The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-01
Believes But One Bandit Was in
Ballard Gar Hold-Up.
DETAILS OF HIS PISTOL DUEL.
was First Wsunded ~ shot Fired
Fren the Ostside-Rear End was
Not AttaSkeA until shooting on
Front Ena or Car Was 0ver-Pos-
itive That 1zis shot killed Oscar
Brandt, me Dead Highwayman.

Charles r. Piimpton, who miraculously
oscaped death at the hancs of the Ballard
street car bandits, was sufficiently recov-
cred to receive callers at Providence nos
pital yesterday. and during the DAY 9
large number Of friends visited him. In
the morning DR.. Horton and Or. Carroll
operated upon his shattered left forearm
and removed in all thirty-four pieces OF
bone Thu shoulder wound Is doing we'll
under soothing applications. Plimpton's
mother remains constantly by his bedside.
When seen in the afternoon, PHmpton
was exceptionally cheerful. and told for
the frst time his story Of the hcld-up and
subsequent battle.
II am 81 the opinion that there was but
one man In the attempted hold-up, ne
said In an interview. II was seated on
the right side OF the car facing the front
when the car pulled into the switch.
had my gun In my overcoat pocket The
Arst thing heard was shot outside on
the front end OF the car. This was follow
ed by two more in quick succession, and
then there came q lull It was but for a
moment. however. The next thing heard
was shooting from the outside into the
car The bullets came through the glass
ana woodwork at botn ends and the
center OF the car as though some person
or persons were trying to cover all points
In the car from the side.
Then followed another lull, during
which all the passengers on the car, ex-
cept large man and myself made their
escape. felt for my revolver and was
about to 90 out to help the man on the
front end, who had by ,nat time ceased
firing, when heard a tramp, as with
heavy boots. on the rear end, and, look
ing up, Saw q masked man enter the
door. This was after all the shooting on
the outside had ceased, and after I had
been struck in the neck by one Of the bull
let's from the outside.
The mans appearance .s brought t me 1T, tS
big man. who was left inside the car with
me- made his escape through the front
''Aa the highwayman entered he stag
gcred as though drunk. He carried his
gun in one hand and supported 1t with the
other clasped about the wrist. which
'sTIe came up within four feet of me,
where was crouching behind the seat.
never spoke a word but "A the gun was
wahbling about In all directions I am
sure the man was drunk. which made
':i.s fired the flrst shot just as was
hand was appraised and the bullet crash
sp my right HAND wh my gun nsh in T.
am a good shot. and aimed straight at
/ his face which was not ncore than four
1.-THE robber turned and started for the
door. fired pointblank at his body
again. He returned the IRE and for -. q
sure that my first shot took effect. and
that they. are my bullets found In the
nody % the deac nan nn NY nnro s ne
Ia II am 81 sure there were only three shots
a 9n ths front fns sor ses as s
leads me to believe that the front end
passenger wounded the bandit in the hand
ana IL reysnge he began firing into 18th the
en- from the front platform. 1t is my be-
lief that there was but one man imDlicat-
ed in the job. otherwise they would have
worked together and the rear end man
would have been engaged In his work be-
fore the front end man had finished"
Mt rImpt,on III Is smToysd in the audi
He will probably be out again In few
days. but doubts are entertained as to
whether he viii ever regain the use Of his
Nothing new in the hold-up case de-
veloped yesterday in police circles. No
trace Of the second robber has vet been
however are still OF the opinion there were
tracks II from where the front Of
the Ger stood on .,d the switch Lad S!
where Brandt was found dying. From the
rear Of the car. tracks lead to the brush.
where a man is thought to have rested.
The belief of the officers is that It is at
this spot Brandts partner waited and
whistled for Brandt, as Matterson claims.
They are also convinced that Brandt $
partner was wounded as clots of blood
have been found along his trail, which
leads to the railroad tracks and is then
lost.
Brandt's body still lies at the morgue
It will possibly be buried at the poor farm
tomorrow.