching trains, another fast freight,
composed Of cars loaded with fish and
peaches for the market in the Lehigh
valley, came up and ran into the
debris. The engine and two cars OF
fish were demolished. Engineer Stub
BILE and Conductor Moynahan were
badly injured.
A WIFE MURDERER ELECTR0CUTED.
DANNEMoRA, N. Y, Aug. 1l.-Frank
c. Conroy, the Ogdensburg wife mur-
derer, was executed by electricity at
Clinton prison yesterday. Conroy was
pronounced dead AZ minutes after the
first shock. He walked between
Fathers Belanger and Gotter unsup-
ported to the chair, bis eyes upon the
crucifx.and praying. He met his fate
calmly. On the morning of May 20,
1895, Frank Conroy returned to his
home in Ogdensburg from Montreal.
Walking into the house he accused his
wife Of unfaithfulness Angered at
her denials he snatched up carving
knife and hacked her head and throat
until she was dead. Conroy's two lit
tie daughters, aged five and seven,
witnessed the butchery.
DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
BosToN, Aug. l1.-While attempting
to escape from the state prison at
Charlestown just before noon, Herbert
Willis. the young Taunton desper'
ado, who was recently sentenced
to life imprisonment for the mur.
der of Fred N. Strange, was ia
tally injured, and his brother. Ev'
erett. who assisted him in his break
for liberty, was seriously wounded by
the guards. Two of the latter were
wounded by the Willis brothers. Ev
erett Willis, who had gone into the
prison to visit his brother, had con.
trived to pass a revolved to Herbert,
retaining weapon himself, and witt
these they tried to overcome the guards
YOUTHFUL MURDERERs.
GRApEvILLE, Tex, Aug. 1l.-Yester
day evening a little negro was killed
by two other little negroes. The mur
dered child was but three years old
The others were six and eight years o.
age. They tortured the little fellow
by burning him all over with a ho
iron, which caused him great suffering
and to stop him from crying they took
him by the head and feet and threw
him off porch some three feet high
and then jumped on him and stamped
him to death.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
LANCASTER, Tex, Aug. 1l.-Light
ming struck and killed N. 0. Lowry
his son and A. M. Wright here yester
day morning. They took refuge from
the rain in Wrights barn. After tn
storm was over all three were fount
dead. The barn was only slight.
damaged.