The San Francisco call., 1897-05-22
Slain by the Railways Super
intendent After Wound
ing Three Men.
SHOT AT WHILE SEARCHING
THE PASSENGERS.
The Dead Man Believed by Some to
Be Dunham, the Campbell
Murderer.

TACOMA, WASH, May 22.-The most
desperate attempt at robbery by a single
bandit ever recorded in this section was
made this afternoon. Nearly five miles
miles southwest of this city, On the Stella
COON division of the Tacoma Railway
Company's lines, an unknown man, at
4:30 O'Clock, entered a car on its way to
Tacoma, ordered the passengers to throw
up their hands and was searching their
pockets when Superintendent T. L. Dame
opened fire on him. The robber returned
the fire, wounding Dame and two Others.
Then Dame killed the robber.
The car was coming upgrade when a
rough-Iooking man signaled it TO stop and
stepped on the front platform. AS he did
so he drew down over his face piece of
blue and white gingham with eyeholes
cut through, and pointing a revolver at
the passengers gave the order Hands
up" Superintendent Dame was on board
and running the car, Motorman WelIman
being at his side. They were ordered to
the farther end of the car and passed into
the rear part, used for carrying baggage.
The robber stepped into the main part,
where seven passengers sat. He ordered,
Men put hands up and ladies sit STILL -
searched the pockets of Contractor George
B. Evans and had commenced on William
E. Hacker when Superintendent Dame
came forward with revolver in hand,
threw his weapon over Hackers shoulder
and pulled the trigger The highwayman
turned quickly and fired three shots in
rapid succession. Dame fired once more.
The robber staggered backward to the front
platform and fell off, dead. When picked
up his head was lying in the mud ana
his feet upon the track.
The robbers first bullet struck Dame in
the left arm. just below the elbow, break
ing and shattering the bones. The second
struck Jewett Smith, advertising agent of
the company, in the left leg. near the hip,
giving him bad wound. The third bul.
let passed through the partition between
the passenger ard baggage com psrtments
and struck Motorman Howard Wellman
in the breast. over the heart. 1t caused
only tri1ing wound, being a spent ball.
Conductor Clendennln and the passen-
gers lifted the dead desperate into the
baggage end and ran the train speedily
TO the city. Smith was taken to the
Fanny Paddock Hospital, while Dame and
Weilman went to a physicians office to
have their wounds dressed.
The desperado's body was taken to the
morgue, where it has been viewed tonight
by nearly 1000 men. At late hour it re-
mains unidentified. The police have been
investigating numero US reports as to the
robber's identity. One was that he was a
woodchopper nam ed Moning. living near
the scene of the hold-up. This was quickly
disproved. Others claimed he much re-
semblsd Dunham, the California MUIR
derer. His appearance nearly tallies with
the description OF a member of a gang Of
tTain-robbers having headquarters at Rose
burg, Or.
He was about 35 years of age. 6 feet
inches tall and of fine proportions. Under
a blue flannel shirt, old coat and rough
trousers he wore fine tailor-made trousers
and silk underwear. The only mark on
his body is a scar commencing at the top
OF The forehead in the center and extend
ing straight upward for an inch and a
half into the hair.
perintendent Dame was out on the
streets this evening, and many friends
were congratulating him on his bravery
and his escape with his life. The people
on the car were Motorman Wellman, Con-
ductor Ciendennin, Jewett Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. F. Hacker, George Evans and
Mrs. Downing.