The age-herald., 1900-08-12
SEARCHING FOR
 TRAIN ROBBERS
Crowds Securing Woods for the
 MurdererS of Lane.
Is SHRUUDED IN MYSTERY
Estimates of Loss Messenger Lanes Body Was Found
 Riddled With Bullets

Columbus O., August 1.-The whole country along the Pennsylvania Railroad between this city and Urbana is being secured by officers in search of the man who murdered Express Messenger Lane and robbed the safe in his car last night. Dozens of stories and rumors have been sfted down, and the officers are apparently no nearer to a solution of the mystery than when they started.
 The murder was probably committed just after the train left Milford Center, twenty eight miles west of Columbus, where it is believed the robbers boarded the train. Conductor Taylor saw and talked with Messenger Lane there. When the body was discovered here 1t was cold and the blood clotted, showing that death had occurred at least a half hour previous. Lane had washed, and changed his clothes, prepara- tory to leaving the train, when attacked by the robbers. This he probably did near Milford Center.
 The robbers had no difficulty in getting into the car after boarding the train, as the end door had been left open on account of the heat. The train made only two steps between Milford Center and CoIum- bus one at Plain City and the other at Marble Cliff, the latter five miles out of the city. At the latter place the train was Jagged to take on a passenger, an old man. The police were not inclined to the belief that the robbers got on the train at Marble CAI, but the Express Company officials do not entertain that theory. They think it more likely that the robbers got off there or as the train slowed up coming into the city.
 Detectives the Trail
 All the city detectives were immediately sent out on the line of the railroad, and they are securing all the neighboring coun- ties. How many of the robbers there were it is not known, but 1t is certain there were at least two because of the number of bullets fired into the body of the express messenger. Early this morning two tramps were found in box car near Marble Clin and sent in on suspicion, but 1t is not really believed they had anything to do with the crime.
 Lane, the murdered messenger, was 28 years old and leaves wife and child.
 The express officials still profess to be unable to make any estimate of the loss, saying that until the waybills from all sta tons between tnlS Clty dHu LOUIS nave been checked there Is no manner in which they can fix the amount.
 The engine which was sent out over the line early this morning in an effort to se- cure some trace of the murderers returned about daylight without having seen or heard anything like clew.
 Baggagemasters statement
 Baggagemaster Fletcher made the fol- lowing statement this morning.
 Lane was all right at Richmond and again at Greenvlle I saw him put off and take on freight at Urbana. After we left Urbana everything went well until we reached Capell. We stopped at Marble Cliff and I saw two men running toward the train. One was an old man and the other young fellow"
 It is claimed by the detectives that the men who committed the robbery and mur- der were perfectly familiar with the train and the customs of the people on board The bandits overlooked or purposely left a large quantity of silver bullion and a number of east-bound packages of value. They seem to have been pressed for time in their operations.
 After leaving Marble Cliff the train made no stop except at the Hooking Valley crossing, in the suburbs of this city.
 Sn addition to the two suspects arrested here, four men are held at Plain City, and Conductor Jerry Taylor has gone thers to try and identify them.