The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-31
TRAIN ROBBER ON
A PULLMAN CAR
Shoots |. & N. Conductor and
Then RObs Passengers
CONDUCTOR RETURNS FIRE
He Believes He MOrtally Wounded the
Hlehwayman, But So Far the
Body Fias Not Been Found.
Great Excitement.

Louisville. KY. December So.-Conductor
J. D. Keen had a desperate struggle on
his train. the Louisville and Nashville
New orleans-eincinnat northbound ex-
press, this morning about $50 o'clock
when nearing South Louisville. and as a
result was shot by the robber over the
left temple Conductor Keen Is confident
he killed or mortally wounded the robber
with a bullet from a Winchester rifle.
The train reached the city at $3.50, and
at O'clock a special tram OF one coach
and an engine left the Tenth street sta
ton for the scene of the hod-up The
train was manned by a large number OF
police and employees to search for the dead
body.
The train was just entering the limits
of South Louisville and all the passen-
gers In the Pullman were asleep. Con-
duetor Keen was passing through the car,
as was his habit just before entering the
Louisville station. As he entered the car
the figure of man, wearing a mask,
jumped from a dark corner of the car,
and with drawn revolver commanded
Keen to throw up his hands. Instead OF
throwing up his hands he grappled with
the roboer
Went Through Passengers.
pistol ball momentarily stunned Keen
and the robber pulled the bell cord, but
before the train stopped the highwayman
proceeded to rob the passengers in the
sleeper. He held up Joseph Redford the
Pullman conductor, and J. e. Moore, the
only passenger, taking s25 from the latter
A. II. "a.
| Jumped off, but was followed by Con-
| ductor Keen, who had secured a Win
chester. The conductor hurried after The
robber firing as he went, and emptied lis
rifle at the retreating burglar At one OF
the shots the fleeing man let out a yell
of pain. The firing aroused all the passen-
gers In the train and caused considerable
excitement.
Conductor Keen was removed to a hos
pital. His wounds however, are not Sc
rious. He is said to be the strongest man
in Louisville, and was at one time ma
tional champion in several amateur ath-
letic classes.
No Trace of Robber.
No trace of the robber whom Keen
declares he shot had been found up to
noon, although night Waterman in the
yards of the Southern railway reported
that about daylight he found man bleed
ing and lying along the tracks at Third
and X streets. The man said he had
fallen from a train, and, according to
the watchmans statement, two men came
along at this time and carried the In
jured man away.
Chief of Police Gunther has detailed
mounted officers and patrolmen on the
case, but they have been unable to find
any trace of the man. No blood trail has
been found, and from this Mr.. Gunther
is inclined to discredit the night watch
mans story.
The statements of Conductor Keen and
Pullman Conductor Redford are positive
that but one man was concerned in the
robbery. The train crew say the robber
got on the train at Lebanon Junction,
but they put him Off at the next station
and did not know he had caught the last
car.
Can't Find Him.
Louisville, Ky, December 3O.-Although
detectives have been searching all day
for the Louisville and Nashville train
robber, no trace of him has been found.
Conductor Keen is positive he wounded
the man, but diligent search in the neigh
borhood of the robbery has so far failed
to reveal any evidence OF the fact that
the robber was wounded. Three arrests
have been made, but not much Importance
- oNe"eHSu ~ lHSHi. he pIlSonerS gave
their names as Horace Jackson, Lon MUIR
ray and William Duffy, all of New York.
Suspects Arrested.
Louisville, December 30.--In addition to
the three suspects arrested this after
noon nine other men are IN jail here On
suspicion. Among the names given are
Frank Hughes Of Pittsbu,g, George Love-
Lima, ohio.i William Barrett, Ludlow
KY; Frank Wester, Hinton, w. Va;
Thomas Hickman, Cairo ILL.,. Jim Muir
ply Mike Carter and George Hartman of
Allegheny, Pa.