The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-08-21
Train Express Mes
senger Murdered.
HIS SAFE WAS LOOTED
Body Of the Victim Was Not Found
Until The Train Reached
Columbus,

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August li.-so far as
known. tho trainrobbors who murdered
Esprcsa Messenger Charles Lane, on the
r,nnsyivania.pittsbu train which ar
rived Ia this city ut 1880 last night, and
looted tho 'local" safe of all the money
aud yaluabloe II contained have not yet
been captured.
The cflmo was not discovered until the
train pulled into tho Union station here.
Whon ""N.- ss-~a-ngor Sheldon, OF the
Adams Transfer once. ~,.> 80 the chr.
no found Lane dead. lying face downward
4, u pool OF blood between the stove and
the sldc OF the car In tho forward end,
Tho body was found to have been rid
died with bullets and there were ovi-
dcnccs that n desperate struggle had taxi
on place No less than eight bullet
wounds were found, Tho robbers had
taken the koy TO the local Hafc from the
messengers pocket. Tho koy was left
sticking In the pnfo door, The mcsscn.
gprs revolver. with two chambers cmp-
tied. was found In tho snfc, where Il had
been probably laid by the robbers, after
being wrcnched from his hand
Tho murder was probably committed
Just after the train left Milford Center
twcnty.cight miles west OF Columbus
where II IN believed the robbers boarded
tho train. Conductor Taylor raw and
talked with Messenger Lane thoro. When
The body was discovered here. II was cold
ant the blood ClOttod, showing that death
had occurred nj least n hair hour previous
Tho robbers hnd no dlflcuty In getting
INTO tho car. M the end door had been left
open on account OF the heat. The train
mndo only two stops between Milford Con-
ter ana Columbus. one at Plain City
and the other nj Marble Chtf, the latter
nvo miles out Of the city. At the latter
place the train was tagged to take on n
passenger, nn old man. All the city de-
tcctlycs were Immediately sent out along
tho line OF the railroad ana are securing
tho nolghborlng country. From tho num-
bar OF bullets fred into the body OF the
messenger II IN supposed there were two,
three or four robbers
Lane was "a years OF age and leaves a
widow and child.
ofiicIals Of the Adams Express Company
profess 10 be unable to make nm estimate
OF tho loss. They say that tho safe opened
was not likely 10 contain IA large sum,
but that until the business hns been
checked up, there IN no manner In which
they can fix the amount.
BagRagc- master Fletcher, whose oar
was next In front OF tho looted car, made
Nhc fODONlnK statement To-Day;
II Hnw Lane put on and take on freight
nj Urbnnn. After We left Urbana every
thing went well untll We reached CapclI.
whore We made n stop. I remember now
that heard talking there when I first
heard the voices they appeared to bo
coming along the train, there apparently
being two or three OF them. one man
stepped on "a piece OF rotten wood, which
attracted my attention just before tho
gul aVAN 4 af..I l...s
passengers 10 board the train. We stop
pod at Plain city and Milford ana 1
heard no unupual sounds. After we loft
Plain city I thought would wnsh up
and triodrtho door OF the express car but
found that II would move only about nn
inch. concluded that LaDo had freight
against H. We stopped nt Marble Cl.n
and there saw two men running townrd
the traln-ono mn old man ana the other
young fellow. Thcy were dressed In
dark clothes"
Fletcher In able 10 give n sort OF de.
acrlptlon Of those persons and tho police
are trying 10 locate them. II In claimed
by tho detectives that the men who COM
mItted the robbery ana murder were per.
footly familiar with the train and the Gus.
toms OF tho people on board. Tho ban
dts overlooked, or purposoly left n large
quantity Of silver bullion ana number
o. oaHt.bound packages OF value. They
seem TO have been pressed for time in
their operations
Aftor leaving Marble Cln tho train
made no stop except nt the Hooking Val
Icy crossing In the suburbs OF this city
In addition 10 two suspects arrested
here, -four men are held nt plain city and
Conductor Jerry Taylor has gone to ldcn.
tify them. II he can.
OTHER TRAIN Robbers SLAIN.
lnnIn "A stsa.
men who robbed the Union Pacific train
near Hugo. Col, ninety miles east OF Den.
yor, last Sunday morning ana who shot
and Killed w. J. Fay, an aged passenger
VINO resisted them, are both dead Ono
was shot 10 pieces by n Bherm's posse
ana the other was burned 10 death In a
SOD house In which ho had takon refuge
Tho two robbers met their death three
Mules east Of this city, after battle
With posse Of citizens commanded by
Sheriff william walker In the nght one
OF tho mon WIS Killed, but not until after
three members OF the posse had been
wounded, two seriously and perhaps IA
blly The other robbor barfichdcd him
self In n sod house and doficd tho posse.
Sheriff Walker toiegraphod TO Buperln.
tendent DoDnl Of tho Union Pacific, urg.
ing him TO send piece OF cannon 10 bat.
ter down tho walls OF tile house, but be.
fore the artillery arrived tho house was
ired and the man hidden within was
burned 20 death.
Tho members Of the posse wounded In
Tie battle and the Blogo which preceded
tile death of tho robbers woro J. Briggs,
owner OF the Commercial Hotel OF this
olty, and George cullinB. also n resident
oi uoofland. A third man. whose namo
eould not be learned, sustained slight In.
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