Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-03-29
ATTEMPTED TRAIN ROBBERY.
The Robbers selected Gratis Station

The Robbers Selected Gratis Station or
the Santa Fe Pacific.
A little past midnight, last night, thu
west. bound passenger train, No. 1, under
Conductor Charles Berry. was In IN,
hands OF robbers at Grants, on the SAINTS
Ne Pacific. but they failed TO secure ans
booty, although bullet struck Fireman
judson LathrOp in the right leg.
When No. pulled out Of the local de
pot at $3.50 o'clock last night, with B. A
Workman, engineer. and Judson Lathrop
90 No 40 engine. IL was fifteen minutes
late. and was due at Grants, II on time
At 1920 a. m.
Just as the train came :,
q stop at Grants station
one Of the robbers opened fire. and, II 1,
etated, that Conductor Berry, who was or
TIE platform, ran around the depot In or
der 10 escape the flying bullets.
Express Messenger @. @. Lord, who wa
IN the recent train robbery ct the SAINT
station, and Special Guard Chas
II. Fowler, realizing that the
train was In the hands OF robbers
opened the door OF the express caI
and commenced shooting back at the
robbers, several Of the latter having by
this time put In an appearance.
One OF the robbers. who had taken bis
position In front. shot out the headlight
Of the engine, and ordered Engineer Work.
man to pull up the train. TO a point where.
no doubt, they intended to blow open the
express car. The engineer complied
with the robbers positive request, leay-
ing the conductor at the depot. but after
running the train a few hundred yards
theengineer backed back TO the depot. The
robbers In the meantime had realized
their failure and had deeamped In the
direction Of the lava beds. and IL Is al
most positive that they carried away
with them one OF their number who was
evidently hit by a bullet from either
Fowler OF Lord.
After the fusllade OF shots, Conductor
Berry wired the facts 10 Trainmaster
fien, at Gallup. who transmitted the
i'RormAtiOn forthwith to Superintendent
Wells and Division Superintendent Hlb-
bard, who had arrived here on No. 9. last
ni}ht. to meet @. NJ. Higginson, assistant
& Sresident Ripley.
actiag on advices, Trainmaster Allen
or ected together posse OF men, well
q med, at Gallup. and at daylight this
R,orning they were In the saddle and In
pursuit OF the robbers.
On a special train, from here this
n yning, was Fred. Fornoff, who Joined
q .posse organized at Grants at l O'Clock
~ mo'sios. 2ra nth two posses In the
dela II is hoped that the robbers will be
captured.
A short time ago the saloon OF Kitchen
q Kennedy, at Gallup, was hsld-up and
robbed In broad daylight, and 1t is
thought by Marshal Green. OF that town,
that the perpetrators Of last nights at
tempted train robbery were the same
persons.
How Lathrop received his wound is
not known here.
Judson Lathrop, the fireman on the
train, who was shot In the right leg be-
low the knee, was brought TO this city on
Conductor NOhls freight train this fore
noon and was taken TO the railroad
hospital, where the wounded member was
operated upon by Doctors Cornish and
Elder. The bullet remained In the leg
and the X ray was applied in the hope OF
showing where IL was situated. No trace
OF 1t, however, could be found "a the ball
was evidently located between the bones,
through which the X ray does not pens.
trate.
Mr.. Lathrop Is still under the influence
Of antiseptic administered prior to the
operation, 80 his story Of the hold up
could not be secured.