Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-12
DRAW GUNS ON THE ENGINEER
HE REFUSES TO BACK THE TRAIN
AND oUTwITs THEM By
= STARTING UP.
SHERIFF HOLDS PRISONER SAFE
TAKEN TO FRANKFORT TO AN
swER FOR COMPLETELY In
GoEBEL MURDER

Corbin, KY, De. 10.-Friends or Ber-
ry Howard, the noted mountain feud
| leader, made an attempt to rescue
| Howard Saturday night as he was be-
ing taken to Frankfort to answer an
indictment charging him with COM
| plicity in the murder OF William Goe-
bel, and for which he had been arrest
e II Saturday afternoon by Sheriff
Broughton and his deputy, who got the
drop on Howard and his body guard,
who had been lured to Pineville.
AS soon as Howard had been arrest
ed his friends. WAC had protected him
for nearly two years. swore tina ne
should never be taken to Frankfort,
and a guard of twenty-five armed men
was maintained over the prisoner while
here, and ten men accompanied Sheriff
Broughton and the prisoner to Frank
fort. =
Engineer Paricys.
When the train reached Pinevilie,
Sheriff B%roughtCn and his posse board
ed the train with the prisoner and We're
given one of the coaches, which was
locked at both ends. At the same time
three men, friends OF Howard, boarded
the engine. They ed Engineer
John Landgan with pistols, and conf
Inanded him to back the train to Mid
dlesboro, the intention being to rescue
Howard where his friends are greatest
end where the mountains afforded
quick escape. Engineer Landgan, with
a pistol pressed against his heart,
maintained his composure. He de-
clared 1t was impossible for him to
back the train as a freight train was
closely following and a collision with
great loss of life would inevitably re-
suit. 'Drat the freight train,' said
one of the men. Back the train TO
MiGdlesboro." Engineer Landgan par
leyed with the men. He told them he
did not
Have Charge of the Train sF'
and would only back the train if given
q signal to do so by the conductor.
Thereupon two of the men got off the
engine to compel Conductor Doody to
order the train backed. Engineer
Landgan told the man who remained
and still covered him that ii would take
all three men 10 compel the conductor
to back the train, as he and the brake
man We're both armed. The last man
left the engine and started for the rear
Of the train. =.
bHSlleer flanagan was looking lot
his chance, and the momen the third
man had swung clear of the engine and
started for the rear of the train he
opened the throttle wide, and started
his heavy train as rapidly as possible
and without waiting for the conduc-.
tors signal to go ahead. Meantime a
highly exciting scene was taking place
on the station Platform. AS Sheriff
Broughton and his
Deputies Attempted .
to step aboard with the prisoner he
waved back the crowd and declared he
would take his prisoner to Frankfort
Il he lived. His bold defiance of the
desperate men enabled him to get
howard aboard the train, and then the
crowd surrounded Doody and COM
manded him to back the train to Mid
dlesboro. He ans wered that he could
moi, on account Of a freight thain
closely following. The mountaineers
again told hin as they told the engi-
neer: D the passengers; back her
up
MOT" Numbered Doody. you may
kill me If you wish. but I shall never
back this train" And he swung his
lantern clear Of the train as a signal to
go ahead. The train began to move
AND revolvers were drawn, but the mob
had been cowed n not a shot was
fred.