The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-08
SHOT ON HIS TRAIN
CCNDtCTo LATTIMORE KILLED
ON TnE sOtTuERN RAILWAY.
WAS MURDERED BY A NEGRO.
MURDERER WAS STEALING a RIDB
NEAR mt NsNICK.

mnined on the SteP--Shot the Com
duct"r when Hc Was Acco-t~d.
baltimore Was Taken 20 Hruns-
wick. hut Died soon After HI- Ar
riNal-Men nnd Docs ten Ia Pur-
suit of the Murderer.
nruuew.ok. Ga. ocl 7-Conductor Ma
rlou tattImore of tho southern passenger
service was murdered hy am unknown ne
gro Tonight baltimore wls brought down
by 2,-cnuhre pistol bah fred through
the abdomen bv desperate criminal who
was attemptins 20 steal % ride into Bruins
wirt
The shooting otcurrcd near the four
Mi, rrassuE.as tnc soutnctn '1erkwater'
was quilting into Brunswlck The negro
then cluug between the engine and bag
gagc coach for three quarters of mile
before be- leapsd from the swiftly moving
train into the hushes and disappeared.
Conductor baltimore walked INTO the
bagEnge ccach and fem into the arms Of
his nsEmau william Brock aud with
groan and exclamation. "uh. Lordy.'
sank into uucousciousuess The train was
stopped md lattimore was tenherly iaid
upon the floor. bat hia condition was 50
dtspcrat. that tho train WAS immediately
started again at ful speed and came into
Bruuswick with baltimore slowly regain
Ing consclousuoss.
A. the uvht OF reason cleaned from
his eyes. Fiagman Brock leaned over
him and the men diving man breathei %
whispered msasasc Of love to bis wifo
and two itfle children. eousiguing Go hts
friends care cor Them h.s watch and
money AZ the depot the train was heit.
and pr Hltcher responded 20 the hurry
can for medical ad followed by Surgeon
Hugh Rurford of tho soufheru's strn.
They dd au possible for the wound"i
man. but without avail.
over Buuewiok the news spread with
o rapidly that disturbed the peaceful
calm Of the sabbath evening. and many
men volunteered thelr services 60 shern
Berhe to Join IN enc chase with dogs ana
gun Tor tho slayer Of Gntamnre. General
Ascent Gambler of tho Southern tenierei
the train 10 the sherns posse while
others FASTENED a. the livery STABLES -.
cured horses and were soon IN the slddie
on the chase after The mau who nroi tho
fatal shot
From FIsgmau Brock ana Mr C. o
Jones passenger. details Of the murder
were Obtained a. follows The negro got
on the short inc passenger az the six
milo crossing He was observed. and Con-
ductor Iattmorc. accompanied by Messrs
Brock aud Jones. opened the door and
called 20 him 10 come ln the coach. The
negro was then swluR.ug on the riEht
hand side Of the forward end of the bag
gaze coach facing the rear of the engine
He shoot sis head when called 90 from
,he car. and Conductor baltimore. un-
derstandiue bis motion 60 mean nod Of
acquiesccnco. walked back into the coach
and wtited Tor him 90 show up
Tho negro not entering the door. con-
ductor baltimore stepped forward again
with the remark that he would get him.
Messrs Jones and Brock warned him that
they had observed the negro draw pis-
tol. ana advised baltimore not 10 40 out
Of the door The brave conductor replied
that it was his duty 60 collect fares fnam
every one riding on his train. ana as he
said this. stepped out on the rear of ths
engine
The negro IN the meantime had crossed
over 60 the right side OF The coach. and
was hanging to q side support with one
foo4 on the step A. baltimore called him
the negro raised his gun ana nred. Lat
tlmorc then stepped hack into the coach
into tho arms Of Brock mortally wound
Cd
The negro chung 20 hls position FOR
distance Of three quarters Of a mile. and
then jumped into che bushes as the train
slowed up ~ . switch. Tho negro struck
the switch falling. but recovered himself
and ran on into the woods. The train
was stopped briefly. but Lattimoros con-
diiion and the fact that no one on che
train was armed caused the train crew
10 rush into Brunswick with their wound
"a chief he died shortly after being car
ried 80 his home. Conductor I.attimore
had run freigha and passenger trains FOR
some years on the southern. between At
lanta and Brunswick and WAS one Of tho
most popular men on the road.